Dan White
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 25, 1908
Day of Death: July 7, 1980 (72 years old)
Place of Birth: Falmouth, Florida, USA
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.
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Actor Skipper Brown (uncredited)
Dynamite
Actor Will Legate (uncredited)
Intruder in the Dust
Actor Abel Hatfield
Roseanna McCoy
Actor Farmer (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Indians
Actor Henchman (uncredited)
El Paso
Actor Gabe
Cover Up
Actor Trooper (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Actor Jim McCord
Outlaw Country
1948
Actor Loafer (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
Actor Pete
Station West
Actor Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Actor Sheriff Norton
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Actor Clint Waters
Four Faces West
Actor Henchman Jackson
Albuquerque
Actor Sheriff
Gunning for Justice
Actor Crewman Edwards
Unknown Island
Actor Laredo (uncredited)
Red River
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Actor Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Actor Will (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
Actor Townsman
Adventures of Red Ryder
Actor Bank Teller / Stage Agent
Deadwood Dick
Actor Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
Our Town
Actor Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
Beyond Tomorrow
Actor Faculty Extra
Too Many Girls
1939
Actor Border Patrolman
Rough Riders' Round-up
Actor Minor Role (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Actor Irate Townsman (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
Actor Barfly (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Actor Townsman
Death Rides the Range
Actor Henchman
The Fighting Renegade
Actor Henchman
El Diablo Rides
Actor Man at Meeting
In Old Monterey
