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.
Acted in
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 High Chaparral
1967
as Sheriff Prentiss
The High Chaparral
1967
as Dirt Smith
Red Tomahawk
1967
as 1st prospector, Ned Crone
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Pete Ketchum
Apache Uprising
1965
as Townsman
Green Acres
1965
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
Flipper
1964
Petticoat Junction
1963
as 1st Juror
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Fox
The Virginian
1962
as Edwards
The Virginian
1962
as Baggage Man
The Virginian
1962
as Stableman
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960
as Sheriff #2
The Rebel
1959
as Corby
Attack of the Giant Leeches
1959
as Porky Reed
This Earth Is Mine
1959
as Judge Gruber
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
Rawhide
1959
as Sheriff of Elkville
Rawhide
1959
as Windy
Frontier Gun
1958
as Sam Kilgore
Bat Masterson
1958
as Ben Taylor
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sheriff Bart Sloane
The Rifleman
1958
The Texan
1958
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Sheepman
1958
as Rancher (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
1958
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
Sea Hunt
1958
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957
as Fred Moran
Escape from Red Rock
1957
as Al Farris (as Daniel White)
Maverick
1957
Sugarfoot
1957
as Kennedy
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Lonely Man
1957
West Point
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Settler
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
as Sheriff
Great Day in the Morning
1956
as Rogers (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
1956
as Deputy
Telephone Time
1956
Highway Patrol
1955
The Tall Men
1955
as San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ainsley
Gunsmoke
1955
as Attendant
Gunsmoke
1955
as Stocker
Gunsmoke
1955
as Oldtimer
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Road to Denver
1955
as Man in Buckboard (as Daniel White)
The Americano
1955
as Barney Dent
Suddenly
1954
as Burg (uncredited)
Lassie
1954
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
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sheriff
The Lusty Men
1952
Horizons West
1952
as Dennis (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Stan
Adventures of Superman
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952
as Doc Thomas
Distant Drums
1951
as Cpl. Peachtree
Red Mountain
1951
as Jim Braden, Assayer
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951
as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
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
Sunset Carson Rides Again
1948
as Sheriff Norton
Station West
1948
as Pete
Red River
1948
as Laredo (uncredited)
Four Faces West
1948
as Clint Waters
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
as Death Row Prisoner #1 (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
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)
Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Engineer Jim Lockwood
Voodoo Man
1944
as Deputy
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
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 Extra
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)
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
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
1938
as Striker (uncredited)