Dan White 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. Date of Birth 25 March 1908, Falmouth, Florida Date of Death 7 July 1980, Tampa, Florida
Movie | Creature of Darkness | Mason | 2009-01-31 |
Movie | Milk | Self (archive Footage) | 2008-11-05 |
Series | Barbershop | Romadal | 2005-08-14 |
Movie | The Times of Harvey Milk | Himself (archive footage) | 1984-10-07 |
Movie | Beyond the Bermuda Triangle | Caldas | 1975-11-06 |
Movie | Smoke In The Wind | Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White) | 1975-04-01 |
Movie | They Call It Murder | Judge Farraday | 1971-12-17 |
Series | The High Chaparral | Unknown | 1967-09-10 |
Movie | Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter | Pete Ketchum | 1966-04-09 |
Series | Green Acres | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
Movie | The Bounty Killer | Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White) | 1965-07-30 |
Movie | Apache Uprising | Townsman | 1965-12-29 |
Series | Flipper | Unknown | 1964-09-19 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Series | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown | 1962-09-26 |
Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
Movie | To Kill a Mockingbird | Mob Leader (uncredited) | 1962-12-20 |
Movie | Ma Barker's Killer Brood | Sheriff #2 | 1960-02-03 |
Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
Movie | This Earth Is Mine | Judge Gruber | 1959-07-08 |
Movie | Gunmen from Laredo | 1959-03-01 | |
Movie | Attack of the Giant Leeches | Porky Reed | 1959-10-01 |
Series | The Rebel | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
Movie | The Sheepman | Rancher (uncredited) | 1958-05-01 |
Movie | Touch of Evil | Customs Officer (uncredited) | 1958-03-30 |
Series | Sea Hunt | Unknown | 1958-01-04 |
Movie | The Proud Rebel | Court Clerk (uncredited) | 1958-07-01 |
Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
Movie | Frontier Gun | Sam Kilgore | 1958-10-31 |
Series | The Texan | Unknown | 1958-09-29 |
Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
Series | Sugarfoot | Unknown | 1957-09-17 |
Movie | The Lonely Man | 1957-06-21 | |
Movie | Escape from Red Rock | Al Farris (as Daniel White) | 1957-12-01 |
Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
Movie | Gunfire at Indian Gap | Fred Moran | 1957-12-11 |
Movie | The Last Hunt | Deputy | 1956-04-30 |
Movie | Great Day in the Morning | Rogers (uncredited) | 1956-05-16 |
Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
Movie | The First Traveling Saleslady | Sheriff | 1956-08-01 |
Series | West Point | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | The Road to Denver | Man in Buckboard (as Daniel White) | 1955-06-15 |
Movie | The Americano | Barney Dent | 1955-01-19 |
Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Movie | The Tall Men | San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1955-09-22 |
Series | Highway Patrol | Unknown | 1955-10-03 |
Movie | She Couldn't Say No | Harley Burger | 1954-02-15 |
Movie | Taza, Son of Cochise | Tiswin Charlie | 1954-02-18 |
Movie | Suddenly | Burg (uncredited) | 1954-09-17 |
Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
Movie | Tennessee Champ | Baptist Minister | 1954-03-03 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Born to the Saddle | Sheriff | 1953-03-15 |
Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
Movie | Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie | Doc Thomas | 1952-06-27 |
Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Horizons West | Dennis | 1952-10-11 |
Movie | The Lusty Men | 1952-10-24 | |
Movie | Raton Pass | Scout (uncredited) | 1951-04-07 |
Movie | Rawhide | Gilchrist | 1951-03-25 |
Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
Movie | Red Mountain | Jim Braden, Assayer | 1951-11-01 |
Movie | Distant Drums | Cpl. Peachtree | 1951-12-25 |
Movie | The Tall Target | Passenger in Club Car (uncredited) | 1951-08-17 |
Series | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Unknown | 1951-08-11 |
Movie | The Gunfighter | Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited) | 1950-06-23 |
Movie | A Lady Without Passport | Airport Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1950-08-03 |
Movie | Cover Up | Gabe | 1949-02-25 |
Movie | Dynamite | Skipper Brown (uncredited) | 1949-01-18 |
Movie | Outlaw Country | Jim McCord | 1949-01-07 |
Movie | El Paso | Henchman (uncredited) | 1949-03-22 |
Movie | The Cowboy and the Indians | Farmer (uncredited) | 1949-09-15 |
Movie | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Trooper (uncredited) | 1949-10-22 |
Movie | Intruder in the Dust | Will Legate (uncredited) | 1949-11-22 |
Movie | Roseanna McCoy | Abel Hatfield | 1949-10-12 |
Movie | Four Faces West | Clint Waters | 1948-08-03 |
Movie | I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | Prisoner | 1948-05-23 |
Movie | Albuquerque | Henchman Jackson | 1948-02-20 |
Movie | Red River | Laredo (uncredited) | 1948-08-26 |
Movie | The Walls of Jericho | Loafer (uncredited) | 1948-11-22 |
Movie | Station West | Pete | 1948-09-01 |
Movie | Gunning for Justice | Sheriff | 1948-11-06 |
Movie | Unknown Island | Crewman Edwards | 1948-10-15 |
Movie | Sunset Carson Rides Again | Sheriff Norton | 1948-09-10 |
Movie | Gun Town | Joe - Henchman | 1946-01-18 |
Movie | Duel in the Sun | Ed (uncredited) | 1946-12-31 |
Movie | San Antonio | 1945-12-29 | |
Movie | The Return of the Durango Kid | Kirby (uncredited) | 1945-04-19 |
Movie | Arizona Whirlwind | Engineer Jim Lockwood | 1944-02-21 |
Movie | Westward Bound | Henchman Wade | 1944-01-17 |
Movie | Voodoo Man | Deputy | 1944-02-21 |
Movie | Harmony Trail | Henchman Bronco | 1944-12-01 |
Movie | The Invisible Man's Revenge | Pub Patron (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
Movie | The Utah Kid | Henchman Slim | 1944-08-25 |
Movie | Arizona Trail | Sheriff Jones | 1943-09-15 |
Movie | The Kansan | Barfly | 1943-09-10 |
Movie | Border Patrol | Henchman | 1943-04-02 |
Movie | Blazing Guns | Henchman Trigger | 1943-10-08 |
Movie | False Colors | Bar Spectator | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | The Phantom | Braddock (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
Movie | Smart Guy | Sheriff | 1943-12-17 |
Movie | Boss of Rawhide | Minstrel | 1943-11-20 |
Movie | Outlaws of Stampede Pass | Kurt, Murdered cowhand | 1943-10-15 |
Movie | Sheriff of Sage Valley | Rancher | 1942-09-02 |
Movie | The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury | Saloon Gambler (uncredited) | 1941-08-08 |
Movie | The Lone Rider in Ghost Town | Townsman | 1941-05-16 |
Movie | Forbidden Trails | Barfly | 1941-12-25 |
Movie | Texas | Ringsider (uncredited) | 1941-10-09 |
Movie | Our Town | Wedding Guest Talking to Constable | 1940-05-24 |
Movie | Beyond Tomorrow | Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited) | 1940-05-10 |
Movie | Adventures of Red Ryder | Townsman | 1940-06-28 |
Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | Too Many Girls | Faculty Extra | 1940-10-08 |
Movie | The Howards of Virginia | Will (uncredited) | 1940-09-19 |
Movie | Deadwood Dick | Bank Teller / Stage Agent | 1940-07-19 |
Movie | The Fighting Renegade | Henchman | 1939-08-31 |
Movie | Rough Riders' Round-up | Border Patrolman | 1939-03-13 |
Movie | Destry Rides Again | Barfly (uncredited) | 1939-11-30 |
Movie | In Old Monterey | Man at Meeting | 1939-08-14 |
Movie | Death Rides the Range | Townsman | 1939-12-14 |
Movie | Days of Jesse James | Irate Townsman (uncredited) | 1939-12-20 |
Movie | Gone with the Wind | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1939-12-15 |
Movie | El Diablo Rides | Henchman | 1939-12-12 |
Movie | Born to Be Wild | Striker (uncredited) | 1938-02-16 |