David White

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David White (April 4, 1916 – November 27, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actor. His television credits include the role of Larry Tate in Bewitched, which he played from 1964 until 1972.

Early life

Born in Denver, Colorado, he served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

He began his acting career in live theatre, making his Broadway debut in 1953.

He married actress Mary Welch, by whom he had a son, Jonathan White (born July 14, 1955). Jonathan White died at the age of 33, a victim of the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

In 1958, Mary Welch White died during a second childbirth.

Career

In 1964 White got the role of the Machiavellian advertising executive Larry Tate on Bewitched, which he played for the show's entire run (1964 - 1972). This is the role for which he would be best-known during his life and posthumously. The role of Tate's boy Jonathan was named after the actor's son. He performed in numerous TV shows in the 1960s, such as Bonanza and Dick Tracy. David White was also in two episodes of the original The Twilight Zone, "I Sing the Body Electric" and "A World of Difference". He also played J. Jonah Jameson in the pilot episode of the TV series The Amazing Spider-Man.

Death

White died of a heart attack on November 27, 1990, aged 74. He was interred with his son Jonathan at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

External links

• David White at the Internet Movie Database
• David White at Find a Grave