Dan White
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1908-03-25
- Died
- 1980-07-07
- Place of birth
- Falmouth, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Daniel · Daniel M. White · Daniel 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
TV Shows (29)
The Rifleman
1958
Lassie
1954
as Amos Lovejoy
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Adventures of Superman
1952
Petticoat Junction
1963
as 1st Juror
Maverick
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Cheyenne
1955
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Virginian
1962
as Fox / Edwards / Baggage Man / Stableman
Green Acres
1965
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ainsley / Attendant / Stocker / Oldtimer
Rawhide
1959
as Sheriff of Elkville / Windy
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Bat Masterson
1958
as Ben Taylor / Sheriff Bart Sloane
Highway Patrol
1955
The High Chaparral
1967
as Sheriff Prentiss / Dirt Smith
The Rebel
1959
as Corby
Sea Hunt
1958
Telephone Time
1956
Sugarfoot
1957
as Kennedy
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Settler
The Texan
1958
Flipper
1964
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Stan
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
West Point
1956
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sheriff
Movies (110)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Minor Role (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
Distant Drums
1951
as Cpl. Peachtree
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
Red River
1948
as Laredo (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
1958
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Trooper (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Ed (uncredited)
Gun Town
1946
as Joe - Henchman
Shaggy
1948
as Joe Simms
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
Lonely are the Brave
1962
as Convict (uncredited)
Forbidden Trails
1941
as Barfly
This Earth Is Mine
1959
as Judge Gruber
Great Day in the Morning
1956
as Rogers (uncredited)
The Sheepman
1958
as Rancher (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Sergeant (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Tex Kearns (uncredited)
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
1950
as Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
The Tall Men
1955
as San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Miner (uncredited)
Red Mountain
1951
as Jim Braden, Assayer
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Pub Patron (uncredited)
The Country Girl
1954
as Man (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Barfly (uncredited)
Attack of the Giant Leeches
1959
as Porky Reed
The Last Hunt
1956
as Deputy
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
as Tiswin Charlie
Horizons West
1952
as Dennis (uncredited)
Four Faces West
1948
as Clint Waters
Rawhide
1951
as Gilchrist (uncredited)
Suddenly
1954
as Burg (uncredited)
Everybody's Old Man
1936
San Antonio
1945
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Loafer (uncredited)
Cover Up
1949
as Gabe
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Will (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951
as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Unknown Island
1948
as Crewman Edwards
Our Town
1940
as Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
Texas
1941
as Ringsider (uncredited)
Station West
1948
as Pete
A Lady Without Passport
1950
as Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
Intruder in the Dust
1949
as Will Legate (uncredited)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
as Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
Beyond Tomorrow
1940
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
They Call It Murder
1971
as Judge Farraday
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
The Americano
1955
as Barney Dent
El Paso
1949
as Henchman (uncredited)
She Couldn't Say No
1954
as Harley Burger
Red Tomahawk
1967
as 1st prospector, Ned Crone
The Lusty Men
1952
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960
as Sheriff #2
The Phantom
1943
as Braddock (uncredited)
False Colors
1943
as Bar Spectator
The Kansan
1943
as Barfly
Roseanna McCoy
1949
as Abel Hatfield
The Road to Denver
1955
as Man in Buckboard
Apache Uprising
1965
as Townsman
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Townsman
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Pete Ketchum
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957
as Fred Moran
Inferno
1953
as Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
1940
as Faculty (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
1939
as Townsman
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Irate Townsman (uncredited)
In Old Monterey
1939
as Man at Meeting
Tennessee Champ
1954
as Baptist Minister
The Cowboy and the Indians
1949
as Farmer (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Border Patrolman
Harmony Trail
1944
as Henchman Bronco
Border Patrol
1943
as Henchman
Smoke In The Wind
1975
as Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
Raton Pass
1951
as Scout (uncredited)
Sunset Carson Rides Again
1948
as Sheriff Norton
Born to the Saddle
1953
as Sheriff
Albuquerque
1948
as Henchman Jackson
Born to Be Wild
1938
as Striker (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
1940
as Bank Teller / Stage Agent
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945
as Kirby (uncredited)
Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Engineer Jim Lockwood
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
as Sheriff
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
1943
as Kurt, Murdered cowhand
Texas Carnival
1951
as Card Player (uncredited)
Escape from Red Rock
1957
as Al Farris (as Daniel White)
Gunning for Justice
1948
as Sheriff
Boss of Rawhide
1943
as Minstrel
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952
as Doc Thomas
Voodoo Man
1944
as Deputy
Crazy Knights
1944
as Electrician
The Lonely Man
1957
Outlaw Country
1949
as Jim McCord
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
1975
as Caldas
Frontier Gun
1958
as Sam Kilgore
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941
as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
The Utah Kid
1944
as Henchman Slim
Dynamite
1949
as Skipper Brown (uncredited)
The Fighting Renegade
1939
as Henchman
Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942
as Rancher
Arizona Trail
1943
as Sheriff Jones
Westward Bound
1944
as Henchman Wade
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941
as Townsman
Smart Guy
1943
as Sheriff
El Diablo Rides
1939
as Henchman
Blazing Guns
1943
as Henchman Trigger
About 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… With 139 credits spanning from 1936 to 1975, Dan White has appeared in 110 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dan White Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — as Mob Leader (uncredited)
- Distant Drums (1951) — as Cpl. Peachtree
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
- Red River (1948) — as Laredo (uncredited)
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