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