Alex Bayouth (January 25, 1926 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Ted White, was an American stuntman and actor who was best known for playing Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. He was also notable for having doubled for John Wayne, Fess Parker, Clark Gable and Richard Boone.
Life and career[]
Born as Alex Bayouth in Krebs, Oklahoma,[1][2] White grew up in Snyder, Texas. He played football for the University of Oklahoma, then pursued a stuntman/acting career. In Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), White was approached because of his Marine Corps background when they needed a consultant for the layout of the island. That was when White met John Wayne and began doubling for him in 1952.
White had minor roles in several western films and in such television series as Daniel Boone, The Andy Griffith Show, Hunter, Magnum, P.I. and The Rockford Files, usually in tough-guy roles such as police officers or hired thugs. He has also worked in Gone in 60 Seconds, Silverado, Major League, Starman and Tron.
In 1984, White played hockey masked murderer Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, after the director needed a large man for the part. White reluctantly accepted because he needed the money.[3] White asked not to be credited on screen for his part, partly because he did not appreciate how the young actors and actresses had been treated during production. He was later credited for the archive footage of him as Jason that was used in the seventh Friday film. White was offered the role of Jason for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, but turned them down. The roles ultimately went to stuntmen Tom Morga and C.J. Graham, respectively.
White died at his home on October 14, 2022, at the age of 96.[4][5][6]
Filmography[]
Actor[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Sands of Iwo Jima | Marine | Uncredited |
| 1958 | The Perfect Furlough | Soldier | |
| Born Reckless | Cowboy | ||
| 1959 | Stranger in My Arms | Undetermined Secondary Role | |
| Rio Bravo | Bart | ||
| These Thousand Hills | Cowhand | ||
| 1960 | The Alamo | Tennessean | |
| 1962 | Escape from Zahrain | Pumper at Desert Station | |
| 1965 | Cat Ballou | Gunslinger | |
| 1966 | Smoky | Abbott | |
| 1967 | Point Blank | Football player | Uncredited |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! | Hood at Pool Hall | |
| 1973 | The Don Is Dead | Marty Rackheimer | |
| Jarrett | Arthur | Television film | |
| 1974 | Dirty Mary Crazy Larry | Trooper | |
| 1977 | Black Oak Conspiracy | Miner - Harrison Thug | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Power | Unknown | Television film |
| Oh, God! Book II | Motorcycle Policeman | ||
| 1981 | Demonoid | Frankie | |
| Cutter's Way | Guard #1 | ||
| Going Ape! | Goon #1 | ||
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Mr. Reid | ||
| History of the World, Part I | Roman Officer | Uncredited | |
| 1982 | The Comeback Trail | Unknown | |
| Tron | Guard #3 | ||
| 1983 | A Killer in the Family | Officer | Television film |
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Security Guard with Dog | |
| Romancing the Stone | Grogan | ||
| Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Jason Voorhees | Uncredited | |
| The Wild Life | Redneck Drunk #2 | ||
| Starman | Deer Hunter | ||
| 1985 | Silverado | Hoyt | |
| 1986 | Quiet Cool | Ellis | |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Pete | ||
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Tommy Ray | |
| The Hidden | Agent Fowler | ||
| 1988 | Deadly Stranger | Larkin | |
| Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Jason Voorhees | Archive Footage | |
| 1989 | Major League | Spring Training | |
| 1990 | Downtown | Goon | |
| Follow Your Heart | Unknown | Television film | |
| 1991 | Conagher | State Passenger | |
| 2001 | Double Take | Trooper | |
| 2009 | His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Himself | |
| The Men Behind the Mask | |||
| Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | |||
| 2013 | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | ||
| 2015 | Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini | ||
| 2018 | To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Buckskin | Jenner | Episode: "The Ghost of Balaclava" |
| Maverick | Second Sioux Indian | Uncredited; episode: "Alas Bart Maverick" | |
| 1959 | Cimarron City | Masters' Henchman | Episode: "Return of the Dead" |
| 1960 | The Alaskans | Brown | Uncredited; episode: "The Ballad of Whitehorse" |
| 1960–1962 | Lawman | Barton / Joe | 2 episodes |
| 1962 | Perry Mason | Foreman | Episode: "The Case of the Tarnished Trademark" |
| 1964 | Wagon Train | Cougar | Episode: "The Hide Hunters" |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Assassin | Episode: "The Iowa-Scuba Affair" | |
| 1964–1970 | Daniel Boone | Coach Driver / Aweetok / Indian / Carata / Hawks / Pushta / Rider / Yellow Eye / Sgt. Judd Blake / Captain Harper / Lane / Morse / Middleton | 15 episodes |
| 1966 | The Andy Griffith Show | Avery Noonan | Episode: "The Legend of Barney File" |
| 1967 | Bonanza | Brawler | Uncredited; episode: "Six Black Horses" |
| 1970 | Mannix | Thug | Uncredited; episode: "Medal for a Hero" |
| Mission: Impossible | Piqueros | Uncredited; episode: "Gitano" | |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1st Scuba Driver | Episode: "All the Golden Dandelions Are Gone" | |
| 1973 | Search | Thug | Uncredited; episode: "A Honeymoon to Kill" |
| 1974 | Kojak | Solly | Episode: "Marker to a Dead Bookie" |
| Kung Fu | Greene | Uncredited; episode: "Night of the Owls, Day of the Doves" | |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Hugo Maltz | Uncredited; episode: "The Vampire" | |
| 1975 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Muscle | Uncredited; episode: "Lost Love" |
| 1975–1977 | Nazi / Fence | 2 episodes | |
| 1976 | Police Story | Tough Guy | Uncredited; episode: "Office Dooly" |
| City of Angels | 1st Pug | Episode: "Palm Springs Answer" | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Cowboy | Uncredited; episode: "The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb" |
| 1978 | Centennial | Bar Fighter with McKeag | Uncredited; "Only the Rocks Live Forever" |
| 1980 | Knots Landing | Tough | Episode: "Bottom of the Bottle, Part 1" |
| 1981 | Best of the West | Dave Dugan | Episode: "The New Marshal" |
| 1981–1986 | The Fall Guy | Bar Fighter / Tough Guy / Ernie / Man | 4 episodes |
| 1982 | McClain's Law | Tonio | Episode: "A Matter of Honor" |
| T.J. Hooker | Henchman | Uncredited; episode: "The Connection" | |
| 1983 | Matt Houston | Bart | Episode: "The Purrfect Crime" |
| 1983–1988 | Magnum, P.I. | Malcolm's Henchman / Inmate #1 / Thug | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder | Laundry Truck Driver | Episode: "Trojan Horse" |
| The Master | Brawler | Uncredited; episode: "State of the Union" | |
| 1984–1986 | Hunter | Reuss / Thug | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Attendant | Episode: "Dreamland" |
Stuntman[]
Film[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–1959 | The Sheriff of Cochise | ||
| 1958 | Man Without a Gun | Episode: "The Sealed Envelope" | |
| 1958–1960 | Cimarron City | ||
| 1965 | Daniel Boone | Fess Parker's stunt double | Uncredited; 2 episodes |
| 1973–1978 | Kojak | ||
| 1974 | The Streets of San Francisco | Johnny Weissmuller Jr.'s stunt double | Uncredited; episode: "Commitment" |
| 1982–1985 | Matt Houston | ||
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Uncredited; episode: "Original Sin" | |
| 1988 | Vietnam War Story | 2 episodes |
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Freese, Gene (April 10, 2014). "Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d edition".
- ↑ "Community News".
- ↑ Miska, Brad (May 24, 2010). "A Photo Journey Through Creation's Weekend of Horrors". Bloody Disgusting.
- ↑ Squires, John (October 14, 2022). "Ted White – Jason Voorhees Actor from 'Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter' Has Passed Away". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved on October 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Ted White, Stuntman and Jason Voorhees Actor, Dies at 96" (October 15, 2022).
- ↑ "Ted White, Jason Voorhees stuntman in 'Friday the 13th' horror films, dead at 96". Fox News (October 16, 2022).
External links[]
- Ted White at Wikipedia
- Ted White at the Internet Movie Database
- Ted White at Find a Grave
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