Dan White
Acting
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.
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Caldas
Smoke In The Wind
Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
They Call It Murder
Judge Farraday
Red Tomahawk
1st prospector, Ned Crone
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Pete Ketchum
Apache Uprising
Townsman
The Bounty Killer
Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mob Leader (uncredited)
Lonely are the Brave
Convict (uncredited)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Sheriff #2
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Porky Reed
This Earth Is Mine
Judge Gruber
Gunmen from Laredo
Frontier Gun
Sam Kilgore
The Proud Rebel
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Sheepman
Rancher (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Fred Moran
Escape from Red Rock
Al Farris (as Daniel White)
The Lonely Man
The First Traveling Saleslady
Sheriff
Great Day in the Morning
Rogers (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
Deputy
The Tall Men
San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Road to Denver
Man in Buckboard
The Americano
Barney Dent
The Country Girl
Man (uncredited)
Suddenly
Burg (uncredited)
Tennessee Champ
Baptist Minister
Taza, Son of Cochise
Tiswin Charlie
She Couldn't Say No
Harley Burger
Inferno
Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
Sheriff
The Lusty Men
Horizons West
Dennis (uncredited)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Doc Thomas
Distant Drums
Cpl. Peachtree
Red Mountain
Jim Braden, Assayer
Texas Carnival
Card Player (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Sergeant (uncredited)
The Tall Target
Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
Tex Kearns (uncredited)
Raton Pass
Scout (uncredited)
Rawhide
Gilchrist (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Intruder in the Dust
Will Legate (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Trooper (uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy
Abel Hatfield
The Cowboy and the Indians
Farmer (uncredited)
El Paso
Henchman (uncredited)
Cover Up
Gabe
Dynamite
Skipper Brown (uncredited)
Outlaw Country
Jim McCord
The Walls of Jericho
Loafer (uncredited)
Gunning for Justice
Sheriff
Unknown Island
Crewman Edwards
Red River
Laredo (uncredited)
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Sheriff Norton
Station West
Pete
Four Faces West
Clint Waters
Shaggy
Joe Simms
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
Silver River
Miner (uncredited)
Albuquerque
Henchman Jackson
The Sea of Grass
Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
Ed (uncredited)
Gun Town
Joe - Henchman
San Antonio
The Return of the Durango Kid
Kirby (uncredited)
Crazy Knights
Electrician
Harmony Trail
Henchman Bronco
The Utah Kid
Henchman Slim
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Voodoo Man
Deputy
Arizona Whirlwind
Engineer Jim Lockwood
Westward Bound
Henchman Wade
The Phantom
Braddock (uncredited)
Smart Guy
Sheriff
Boss of Rawhide
Minstrel
False Colors
Bar Spectator
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Kurt, Murdered cowhand
Blazing Guns
Henchman Trigger
Arizona Trail
Sheriff Jones
The Kansan
Barfly
Border Patrol
Henchman
I Married a Witch
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Rancher
Forbidden Trails
Barfly
Texas
Ringsider (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Townsman
Too Many Girls
Faculty Extra
The Howards of Virginia
Will (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
Bank Teller / Stage Agent
Adventures of Red Ryder
Townsman
Our Town
Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
Beyond Tomorrow
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
Irate Townsman (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Minor Role (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
Townsman
El Diablo Rides
Henchman
Destry Rides Again
Barfly (uncredited)
The Fighting Renegade
Henchman
In Old Monterey
Man at Meeting
Rough Riders' Round-up
Border Patrolman
Born to Be Wild
Striker (uncredited)
Everybody's Old Man