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