Dan White

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-03-25

Day of death

1980-07-07 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Falmouth, Florida, USA

Dan 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.

Known For

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Texas

    Texas

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Horizons West

    Horizons West

  • Distant Drums

    Distant Drums

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Outlaw Country

    Outlaw Country

  • Red Tomahawk

    Red Tomahawk

  • Blazing Guns

    Blazing Guns

  • El Paso

    El Paso

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Red Mountain

    Red Mountain

  • Attack of the Giant Leeches

    Attack of the Giant Leeches

  • Smart Guy

    Smart Guy

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

  • The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

  • West Point

    West Point

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • Flipper

    Flipper

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The Proud Rebel

    The Proud Rebel

  • This Earth Is Mine

    This Earth Is Mine

  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • Roseanna McCoy

    Roseanna McCoy

  • Forbidden Trails

    Forbidden Trails

  • The Americano

    The Americano

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • Suddenly

    Suddenly

  • Westward Bound

    Westward Bound

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • Red River

    Red River

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • Taza, Son of Cochise

    Taza, Son of Cochise

  • Texas Carnival

    Texas Carnival

  • Cover Up

    Cover Up

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • Everybody's Old Man

    Everybody's Old Man

  • Tennessee Champ

    Tennessee Champ

  • Gun Town

    Gun Town

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

  • The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

    The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

  • Border Patrol

    Border Patrol

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • The Sheepman

    The Sheepman

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Last Hunt

    The Last Hunt

  • San Antonio

    San Antonio

  • A Lady Without Passport

    A Lady Without Passport

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge

    The Invisible Man's Revenge

  • His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • Intruder in the Dust

    Intruder in the Dust

  • Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • Station West

    Station West

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • They Call It Murder

    They Call It Murder

  • Rough Riders' Round-up

    Rough Riders' Round-up

  • The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

  • The first traveling saleslady

    The first traveling saleslady

  • Four Faces West

    Four Faces West

  • False Colors

    False Colors

  • The Howards of Virginia

    The Howards of Virginia

  • Raton Pass

    Raton Pass

  • The Walls of Jericho

    The Walls of Jericho

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • Born to the Saddle

    Born to the Saddle

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • Deadwood Dick

    Deadwood Dick

  • Voodoo Man

    Voodoo Man

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • Great Day in the Morning

    Great Day in the Morning

  • Crazy Knights

    Crazy Knights

  • Harmony Trail

    Harmony Trail

  • The Kansan

    The Kansan

  • The Cowboy and the Indians

    The Cowboy and the Indians

  • Ma Barker's Killer Brood

    Ma Barker's Killer Brood

  • Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

  • Gunmen from Laredo

    Gunmen from Laredo

  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures of Red Ryder

  • Too Many Girls

    Too Many Girls

  • Born to Be Wild

    Born to Be Wild

  • The Road to Denver

    The Road to Denver

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • The Return of the Durango Kid

    The Return of the Durango Kid

  • Escape from Red Rock

    Escape from Red Rock

  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

    Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

  • The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

    The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

  • El Diablo Rides

    El Diablo Rides

  • Smoke In The Wind

    Smoke In The Wind

  • The Fighting Renegade

    The Fighting Renegade

  • Arizona Trail

    Arizona Trail

  • Frontier Gun

    Frontier Gun

  • Boss of Rawhide

    Boss of Rawhide

  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass

    Outlaws of Stampede Pass

  • Gunfire at Indian Gap

    Gunfire at Indian Gap

  • Gunning for Justice

    Gunning for Justice

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Arizona Whirlwind

  • Sheriff of Sage Valley

    Sheriff of Sage Valley

  • Death Rides the Range

    Death Rides the Range

  • Sunset Carson Rides Again

    Sunset Carson Rides Again