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Dan White
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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 …
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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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BODY OF WORK
Dan White's Filmography
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Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
as Caldas
Smoke In The Wind
as Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
They Call It Murder
as Judge Farraday
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
Red Tomahawk
as 1st prospector, Ned Crone
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Pete Ketchum
Apache Uprising
as Townsman
The Bounty Killer
as Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
Lonely are the Brave
as Convict (uncredited)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
as Sheriff #2
Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Porky Reed
This Earth Is Mine
as Judge Gruber
Gunmen from Laredo
Frontier Gun
as Sam Kilgore
The Proud Rebel
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Sheepman
as Rancher (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Fred Moran
Escape from Red Rock
as Al Farris (as Daniel White)
The Lonely Man
The First Traveling Saleslady
as Sheriff
Great Day in the Morning
as Rogers (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
as Deputy
The Tall Men
as San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Road to Denver
as Man in Buckboard
The Americano
as Barney Dent
The Country Girl
as Man (uncredited)
Suddenly
as Burg (uncredited)
Tennessee Champ
as Baptist Minister
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Tiswin Charlie
She Couldn't Say No
as Harley Burger
Inferno
as Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
as Sheriff
The Lusty Men
Horizons West
as Dennis (uncredited)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
as Doc Thomas
Distant Drums
as Cpl. Peachtree
Texas Carnival
as Card Player (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Tall Target
as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
as Tex Kearns (uncredited)
Red Mountain
as Jim Braden, Assayer
Raton Pass
as Scout (uncredited)
Rawhide
as Gilchrist (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
as Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
as Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Intruder in the Dust
as Will Legate (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Trooper (uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy
as Abel Hatfield
The Cowboy and the Indians
as Farmer (uncredited)
El Paso
as Henchman (uncredited)
Cover Up
as Gabe
Dynamite
as Skipper Brown (uncredited)
Outlaw Country
as Jim McCord
The Walls of Jericho
as Loafer (uncredited)
Gunning for Justice
as Sheriff
Unknown Island
as Crewman Edwards
Red River
as Laredo (uncredited)
Sunset Carson Rides Again
as Sheriff Norton
Station West
as Pete
Four Faces West
as Clint Waters
Shaggy
as Joe Simms
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
Silver River
as Miner (uncredited)
Albuquerque
as Henchman Jackson
The Sea of Grass
as Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
as Ed (uncredited)
Gun Town
as Joe - Henchman
San Antonio
The Return of the Durango Kid
as Kirby (uncredited)
Crazy Knights
as Electrician
Harmony Trail
as Henchman Bronco
The Utah Kid
as Henchman Slim
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Pub Patron (uncredited)
Arizona Whirlwind
as Engineer Jim Lockwood
Voodoo Man
as Deputy
Westward Bound
as Henchman Wade
The Phantom
as Braddock (uncredited)
Smart Guy
as Sheriff
Boss of Rawhide
as Minstrel
False Colors
as Bar Spectator
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
as Kurt, Murdered cowhand
Blazing Guns
as Henchman Trigger
Arizona Trail
as Sheriff Jones
The Kansan
as Barfly
Border Patrol
as Henchman
I Married a Witch
as Fireman (uncredited)
Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Rancher
Forbidden Trails
as Barfly
Texas
as Ringsider (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
as Townsman
Too Many Girls
as Faculty (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
as Will (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
as Bank Teller / Stage Agent
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Townsman
Our Town
as Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
Beyond Tomorrow
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
as Irate Townsman (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
as Townsman
El Diablo Rides
as Henchman
Destry Rides Again
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Fighting Renegade
as Henchman
In Old Monterey
as Man at Meeting
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Border Patrolman
Born to Be Wild
as Striker (uncredited)
