Richard White (actor)
Richard White is an American actor and opera singer best known for voicing the character of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and in the TV series House of Mouse.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. 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. 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. From 2012 to 2013, White starred as Sir Danvers Carew in the national tour and Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde.Filmography
Actor
Theatre work
Broadway
- 1979 – The Most Happy Fella – Neighbor
- 2013 – Jekyll and Hyde – Sir Danvers Carew
- 2015 – Gigi
Off-Broadway
- 1980 – Elizabeth and Essex – Performer
- 1987 – The Desert Song – Pierre Birabeau/The Red Shadow
Regional
- 1984 – The Desert Song – Pierre Birabeau/The Red Shadow
- 1985 – Show Boat – Performer
- 1985 – Carousel – Performer
- 1987 – Annie Get Your Gun – Performer
- 1989 – Show Boat – Gaylord Ravenal
- 1991 – Phantom – Erik/The Phantom
- 1991 – The Merry Widow – Performer
- 1992 – Oklahoma! – Performer
- 1993 – Phantom – Erik/The Phantom
- 1994 – Camelot – Lancelot
- 1996 – Gigi – Performer
- 1998 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Dr. Jekyll
- 2004 – Chasing Nicolette – Count de Valence
- 2013 – A Christmas Carol – Ebenezer Scrooge
Soundtrack
