Dan White
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 25, 1908
- Died
- Jul 7, 1980 (aged 72)
- Place of birth
- Falmouth, Florida, USA
- Credits
- 139
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
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962Movie
Mob Leader (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
1958Movie
Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940Movie
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
Red River
1948Movie
Laredo (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Movie
Trooper (uncredited)
Filmography
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
1975Movie
Caldas
Smoke In The Wind
1975Movie
Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
They Call It Murder
1971Movie
Judge Farraday
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970Movie
Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
The High Chaparral
1967TV
Sheriff Prentiss, Dirt Smith
Red Tomahawk
1967Movie
1st prospector, Ned Crone
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966Movie
Pete Ketchum
Apache Uprising
1965Movie
Townsman
Green Acres
1965TV
The Bounty Killer
1965Movie
Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
Flipper
1964TV
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
1st Juror
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962Movie
Mob Leader (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962TV
The Virginian
1962TV
Fox, Edwards, Baggage Man, Stableman
Lonely are the Brave
1962Movie
Convict (uncredited)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960Movie
Sheriff #2
The Rebel
1959TV
Corby
Attack of the Giant Leeches
1959Movie
Porky Reed
This Earth Is Mine
1959Movie
Judge Gruber
Gunmen from Laredo
1959Movie
Rawhide
1959TV
Sheriff of Elkville, Windy
Frontier Gun
1958Movie
Sam Kilgore
Bat Masterson
1958TV
Ben Taylor, Sheriff Bart Sloane
The Rifleman
1958TV
The Texan
1958TV
The Proud Rebel
1958Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Sheepman
1958Movie
Rancher (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
1958Movie
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Sea Hunt
1958TV
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957Movie
Fred Moran
Escape from Red Rock
1957Movie
Al Farris (as Daniel White)
Maverick
1957TV
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Kennedy
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957TV
The Lonely Man
1957Movie
West Point
1956TV
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956TV
Settler
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956Movie
Sheriff
Great Day in the Morning
1956Movie
Rogers (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
1956Movie
Deputy
Telephone Time
1956TV
Highway Patrol
1955TV
The Tall Men
1955Movie
San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955TV
Sheriff (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Ainsley, Attendant, Stocker, Oldtimer
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955TV
The Road to Denver
1955Movie
Man in Buckboard
The Americano
1955Movie
Barney Dent
The Country Girl
1954Movie
Man (uncredited)
Suddenly
1954Movie
Burg (uncredited)
Lassie
1954TV
Amos Lovejoy
Tennessee Champ
1954Movie
Baptist Minister
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954Movie
Tiswin Charlie
She Couldn't Say No
1954Movie
Harley Burger
Inferno
1953Movie
Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
1953Movie
Sheriff
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Sheriff
The Lusty Men
1952Movie
Horizons West
1952Movie
Dennis (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Stan
Adventures of Superman
1952TV
Hopalong Cassidy
1952TV
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952Movie
Doc Thomas
Distant Drums
1951Movie
Cpl. Peachtree
Texas Carnival
1951Movie
Card Player (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
1951Movie
Sergeant (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951Movie
Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
1951Movie
Tex Kearns (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951TV
Red Mountain
1951Movie
Jim Braden, Assayer
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
Raton Pass
1951Movie
Scout (uncredited)
Rawhide
1951Movie
Gilchrist (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
1950Movie
Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
1950Movie
Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Intruder in the Dust
1949Movie
Will Legate (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Movie
Trooper (uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy
1949Movie
Abel Hatfield
The Cowboy and the Indians
1949Movie
Farmer (uncredited)
El Paso
1949Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Cover Up
1949Movie
Gabe
Dynamite
1949Movie
Skipper Brown (uncredited)
Outlaw Country
1949Movie
Jim McCord
The Walls of Jericho
1948Movie
Loafer (uncredited)
Gunning for Justice
1948Movie
Sheriff
Unknown Island
1948Movie
Crewman Edwards
Red River
1948Movie
Laredo (uncredited)
Sunset Carson Rides Again
1948Movie
Sheriff Norton
Station West
1948Movie
Pete
Four Faces West
1948Movie
Clint Waters
Shaggy
1948Movie
Joe Simms
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948Movie
Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
Silver River
1948Movie
Miner (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948Movie
Henchman Jackson
The Sea of Grass
1947Movie
Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
1946Movie
Ed (uncredited)
Gun Town
1946Movie
Joe - Henchman
San Antonio
1945Movie
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945Movie
Kirby (uncredited)
Crazy Knights
1944Movie
Electrician
Harmony Trail
1944Movie
Henchman Bronco
The Utah Kid
1944Movie
Henchman Slim
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944Movie
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Arizona Whirlwind
1944Movie
Engineer Jim Lockwood
Voodoo Man
1944Movie
Deputy
Westward Bound
1944Movie
Henchman Wade
The Phantom
1943Movie
Braddock (uncredited)
Smart Guy
1943Movie
Sheriff
Boss of Rawhide
1943Movie
Minstrel
False Colors
1943Movie
Bar Spectator
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
1943Movie
Kurt, Murdered cowhand
Blazing Guns
1943Movie
Henchman Trigger
Arizona Trail
1943Movie
Sheriff Jones
The Kansan
1943Movie
Barfly
Border Patrol
1943Movie
Henchman
I Married a Witch
1942Movie
Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942Movie
Rancher
Forbidden Trails
1941Movie
Barfly
Texas
1941Movie
Ringsider (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941Movie
Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941Movie
Townsman
Too Many Girls
1940Movie
Faculty (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
1940Movie
Will (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
1940Movie
Bank Teller / Stage Agent
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940Movie
Townsman
Our Town
1940Movie
Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
Beyond Tomorrow
1940Movie
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940Movie
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
1939Movie
Irate Townsman (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
1939Movie
Townsman
El Diablo Rides
1939Movie
Henchman
Destry Rides Again
1939Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
The Fighting Renegade
1939Movie
Henchman
In Old Monterey
1939Movie
Man at Meeting
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939Movie
Border Patrolman
Born to Be Wild
1938Movie
Striker (uncredited)
Everybody's Old Man
1936Movie