Dan White
Age: 72 | From: Falmouth, Florida, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1908-03-25 07:08:55
Death: 1980-07-07 07:08:55
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Falmouth, Florida, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 89
TV Involvements: 18
Most Famous Work
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. Date of Birth 25 March 1908, Falmouth, Florida Date of Death 7 July 1980, Tampa, Florida
Most Famous Work
Cavalcade of America
(1952) Stan
Rawhide
(1959) Windy
The Virginian
(1962) Stableman
Bat Masterson
(1958) Sheriff Bart Sloane
Sugarfoot
(1957) Kennedy
The High Chaparral
(1967) Dirt Smith
The Rebel
(1959) Corby
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1956) SettlerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Caldas | |
| Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White) | ||
| 1971 | Judge Farraday | |
| 1967 | Sheriff Prentiss | |
| Dirt Smith | ||
| 1st prospector, Ned Crone | ||
| 1966 | Pete Ketchum | |
| 1965 | Townsman | |
| N/A | ||
| Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White) | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| 1963 | 1st Juror | |
| 1962 | Mob Leader (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Fox | ||
| Edwards | ||
| Baggage Man | ||
| Stableman | ||
| 1960 | Sheriff #2 | |
| 1959 | Corby | |
| Porky Reed | ||
| Judge Gruber | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff of Elkville | ||
| Windy | ||
| 1958 | Sam Kilgore | |
| Ben Taylor | ||
| Sheriff Bart Sloane | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Court Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Rancher (uncredited) | ||
| Customs Officer (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | Fred Moran | |
| Al Farris (as Daniel White) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kennedy | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1956 | N/A | |
| Settler | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Rogers (uncredited) | ||
| Deputy | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Ainsley | ||
| Attendant | ||
| Stocker | ||
| Oldtimer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Man in Buckboard (as Daniel White) | ||
| Barney Dent | ||
| 1954 | Burg (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Baptist Minister | ||
| Tiswin Charlie | ||
| Harley Burger | ||
| 1953 | Sheriff | |
| Sheriff | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Stan | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Doc Thomas | ||
| 1951 | Cpl. Peachtree | |
| Jim Braden, Assayer | ||
| Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Passenger in Club Car (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Scout (uncredited) | ||
| Gilchrist (uncredited) | ||
| 1950 | Airport Dispatcher (uncredited) | |
| Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Will Legate (uncredited) | |
| Trooper (uncredited) | ||
| Abel Hatfield | ||
| Farmer (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman (uncredited) | ||
| Gabe | ||
| Skipper Brown (uncredited) | ||
| Jim McCord | ||
| 1948 | Loafer (uncredited) | |
| Sheriff | ||
| Crewman Edwards | ||
| Sheriff Norton | ||
| Pete | ||
| Laredo (uncredited) | ||
| Clint Waters | ||
| Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman Jackson | ||
| 1947 | Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Ed (uncredited) | |
| Joe - Henchman | ||
| 1945 | N/A | |
| Kirby (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Electrician | |
| Henchman Bronco | ||
| Henchman Slim | ||
| Pub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Engineer Jim Lockwood | ||
| Deputy | ||
| Henchman Wade | ||
| 1943 | Braddock (uncredited) | |
| Sheriff | ||
| Minstrel | ||
| Bar Spectator | ||
| Kurt, Murdered cowhand | ||
| Henchman Trigger | ||
| Sheriff Jones | ||
| Barfly | ||
| Henchman | ||
| 1942 | N/A | |
| Rancher | ||
| 1941 | Barfly | |
| Ringsider (uncredited) | ||
| Saloon Gambler (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman | ||
| 1940 | Faculty Extra | |
| Will (uncredited) | ||
| Bank Teller / Stage Agent | ||
| Townsman | ||
| Wedding Guest Talking to Constable | ||
| Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited) | ||
| Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Irate Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Minor Role (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman | ||
| Henchman | ||
| Barfly (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman | ||
| Man at Meeting | ||
| Border Patrolman | ||
| 1938 | Striker (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
