Acting
Dan White
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.
Filmography
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Film · 1975
Smoke In The Wind
Film · 1975
They Call It Murder
Film · 1971
The Cheyenne Social Club
Film · 1970
Red Tomahawk
Film · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Film · 1966
Apache Uprising
Film · 1965
The Bounty Killer
Film · 1965
Green Acres
Series · 1965
Flipper
Series · 1964
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
To Kill a Mockingbird
Film · 1962
Lonely are the Brave
Film · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Film · 1960
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Film · 1959
Gunmen from Laredo
Film · 1959
This Earth Is Mine
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Touch of Evil
Film · 1958
The Proud Rebel
Film · 1958
The Sheepman
Film · 1958
Frontier Gun
Film · 1958
Sea Hunt
Series · 1958
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
Bat Masterson
Series · 1958
The Texan
Series · 1958
Bat Masterson
Series · 1958
The Lonely Man
Film · 1957
Escape from Red Rock
Film · 1957
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Film · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Great Day in the Morning
Film · 1956
The Last Hunt
Film · 1956
The First Traveling Saleslady
Film · 1956
West Point
Series · 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
Telephone Time
Series · 1956
The Road to Denver
Film · 1955
The Americano
Film · 1955
The Tall Men
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Highway Patrol
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Tennessee Champ
Film · 1954
Suddenly
Film · 1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
Film · 1954
She Couldn't Say No
Film · 1954
The Country Girl
Film · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
Born to the Saddle
Film · 1953
Inferno
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Film · 1952
The Lusty Men
Film · 1952
Horizons West
Film · 1952
Adventures of Superman
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Hopalong Cassidy
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Rawhide
Film · 1951
Raton Pass
Film · 1951
Distant Drums
Film · 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Film · 1951
The Tall Target
Film · 1951
Red Mountain
Film · 1951
His Kind of Woman
Film · 1951
Texas Carnival
Film · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Series · 1951
The Gunfighter
Film · 1950
A Lady Without Passport
Film · 1950
Dynamite
Film · 1949
Intruder in the Dust
Film · 1949
Roseanna McCoy
Film · 1949
The Cowboy and the Indians
Film · 1949
El Paso
Film · 1949
Cover Up
Film · 1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Film · 1949
Outlaw Country
Film · 1949
The Walls of Jericho
Film · 1948
Station West
Film · 1948
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Film · 1948
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Film · 1948
Four Faces West
Film · 1948
Albuquerque
Film · 1948
Gunning for Justice
Film · 1948
Unknown Island
Film · 1948
Red River
Film · 1948
Silver River
Film · 1948
Shaggy
Film · 1948
The Sea of Grass
Film · 1947
Gun Town
Film · 1946
Duel in the Sun
Film · 1946
San Antonio
Film · 1945
The Return of the Durango Kid
Film · 1945
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Film · 1944
Harmony Trail
Film · 1944
Westward Bound
Film · 1944
Arizona Whirlwind
Film · 1944
Crazy Knights
Film · 1944
The Utah Kid
Film · 1944
Voodoo Man
Film · 1944
The Phantom
Film · 1943
Smart Guy
Film · 1943
Blazing Guns
Film · 1943
Arizona Trail
Film · 1943
Boss of Rawhide
Film · 1943
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Film · 1943
False Colors
Film · 1943
Border Patrol
Film · 1943
The Kansan
Film · 1943
I Married a Witch
Film · 1942
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Film · 1942
Forbidden Trails
Film · 1941
Texas
Film · 1941
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Film · 1941
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Film · 1941
The Grapes of Wrath
Film · 1940
The Howards of Virginia
Film · 1940
Adventures of Red Ryder
Film · 1940
Deadwood Dick
Film · 1940
Our Town
Film · 1940
Beyond Tomorrow
Film · 1940
Too Many Girls
Film · 1940
Rough Riders' Round-up
Film · 1939
Gone with the Wind
Film · 1939
Days of Jesse James
Film · 1939
Destry Rides Again
Film · 1939
Death Rides the Range
Film · 1939
The Fighting Renegade
Film · 1939
El Diablo Rides
Film · 1939
In Old Monterey
Film · 1939
Born to Be Wild
Film · 1938
Everybody's Old Man
Film · 1936