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
Filmography
all 127
Movies 98
TV Shows 29
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975)
Smoke In The Wind (1975)
They Call It Murder (1971)
The High Chaparral (1967)
Red Tomahawk (1967)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
Apache Uprising (1965)
Green Acres (1965)
The Bounty Killer (1965)
Flipper (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)
The Rebel (1959)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Gunmen from Laredo (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Frontier Gun (1958)
Bat Masterson (1958)
The Rifleman (1958)
The Texan (1958)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
The Sheepman (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Sea Hunt (1958)
Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957)
Escape from Red Rock (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
The Lonely Man (1957)
West Point (1956)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
The Last Hunt (1956)
Telephone Time (1956)
Highway Patrol (1955)
The Tall Men (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
The Road to Denver (1955)
The Americano (1955)
Suddenly (1954)
Lassie (1954)
Tennessee Champ (1954)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
Born to the Saddle (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Your Favorite Story (1953)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
Distant Drums (1951)
Red Mountain (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Raton Pass (1951)
Rawhide (1951)
A Lady Without Passport (1950)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Roseanna McCoy (1949)
The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
El Paso (1949)
Cover Up (1949)
Dynamite (1949)
Outlaw Country (1949)
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
Gunning for Justice (1948)
Unknown Island (1948)
Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948)
Station West (1948)
Red River (1948)
Four Faces West (1948)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Albuquerque (1948)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Gun Town (1946)
San Antonio (1945)
The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)
Crazy Knights (1944)
Harmony Trail (1944)
The Utah Kid (1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
Voodoo Man (1944)
Arizona Whirlwind (1944)
Westward Bound (1944)
The Phantom (1943)
Smart Guy (1943)
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
False Colors (1943)
Outlaws of Stampede Pass (1943)
Blazing Guns (1943)
Arizona Trail (1943)
The Kansan (1943)
Border Patrol (1943)
I Married a Witch (1942)
Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)
Forbidden Trails (1941)
Texas (1941)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941)
Too Many Girls (1940)
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Deadwood Dick (1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Our Town (1940)
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Days of Jesse James (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Death Rides the Range (1939)
El Diablo Rides (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
The Fighting Renegade (1939)
In Old Monterey (1939)
Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
Born to Be Wild (1938)
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GenderMale
Birthday1908-03-25
Deathday1980-07-07 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceFalmouth, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDaniel
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