
Person
Alton Fitzgerald White
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 10, 1960
- From
- 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 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.
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

MINDHUNTER

The Invention of Lying

Elementary

Manifest

The Goldfinch

FBI

Law & Order

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Bull

The Good Fight

Code Black

FBI: International

Asher

Rent

Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall

Lynn Ahrens: A Lyric Life