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Dan White‌

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Dan White

Falmouth, Florida, USA

Dan White

Falmouth, Florida, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1908-03-25

Popularity

star3.5

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.

Movie Credits

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath‌
star7.8
calendar 1940

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil‌
star7.8
calendar 1958

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge‌
star5.6
calendar 1944

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Ma Barker's Killer Brood‌
star5.9
calendar 1960

The Walls of Jericho

The Walls of Jericho‌
star5.7
calendar 1948

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Attack of the Giant Leeches‌
star4.1
calendar 1959

Dynamite

Dynamite‌
star4.0
calendar 1949

Station West

Station West‌
star6.1
calendar 1948

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star6.7
calendar 1951

San Antonio

San Antonio‌
star5.7
calendar 1945

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild‌
star7.0
calendar 1938

The Return of the Durango Kid

The Return of the Durango Kid‌
star8.0
calendar 1945

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes‌
star5.4
calendar 1948

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust‌
star7.3
calendar 1949

Great Day in the Morning

Great Day in the Morning‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

Sunset Carson Rides Again

Sunset Carson Rides Again‌
star4.1
calendar 1948

The Phantom

The Phantom‌
star6.2
calendar 1943

Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising‌
star6.6
calendar 1965

Raton Pass

Raton Pass‌
star4.8
calendar 1951

Forbidden Trails

Forbidden Trails‌
star5.4
calendar 1941

Harmony Trail

Harmony Trail‌
star4.8
calendar 1944

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie‌
star5.6
calendar 1952

Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy‌
star6.1
calendar 1949

Tennessee Champ

Tennessee Champ‌
star5.8
calendar 1954

Suddenly

Suddenly‌
star6.4
calendar 1954

The Last Hunt

The Last Hunt‌
star6.7
calendar 1956

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter‌
star4.1
calendar 1966

Smart Guy

Smart Guy‌
star5.0
calendar 1943

Distant Drums

Distant Drums‌
star6.2
calendar 1951

Blazing Guns

Blazing Guns‌
star6.0
calendar 1943

Westward Bound

Westward Bound‌
star4.0
calendar 1944

Arizona Whirlwind

Arizona Whirlwind‌
star5.5
calendar 1944

Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza, Son of Cochise‌
star5.6
calendar 1954

Gunmen from Laredo

Gunmen from Laredo‌
star4.7
calendar 1959

The Sheepman

The Sheepman‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men‌
star6.6
calendar 1952

The Cowboy and the Indians

The Cowboy and the Indians‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Red Tomahawk

Red Tomahawk‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind‌
star7.9
calendar 1939

Days of Jesse James

Days of Jesse James‌
star5.5
calendar 1939

Death Rides the Range

Death Rides the Range‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again‌
star7.1
calendar 1939

The Fighting Renegade

The Fighting Renegade‌
star5.7
calendar 1939

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird‌
star8.0
calendar 1962

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch‌
star6.8
calendar 1942

El Paso

El Paso‌
star5.6
calendar 1949

Crazy Knights

Crazy Knights‌
star4.7
calendar 1944

Four Faces West

Four Faces West‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Texas

Texas‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

Cover Up

Cover Up‌
star6.7
calendar 1949

The First Traveling Saleslady

The First Traveling Saleslady‌
star5.4
calendar 1956

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter‌
star7.2
calendar 1950

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass‌
star6.2
calendar 1947

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

El Diablo Rides

El Diablo Rides‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

Deadwood Dick

Deadwood Dick‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

The Road to Denver

The Road to Denver‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage‌
star6.4
calendar 1951

Our Town

Our Town‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow‌
star6.2
calendar 1940

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey‌
star5.3
calendar 1939

Arizona Trail

Arizona Trail‌
star4.6
calendar 1943

Boss of Rawhide

Boss of Rawhide‌
star5.5
calendar 1943

Outlaws of Stampede Pass

Outlaws of Stampede Pass‌
star4.0
calendar 1943

The Utah Kid

The Utah Kid‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

Gun Town

Gun Town‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Albuquerque

Albuquerque‌
star6.8
calendar 1948

Gunning for Justice

Gunning for Justice‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Sheriff of Sage Valley

Sheriff of Sage Valley‌
star5.6
calendar 1942

Outlaw Country

Outlaw Country‌
star3.5
calendar 1949

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

Born to the Saddle

Born to the Saddle‌
star5.0
calendar 1953

Border Patrol

Border Patrol‌
star6.0
calendar 1943

False Colors

False Colors‌
star4.0
calendar 1943

The Kansan

The Kansan‌
star5.2
calendar 1943

Frontier Gun

Frontier Gun‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

The Americano

The Americano‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

The Bounty Killer

The Bounty Killer‌
star5.8
calendar 1965

Escape from Red Rock

Escape from Red Rock‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Gunfire at Indian Gap

Gunfire at Indian Gap‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle‌
star4.8
calendar 1975

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No‌
star5.5
calendar 1954

Unknown Island

Unknown Island‌
star5.2
calendar 1948

Red River

Red River‌
star7.3
calendar 1948

This Earth Is Mine

This Earth Is Mine‌
star6.1
calendar 1959

A Lady Without Passport

A Lady Without Passport‌
star5.1
calendar 1950

The Tall Target

The Tall Target‌
star6.9
calendar 1951

They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder‌
star6.5
calendar 1971

Smoke In The Wind

Smoke In The Wind‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

The Tall Men

The Tall Men‌
star6.3
calendar 1955

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

Voodoo Man

Voodoo Man‌
star5.0
calendar 1944

Red Mountain

Red Mountain‌
star6.1
calendar 1951

Horizons West

Horizons West‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Inferno

Inferno‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman‌
star6.7
calendar 1951

Tv Credits

Green Acres

Green Acres‌
star7.3
calendar 1965

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies‌
star6.9
calendar 1962

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

Flipper

Flipper‌
star6.2
calendar 1964

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

Lassie

Lassie‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt‌
star6.5
calendar 1958

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel‌
star7.4
calendar 1957

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol‌
star5.8
calendar 1955

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

West Point

West Point‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp‌
star6.7
calendar 1955

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman‌
star6.7
calendar 1952

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie‌
star3.7
calendar 1956

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok‌
star4.5
calendar 1951

The Rebel

The Rebel‌
star5.3
calendar 1959

The Rifleman

The Rifleman‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

The Texan

The Texan‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Telephone Time

Telephone Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson‌
star5.3
calendar 1951

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959