Dan White
male
Born on March 25, 1908 (117 years old)
Passed Away on July 07, 1980
From Falmouth, Florida, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1975
- 1971
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
Rawhide
as
Gilchrist (uncredited)
1951
Raton Pass
as
Scout (uncredited)
1951
Distant Drums
as
Cpl. Peachtree
1951
The Red Badge of Courage
as
Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
The Tall Target
as
Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
1951
Red Mountain
as
Jim Braden, Assayer
1951
His Kind of Woman
as
Tex Kearns (uncredited)
1951
Texas Carnival
as
Card Player (uncredited)
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
- 1950
- 1949
Dynamite
as
Skipper Brown (uncredited)
1949
Intruder in the Dust
as
Will Legate (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
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as
Trooper (uncredited)
1949
Outlaw Country
as
Jim McCord
1949
- 1948
The Walls of Jericho
as
Loafer (uncredited)
1948
Station West
as
Pete
1948
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as
Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
1948
Sunset Carson Rides Again
as
Sheriff Norton
1948
Four Faces West
as
Clint Waters
1948
Albuquerque
as
Henchman Jackson
1948
Gunning for Justice
as
Sheriff
1948
Unknown Island
as
Crewman Edwards
1948
Red River
as
Laredo (uncredited)
1948
Silver River
as
Miner (uncredited)
1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
as
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (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
Too Many Girls
as
Faculty Extra
1940
- 1939
Rough Riders' Round-up
as
Border Patrolman
1939
Gone with the Wind
as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1939
Days of Jesse James
as
Irate Townsman (uncredited)
1939
Death Rides the Range
as
Townsman
1939
Destry Rides Again
as
Barfly (uncredited)
1939
The Fighting Renegade
as
Henchman
1939
El Diablo Rides
as
Henchman
1939
In Old Monterey
as
Man at Meeting
1939
- 1938
- 1936
