Acting · Falmouth, Florida, USA · Born March 25, 1908
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.
MovieBeyond the Bermuda Triangle
1975
as Caldas
MovieSmoke In The Wind
1975
as Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
MovieThey Call It Murder
1971
as Judge Farraday
MovieThe Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Sheriff Prentiss
MovieRed Tomahawk
1967
as 1st prospector, Ned Crone
MovieJesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Pete Ketchum
MovieApache Uprising
1965
as Townsman
TVGreen Acres
1965
MovieThe Bounty Killer
1965
as Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
TVFlipper
1964
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as 1st Juror
MovieTo Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Fox
MovieLonely are the Brave
1962
as Convict (uncredited)
MovieMa Barker's Killer Brood
1960
as Sheriff #2
TVThe Rebel
1959
as Corby
MovieAttack of the Giant Leeches
1959
as Porky Reed
MovieThis Earth Is Mine
1959
as Judge Gruber
MovieGunmen from Laredo
1959
TVRawhide
1959
as Sheriff of Elkville
MovieFrontier Gun
1958
as Sam Kilgore
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Ben Taylor
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
MovieThe Proud Rebel
1958
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
MovieThe Sheepman
1958
as Rancher (uncredited)
MovieTouch of Evil
1958
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
TVSea Hunt
1958
MovieGunfire at Indian Gap
1957
as Fred Moran
MovieEscape from Red Rock
1957
as Al Farris (as Daniel White)
TVMaverick
1957
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Kennedy
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieThe Lonely Man
1957
TVWest Point
1956
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Settler
MovieThe First Traveling Saleslady
1956
as Sheriff
MovieGreat Day in the Morning
1956
as Rogers (uncredited)
MovieThe Last Hunt
1956
as Deputy
TVTelephone Time
1956
TVHighway Patrol
1955
MovieThe Tall Men
1955
as San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
TVCheyenne
1955
as Sheriff (uncredited)
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Ainsley
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
MovieThe Road to Denver
1955
as Man in Buckboard
MovieThe Americano
1955
as Barney Dent
MovieThe Country Girl
1954
as Man (uncredited)
MovieSuddenly
1954
as Burg (uncredited)
TVLassie
1954
as Amos Lovejoy
MovieTennessee Champ
1954
as Baptist Minister
MovieTaza, Son of Cochise
1954
as Tiswin Charlie
MovieShe Couldn't Say No
1954
as Harley Burger
MovieInferno
1953
as Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
MovieBorn to the Saddle
1953
as Sheriff
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Sheriff
MovieThe Lusty Men
1952
MovieHorizons West
1952
as Dennis (uncredited)
TVCavalcade of America
1952
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
TVHopalong Cassidy
1952
MovieWait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952
as Doc Thomas
MovieDistant Drums
1951
as Cpl. Peachtree
MovieTexas Carnival
1951
as Card Player (uncredited)
MovieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe Tall Target
1951
as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
MovieHis Kind of Woman
1951
as Tex Kearns (uncredited)
TVThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
MovieRed Mountain
1951
as Jim Braden, Assayer
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieRaton Pass
1951
as Scout (uncredited)
MovieRawhide
1951
as Gilchrist (uncredited)
MovieA Lady Without Passport
1950
as Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
MovieThe Gunfighter
1950
as Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
MovieIntruder in the Dust
1949
as Will Legate (uncredited)
MovieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Trooper (uncredited)
MovieRoseanna McCoy
1949
as Abel Hatfield
MovieThe Cowboy and the Indians
1949
as Farmer (uncredited)
MovieEl Paso
1949
as Henchman (uncredited)
MovieCover Up
1949
as Gabe
MovieDynamite
1949
as Skipper Brown (uncredited)
MovieOutlaw Country
1949
as Jim McCord
MovieThe Walls of Jericho
1948
as Loafer (uncredited)
MovieGunning for Justice
1948
as Sheriff
MovieUnknown Island
1948
as Crewman Edwards
MovieRed River
1948
as Laredo (uncredited)
MovieSunset Carson Rides Again
1948
as Sheriff Norton
MovieStation West
1948
as Pete
MovieFour Faces West
1948
as Clint Waters
MovieShaggy
1948
as Joe Simms
MovieI Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
as Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
MovieSilver River
1948
as Miner (uncredited)
MovieAlbuquerque
1948
as Henchman Jackson
MovieThe Sea of Grass
1947
as Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
MovieDuel in the Sun
1946
as Ed (uncredited)
MovieGun Town
1946
as Joe - Henchman
MovieSan Antonio
1945
MovieThe Return of the Durango Kid
1945
as Kirby (uncredited)
MovieCrazy Knights
1944
as Electrician
MovieHarmony Trail
1944
as Henchman Bronco
MovieThe Utah Kid
1944
as Henchman Slim
MovieThe Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Pub Patron (uncredited)
MovieArizona Whirlwind
1944
as Engineer Jim Lockwood
MovieVoodoo Man
1944
as Deputy
MovieWestward Bound
1944
as Henchman Wade
MovieThe Phantom
1943
as Braddock (uncredited)
MovieSmart Guy
1943
as Sheriff
MovieBoss of Rawhide
1943
as Minstrel
MovieFalse Colors
1943
as Bar Spectator
MovieOutlaws of Stampede Pass
1943
as Kurt, Murdered cowhand
MovieBlazing Guns
1943
as Henchman Trigger
MovieArizona Trail
1943
as Sheriff Jones
MovieThe Kansan
1943
as Barfly
MovieBorder Patrol
1943
as Henchman
MovieI Married a Witch
1942
MovieSheriff of Sage Valley
1942
as Rancher
MovieForbidden Trails
1941
as Barfly
MovieTexas
1941
as Ringsider (uncredited)
MovieThe Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941
as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
MovieThe Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941
as Townsman
MovieToo Many Girls
1940
as Faculty (uncredited)
MovieThe Howards of Virginia
1940
as Will (uncredited)
MovieDeadwood Dick
1940
as Bank Teller / Stage Agent
MovieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Townsman
MovieOur Town
1940
as Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
MovieBeyond Tomorrow
1940
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
MovieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
MovieDays of Jesse James
1939
as Irate Townsman (uncredited)
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MovieDeath Rides the Range
1939
as Townsman
MovieEl Diablo Rides
1939
as Henchman
MovieDestry Rides Again
1939
as Barfly (uncredited)
MovieThe Fighting Renegade
1939
as Henchman
MovieIn Old Monterey
1939
as Man at Meeting
MovieRough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Border Patrolman
MovieBorn to Be Wild
1938
as Striker (uncredited)
MovieEverybody's Old Man
1936
