Richard White (born August 4, 1953 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee) is an American Reverend, actor, opera singer and voice actor. He is most famous for voicing the character of Gaston in the 1991 Disney film Beauty and the Beast and in the TV series House of Mouse where he also plays the narrator and the voice of Willie the Whale.
He 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.
He was also considered for the voice of Governor Ratcliffe in the 1995 Disney animated feature Pocahontas, but the producers realized that moviegoers would hear his voice and think of Gaston. David Ogden Stiers (coincidentally, White's co-star from Beauty and the Beast), provided Ratcliffe's voice.
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 original cast recording.
Richard White (born May 28, 1947) is an American historian, a past President of the Organization of American Historians, and the author of influential books on the American West, Native American history, and environmental history. He is the Margaret Byrne Professor of American History at Stanford University, having previously taught at the University of Washington, University of Utah, and Michigan State University. He received his bachelors degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Richard Weeks White is an Australian jurist.
White, born 1954, was educated at Newington College and graduated from the University of Sydney with First-Class Honours in Law, and the University Medal, in 1976. In 1975 he was articled at Allen Allen and Hemsley to a partner, Bill Gummow, now Justice William Gummow of the High Court of Australia. From 1977 to 1978 White was an associate to Sir Nigel Bowen, the first Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. He joined Stephen Jaques and Stephen in 1979 and became a member of the firm in 1982. In 1986 he was called to the Bar and was appointed appointed Senior Counsel in 1998. He has sat on the bench of the Supreme Court of New South Wales since 2005.
Pursued a Disney voice career as Gaston in the movie Beauty and the Beast (1991).
Played the Phantom in Yeston/Kopit's version of Phantom of the Opera
He is also a Reverend in real life.
Godfather of Meghan Furey, cousin of writer, Damien Furey
