Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor. He starred as Alan in The Boys in the Band, the lawyer who stumbles into the gay men's birthday party. White had the distinction of playing the only straight character in The Boys in the Band. He later joined the cast of All My Children. In the 1980s, he had recurring roles on The Colbys and Dallas.

Filmography

• Saving Grace — Mr. Williams
• 2006Though None Go with Me — Ben Phillips
• 2005See Arnold Run — Bob White
• 2004First Daughter — College Dean
• Mister Sterling
• Strong Medicine — Dr. Soames
• 2000Thirteen Days — John McCone
• 1999Passport to Paris — Grandpa Edward
• The West Wing — Mr. Gage
• 1998Armageddon — Secretary of Defense
• Ally McBeal — Senator Harold Watkins
• 1996Mother — Charles
• 1996Mr. Wrong — Mr. Alston
• Profiler — Charles Waters
• JAG — Admiral Spencer
• The Naked Truth — Mr. Hillerman
• 1993Dave — Secretary of Commerce
• NYPD Blue — Mr. Irvin, Robert Irvin
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Ambassador Sharat
• The X-Files — Gene Gogolak
• Mad About You — Judge Chuffa
• 1991Diary of a Hitman — Man in Garage
• Sisters — Dr. Thomas Reed
• 1990Daughter of the Streets — Herb
• Monsters — Paul
• Designing Women — Newscaster
• L.A. Law — Stanley Silverman
• Matlock — Harvey Ravanelle
• 1985The Execution — Gil Spahn
• Crazy like a Fox — Russ Cramer
• Hunter — Dave Panghurst, Judge Donald Graber
• Murder, She Wrote — Mason Logan
• 1984Sins of the Past — Peter Halloran
• Hardcastle and McCormick — Senator Evan Crocker
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King — Darrell Robison
• 1982Between Two Brothers — Alex Brock
• Falcon Crest — Eric Kenderson
• Hill Street Blues — Minister
• Simon & Simon — Chef Sebastian
• The Greatest American Hero — Yuri Semenenko / Simpson
• Hart to Hart — Customs Inspector Camden
• Knots Landing — Pearson
• 1973Blade — Freund
• Banyon — Ross Vincent
• 1971The Pursuit of Happiness — Terence Lawrence
• Dan August — Jeremy Jackson
• The Bold Ones: The Senator — Howard Eager
• 1970The Boys in the Band — Alan McCarthy

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2019That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars — Self
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant