Dan White

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

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

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • West Point

    West Point

  • Flipper

    Flipper

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The Americano

    The Americano

  • Red River

    Red River

  • El Paso

    El Paso

  • Outlaw Country

    Outlaw Country

  • Gun Town

    Gun Town

  • Westward Bound

    Westward Bound

  • Crazy Knights

    Crazy Knights

  • Blazing Guns

    Blazing Guns

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • Texas Carnival

    Texas Carnival

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • San Antonio

    San Antonio

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Suddenly

    Suddenly

  • Smart Guy

    Smart Guy

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Texas

    Texas

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • Red Mountain

    Red Mountain

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • Border Patrol

    Border Patrol

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Roseanna McCoy

    Roseanna McCoy

  • Tennessee Champ

    Tennessee Champ

  • Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

  • Distant Drums

    Distant Drums

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • Raton Pass

    Raton Pass

  • Red Tomahawk

    Red Tomahawk

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge

    The Invisible Man's Revenge

  • The Sheepman

    The Sheepman

  • Horizons West

    Horizons West

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • False Colors

    False Colors

  • Attack of the Giant Leeches

    Attack of the Giant Leeches

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

  • The First Traveling Saleslady

    The First Traveling Saleslady

  • The Walls of Jericho

    The Walls of Jericho

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • Four Faces West

    Four Faces West

  • Gunfire at Indian Gap

    Gunfire at Indian Gap

  • His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • The Last Hunt

    The Last Hunt

  • Cover Up

    Cover Up

  • They Call It Murder

    They Call It Murder

  • The Proud Rebel

    The Proud Rebel

  • Born to the Saddle

    Born to the Saddle

  • The Cowboy and the Indians

    The Cowboy and the Indians

  • A Lady Without Passport

    A Lady Without Passport

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • Taza, Son of Cochise

    Taza, Son of Cochise

  • Sunset Carson Rides Again

    Sunset Carson Rides Again

  • The Road to Denver

    The Road to Denver

  • Ma Barker's Killer Brood

    Ma Barker's Killer Brood

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

    The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

  • Great Day in the Morning

    Great Day in the Morning

  • Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

  • The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

  • The Return of the Durango Kid

    The Return of the Durango Kid

  • The Howards of Virginia

    The Howards of Virginia

  • This Earth Is Mine

    This Earth Is Mine

  • Escape from Red Rock

    Escape from Red Rock

  • The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

    The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • Sheriff of Sage Valley

    Sheriff of Sage Valley

  • Boss of Rawhide

    Boss of Rawhide

  • The Kansan

    The Kansan

  • El Diablo Rides

    El Diablo Rides

  • Smoke In The Wind

    Smoke In The Wind

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • Rough Riders' Round-up

    Rough Riders' Round-up

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • Intruder in the Dust

    Intruder in the Dust

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Too Many Girls

    Too Many Girls

  • The Fighting Renegade

    The Fighting Renegade

  • Death Rides the Range

    Death Rides the Range

  • Station West

    Station West

  • Forbidden Trails

    Forbidden Trails

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • Everybody's Old Man

    Everybody's Old Man

  • I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures of Red Ryder

  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

    Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

  • Frontier Gun

    Frontier Gun

  • Arizona Trail

    Arizona Trail

  • Gunmen from Laredo

    Gunmen from Laredo

  • Harmony Trail

    Harmony Trail

  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass

    Outlaws of Stampede Pass

  • Voodoo Man

    Voodoo Man

  • Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • Born to Be Wild

    Born to Be Wild

  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Arizona Whirlwind

  • Deadwood Dick

    Deadwood Dick

  • Gunning for Justice

    Gunning for Justice

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite