Grant Withers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Grant Withers (January 17, 1905, Pueblo, Colorado – March 27, 1959, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California), born Granville G. Withers, was a prolific American film actor with a sizeable body of work. With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with an impressive list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead. As his career progressed, his importance diminished, but he did manage a 10-year contract at Republic Pictures. His friendships with both John Ford and John Wayne secured him a spot in nine of Wayne's films, but later roles dwindled to supporting parts, mainly as villains in B-movies, serials, and finally television. He appeared in the late 1950s in two episodes of the syndicated western series 26 Men, set in Arizona, where he had earlier eloped with Loretta Young. His life in film, five unsuccessful marriages, and a tragic end had all the makings of its own Hollywood drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Withers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jan 17, 1904 In Pueblo, Colorado, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 153
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Gentle Cyclone 1926-06-27
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994-08-09
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | Self (archive footage) | 1994-08-09 |
| Movie | I, Mobster | Paul Moran | 1959-02-01 |
| Series | The Texan | Unknown | 1958-09-29 |
| Movie | Hell's Crossroads | Sheriff Oliver | 1957-03-08 |
| Movie | Last Stagecoach West | Jack Fergus | 1957-07-16 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | The White Squaw | Sheriff | 1956-11-01 |
| Movie | Run for Cover | Gentry | 1955-04-29 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Movie | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Pendar | 1955-11-02 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | Fair Wind to Java | Jason Blue | 1953-01-28 |
| Movie | Tropic Zone | Bert Nelson | 1953-01-14 |
| Movie | The Sun Shines Bright | Buck Ramsey | 1953-05-02 |
| Movie | Iron Mountain Trail | Roger McCall | 1953-05-08 |
| Movie | Captive of Billy the Kid | Van Stanley | 1952-01-21 |
| Movie | Leadville Gunslinger | Jonathan Graves | 1952-03-22 |
| Movie | Oklahoma Annie | Bull McCready | 1952-03-24 |
| Movie | Tropical Heat Wave | Norman James | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Woman of the North Country | Henry S. Chapman | 1952-07-23 |
| Movie | Hoodlum Empire | Rev. Simon Andrews | 1952-04-15 |
| Movie | Belle Le Grand | Shannon | 1951-01-27 |
| Movie | Spoilers of the Plains | Gregory Camwell | 1951-02-02 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Pursuit | Carlo Petrov | 1951-05-30 |
| Movie | Utah Wagon Train | Red Bancroft | 1951-10-14 |
| Movie | The Sea Hornet | Rocky Lowe | 1951-11-06 |
| Movie | Rock Island Trail | David Strong | 1950-05-18 |
| Movie | Bells of Coronado | Craig Bennett | 1950-01-08 |
| Movie | The Savage Horde | Wade Proctor | 1950-05-22 |
| Movie | Trigger, Jr. | Manson | 1950-06-30 |
| Movie | Rio Grande | U.S. Deputy Marshal | 1950-11-15 |
| Movie | Tripoli | Sgt. Derek | 1950-11-09 |
| Movie | Hellfire | Sheriff Martin | 1949-05-29 |
| Movie | Duke of Chicago | Tony Russo | 1949-03-15 |
| Movie | The Fighting Kentuckian | George Hayden | 1949-09-15 |
| Movie | Daredevils of the Clouds | Matt Conroy | 1948-07-26 |
| Movie | Fort Apache | Silas Meacham | 1948-06-14 |
| Movie | Old Los Angeles | Marshal Ed Luckner | 1948-04-24 |
| Movie | Sons of Adventure | J.L. Sterling | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | The Gallant Legion | Wesley Hardin | 1948-05-24 |
| Movie | Wake of the Red Witch | Capt. Wilde Youngeur | 1948-12-30 |
| Movie | Homicide for Three | Joe Hatch aka Bruno Rose | 1948-12-08 |
| Movie | Night Time in Nevada | Ran Farrell | 1948-09-05 |
| Movie | The Plunderers | Deputy Tap Lawrence | 1948-10-30 |
| Movie | Angel in Exile | Sheriff | 1948-10-20 |
| Movie | Gunfighters | Deputy Bill Yount | 1947-07-15 |
| Movie | The Trespasser | Detective Lt. Kirk | 1947-07-03 |
| Movie | Blackmail | Inspector Donaldson | 1947-07-24 |
| Movie | Wyoming | Joe Sublette | 1947-07-28 |
| Movie | Tycoon | Fog | 1947-12-27 |
| Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | Bill Winters | 1947-08-08 |
| Movie | In Old Sacramento | Captain Mark Slayter | 1946-05-31 |
| Movie | Affairs of Geraldine | Henry Cooper | 1946-11-18 |
| Movie | My Darling Clementine | Ike Clanton | 1946-10-17 |
| Movie | The Vampire's Ghost | Father Gilchrist | 1945-04-13 |
| Movie | Utah | Ben Bowman | 1945-03-21 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Jonathan | 1945-06-07 |
| Movie | Bells of Rosarita | William Ripley | 1945-06-19 |
| Movie | Dakota | Slagin | 1945-12-15 |
| Movie | Road to Alcatraz | Inspector Craven | 1945-07-10 |
| Movie | Roger Touhy, Gangster | FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited) | 1944-06-03 |
| Movie | Silent Partner | Bob Ross | 1944-06-09 |
| Movie | The Fighting Seabees | Whanger Spreckles | 1944-01-27 |
| Movie | Goodnight, Sweetheart | Matt Colby | 1944-06-17 |
| Movie | The Girl Who Dared | Homer Norton | 1944-08-05 |
| Movie | The Yellow Rose of Texas | Express Agent Lucas | 1944-06-24 |
| Movie | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Waddy (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
| Movie | No Time for Love | 1943-04-09 | |
| Movie | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Henry Potter | 1943-05-10 |
| Movie | A Lady Takes a Chance | Bob Hastings | 1943-08-19 |
| Movie | Captive Wild Woman | Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1943-06-04 |
| Movie | In Old Oklahoma | "Rich"Richardson | 1943-12-06 |
| Movie | Whistling in Brooklyn | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | Butch Minds the Baby | Cactus Pete | 1942-03-20 |
| Movie | Apache Trail | 'Les' Lestrade | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Tennessee Johnson | Mordecai Milligan | 1942-12-01 |
| Movie | Northwest Rangers | Fowler | 1942-10-28 |
| Movie | Panama Hattie | Shore Patrolman (uncredited) | 1942-09-30 |
| Movie | The Get-Away | Rufe Parker, a Gangster | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | Billy the Kid | Ed Shanahan | 1941-05-30 |
| Movie | Parachute Battalion | Captain | 1941-09-12 |
| Movie | Let's Make Music | Headwaiter | 1941-01-17 |
| Movie | The Masked Rider | Douglas | 1941-10-24 |
| Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited) | 1941-12-04 |
| Movie | No Hands on the Clock | Harry Belding | 1941-12-01 |
| Movie | Tomboy | Mr. Kelly | 1940-04-20 |
| Movie | The Fatal Hour | Capt. Bill Street | 1940-01-15 |
| Movie | Doomed to Die | Capt. William Street | 1940-08-12 |
| Movie | Men Against the Sky | Mr. Grant | 1940-09-06 |
| Movie | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Withers | 1940-10-29 |
| Movie | Phantom of Chinatown | Police Captain Street | 1940-11-18 |
| Movie | The Mystery of Mr. Wong | Police Capt. Sam Street | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Lure of the Wasteland | Smitty | 1939-03-18 |
| Movie | Navy Secrets | Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts | 1939-02-08 |
| Movie | Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Police Capt. Bill Street | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Boys' Reformatory | Dr. Owens | 1939-05-01 |
| Movie | Daughter of the Tong | Ralph Dickson | 1939-08-28 |
| Movie | The Secret of Treasure Island | Roderick Gridley | 1938-03-17 |
| Movie | Held For Ransom | Larry Scott | 1938-06-17 |
| Movie | The Marines Come Thru | Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray | 1938-08-04 |
| Movie | Three Loves Has Nancy | Jack | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | Mr. Wong, Detective | Police Capt. Sam Street | 1938-10-05 |
| Movie | Paradise Express | Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle | 1937-02-24 |
| Movie | Jungle Jim | Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley | 1937-01-18 |
| Movie | Bill Cracks Down | 'Tons' Walker | 1937-03-22 |
| Movie | Telephone Operator | Red | 1937-12-07 |
| Movie | Radio Patrol | Officer Pat O'Hara | 1937-10-03 |
| Movie | Hollywood Round-Up | Grant Drexel | 1937-11-06 |
| Movie | Let's Sing Again | Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins | 1936-05-07 |
| Movie | Border Flight | Lt. Pat Tornell | 1936-05-29 |
| Movie | Three on a Limb | Oscar | 1936-01-03 |
| Movie | Lady Be Careful | Lt. Loomis | 1936-09-03 |
| Movie | The Arizona Raiders | Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer | 1936-06-27 |
| Movie | Society Fever | Ronald Dawson | 1935-07-15 |
| Movie | The Test | Brule Conway | 1935-05-10 |
| Movie | Storm Over the Andes | Mitchell | 1935-04-01 |
| Movie | Skybound | Chet Morley | 1935-09-22 |
| Movie | Goin' to Town | Young Stud | 1935-04-25 |
| Movie | Waterfront Lady | Tod | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | Ship Cafe | Rocky Stone | 1935-11-09 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marines | Cpl. Larry Lawrernce | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | Valley of Wanted Men | Fred | 1935-10-19 |
| Movie | Rip Roaring Riley | Major Gray | 1935-10-23 |
| Movie | The Red Rider | 'Silent' Slade | 1934-07-16 |
| Movie | Tailspin Tommy | Milt Howe | 1934-10-29 |
| Movie | Red Haired Alibi | Robert 'Bob' Shelton | 1932-10-21 |
| Movie | The Secrets of Wu Sin | James Manning | 1932-12-15 |
| Movie | The Gambling Sex | Bill Foster | 1932-11-21 |
| Movie | Other Men's Women | Bill White | 1931-01-17 |
| Movie | Too Young to Marry | Bill Clark | 1931-05-03 |
| Movie | Soldiers and Women | Capt. Clive Branch | 1930-04-30 |
| Movie | Back Pay | Gerald | 1930-06-01 |
| Movie | The Second Floor Mystery | Geoffrey West | 1930-04-26 |
| Movie | Sinners' Holiday | Angel | 1930-10-11 |
| Movie | Dancing Sweeties | Bill Cleaver | 1930-07-19 |
| Movie | Scarlet Pages | Bob Lawrence | 1930-09-27 |
| Movie | An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee | Self | 1930-08-01 |
| Movie | Saturday's Children | Rims Rosson | 1929-03-10 |
| Movie | The Greyhound Limited | Bill | 1929-02-09 |
| Movie | Hearts in Exile | Paul Pavloff | 1929-09-14 |
| Movie | Madonna of Avenue A | Slim Shayne | 1929-06-21 |
| Movie | Tiger Rose | Bruce | 1929-12-21 |
| Movie | Show of Shows | Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited) | 1929-11-21 |
| Movie | So Long Letty | Harry Miller | 1929-10-16 |
| Movie | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Hero | 1928-03-03 |
| Movie | Bringing Up Father | Dennis | 1928-03-18 |
| Movie | The Road to Ruin | Don Hughes | 1928-03-23 |
| Movie | Upstream | John Rogers | 1927-01-30 |
| Movie | College | Jeff's Friend (uncredited) | 1927-09-10 |
| Movie | The Gentle Cyclone | Wilkes Junior | 1926-06-27 |