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Alton Fitzgerald White
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly re…
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Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly recognizable and relatable. Struggling with feelings of inferiority, he doggedly tried out for role after role and happily accepted whatever was offered to him however modest, approaching each with passion and dedication. His gifts were ultimately recognized and rewarded with major roles. White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in Miss Saigon; Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe (he originated the role in London's West End); Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime: The Musical; Mister in The Color Purple; and King Mufasa in The Lion King.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Movie Hotel Porter
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2023
Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert
Movie Coalhouse Walker, Jr.
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2021
FBI: International
TV show FBI Deputy Director Julian Adell
- 2020
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2019
The Goldfinch
Movie Social Worker
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2019
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Movie George
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2019
Rent
Movie Ensemble
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2018
Asher
Movie Berenger
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2018
FBI
TV show ASAC Joe Franklin
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2018
Manifest
TV show Dr. Bier
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2017
MINDHUNTER
TV show Tim
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2017
The Good Fight
TV show Funeral Director
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2016
Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
Movie Himself
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2016
Bull
TV show Judge Tahani
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2015
Code Black
TV show Lawrence
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2012
Elementary
TV show Parole Officer
More credits
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2009
The Invention of Lying
Movie Angelo Badsmith
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1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV show Nick Monroe
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1990
Law & Order
TV show Bailiff
