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Dan White

Dan White 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


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Born:
Mar 25, 1908
Movie/TV Credits:
128
First Appeared:
In the movie Born to Be Wild 1938-02-16
Latest Project:
Movie Creature of Darkness 2009-01-31
Known For
Poster of Flipper
Poster of Rawhide
Poster of Roseanna McCoy
Poster of Station West
Filmography
Movie Creature of Darkness Mason 2009-01-31
Movie Milk Self (archive Footage) 2008-11-05
Series Barbershop Romadal 2005-08-14
Movie The Times of Harvey Milk Himself (archive footage) 1984-10-07
Movie Beyond the Bermuda Triangle Caldas 1975-11-06
Movie Smoke In The Wind Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White) 1975-04-01
Movie They Call It Murder Judge Farraday 1971-12-17
Series The High Chaparral Unknown 1967-09-10
Movie Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter Pete Ketchum 1966-04-09
Series Green Acres Unknown 1965-09-15
Movie The Bounty Killer Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White) 1965-07-30
Movie Apache Uprising Townsman 1965-12-29
Series Flipper Unknown 1964-09-19
Series Petticoat Junction Unknown 1963-09-24
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown 1962-09-26
Series The Virginian Unknown 1962-09-19
Movie To Kill a Mockingbird Mob Leader (uncredited) 1962-12-20
Movie Ma Barker's Killer Brood Sheriff #2 1960-02-03
Series Rawhide Unknown 1959-01-09
Movie This Earth Is Mine Judge Gruber 1959-07-08
Movie Gunmen from Laredo 1959-03-01
Movie Attack of the Giant Leeches Porky Reed 1959-10-01
Series The Rebel Unknown 1959-10-04
Movie The Sheepman Rancher (uncredited) 1958-05-01
Movie Touch of Evil Customs Officer (uncredited) 1958-03-30
Series Sea Hunt Unknown 1958-01-04
Movie The Proud Rebel Court Clerk (uncredited) 1958-07-01
Series Bat Masterson Unknown 1958-10-08
Movie Frontier Gun Sam Kilgore 1958-10-31
Series The Texan Unknown 1958-09-29
Series The Rifleman Unknown 1958-09-30
Series Have Gun, Will Travel Unknown 1957-09-14
Series Sugarfoot Unknown 1957-09-17
Movie The Lonely Man 1957-06-21
Movie Escape from Red Rock Al Farris (as Daniel White) 1957-12-01
Series Maverick Unknown 1957-09-22
Movie Gunfire at Indian Gap Fred Moran 1957-12-11
Movie The Last Hunt Deputy 1956-04-30
Movie Great Day in the Morning Rogers (uncredited) 1956-05-16
Series Telephone Time Unknown 1956-04-08
Movie The First Traveling Saleslady Sheriff 1956-08-01
Series West Point Unknown 1956-10-05
Series The Adventures of Jim Bowie Unknown 1956-09-07
Movie The Road to Denver Man in Buckboard (as Daniel White) 1955-06-15
Movie The Americano Barney Dent 1955-01-19
Series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Unknown 1955-09-06
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10
Movie The Tall Men San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 1955-09-22
Series Highway Patrol Unknown 1955-10-03
Movie She Couldn't Say No Harley Burger 1954-02-15
Movie Taza, Son of Cochise Tiswin Charlie 1954-02-18
Movie Suddenly Burg (uncredited) 1954-09-17
Series Lassie Unknown 1954-09-12
Movie Tennessee Champ Baptist Minister 1954-03-03
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Movie Born to the Saddle Sheriff 1953-03-15
Series Hopalong Cassidy Unknown 1952-09-19
Movie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie Doc Thomas 1952-06-27
Series Adventures of Superman Unknown 1952-09-19
Series Cavalcade of America Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie Horizons West Dennis 1952-10-11
Movie The Lusty Men 1952-10-24
Movie Raton Pass Scout (uncredited) 1951-04-07
Movie Rawhide Gilchrist 1951-03-25
Series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Unknown 1951-04-15
Movie Red Mountain Jim Braden, Assayer 1951-11-01
Movie Distant Drums Cpl. Peachtree 1951-12-25
Movie The Tall Target Passenger in Club Car (uncredited) 1951-08-17
Series The Adventures of Kit Carson Unknown 1951-08-11
Movie The Gunfighter Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited) 1950-06-23
Movie A Lady Without Passport Airport Dispatcher (uncredited) 1950-08-03
Movie Cover Up Gabe 1949-02-25
Movie Dynamite Skipper Brown (uncredited) 1949-01-18
Movie Outlaw Country Jim McCord 1949-01-07
Movie El Paso Henchman (uncredited) 1949-03-22
Movie The Cowboy and the Indians Farmer (uncredited) 1949-09-15
Movie She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Trooper (uncredited) 1949-10-22
Movie Intruder in the Dust Will Legate (uncredited) 1949-11-22
Movie Roseanna McCoy Abel Hatfield 1949-10-12
Movie Four Faces West Clint Waters 1948-08-03
Movie I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes Prisoner 1948-05-23
Movie Albuquerque Henchman Jackson 1948-02-20
Movie Red River Laredo (uncredited) 1948-08-26
Movie The Walls of Jericho Loafer (uncredited) 1948-11-22
Movie Station West Pete 1948-09-01
Movie Gunning for Justice Sheriff 1948-11-06
Movie Unknown Island Crewman Edwards 1948-10-15
Movie Sunset Carson Rides Again Sheriff Norton 1948-09-10
Movie Gun Town Joe - Henchman 1946-01-18
Movie Duel in the Sun Ed (uncredited) 1946-12-31
Movie San Antonio 1945-12-29
Movie The Return of the Durango Kid Kirby (uncredited) 1945-04-19
Movie Arizona Whirlwind Engineer Jim Lockwood 1944-02-21
Movie Westward Bound Henchman Wade 1944-01-17
Movie Voodoo Man Deputy 1944-02-21
Movie Harmony Trail Henchman Bronco 1944-12-01
Movie The Invisible Man's Revenge Pub Patron (uncredited) 1944-06-09
Movie The Utah Kid Henchman Slim 1944-08-25
Movie Arizona Trail Sheriff Jones 1943-09-15
Movie The Kansan Barfly 1943-09-10
Movie Border Patrol Henchman 1943-04-02
Movie Blazing Guns Henchman Trigger 1943-10-08
Movie False Colors Bar Spectator 1943-11-05
Movie The Phantom Braddock (uncredited) 1943-12-24
Movie Smart Guy Sheriff 1943-12-17
Movie Boss of Rawhide Minstrel 1943-11-20
Movie Outlaws of Stampede Pass Kurt, Murdered cowhand 1943-10-15
Movie Sheriff of Sage Valley Rancher 1942-09-02
Movie The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury Saloon Gambler (uncredited) 1941-08-08
Movie The Lone Rider in Ghost Town Townsman 1941-05-16
Movie Forbidden Trails Barfly 1941-12-25
Movie Texas Ringsider (uncredited) 1941-10-09
Movie Our Town Wedding Guest Talking to Constable 1940-05-24
Movie Beyond Tomorrow Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited) 1940-05-10
Movie Adventures of Red Ryder Townsman 1940-06-28
Movie The Grapes of Wrath Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) 1940-03-15
Movie Too Many Girls Faculty Extra 1940-10-08
Movie The Howards of Virginia Will (uncredited) 1940-09-19
Movie Deadwood Dick Bank Teller / Stage Agent 1940-07-19
Movie The Fighting Renegade Henchman 1939-08-31
Movie Rough Riders' Round-up Border Patrolman 1939-03-13
Movie Destry Rides Again Barfly (uncredited) 1939-11-30
Movie In Old Monterey Man at Meeting 1939-08-14
Movie Death Rides the Range Townsman 1939-12-14
Movie Days of Jesse James Irate Townsman (uncredited) 1939-12-20
Movie Gone with the Wind Minor Role (uncredited) 1939-12-15
Movie El Diablo Rides Henchman 1939-12-12
Movie Born to Be Wild Striker (uncredited) 1938-02-16