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