Al White

Al White
Born	Alfred White (1938-10-13) October 13, 1938 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974-present
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Spouse	?? - ??

Al White (born Alfred White on October 13, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is an American character actor. He has appeared in various movies, such as Airplane! and Airplane II: The Sequel, and Back To The Future II. Over the course of his Hollywood acting career, White has frequently portrayed police detectives in television and film.

Career

In addition to his work in such films as Airplane! and Back to the Future Part II White also has a vast television resume, which has inclucded roles in such popular TV shows such as Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard and more recently in CBS's CSI: Miami and The King of Queens.

White, who was raised in San Francisco, California from an early age, decided to embark on an acting career after he had been employed as a janitor in the Golden Gate Park for eight years. He later became a member of the American Conservatory Theater compare for three years, performing in more the seventeen plays from Shakespeare to late Broadway playwright Tennessee Williams, who also was a playwright in residence at the time. White originated the role of the military officer in the play This Is An Entertainment. In 1976, the group was sent to the Soviet Union for the bicentennial cultural exchange, peforming at the Bolshoi Theater there. performing at the New Moscow Art Theater for two weeks, in Leningrad for the first week and Rega for the last week.

Trivia

• White is a keen collector of large eggs. 7 of the top 100 largest recorded eggs are owned by White.

External links

• Shockya interview with actor Al White, June 6, 2009, accessed 2011/1/20.