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Peter White (actor)
Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor.[1] Early life and educationPeter White was born in New York City on October 10, 1937.[2] He studied acting at the Yale School of Drama. CareerIn 1968, White received critical acclaim for his role as Alan McCarthy in off-Broadway's The Boys in the Band. White, and the rest of the original cast, appeared in the 1970 film version, directed by William Friedkin.[3] He was touring in Barefoot in the Park with Myrna Loy when he was offered the part in Mart Crowley's controversial play about a group of gay friends in New York. He told Soap Opera Digest: "Things were sort of really moving for me; I was doing so well, and I thought, 'I don't need this kind of risk.' I talked to Myrna — she became my mentor — and she said, 'Peter, if you are going to be an actor, you are going to have to take some risks in your life.'"[4] White played Director of Central Intelligence John A. McCone in the film Thirteen Days. In the 1970s, he began a 30-year stint playing the role of Phoebe Tyler's son, Lincoln 'Linc' Tyler, on the daytime soap opera All My Children,[5] and in the 1980s appeared on nighttime soap operas including Dallas, Knots Landing and Falcon Crest.[6] Among White's many television credits are appearances on The Feather and Father Gang,[7] Ally McBeal, Hart to Hart, The West Wing, The Colbys[8] and a recurring co-starring role as Dr. Thomas Reed on the television series Sisters. In 2010, White appeared in filmmaker Crayton Robey's making-of The Boys in the Band documentary, Making the Boys.[9][10] DeathWhite died of melanoma in Los Angeles, on November 1, 2023, at the age of 86.[2] FilmographyFilm
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