Cast

Dan White

Acting

Cast

Dan White

Known for

Acting

Born

1908-03-25

From

Falmouth, Florida, USA

Died

1980-07-07

Also known as Daniel, Daniel M. White, Daniel 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.

Dan White

Dan White

Biography

Gone with the Wind

To Kill a Mockingbird

Red River

Touch of Evil

The Grapes of Wrath

Duel in the Sun

Lonely are the Brave

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Rawhide

Suddenly

The Proud Rebel

Distant Drums

Horizons West

The Tall Men

The Sheepman

The Country Girl

The Gunfighter

The Howards of Virginia

Apache Uprising

I Married a Witch

The Red Badge of Courage

Unknown Island

Great Day in the Morning

Texas Carnival

Red Tomahawk

Station West

Our Town

The Phantom

Silver River

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Smart Guy

San Antonio

The Sea of Grass

Red Mountain

Forbidden Trails

Westward Bound

The Last Hunt

El Paso

Texas

Blazing Guns

The Lusty Men

His Kind of Woman

Inferno

Beyond Tomorrow

The Bounty Killer

Destry Rides Again

Four Faces West

The Tall Target

Intruder in the Dust

Raton Pass

Everybody's Old Man

The Americano

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

Attack of the Giant Leeches

The Road to Denver

The Lonely Man

A Lady Without Passport

The Kansan

Frontier Gun

Arizona Whirlwind

Boss of Rawhide

Adventures of Red Ryder

They Call It Murder

This Earth Is Mine

Taza, Son of Cochise

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

The Walls of Jericho

Days of Jesse James

Border Patrol

Albuquerque

Smoke In The Wind

Tennessee Champ

Cover Up

Dynamite

Harmony Trail

Outlaw Country