In 1968, White received critical acclaim for his role as Alan McCarthy in
off-Broadway's
The Boys in the Band. White, and the rest of the original cast, appeared in the 1970 film version, directed by
William Friedkin. He was touring in
Barefoot in the Park with
Myrna Loy when he was offered the part in
Mart Crowley's controversial play about a group of gay friends in New York. He told
Soap Opera Digest: "Things were sort of really moving for me; I was doing so well, and I thought, 'I don't need this kind of risk.' I talked to Myrna — she became my mentor — and she said, 'Peter, if you are going to be an actor, you are going to have to take some risks in your life.'" and in the 1980s appeared on nighttime soap operas including
Dallas,
Knots Landing and
Falcon Crest. Among White's many television credits are appearances on
The Feather and Father Gang,
Ally McBeal,
Hart to Hart,
The West Wing,
The Colbys and a recurring co-starring role as Dr. Thomas Reed on the television series
Sisters. In 2010, White appeared in filmmaker Crayton Robey's making-of
The Boys in the Band documentary,
Making the Boys. ==Death==