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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	14.785
Birthday	1908-03-25
Place of Birth	Falmouth, Florida, USA
Also Known As	Daniel, Daniel M. White, Daniel White,

The Grapes of Wrath

Touch of Evil

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Station West

Rawhide

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

Intruder in the Dust

The Howards of Virginia

Great Day in the Morning

Sunset Carson Rides Again

Forbidden Trails

Harmony Trail

Roseanna McCoy

The Proud Rebel

Westward Bound

Blazing Guns

Arizona Whirlwind

The Cowboy and the Indians

Rough Riders' Round-up

Gone with the Wind

The Fighting Renegade

Destry Rides Again

Death Rides the Range

Days of Jesse James

To Kill a Mockingbird

El Paso

Four Faces West

Texas

Cover Up

The First Traveling Saleslady

The Gunfighter

Adventures of Red Ryder

Deadwood Dick

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

El Diablo Rides

The Road to Denver

Our Town

Beyond Tomorrow

Too Many Girls

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

In Old Monterey

Arizona Trail

Boss of Rawhide

Outlaws of Stampede Pass

The Utah Kid

Gun Town

Albuquerque

Gunning for Justice

Sheriff of Sage Valley

Outlaw Country

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

Border Patrol

False Colors

The Kansan

Born to the Saddle

The Americano

Escape from Red Rock

Gunfire at Indian Gap

Frontier Gun

The Bounty Killer

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

She Couldn't Say No

Unknown Island

Red River

This Earth Is Mine

A Lady Without Passport

The Tall Target

They Call It Murder

Smoke In The Wind

The Tall Men

Duel in the Sun

Voodoo Man

Red Mountain

Dynamite

San Antonio

Smart Guy

Taza, Son of Cochise

The Sheepman

Crazy Knights

Ma Barker's Killer Brood