De'voreaux White

De'voreaux White (born Devorea W. Sefas; August 6, 1965) is an American actor. He started his career as a child actor in the late 1970s, and may be best known for his role in Die Hard as the young limousine driver, Argyle.

Career Film and television White was born in Los Angeles County, California. White also played one of the boys who attempt to keep a baseball in the Neil Simon movie Max Dugan Returns. In 1984, he played Wylie - who was lynched for accidentally shooting a white sheriff - in Places in the Heart. The movie received notice at the Academy Awards; White credits this role for providing an opportunity to read with producer Joel Silver and star Bruce Willis for Die Hard (1988). White filmed his scenes with Willis over a period of three months; some of their dialogue was improvised on the set.

Other work White set up his own company in California, helping people rehabilitate from substance-abuse. He also worked as clinical staff at the facility.

Personal life In 2019, White resided in Newport Beach, California. His original last name, Sefas, is Ethiopian; after his mother died, his maternal grandparents with the surname White adopted him.

Filmography Film 1979: Aunt Mary as Wally Hazel 1980: The Blues Brothers as Young Guitar Thief 1983: Max Dugan Returns as Boy 1984: Places in the Heart as Wylie 1988: Action Jackson as Clovis 1988: Die Hard as Argyle 1988: Split Decisions as Coop 1992: Trespass as "Lucky" 2000: Shadow Hours as Second Transvestite 2012: Sandbar as Charles Kendall

Television 1977: The Jeffersons as Warren Barnes 1979–1981: Little House on the Prairie as various characters 1981: Quincy, M.E. as Ethan Kellogg 1982: T.J. Hooker as Stevie Pine 1983–1984: Diff'rent Strokes as Glenn 1985: Highway to Heaven as Terry 1986: 227 as Harvey 1989: In the Heat of the Night as Albert Tolliver 1989: Out on the Edge as Lonnie 1989–1991: Head of the Class as Aristotle McKenzie 2014: Workaholics as Uber Driver 2023: Easter as Smiley 2023: Obliterated as Delray