Dan White

Acting

Born Mar 25, 1908

From Falmouth, Florida, USA

Died Jul 07, 1980

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

Known For

Gone with the Wind

To Kill a Mockingbird

Touch of Evil

Red River

The Grapes of Wrath

Duel in the Sun

The Lonely Man

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

The Gunfighter

The Tall Men

Filmography — Acting

Gone with the Wind

To Kill a Mockingbird

Touch of Evil

Red River

The Grapes of Wrath

Duel in the Sun

The Lonely Man

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

The Gunfighter

The Tall Men

Suddenly

The Howards of Virginia

Rawhide

Texas

Great Day in the Morning

Lonely are the Brave

Inferno

I Married a Witch

The Country Girl

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

His Kind of Woman

The Invisible Man's Revenge

She Couldn't Say No

The Lusty Men

Silver River

The Sheepman

Distant Drums

The Proud Rebel

Apache Uprising

The Red Badge of Courage

Station West

Horizons West

Raton Pass

Destry Rides Again

The Last Hunt

Our Town

The Tall Target

El Paso

Four Faces West

Rough Riders' Round-up

The Sea of Grass

Adventures of Red Ryder

Beyond Tomorrow

San Antonio

Attack of the Giant Leeches

The Americano

Red Mountain

They Call It Murder

Roseanna McCoy

False Colors

Intruder in the Dust

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Red Tomahawk

Albuquerque

The First Traveling Saleslady

The Kansan

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

Days of Jesse James

Cover Up

A Lady Without Passport

The Walls of Jericho

Taza, Son of Cochise

Voodoo Man

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

The Road to Denver

Gunmen from Laredo

Gunfire at Indian Gap