During the 1950s and 1960s, he started turning to television. He was offered the role of, "Sam the Bartender," in, Gunsmoke, but he didn't commit to the idea. He asked his best friend Glenn Strange to apply for the job instead. Post-acting Dan loved California for the almost 40 years he was there, but his true love was his old town in Florida. Upon retirement, he returned to Tampa and made appearances in Western Film Round-Ups and talk shows. He was often visited by his family until his death on July 7, 1980, in Tampa, Florida. Dan was honored with a star on the Newhall Walk of Western Stars in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California on April 11, 2019. Selected filmography Note: An asterisk (*) means that Dan White had an uncredited role; two asterisks means that he was credited as either Daniel White or Daniel M. White. Everybody's Old Man (1936) - (uncredited) Born to Be Wild (1938) - Striker (uncredited) Murder in the Family (1938) - Minor Role Prairie Moon (1938)* - Henchman Joe (uncredited) Shine On, Harvest Moon (1938) - Rancher (uncredited) Rough Rider's Round-Up (1939)* - Border Patrolman (uncredited) The Law Comes to Texas (1939)* - Scout (uncredited) In Old Monterey (1939)* - Man at Meeting (uncredited) The Fighting Renegade (1939) - Henchman (uncredited) Jeepers Creepers (1939) - Townsman (uncredited) Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) - Townsman (uncredited) Destry Rides Again (1939)* - Barfly (uncredited) El Diablo Rides (1939) - Henchman (uncredited) Death Rides the Range (1939) - Townsman (uncredited) Gone with the Wind (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) Days of Jesse James (1939)* - Irate Townsman (uncredited) The Grapes of Wrath (1940)* - Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) Beyond Tomorrow (1940) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Our Town (1940)* - Wedding Guest Talking to Constable (uncredited) Adventures of Red Ryder (1940, Serial) - Townsman [Ch. 2] (uncredited) Deadwood Dick (1940, Serial) - Bank Teller / Stage Agent (uncredited) The Howards of Virginia (1940) - Will (uncredited) Too Many Girls (1940) - Faculty Extra (uncredited) She Couldn't Say No (1940) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Back Street (1941) - Man at Ship's Ramp (uncredited) Prairie Pioneers (1941)* - Settler / Soldier (uncredited) The Singing Hill (1941) - Rancher (uncredited) The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941) - Townsman (uncredited) The Parson of Panamint (1941) - Hotel / Street Brawl Extra (uncredited) The Lone Rider in Frontier