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John Sylvester White

John Sylvester White

Born

October 31, 1919

Died

September 11, 1988 (68 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

IMDb

John Sylvester White was born on October 31, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), Hustling (1975) and The Law (1974). He was married to Joan Alexander. He died on September 11, 1988 in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Known For

Kojak
7.0

Kojak

Alice
7.1

Alice

Welcome Back, Kotter
7.2

Welcome Back, Kotter

Mama's Family
7.6

Mama's Family

Baretta
6.3

Baretta

Mama's Family

Mama's Family

(1 episode)

7.6

1983

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Fritz Vanderhoof

6.9

1980

The Last Song

The Last Song

Hagar

6.0

1980

Alice

Alice

(1 episode)

7.1

1976

Welcome Back, Kotter

Welcome Back, Kotter

Michael Woodman · (95 episodes)

7.2

1975

Man on the Outside

Man on the Outside

Lou

0.0

1975

Bronk

Bronk

Melvin Frank · (1 episode)

6.2

1975

Hustling

Hustling

Geist

6.0

1975

Shadow in the Street

Shadow in the Street

Cavelli

2.0

1975

Baretta

Baretta

(1 episode)

6.3

1975

The Gun

The Gun

Braverman

8.0

1974

Kojak

Kojak

Chief Copeland · (1 episode)

7.0

1973

Griff

(1 episode)

5.0

1973

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

Inspector Hoffstteter

6.9

1973

Banyon

Banyon

Carruthers · (1 episode)

7.0

1972

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Vince Stanton · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Lee Thompson · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

2.5

1936

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