Ron White (actor)

{{Short description|Canadian actor}} {{For|other people named Ronald, Ron, or Ronnie White|Ronald White (disambiguation){{!}}Ronald White}} {{Infobox person | name = Ron White | image = | caption = 2017 | birth_date = {{birth date|1953|06|09|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Dawson Creek]], [[British Columbia]], Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|04|04|1953|06|09|df=y}} | death_place = [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada | occupation = [[Actor]] | years_active = 1979–2018 | spouse = Lisa Robertson | children = 1 }}

'''Ron White''' (June 9, 1953 – April 4, 2018<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?pid=188740382 Ron White], obituary</ref>) was a Canadian film and television actor. During his career, he was nominated for two [[Genie Awards]] and six [[Gemini Awards]].

==Career== Born in [[Dawson Creek]], [[British Columbia]], Canada, White had an extensive career. Some of his most notable television roles included Conrad Peters in ''[[Tom Stone (TV series)|Tom Stone]]''<ref name=winter>{{cite web|title=North of 60 Interview: Ron White|url=http://www.wintertime.com/OH/Nof60/Interviews/ron.html|website=www.wintertime.com|accessdate=25 March 2017}}</ref> Donny Caswell in ''[[Black Harbour]]'',<ref name=winter /> and the voice of Ace Hart on ''[[Dog City]]''.<ref>https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=&p=1&item=T:52417</ref> He had performed in television movies such as ''Another Country'',<ref name=winter /> ''[[Trudeau (film)|Trudeau]]''<ref name=winter /> and ''[[The Arrow (miniseries)|The Arrow]]''.<ref name=winter />

==Filmography== ===Film=== {{Div col}} * ''[[The Evictors]]'' (1979) as G-Man * ''[[Tomorrow's a Killer]]'' (1987) as Rickert * ''[[Taking Care]]'' (1987) as Mr. Jones * ''[[Too Outrageous!]]'' (1987) as Unknown * ''[[Cowboys Don't Cry (film)|Cowboys Don't Cry]]'' (1988) as Josh Morgan * ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]'' (1989) as Taggert * ''Justice Denied'' (1989) as Donald C. MacNeil, Q.C. * ''Love & Murder'' (1990) as Officer Fred * ''[[Stella (1990 film)|Stella]]'' (1990) as Tony De Banza * ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992) as Deputy Clyde Ledbetter * ''[[Guilty as Sin]]'' (1993) as Prosecutor DiAngelo * ''[[Ordinary Magic]]'' (1993) as Rick * ''Blood Brothers'' (1993) as * ''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]'' (1994) as Charlie * ''Strange and Rich'' (1994) as Dave Strange * ''[[Soul Survivor (film)|Soul Survivor]]'' (1995) as Officer Smythe * ''[[Screamers (1995 film)|Screamers]]'' (1995) as Lieutenant Commander Chuck Elbara * ''[[Joan of Arc (miniseries)|Joan of Arc]]'' (1999, TV Mini-Series) as Jean De Dunois * ''[[The Secret Path (1999 film)|The Secret Path]]'' (1999) as Hank Foley * ''[[Lie with Me (2005 film)|Lie with Me]]'' (2005) as Ben * ''[[Cake (2005 film)|Cake]]'' (2005) as Jane's Father * ''[[Defendor]]'' (2009) as Judge Wilson * ''[[Erased (2012 film)|Erased]]'' (2012) as Dick Rhodes * ''[[Life (2015 film)|Life]]'' (2015) as Uncle Marcus (final film role) {{div col end}}

===Television=== {{Inc-tv|date=May 2025}}  {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ {{Screen reader-only| Ron White television credits}} |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1985–1987 | ''[[Night Heat]]'' | Teddy Mujante / Teddy Madden / Larry | 3 episodes |- | 1986 | ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'' | Don Fowler | TV movie |- | 1987–1989 | ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' | Don Chapman / Artie | 2 episodes |- | 1989 | ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]'' | Taggart | TV movie |- | 1989 | ''[[E.N.G.]]'' | Patrick Norton | 1 episode |- | 1990–1991 | ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' | Mr. Tyler | 3 episodes |- | 1990–1991 | ''[[Counterstrike (1990 TV series)|Counterstrike]]'' | [[Counterstrike (1990 TV series)#Recurring|Detective Larry Larwin]]<ref name="OPAron">{{cite book |last1=Lentz III |first1=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018 |date=30 May 2019 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636559 |pages=401–402 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CfWaDwAAQBAJ |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref> | {{Hidden|{{align|left|4 episodes}}|<br>"[[List of Counterstrike (1990 TV series) episodes#ep6|A Little Purity]]" {{small|(S1.E6)}} <br>"[[List of Counterstrike (1990 TV series) episodes#ep15|Cry of the Children]]" {{small|(S1.E15)}} <br>"[[List of Counterstrike (1990 TV series) episodes#ep20|Verathion]]" {{small|(S1.E20)}} <br>"[[List of Counterstrike (1990 TV series) episodes#ep27|Hide and Seek]]" {{small|(S2.E5)}} }} |- | 1992–1995 | ''[[Dog City]]'' | Ace Hart (voice) | 31 episodes |- | 1994 | ''Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad'' | {{Unknown}} | TV movie |- | 1995 | ''[[Kissinger and Nixon]]'' | Chief of Staff H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman | TV movie |- | 1995 | ''[[Lonesome Dove (TV miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]'' | Elijah Tavish | TV miniseries |- | 1997 | ''[[The Arrow (miniseries)|The Arrow]]'' | RCAF Pilot Lieutenant Jack Woodman | TV miniseries |- | 1998 | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' | George Nichols | 1 episode |- | 1998–1999 | ''[[Black Harbour]]'' | Donny Caswell | 5 episodes |- | 2002 | ''[[Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story]]'' | Joe Wamback | TV movie |- | 2002 | ''Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story'' | Jim McCloskey | TV movie |- | 2002–2003 | ''[[Tom Stone (TV series)|Tom Stone]]'' | Conrad Peters | 6 episodes |- | 2003 | ''[[Jasper, Texas (film)|Jasper, Texas]]'' | ADA Guy James Gray | TV movie |- | 2005 | ''[[Plague City: SARS in Toronto]]'' | Dr. Royce | TV movie |- | 2007 | ''[[Sybil (2007 film)|Sybil]]'' | Dr. Atcheson | TV movie |- | 2009 | ''[[The Line (TV series)|The Line]]'' | Max | 15 episodes |- | 2009 | ''[[Deadliest Sea]]'' | Burns | TV movie |- | 2009 | ''[[Heartland (Canadian TV series)|Heartland]]'' | Richard Chenoweth | Episode: "[[List of Heartland episodes#ep37|Growing Pains]]" |- | 2011 | ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]'' | Chief Merrill | 1 episode |- | 2011 | ''[[Nikita (TV series)|Nikita]]'' | Edward Adams | 2 episodes |- | 2012–2013 | ''[[Copper (TV series)|Copper]]'' | Captain Ciaran Joseph Sullivan | 19 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Republic of Doyle]]'' | Vick Saul | 7 episodes |}

===Videogames=== * ''[[Far Cry 4]]'' (2014) - (voice)

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | 1989 | [[10th Genie Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role]] | ''[[Cowboys Don't Cry (film)|Cowboys Don't Cry]]'' | {{Nom}} |- | 1992 | [[6th Gemini Awards]] | Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress | ''[[Mom P.I.]]'' | {{Nom}} |- | 1994 | [[8th Gemini Awards]] | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | ''Manic'' | {{Nom}} |- | 1996 | [[17th Genie Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]] | ''[[Screamers (1995 film)|Screamers]]'' | {{Nom}} |- | 1998 | [[12th Gemini Awards]] | rowspan="2"| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | ''[[The Arrow (miniseries)|The Arrow]]'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2001 | [[16th Gemini Awards]] | ''Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2002 | [[17th Gemini Awards]] | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | ''[[Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story]]'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2009 | [[24th Gemini Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role|Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role]] | ''[[The Line (TV series)|The Line]]'' | {{Nom}} |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0925406}}

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