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