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
1940
asPoor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
1958
asCustoms Officer (uncredited)
1944
asPub Patron (uncredited)
1960
asSheriff #2
1948
asLoafer (uncredited)
1959
asPorky Reed
1949
asSkipper Brown (uncredited)
1948
asPete
1951
asGilchrist (uncredited)
1945
as
1938
asStriker (uncredited)
1945
asKirby (uncredited)
1948
asDeath Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
1940
asWill (uncredited)
1949
asWill Legate (uncredited)
1956
asRogers (uncredited)
1948
asSheriff Norton
1943
asBraddock (uncredited)
1965
asTownsman
1951
asScout (uncredited)
1941
asBarfly
1944
asHenchman Bronco
1952
asDoc Thomas
1949
asAbel Hatfield
1954
asBaptist Minister
1954
asBurg (uncredited)
1956
asDeputy
1958
asCourt Clerk (uncredited)
1966
asPete Ketchum
1943
asSheriff
1951
asCpl. Peachtree
1943
asHenchman Trigger
1944
asHenchman Wade
1944
asEngineer Jim Lockwood
1954
asTiswin Charlie
1959
as
1958
asRancher (uncredited)
1952
as
1949
asFarmer (uncredited)
1957
as
1967
as1st prospector, Ned Crone
1939
asBorder Patrolman
1939
asMinor Role (uncredited)
1939
asIrate Townsman (uncredited)
1939
asTownsman
1939
asBarfly (uncredited)
1939
asHenchman
1962
asMob Leader (uncredited)
1942
as
1949
asHenchman (uncredited)
1944
asElectrician
1948
asClint Waters
1941
asRingsider (uncredited)
1949
asGabe
1956
asSheriff
1950
asCard Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
1947
asWake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1941
asTownsman
1939
asHenchman
1940
asBank Teller / Stage Agent
1940
asTownsman
1955
asMan in Buckboard (as Daniel White)
1951
asSergeant (uncredited)
1940
asWedding Guest Talking to Constable
1940
asGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1940
asFaculty Extra
1949
asTrooper (uncredited)
1939
asMan at Meeting
1943
asSheriff Jones
1943
asMinstrel
1943
asKurt, Murdered cowhand
1944
asHenchman Slim
1946
asJoe - Henchman
1948
asHenchman Jackson
1948
asSheriff
1942
asRancher
1949
asJim McCord
1941
asSaloon Gambler (uncredited)
1953
asSheriff
1943
asHenchman
1943
asBar Spectator
1943
asBarfly
1958
asSam Kilgore
1955
asBarney Dent
1965
asMarshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
1957
asAl Farris (as Daniel White)
1957
asFred Moran
1975
asCaldas
1954
asHarley Burger
1948
asCrewman Edwards
1948
asLaredo (uncredited)
1959
asJudge Gruber
1950
asAirport Dispatcher (uncredited)
1951
asPassenger in Club Car (uncredited)
1971
asJudge Farraday
1975
asCol. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
1955
asSan Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1946
asEd (uncredited)
1944
asDeputy
1951
asJim Braden, Assayer
1952
asDennis (uncredited)
1953
asLee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1951
asTex Kearns (uncredited)
1936
as
1954
asMan (uncredited)
1951
asCard Player (uncredited)
1948
asMiner (uncredited)
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as1st Juror
as
asAinsley
asSheriff
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asSheriff of Elkville
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asSheriff Prentiss
asFox
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asSettler
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asCorby
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asKennedy
asBen Taylor
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asasEdwards
asBaggage Man
asStableman
asAttendant
asStocker
asOldtimer
asDirt Smith
asSheriff Bart Sloane
asStan
asWindy
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