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

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Flipper

    Flipper

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • Arizona Trail

    Arizona Trail

  • Red River

    Red River

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • Intruder in the Dust

    Intruder in the Dust

  • The Americano

    The Americano

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • Rough Riders' Round-up

    Rough Riders' Round-up

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • The Walls of Jericho

    The Walls of Jericho

  • Sheriff of Sage Valley

    Sheriff of Sage Valley

  • Escape from Red Rock

    Escape from Red Rock

  • The Kansan

    The Kansan

  • The Howards of Virginia

    The Howards of Virginia

  • Smoke In The Wind

    Smoke In The Wind

  • The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

    The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

  • The First Traveling Saleslady

    The First Traveling Saleslady

  • The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • Roseanna McCoy

    Roseanna McCoy

  • Red Tomahawk

    Red Tomahawk

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • Gunfire at Indian Gap

    Gunfire at Indian Gap

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • Gunning for Justice

    Gunning for Justice

  • The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • El Diablo Rides

    El Diablo Rides

  • The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

    The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

  • Texas Carnival

    Texas Carnival

  • Texas

    Texas

  • San Antonio

    San Antonio

  • Suddenly

    Suddenly

  • West Point

    West Point

  • The Return of the Durango Kid

    The Return of the Durango Kid

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • Station West

    Station West

  • Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

  • The Last Hunt

    The Last Hunt

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge

    The Invisible Man's Revenge

  • Born to the Saddle

    Born to the Saddle

  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Arizona Whirlwind

  • Taza, Son of Cochise

    Taza, Son of Cochise

  • Ma Barker's Killer Brood

    Ma Barker's Killer Brood

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • Sunset Carson Rides Again

    Sunset Carson Rides Again

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • They Call It Murder

    They Call It Murder

  • His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • The Proud Rebel

    The Proud Rebel

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • Red Mountain

    Red Mountain

  • Crazy Knights

    Crazy Knights

  • The Sheepman

    The Sheepman

  • The Road to Denver

    The Road to Denver

  • False Colors

    False Colors

  • Attack of the Giant Leeches

    Attack of the Giant Leeches

  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

  • Great Day in the Morning

    Great Day in the Morning

  • Frontier Gun

    Frontier Gun

  • The Fighting Renegade

    The Fighting Renegade

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • Boss of Rawhide

    Boss of Rawhide

  • Voodoo Man

    Voodoo Man

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

  • This Earth Is Mine

    This Earth Is Mine

  • The Cowboy and the Indians

    The Cowboy and the Indians

  • Distant Drums

    Distant Drums

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • Border Patrol

    Border Patrol

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Gun Town

    Gun Town

  • Blazing Guns

    Blazing Guns

  • El Paso

    El Paso

  • Westward Bound

    Westward Bound

  • Outlaw Country

    Outlaw Country

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • Horizons West

    Horizons West

  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures of Red Ryder

  • A Lady Without Passport

    A Lady Without Passport

  • Death Rides the Range

    Death Rides the Range

  • Smart Guy

    Smart Guy

  • Tennessee Champ

    Tennessee Champ

  • Too Many Girls

    Too Many Girls

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Everybody's Old Man

    Everybody's Old Man

  • Forbidden Trails

    Forbidden Trails

  • Cover Up

    Cover Up

  • I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

  • Gunmen from Laredo

    Gunmen from Laredo

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • Raton Pass

    Raton Pass

  • Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

  • Harmony Trail

    Harmony Trail

  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

    Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

  • Born to Be Wild

    Born to Be Wild

  • Four Faces West

    Four Faces West

  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass

    Outlaws of Stampede Pass

  • Deadwood Dick

    Deadwood Dick

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite