Dan White
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-03-25
Day of Death
1980-07-07 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Falmouth, Florida, USA
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
Acting
(1975)
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
as Caldas
(1975)
Smoke In The Wind
as Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
(1971)
They Call It Murder
as Judge Farraday
(1967)
Red Tomahawk
as 1st prospector, Ned Crone
(1966)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Pete Ketchum
(1965)
Apache Uprising
as Townsman
(1965)
The Bounty Killer
as Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
(1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
(1960)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
as Sheriff #2
(1959)
Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Porky Reed
(1959)
(1959)
This Earth Is Mine
as Judge Gruber
(1958)
Touch of Evil
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
(1958)
The Sheepman
as Rancher (uncredited)
(1958)
The Proud Rebel
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
(1958)
Frontier Gun
as Sam Kilgore
(1957)
(1957)
Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Fred Moran
(1957)
Escape from Red Rock
as Al Farris (as Daniel White)
(1956)
The Last Hunt
as Deputy
(1956)
Great Day in the Morning
as Rogers (uncredited)
(1956)
The First Traveling Saleslady
as Sheriff
(1955)
The Tall Men
as San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1955)
The Americano
as Barney Dent
(1955)
The Road to Denver
as Man in Buckboard (as Daniel White)
(1954)
Suddenly
as Burg (uncredited)
(1954)
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Tiswin Charlie
(1954)
Tennessee Champ
as Baptist Minister
(1954)
She Couldn't Say No
as Harley Burger
(1953)
Inferno
as Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
(1953)
Born to the Saddle
as Sheriff
(1952)
Horizons West
as Dennis (uncredited)
(1952)
(1952)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
as Doc Thomas
(1951)
Rawhide
as Gilchrist (uncredited)
(1951)
Distant Drums
as Cpl. Peachtree
(1951)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
(1951)
Red Mountain
as Jim Braden, Assayer
(1951)
His Kind of Woman
as Tex Kearns (uncredited)
(1951)
Raton Pass
as Scout (uncredited)
(1950)
The Gunfighter
as Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
(1950)
A Lady Without Passport
as Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
(1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Trooper (uncredited)
(1949)
Cover Up
as Gabe
(1949)
El Paso
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1949)
The Cowboy and the Indians
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1949)
Dynamite
as Skipper Brown (uncredited)
(1949)
Roseanna McCoy
as Abel Hatfield
(1949)
Intruder in the Dust
as Will Legate (uncredited)
(1949)
Outlaw Country
as Jim McCord
(1948)
Red River
as Laredo (uncredited)
(1948)
Station West
as Pete
(1948)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
(1948)
Albuquerque
as Henchman Jackson
(1948)
Unknown Island
as Crewman Edwards
(1948)
Four Faces West
as Clint Waters
(1948)
The Walls of Jericho
as Loafer (uncredited)
(1948)
Sunset Carson Rides Again
as Sheriff Norton
(1948)
Gunning for Justice
as Sheriff
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
(1946)
Duel in the Sun
as Ed (uncredited)
(1946)
Gun Town
as Joe - Henchman
(1945)
(1945)
The Return of the Durango Kid
as Kirby (uncredited)
(1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Pub Patron (uncredited)
(1944)
Crazy Knights
as Electrician
(1944)
Voodoo Man
as Deputy
(1944)
The Utah Kid
as Henchman Slim
(1944)
Westward Bound
as Henchman Wade
(1944)
Harmony Trail
as Henchman Bronco
(1944)
Arizona Whirlwind
as Engineer Jim Lockwood
(1943)
False Colors
as Bar Spectator
(1943)
The Kansan
as Barfly
(1943)
Border Patrol
as Henchman
(1943)
Smart Guy
as Sheriff
(1943)
The Phantom
as Braddock (uncredited)
(1943)
Arizona Trail
as Sheriff Jones
(1943)
Boss of Rawhide
as Minstrel
(1943)
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
as Kurt, Murdered cowhand
(1943)
Blazing Guns
as Henchman Trigger
(1942)
(1942)
Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Rancher
(1941)
Texas
as Ringsider (uncredited)
(1941)
Forbidden Trails
as Barfly
(1941)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
(1941)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
as Townsman
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
(1940)
Beyond Tomorrow
as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
(1940)
Our Town
as Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
(1940)
The Howards of Virginia
as Will (uncredited)
(1940)
Too Many Girls
as Faculty Extra
(1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Townsman
(1940)
Deadwood Dick
as Bank Teller / Stage Agent
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1939)
Days of Jesse James
as Irate Townsman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Fighting Renegade
as Henchman
(1939)
In Old Monterey
as Man at Meeting
(1939)
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Border Patrolman
(1939)
Death Rides the Range
as Townsman
(1939)
El Diablo Rides
as Henchman
(1938)
Born to Be Wild
as Striker (uncredited)
(1936)