Dan White
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1908
- Died
- July 7, 1980 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Falmouth, Florida, USA
Biography
Dan White (March 25, 1908 - July 7, 1980) was born to George & Orpha White about one mile from the Suwannee River in Falmouth, Florida. Falmouth was a small sleepy town then, as it is still today. He was one of 12 siblings who were moved to Lakeland sometime around WW I. Lakeland is where Dan was introduced into show business in 1922 at the age of 14. He ran away from home when the show moved on and traveled thousands of miles throughout the South in tent, minstrel, vaudeville and theater shows. Dan performed on stage with his brother Willard for nine years with a stock company in Tampa's old Rialto Theater. Frances Langford worked with him during this time and it was Dan who told her to go to Hollywood. During this period he met Matilda "Tilda" Mae Spivey on the stage, and married her on February 25, 1933. Tilda had a two-year-old child from a previous marriage by the name of Arthur "Art" Grant Gifford. Times were tough, so Dan had to get out of show business for a while to make some real money. In 1934 he found work with the Conservation Corps in Homestead, Florida, but show business was always in his heart. Dan knew he had what it took to "make it" in Hollywood, so he decided to make the move to California in 1935. They packed all their possessions into their Ford and started the long, arduous trek across the country. This was during the Great Depression, and money was very tight. They had to stop frequently in various cities across the country to make extra money to continue their journey. Dan was a very good auto mechanic and never had a problem finding this type of work wherever he went. This skill paid off once during the filming of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). During the "mob" scene, one of the cars they were to drive away in would not start. Dan opened the hood, stepped onto the front bumper, and had the car running in no time flat.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Movie · as Caldas
Smoke In The Wind
Movie · as Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
They Call It Murder
Movie · as Judge Farraday
The Cheyenne Social Club
Movie · as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
Red Tomahawk
Movie · as 1st prospector, Ned Crone
The High Chaparral
TV · as Sheriff Prentiss, Dirt Smith · 1 ep
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Movie · as Pete Ketchum
Apache Uprising
Movie · as Townsman
The Bounty Killer
Movie · as Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
Green Acres
TV · 2 eps
Flipper
TV · 1 ep
Petticoat Junction
TV · as 1st Juror · 1 ep
To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie · as Mob Leader (uncredited)
Lonely are the Brave
Movie · as Convict (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Fox, Edwards, Baggage Man, Stableman · 1 ep
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Movie · as Sheriff #2
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Movie · as Porky Reed
Gunmen from Laredo
Movie
This Earth Is Mine
Movie · as Judge Gruber
Rawhide
TV · as Sheriff of Elkville, Windy · 1 ep
The Rebel
TV · as Corby · 1 ep
Touch of Evil
Movie · as Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Proud Rebel
Movie · as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Sheepman
Movie · as Rancher (uncredited)
Frontier Gun
Movie · as Sam Kilgore
Sea Hunt
TV · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep
Bat Masterson
TV · as Ben Taylor, Sheriff Bart Sloane · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · 2 eps
The Lonely Man
Movie
Escape from Red Rock
Movie · as Al Farris (as Daniel White)
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Movie · as Fred Moran
Band of Angels
Movie · as Trader (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Kennedy · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · 1 ep
Great Day in the Morning
Movie · as Rogers (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
Movie · as Deputy
The First Traveling Saleslady
Movie · as Sheriff
West Point
TV · 1 ep
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · as Settler · 1 ep
Telephone Time
TV · 1 ep
The Road to Denver
Movie · as Man in Buckboard
The Americano
Movie · as Barney Dent
The Tall Men
Movie · as San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
TV · as Ainsley, Attendant, Stocker, Oldtimer · 1 ep
Highway Patrol
TV · as Joe Valentine · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Sheriff (uncredited) · 1 ep
Tennessee Champ
Movie · as Baptist Minister
Suddenly
Movie · as Burg (uncredited)
Taza, Son of Cochise
Movie · as Tiswin Charlie
She Couldn't Say No
Movie · as Harley Burger
The Country Girl
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Lassie
TV · as Amos Lovejoy · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as William Ryan (uncredited) · 1 ep
Born to the Saddle
Movie · as Sheriff
Inferno
Movie · as Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Movie · as Doc Thomas
The Lusty Men
Movie
Horizons West
Movie · as Dennis (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
TV · 1 ep
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Stan · 1 ep
Hopalong Cassidy
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
Movie · as Gilchrist (uncredited)
Raton Pass
Movie · as Scout (uncredited)
Distant Drums
Movie · as Cpl. Peachtree
The Red Badge of Courage
Movie · as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Tall Target
Movie · as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Red Mountain
Movie · as Jim Braden, Assayer
His Kind of Woman
Movie · as Tex Kearns (uncredited)
Texas Carnival
Movie · as Card Player (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 2 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV · 1 ep
The Gunfighter
Movie · as Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
Movie · as Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
Dynamite
Movie · as Skipper Brown (uncredited)
Intruder in the Dust
Movie · as Will Legate (uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy
Movie · as Abel Hatfield
The Cowboy and the Indians
Movie · as Farmer (uncredited)
El Paso
Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)
Cover Up
Movie · as Gabe
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie · as Trooper (uncredited)
Outlaw Country
Movie · as Jim McCord
The Walls of Jericho
Movie · as Loafer (uncredited)
Station West
Movie · as Pete
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Movie · as Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Movie · as Sheriff Norton
Four Faces West
Movie · as Clint Waters
Albuquerque
Movie · as Henchman Jackson
Gunning for Justice
Movie · as Sheriff
Unknown Island
Movie · as Crewman Edwards
Red River
Movie · as Laredo (uncredited)
Silver River
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
Shaggy
Movie · as Joe Simms
The Sea of Grass
Movie · as Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Gun Town
Movie · as Joe - Henchman
Duel in the Sun
Movie · as Ed (uncredited)
San Antonio
Movie
The Return of the Durango Kid
Movie · as Kirby (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Movie · as Pub Patron (uncredited)
Harmony Trail
Movie · as Henchman Bronco
Westward Bound
Movie · as Henchman Wade
Arizona Whirlwind
Movie · as Engineer Jim Lockwood
Crazy Knights
Movie · as Electrician
The Utah Kid
Movie · as Henchman Slim
Voodoo Man
Movie · as Deputy
The Phantom
Movie · as Braddock (uncredited)
Smart Guy
Movie · as Sheriff
Blazing Guns
Movie · as Henchman Trigger
Arizona Trail
Movie · as Sheriff Jones
Boss of Rawhide
Movie · as Minstrel
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Movie · as Kurt, Murdered cowhand
Border Patrol
Movie · as Henchman
False Colors
Movie · as Bar Spectator
The Kansan
Movie · as Barfly
I Married a Witch
Movie · as Fireman (uncredited)
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Movie · as Rancher
Forbidden Trails
Movie · as Barfly
Texas
Movie · as Ringsider (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Movie · as Townsman
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Movie · as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie · as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
Movie · as Will (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
Movie · as Bank Teller / Stage Agent
Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie · as Townsman
Our Town
Movie · as Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
Beyond Tomorrow
Movie · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
Movie · as Faculty (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up
Movie · as Border Patrolman
Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
Movie · as Townsman
Days of Jesse James
Movie · as Irate Townsman (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
The Fighting Renegade
Movie · as Henchman
El Diablo Rides
Movie · as Henchman
In Old Monterey
Movie · as Man at Meeting
Born to Be Wild
Movie · as Striker (uncredited)
Everybody's Old Man
Movie