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