Cast & creator
Dan White
Best known for Maverick, Have Gun, Will Travel, The Rifleman
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.
Also known as: Daniel, Daniel M. White, Daniel White
110
film credits
39
television credits
149
1936–1975 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (149)
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Maverick
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Rifleman
1958
Lassie
Amos Lovejoy
1954
The Virginian
Fox
1962The Virginian
Edwards
1962The Virginian
Baggage Man
1962The Virginian
Stableman
1962
Petticoat Junction
1st Juror
1963
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Rawhide
Sheriff of Elkville
1959Rawhide
Windy
1959
Cheyenne
Sheriff (uncredited)
1955
Gunsmoke
Ainsley
1955Gunsmoke
Attendant
1955Gunsmoke
Stocker
1955Gunsmoke
Oldtimer
1955
Green Acres
1965
Bat Masterson
Ben Taylor
1958Bat Masterson
Sheriff Bart Sloane
1958
The High Chaparral
Sheriff Prentiss
1967The High Chaparral
Dirt Smith
1967
The Texan
1958
Highway Patrol
1955
Sugarfoot
Kennedy
1957
Sea Hunt
1958
The Rebel
Corby
1959
Adventures of Superman
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Telephone Time
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Settler
1956
Gone with the Wind
Minor Role (uncredited)
1939
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of America
Stan
1952
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Flipper
1964
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Touch of Evil
Customs Officer (uncredited)
1958
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mob Leader (uncredited)
1962
West Point
1956
The Grapes of Wrath
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
1940
General Electric Theater
Sheriff
1953
Duel in the Sun
Ed (uncredited)
1946
Distant Drums
Cpl. Peachtree
1951
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Trooper (uncredited)
1949
I Married a Witch
1942
Red River
Laredo (uncredited)
1948
Lonely are the Brave
Convict (uncredited)
1962
The Sea of Grass
Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1947
His Kind of Woman
Tex Kearns (uncredited)
1951
The Cheyenne Social Club
Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
1970
The Tall Men
San Antonio Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
The Gunfighter
Card Player in Barber Shop (uncredited)
1950
This Earth Is Mine
Judge Gruber
1959
The Red Badge of Courage
Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
Destry Rides Again
Barfly (uncredited)
1939
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Pub Patron (uncredited)
1944
The Country Girl
Man (uncredited)
1954
Great Day in the Morning
Rogers (uncredited)
1956
The Lusty Men
1952
Red Mountain
Jim Braden, Assayer
1951
The Sheepman
Rancher (uncredited)
1958
Suddenly
Burg (uncredited)
1954
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Porky Reed
1959
Cover Up
Gabe
1949
Intruder in the Dust
Will Legate (uncredited)
1949
A Lady Without Passport
Airport Dispatcher (uncredited)
1950
She Couldn't Say No
Harley Burger
1954
Horizons West
Dennis (uncredited)
1952
The Proud Rebel
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1958
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Pete Ketchum
1966
The Road to Denver
Man in Buckboard
1955
They Call It Murder
Judge Farraday
1971
Taza, Son of Cochise
Tiswin Charlie
1954
Rough Riders' Round-up
Border Patrolman
1939
The Howards of Virginia
Will (uncredited)
1940
Rawhide
Gilchrist (uncredited)
1951
Texas
Ringsider (uncredited)
1941
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
1948
The Lonely Man
1957
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Sheriff #2
1960
Shaggy
Joe Simms
1948
Adventures of Red Ryder
Townsman
1940
The Last Hunt
Deputy
1956
Born to Be Wild
Striker (uncredited)
1938
Days of Jesse James
Irate Townsman (uncredited)
1939
The Tall Target
Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
1951
Apache Uprising
Townsman
1965
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
Four Faces West
Clint Waters
1948
The Walls of Jericho
Loafer (uncredited)
1948
The First Traveling Saleslady
Sheriff
1956
Voodoo Man
Deputy
1944
The Kansan
Barfly
1943
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Doc Thomas
1952
Station West
Pete
1948
Silver River
Miner (uncredited)
1948
Everybody's Old Man
1936
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Caldas
1975
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Fred Moran
1957
San Antonio
1945
Forbidden Trails
Barfly
1941
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Kurt, Murdered cowhand
1943
The Cowboy and the Indians
Farmer (uncredited)
1949
Smoke In The Wind
Col. Joab Cullen (as Daniel White)
1975
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Townsman
1941
Our Town
Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
1940
Death Rides the Range
Townsman
1939
Escape from Red Rock
Al Farris (as Daniel White)
1957
The Bounty Killer
Marshal Davis (as Daniel M. White)
1965
The Return of the Durango Kid
Kirby (uncredited)
1945
Tennessee Champ
Baptist Minister
1954
El Paso
Henchman (uncredited)
1949
Inferno
Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1953
Too Many Girls
Faculty (uncredited)
1940
Roseanna McCoy
Abel Hatfield
1949
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Rancher
1942
Albuquerque
Henchman Jackson
1948
The Americano
Barney Dent
1955
Gun Town
Joe - Henchman
1946
Born to the Saddle
Sheriff
1953
Raton Pass
Scout (uncredited)
1951
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
1941
Texas Carnival
Card Player (uncredited)
1951
Unknown Island
Crewman Edwards
1948
Red Tomahawk
1st prospector, Ned Crone
1967
Beyond Tomorrow
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1940
Frontier Gun
Sam Kilgore
1958
Deadwood Dick
Bank Teller / Stage Agent
1940
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Sheriff Norton
1948
In Old Monterey
Man at Meeting
1939
Border Patrol
Henchman
1943
Arizona Trail
Sheriff Jones
1943
Dynamite
Skipper Brown (uncredited)
1949
The Fighting Renegade
Henchman
1939
El Diablo Rides
Henchman
1939
False Colors
Bar Spectator
1943
Boss of Rawhide
Minstrel
1943
Smart Guy
Sheriff
1943
Arizona Whirlwind
Engineer Jim Lockwood
1944
Outlaw Country
Jim McCord
1949
The Phantom
Braddock (uncredited)
1943
Harmony Trail
Henchman Bronco
1944
Gunning for Justice
Sheriff
1948
Crazy Knights
Electrician
1944
Blazing Guns
Henchman Trigger
1943
Westward Bound
Henchman Wade
1944
The Utah Kid
Henchman Slim
1944