<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1981--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable work </Th> <Td> Voice of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991) </Td> </Tr> <P> Richard White (born August 4, 1953) is an American actor and opera singer best known for voicing the character of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and in the TV series House of Mouse . </P> <P> 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 . 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 cast recording . White has performed on Broadway as Joey in The Most Happy Fella and has had roles in New York revivals of Brigadoon, South Pacific, and Auntie Mame . He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Carousel" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois . From 2012 - 2013, White starred as Sir Danvers Carew in the national tour and Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde . </P>

Voice actor for gaston in beauty and the beast