Parents John Sylvester White Role Actor | Name John White | |
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Similar People Lawrence Hilton‑Jacobs, Robert Hegyes, Gabe Kaplan, Ron Palillo, Marcia Strassman | ||
Years active 1951–1952; 1970–1983 Died September 11, 1988 (aged 68) Waikiki, Hawaii, United States | ||
John Sylvester White
John Sylvester White Jr. (October 31, 1919 – September 11, 1988) was an American actor.
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Early life
John Sylvester White was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but grew up in the new town of Colmar Manor, Maryland, a bedroom community suburb of northeast Washington, D.C., where his father, an attorney also of the same name, was elected the first mayor of the community in July, 1927.
Acting career
Before becoming known in the 1970s as the crabby, diminutive high school Assistant Principal (and later head principal) "Mr. Woodman", on the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. White had been best known for his starring role as "Keith Barron", the first husband of Mary Stuart's character, Joanne Gardner on the television soap opera Search for Tomorrow from 1951 to 1952. Starting in 1970, he had guest appearances on various television shows before landing a recurring role on the Kotter show. In 1983, he appeared as Mr. Vogelman, the proprietor of the Raytown Travel Agency in the episode titled "Mama Gets a Job" (Season 1 - Episode 7) on Mama's Family.
He was also the first husband of Joan Stanton who was known as Joan Alexander in the 1940s when she was the voice of Lois Lane on the radio version of “The Adventures of Superman”. The couple was married in 1944 and were later divorced.
Death
He died in 1988 from pancreatic cancer in Waikiki, Hawaii at the age of 68.
Filmography
Actor
1984
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind as
Harry
1983
Mama's Family (TV Series) as
Mr. Vogelman
- Mama Gets a Job (1983) - Mr. Vogelman
1981
Alice (TV Series) as
Mr. Swanson
- Alice Locks Belle Out (1981) - Mr. Swanson
1980
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (TV Movie) as
Fritz Vanderhoof
1980
The Last Song (TV Movie) as
Hagar
1975
Welcome Back, Kotter (TV Series) as
Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Bread Winners (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- I'm Okay, But You're Not (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Oo-Oo, I Do: Part 1 (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Oo-Oo, I Do: Part 2 (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Gang Show (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Sweat Smell of Success (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Come Back, Little Arnold (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Goodbye Guy (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Barbarino's Baby (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Bride and Gloom (1979) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- A Winter's Coat Tale (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- A Little Fright Music (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Frog Day Afternoon (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Washington's Clone (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Barbarino Blues (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- X-Rated Education (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Barbarino's Boo-Boo (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Beau's Jest (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Sweatmobile (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Once Upon a Ledge (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Drop-Ins: Part 2 (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Drop-Ins: Part 1 (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Class Encounters of the Carvelli Kind (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Return of Hotsy Totsy (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Kiss (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Horshack and the Madame X (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Goodbye, Mr. Kripps (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- What Goes Up (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- There's No Business: Part 2 (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- There's No Business: Part 1 (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Epstein's Term Paper (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Angie (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Meet Your New Teacher: Batteries Not Included (1978) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Sweatwork (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- A Sweathog Christmas Special (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Epstein's Madonna (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Swine and Punishment (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Kotter for Vice Principal (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Barbarino in Love: Part 2 (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Barbarino in Love: Part 1 (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- A Novel Idea (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- What a Move (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Just Testing (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Brother, Can You Spare a Million? (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- And Baby Makes Four: Part 3 (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- And Baby Makes Four: Part 1 (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- And Baby Makes Four: Part 2 (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Sweathog Back-to-School Special (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Gabe Now (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- I'm Having Their Baby (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Radio Free Freddie (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Littlest Sweathog (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- There Goes Number 5 (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman (credit only)
- Has Anyone Seen Arnold? (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman (credit only)
- Chicken a la Kotter (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Kotter and Son (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Sweatgate Scandal (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Caruso's Way (1977) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- A Love Story (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Hark, the Sweatkings (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Sweathog Clinic for the Cure of Smoking (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Horshack vs. Carvelli (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Hello Ms. Chips (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Sadie Hawkins Day (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Sweathog, Nebraska Style (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Gabe Under Pressure (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Museum (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Fight (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Sweatside Story (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Inherit the Halibut (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Career Day (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Father Vinnie (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Kotter Makes Good (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Telethon (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Dr. Epstein, I Presume (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Follow the Leader: Part 2 (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Follow the Leader: Part 1 (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Sit-In (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Longest Weekend (1976) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Arrividerci, Arnold (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- California Dreamin' (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Barbarino's Girl (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Reunion (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Mr. Kotter, Teacher (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- One of Our Sweathogs Is Missing (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Classroom Marriage (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- No More Mr. Nice Guy (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Election (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Whodunit? (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Welcome Back (Pilot) (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- Basket Case (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
- The Great Debate (1975) - Mr. Michael Woodman
1975
Bronk (TV Series) as
Melvin Frank
- Open Contract (1975) - Melvin Frank
1975
Baretta (TV Series) as
Jimmy Fingers
- The Mansion (1975) - Jimmy Fingers
1975
Hustling (TV Movie) as
Geist
1975
A Shadow in the Streets (TV Movie) as
Cavelli
1974
The Gun (TV Movie) as
Braverman
1974
The Law (TV Movie) as
Judge Philip Shields
1974
Man on the Outside (TV Movie) as
Lou
1973
Kojak (TV Series) as
Chief Copeland
- Requiem for a Cop (1973) - Chief Copeland
1973
The Blue Knight (TV Movie) as
Freddie Opp (uncredited)
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (TV Movie) as
Inspector Hoffstetter
1972
Banyon (TV Series) as
Carruthers
- Completely Out of Print (1972) - Carruthers
1971
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Lee Thompson / Vince Stanton
- A Second Life (1972) - Lee Thompson
- The Natural (1971) - Vince Stanton
1970
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Egan
- Trial by Terror (1970) - Lieutenant Egan
1951
Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Keith Barron
Self
1978
All-Star Family Feud Special (TV Series) as
Self - Celebrity Contestant
- All Star Championship: Eight Is Enough vs. Family; Welcome Back Kotter vs. Love Boat (1979) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
- Barney Miller vs. Eight Is Enough; Welcome Back Kotter vs. Soap (1978) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
1977
Dinah! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 February 1977 (1977) - Self
References
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