Dan White
110 movies · 29 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 25, 1908
- Died
- Jul 7, 1980 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Falmouth, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Daniel · Daniel M. White · Daniel White
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Dan White: movies and TV shows
Acting (139)
- 1975 Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
as Caldas
- 1975 Smoke In The Wind
as Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
- 1971 They Call It Murder
as Judge Farraday
- 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
- 1967
- 1967 Red Tomahawk
as 1st prospector, Ned Crone
- 1966 Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Pete Ketchum
- 1965 Apache Uprising
as Townsman
- 1965
- 1965 The Bounty Killer
as Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 Lonely are the Brave
as Convict (uncredited)
- 1960 Ma Barker's Killer Brood
as Sheriff #2
- 1959
- 1959 Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Porky Reed
- 1959 This Earth Is Mine
as Judge Gruber
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 Frontier Gun
as Sam Kilgore
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 The Proud Rebel
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
- 1958 The Sheepman
as Rancher (uncredited)
- 1958 Touch of Evil
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1957 Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Fred Moran
- 1957 Escape from Red Rock
as Al Farris (as Daniel White)
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The First Traveling Saleslady
as Sheriff
- 1956 Great Day in the Morning
as Rogers (uncredited)
- 1956 The Last Hunt
as Deputy
- 1956
- 1955
- 1955 The Tall Men
as San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 The Road to Denver
as Man in Buckboard
- 1955 The Americano
as Barney Dent
- 1954 The Country Girl
as Man (uncredited)
- 1954 Suddenly
as Burg (uncredited)
- 1954
- 1954 Tennessee Champ
as Baptist Minister
- 1954 Taza, Son of Cochise
as Tiswin Charlie
- 1954 She Couldn't Say No
as Harley Burger
- 1953 Inferno
as Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- 1953 Born to the Saddle
as Sheriff
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 Horizons West
as Dennis (uncredited)
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952 Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
as Doc Thomas
- 1951 Distant Drums
as Cpl. Peachtree
- 1951 Texas Carnival
as Card Player (uncredited)
- 1951 The Red Badge of Courage
as Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1951 The Tall Target
as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
- 1951 His Kind of Woman
as Tex Kearns (uncredited)
- 1951
- 1951 Red Mountain
as Jim Braden, Assayer
- 1951
- 1951 Raton Pass
as Scout (uncredited)
- 1951 Rawhide
as Gilchrist (uncredited)
- 1950 A Lady Without Passport
as Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1950 The Gunfighter
as Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
- 1949 Intruder in the Dust
as Will Legate (uncredited)
- 1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Trooper (uncredited)
- 1949 Roseanna McCoy
as Abel Hatfield
- 1949 The Cowboy and the Indians
as Farmer (uncredited)
- 1949 El Paso
as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1949 Cover Up
as Gabe
- 1949 Dynamite
as Skipper Brown (uncredited)
- 1949 Outlaw Country
as Jim McCord
- 1948 The Walls of Jericho
as Loafer (uncredited)
- 1948 Gunning for Justice
as Sheriff
- 1948 Unknown Island
as Crewman Edwards
- 1948 Red River
as Laredo (uncredited)
- 1948 Sunset Carson Rides Again
as Sheriff Norton
- 1948 Station West
as Pete
- 1948 Four Faces West
as Clint Waters
- 1948 Shaggy
as Joe Simms
- 1948 I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
- 1948 Silver River
as Miner (uncredited)
- 1948 Albuquerque
as Henchman Jackson
- 1947 The Sea of Grass
as Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- 1946 Duel in the Sun
as Ed (uncredited)
- 1946 Gun Town
as Joe - Henchman
- 1945
- 1945 The Return of the Durango Kid
as Kirby (uncredited)
- 1944 Crazy Knights
as Electrician
- 1944 Harmony Trail
as Henchman Bronco
- 1944 The Utah Kid
as Henchman Slim
- 1944 The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Pub Patron (uncredited)
- 1944 Arizona Whirlwind
as Engineer Jim Lockwood
- 1944 Voodoo Man
as Deputy
- 1944 Westward Bound
as Henchman Wade
- 1943 The Phantom
as Braddock (uncredited)
- 1943 Smart Guy
as Sheriff
- 1943 Boss of Rawhide
as Minstrel
- 1943 False Colors
as Bar Spectator
- 1943 Outlaws of Stampede Pass
as Kurt, Murdered cowhand
- 1943 Blazing Guns
as Henchman Trigger
- 1943 Arizona Trail
as Sheriff Jones
- 1943 The Kansan
as Barfly
- 1943 Border Patrol
as Henchman
- 1942
- 1942 Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Rancher
- 1941 Forbidden Trails
as Barfly
- 1941 Texas
as Ringsider (uncredited)
- 1941 The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
- 1941 The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
as Townsman
- 1940 Too Many Girls
as Faculty (uncredited)
- 1940 The Howards of Virginia
as Will (uncredited)
- 1940 Deadwood Dick
as Bank Teller / Stage Agent
- 1940 Adventures of Red Ryder
as Townsman
- 1940 Our Town
as Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
- 1940 Beyond Tomorrow
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1940 The Grapes of Wrath
as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
- 1939 Days of Jesse James
as Irate Townsman (uncredited)
- 1939 Gone with the Wind
as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1939 Death Rides the Range
as Townsman
- 1939 El Diablo Rides
as Henchman
- 1939 Destry Rides Again
as Barfly (uncredited)
- 1939 The Fighting Renegade
as Henchman
- 1939 In Old Monterey
as Man at Meeting
- 1939 Rough Riders' Round-up
as Border Patrolman
- 1938 Born to Be Wild
as Striker (uncredited)
- 1936