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Al White

Highest Rated: 43% Black Moon Rising (1986)

Lowest Rated: 17% Red Scorpion (1989)

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Al White, most often recognized for his work in "Back to the Future Part II" and "Airplane!" was born in Houston, but his family moved to San Francisco when he was two. White was working as a janitor at Golden Gate Park when he decided to take an acting course at the local YMCA. The class led to work with local theatre groups, and by 1976, White was sent to the Soviet Union with the American Conservatory Theater as part of the bicentennial cultural exchange. White honed his craft performing in numerous ACT productions, and originated the role of Lee in August Wilson's "Two Trains Running." The same year as his Russian tour, White made his television debut in ACT's television adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." He went on to appear in a number of popular television programs including: the classic sitcom "The Jeffersons," the crime drama "T. J. Hooker" and the cop drama "NYPD Blue." However, he is best known for his part in the comedy classic "Airplane!." Credited as "Second Jive Dude," White was half of the riotously humorous satirical pairing, opposite Norman Alexander Gibbs. The recurring joke is that the two speak in lingo so hip they can't be understood by the baffled white flight attendants. White has said that out of the 70+ roles he's played in television and film, his favorite is his jive talker.

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Highest-Rated Movies

43% 25% Black Moon Rising
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17% 35% Red Scorpion
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A Night at the Silent Movie Theater
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26% The Servants of Twilight
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33% Omega Syndrome
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Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
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Murder: By Reason of Insanity
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Filmography

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A Night at the Silent Movie Theater 2012 Al Actor Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story 1992 Mr. Lee Actor The Servants of Twilight 26% 1991 Pete Lockburn Actor Red Scorpion 17% 35% 1989 Kallunda Kintash Actor Omega Syndrome 33% 1987 Sgt. Carlyle Actor Black Moon Rising 43% 25% 1986 Maintenance Man Actor Murder: By Reason of Insanity 1985 Staggers Actor
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