Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 25, 1908
Died
Jul 07, 1980
Place of Birth
Falmouth, Florida, USA
Credits
139 titles
Dan White
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
Filmography
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Caldas
Smoke In The Wind
Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
They Call It Murder
Judge Farraday
The Cheyenne Social Club
Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
The High Chaparral
Sheriff Prentiss
Red Tomahawk
1st prospector, Ned Crone
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Pete Ketchum
Apache Uprising
Townsman
Green Acres
The Bounty Killer
Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
Flipper
Petticoat Junction
1st Juror
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mob Leader (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Virginian
Fox
Lonely are the Brave
Convict (uncredited)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Sheriff #2
The Rebel
Corby
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Porky Reed
This Earth Is Mine
Judge Gruber
Gunmen from Laredo
Rawhide
Sheriff of Elkville
Frontier Gun
Sam Kilgore
Bat Masterson
Ben Taylor
The Rifleman
The Texan
The Proud Rebel
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Sheepman
Rancher (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Sea Hunt
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Fred Moran
Escape from Red Rock
Al Farris (as Daniel White)
Maverick
Sugarfoot
Kennedy
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Lonely Man
West Point
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Settler
The First Traveling Saleslady
Sheriff
Great Day in the Morning
Rogers (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
Deputy
Telephone Time
Highway Patrol
The Tall Men
San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Sheriff (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Ainsley
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Road to Denver
Man in Buckboard
The Americano
Barney Dent
The Country Girl
Man (uncredited)