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{{short description|American actor}}

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| name = Richard White
| name = Richard White
| image = Richard White GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019.jpg
| image = Richard White Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2023.jpg
| caption = White at [[GalaxyCon]] Raleigh in 2019
| caption = White at [[GalaxyCon]] Richmond in 2023
| birth_date =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}}
| birth_place =
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| nationality = American
| nationality = American
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| children =
| children =
| years_active = 1979–present
| years_active = 1979–present
| notable_works = Voice of [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] in Disney's ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991)
| notable_works = Voice of [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] in Disney's ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991)
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'''Richard White''' is an American actor and [[opera]] singer best known for voicing the character of [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] in [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. He also voiced the character in the early 2000s animated TV series ''[[Disney's House of Mouse|House of Mouse]]''.
'''Richard White''' (born 1953)<ref>{{cite web |title=White, Richard, 1953- |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003108113.html |website=id.loc.gov |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> is an American actor and [[opera]] singer best known for voicing the character of [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] in [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. He also voiced the character in the early 2000s animated TV series ''[[House of Mouse]]'' and the 2023 works ''[[Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest]]'', ''[[Disney Speedstorm]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]'', and ''[[Disney Dreamlight Valley]]''.


==Career==
==Career==
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Great Performances]]'' || Gaylord Ravenal / Robert Mission / Himself || Episodes: "The New Moon"<br/>"Show Boat"<br/>"An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner"
| 1989 || ''[[Great Performances]]'' || Gaylord Ravenal / Robert Mission / Himself || Episodes: "The New Moon"<br />"Show Boat"<br />"An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner"
|-
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' || [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] (voice) ||
| 1991 || ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' || [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] (voice) ||
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''The 64th Annual Academy Awards'' || Himself || (TV special)
| 1992 || ''The 64th Annual Academy Awards'' || Himself || (TV special)
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| 1993 || ''Kill Zone'' || Medic ||
| 1993 || ''Kill Zone'' || Medic ||
|-
|-
| 2001-2003 || ''[[House of Mouse]]'' || [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] (voice) || Episodes: "Daisy's Debut"<br/>"Clarabelle's Big Secret"<br/>"The Mouse Who Came to Dinner"<br/>"Humphrey in the House"<br/>"Halloween with Hades"
| 2001-2003 || ''[[House of Mouse]]'' || [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] (voice) || Episodes: "Daisy's Debut"<br />"Clarabelle's Big Secret"<br />"The Mouse Who Came to Dinner"<br />"Humphrey in the House"<br />"Halloween with Hades"
|-
|-
| {{dts|2016|4|26|format=y}} || ''[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]]'' || Whisper || video game<ref>{{cite video game | title=[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]] | developer=[[The Odd Gentlemen]] | publisher=[[Sierra Entertainment]] | year=2016 | scene=Closing credits, 1 min in, Cast }}</ref>
| {{dts|2016|4|26|format=y}} || ''[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]]'' || Whisper || video game<ref>{{cite video game | title=[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]] | developer=[[The Odd Gentlemen]] | publisher=[[Sierra Entertainment]] | year=2016 | scene=Closing credits, 1 min in, Cast }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration]]'' || Baker || (TV special)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://d23.com/first-look-see-paige-ohara-richard-white-and-alan-menkens-cameos-in-beauty-and-the-beast-a-30th-celebration/|title=First Look: See Paige O'Hara, Richard White, and Alan Menken's Cameos in ''Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration''|first=Zach|last=Johnson|work=D23|date=December 12, 2022|accessdate=December 16, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2023 || ''[[Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest]]'' || rowspan="4"| [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] (voice) || (TV special)
|-
| ''[[Disney Speedstorm]]'' || video game; credited under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of"
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]'' || (Short film)
|-
| ''[[Disney Dreamlight Valley]]'' || video game (via ''A Rift in Time'' expansion); credited under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of"
|}
|}


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===Broadway===
===Broadway===
* 1979 – ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'' – Neighbor
* 1979 – ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'' – Neighbor
* 2013 – ''[[Jekyll and Hyde (musical)|Jekyll and Hyde]]'' – Sir Danvers Carew
* 2013 – ''[[Jekyll and Hyde (musical)|Jekyll and Hyde]]'' – [[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde#Sir Danvers Carew, MP|Sir Danvers Carew]]
* 2015 – ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''<ref>http://gigionbroadway.com#cast{{Dead link|date=September 2018}}</ref>
* 2015 – ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gigionbroadway.com#cast |title=GiGi on Broadway |website=gigionbroadway.com#cast |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703012712/http://gigionbroadway.com#cast |archive-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Off-Broadway===
===Off-Broadway===
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* 1987 – ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' – Performer
* 1987 – ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' – Performer
* 1989 – ''Show Boat'' – Gaylord Ravenal
* 1989 – ''Show Boat'' – Gaylord Ravenal
* 1991 – ''[[Phantom (musical)|Phantom]]'' – Erik/The Phantom
* 1991 – ''[[Phantom (musical)|Phantom]]'' – [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|Erik/The Phantom]]
* 1991 – ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' – Performer
* 1991 – ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' – Performer
* 1992 – ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' – Performer
* 1992 – ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' – Performer
* 1993 – ''Phantom'' – Erik/The Phantom
* 1993 – ''Phantom'' – [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|Erik/The Phantom]]
* 1994 – ''Camelot'' – Lancelot
* 1994 – ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'' – [[Lancelot]]
* 1996 – ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]'' – Performer
* 1996 – ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]'' – Performer
* 1998 – ''[[Adaptations of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde#Stage|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' – Dr. Jekyll
* 1998 – ''[[Adaptations of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde#Stage|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' – [[Dr. Henry Jekyll]]
* 2004 – ''Chasing Nicolette'' – Count de Valence
* 2004 – ''Chasing Nicolette'' – Count de Valence
* 2013 – ''[[A Christmas Carol (musical)|A Christmas Carol]]'' – Ebenezer Scrooge
* 2013 – ''[[A Christmas Carol (musical)|A Christmas Carol]]'' – [[Ebenezer Scrooge]]


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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! Year !! Artist/Writer !! Song !! Film !! Role
! Year !! Artist/Writer !! Song !! Film !! Role
|-
|-
| 1989 || [[Jerome Kern]] & [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] || "Where's The Mate For Me?"<br>"Make Believe"<br>"You Are Love"<br>"Act I Finale"<br>"Why Do I Love You?"<br>"Nun's Processional"<br>"Make Believe"<br>"You Are Love" || ''[[Great Performances]]'' || Gaylord Ravenal
| 1989 || [[Jerome Kern]] & [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] || "Where's the Mate for Me?"<br />"Make Believe"<br />"You Are Love"<br />"Act I Finale"<br />"Why Do I Love You?"<br />"Nun's Processional"<br />"Make Believe"<br />"You Are Love" || ''[[Great Performances]]'' || Gaylord Ravenal
|-
|-
| 1991 || [[Howard Ashman]] & [[Alan Menken]] || "Belle"<br>"The Mob Song"<br>"Gaston"<br>"Gaston Reprise" || ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' || Gaston
| 1991 || [[Howard Ashman]] & [[Alan Menken]] || "[[Belle (Disney song)|Belle]]"<br />"[[The Mob Song]]"<br />"[[Gaston (song)|Gaston]]"<br />"Gaston Reprise" || ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' || Gaston
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 4 July 2024

Richard White
White at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2023
Born1953 (age 71–72)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, tenor opera singer vocalist
Years active1979–present
Notable workVoice of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Richard White (born 1953)[1] is an American actor and opera singer best known for voicing the character of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He also voiced the character in the early 2000s animated TV series House of Mouse and the 2023 works Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest, Disney Speedstorm, Once Upon a Studio, and Disney Dreamlight Valley.

Career

White also played the character of Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat at Paper Mill Playhouse and Robert Mission in The New Moon, at the New York City Opera. White also created the title role of Erik in the world premiere of Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston's musical, Phantom and sings the role on the cast recording.[2] White has performed on Broadway as Joey in The Most Happy Fella and has had roles in New York revivals of Brigadoon, South Pacific, and Auntie Mame.[2][3] He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Carousel" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed] From 2012 to 2013, White starred as Sir Danvers Carew in the national tour and Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde.[4]

Filmography

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Great Performances Gaylord Ravenal / Robert Mission / Himself Episodes: "The New Moon"
"Show Boat"
"An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner"
1991 Beauty and the Beast Gaston (voice)
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards Himself (TV special)
1993 Kill Zone Medic
2001-2003 House of Mouse Gaston (voice) Episodes: "Daisy's Debut"
"Clarabelle's Big Secret"
"The Mouse Who Came to Dinner"
"Humphrey in the House"
"Halloween with Hades"
2016 King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb Whisper video game[5]
2022 Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration Baker (TV special)[6]
2023 Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest Gaston (voice) (TV special)
Disney Speedstorm video game; credited under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of"
Once Upon a Studio (Short film)
Disney Dreamlight Valley video game (via A Rift in Time expansion); credited under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of"

Theatre work

Broadway

Off-Broadway

  • 1980 – Elizabeth and Essex – Performer
  • 1987 – The Desert Song – Pierre Birabeau/The Red Shadow

Regional

Soundtrack

Year Artist/Writer Song Film Role
1989 Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II "Where's the Mate for Me?"
"Make Believe"
"You Are Love"
"Act I Finale"
"Why Do I Love You?"
"Nun's Processional"
"Make Believe"
"You Are Love"		 Great Performances Gaylord Ravenal
1991 Howard Ashman & Alan Menken "Belle"
"The Mob Song"
"Gaston"
"Gaston Reprise"		 Beauty and the Beast Gaston

References

  1. ^ "White, Richard, 1953-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Life is a Banquet" in The 5th Avenue Theatre's MAME Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, 5th Avenue Theatre press release, 2008
  3. ^ Live Online transcript: South Pacific Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post, January 10, 2003, 3 p.m.
  4. ^ Full Casting Announced for Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Constantine Maroulis
  5. ^ The Odd Gentlemen. King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb. Sierra Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, 1 min in, Cast.
  6. ^ Johnson, Zach (December 12, 2022). "First Look: See Paige O'Hara, Richard White, and Alan Menken's Cameos in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration". D23. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "GiGi on Broadway". gigionbroadway.com#cast. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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