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Birthday:
January 17, 1905
Place of Birth:
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
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Grant Withers
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | Self (archive footage) |
| 1959 | I, Mobster | Paul Moran |
| 1957 | Hell's Crossroads | Sheriff Oliver |
| 1957 | Last Stagecoach West | Jack Fergus |
| 1956 | The White Squaw | Sheriff |
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Pendar |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Gentry |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Buck Ramsey |
| 1953 | Tropic Zone | Bert Nelson |
| 1953 | Iron Mountain Trail | Roger McCall |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java | Jason Blue |
| 1953 | Champ for a Day | Scott Cameron |
| 1952 | Hoodlum Empire | Rev. Simon Andrews |
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie | Bull McCready |
| 1952 | Captive of Billy the Kid | Van Stanley |
| 1952 | Tropical Heat Wave | Norman James |
| 1952 | Leadville Gunslinger | Jonathan Graves |
| 1952 | Woman of the North Country | Henry S. Chapman |
| 1951 | Million Dollar Pursuit | Carlo Petrov |
| 1951 | Spoilers of the Plains | Gregory Camwell |
| 1951 | The Sea Hornet | Rocky Lowe |
| 1951 | Belle Le Grand | Shannon |
| 1951 | Utah Wagon Train | Red Bancroft |
| 1950 | Rio Grande | U.S. Deputy Marshal |
| 1950 | The Savage Horde | Wade Proctor |
| 1950 | Bells of Coronado | Craig Bennett |
| 1950 | Tripoli | Sgt. Derek |
| 1950 | Rock Island Trail | David Strong |
| 1950 | Trigger, Jr. | Manson |
| 1950 | Hit Parade of 1951 | Smokey |
| 1949 | The Fighting Kentuckian | George Hayden |
| 1949 | Duke of Chicago | Tony Russo |
| 1949 | Hellfire | Sheriff Martin |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | Capt. Wilde Youngeur |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Silas Meacham |
| 1948 | Homicide for Three | Joe Hatch |
| 1948 | Night Time in Nevada | Ran Farrell |
| 1948 | Angel in Exile | Sheriff |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Wesley Hardin |
| 1948 | Old Los Angeles | Marshal Ed Luckner |
| 1948 | The Plunderers | Deputy Tap Lawrence |
| 1948 | Sons of Adventure | J.L. Sterling |
| 1948 | Daredevils of the Clouds | Matt Conroy |
| 1947 | Blackmail | Inspector Donaldson |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Bill Winters |
| 1947 | The Trespasser | Detective Lt. Kirk |
| 1947 | Tycoon | Fog |
| 1947 | Gunfighters | Deputy Bill Yount |
| 1947 | Wyoming | Joe Sublette |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine | Ike Clanton |
| 1946 | Affairs of Geraldine | Henry Cooper |
| 1946 | In Old Sacramento | Captain Mark Slayter |
| 1945 | The Vampire's Ghost | Father Gilchrist |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners | Jonathan |
| 1945 | Road to Alcatraz | Inspector Craven |
| 1945 | Utah | Ben Bowman |
| 1945 | Dakota | Slagin |
| 1945 | Bells of Rosarita | William Ripley |
| 1944 | The Fighting Seabees | Whanger Spreckles |
| 1944 | The Girl Who Dared | Homer Norton |
| 1944 | The Yellow Rose of Texas | Express Agent Lucas |
| 1944 | Silent Partner | Bob Ross |
| 1944 | Goodnight, Sweetheart | Matt Colby |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Henry Potter |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | "Rich"Richardson |
| 1943 | No Time for Love | Pete Hanagan (uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Lady Takes a Chance | Bob Hastings |
| 1943 | Captive Wild Woman | Veterinarian (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Waddy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby | Cactus Pete |
| 1942 | Northwest Rangers | Fowler |
| 1942 | Apache Trail | 'Les' Lestrade |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie | Shore Patrolman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Mordecai Milligan |
| 1941 | The Get-Away | Rufe Parker, a Gangster |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Harry Belding |
| 1941 | Parachute Battalion | Captain |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Masked Rider | Douglas |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid | Ed Shanahan |
| 1941 | Let's Make Music | Headwaiter |
| 1940 | Doomed to Die | Capt. William Street |
| 1940 | Phantom of Chinatown | Police Captain Street |
| 1940 | The Fatal Hour | Capt. Bill Street |
| 1940 | Tomboy | Mr. Kelly |
| 1940 | Men Against the Sky | Mr. Grant |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Withers |
| 1939 | Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Police Capt. Bill Street |
| 1939 | The Mystery of Mr. Wong | Police Capt. Sam Street |
| 1939 | Navy Secrets | Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts |
| 1939 | Boys' Reformatory | Dr. Owens |
| 1939 | Daughter of the Tong | Ralph Dickson |
| 1939 | Lure of the Wasteland | Smitty |
| 1938 | Mr. Wong, Detective | Police Capt. Sam Street |
| 1938 | Held For Ransom | Larry Scott |
| 1938 | The Secret of Treasure Island | Roderick Gridley |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Jack |
| 1938 | The Marines Come Thru | Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray |
| 1937 | Telephone Operator | Red |
| 1937 | Bill Cracks Down | 'Tons' Walker |
| 1937 | Jungle Jim | Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley |
| 1937 | Paradise Express | Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle |
| 1937 | Hollywood Round-Up | Grant Drexel |
| 1937 | Radio Patrol | Officer Pat O'Hara |
| 1936 | Three on a Limb | Oscar |
| 1936 | Let's Sing Again | Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins |
| 1936 | The Arizona Raiders | Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer |
| 1936 | The Sky Parade | Casey Cameron |
| 1936 | Border Flight | Lt. Pat Tornell |
| 1936 | Lady Be Careful | Lt. Loomis |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town | Young Stud |
| 1935 | The Test | Brule Conway |
| 1935 | Valley of Wanted Men | Fred |
| 1935 | The Fighting Marines | Cpl. Larry Lawrernce |
| 1935 | Skybound | Chet Morley |
| 1935 | Society Fever | Ronald Dawson |
| 1935 | Rip Roaring Riley | Major Gray |
| 1935 | Storm Over the Andes | Mitchell |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady | Tod |
| 1935 | Ship Cafe | Rocky Stone |
| 1934 | Tailspin Tommy | Milt Howe |
| 1934 | The Red Rider | 'Silent' Slade |
| 1932 | Red Haired Alibi | Robert 'Bob' Shelton |
| 1932 | The Secrets of Wu Sin | James Manning |
| 1932 | The Gambling Sex | Bill Foster |
| 1931 | Other Men's Women | Bill White |
| 1931 | Swanee River | Garry |
| 1931 | Too Young to Marry | Bill Clark |
| 1930 | Sinners' Holiday | Angel |
| 1930 | The Second Floor Mystery | Geoffrey West |
| 1930 | Scarlet Pages | Bob Lawrence |
| 1930 | Back Pay | Gerald |
| 1930 | Dancing Sweeties | Bill Cleaver |
| 1930 | Soldiers and Women | Capt. Clive Branch |
| 1930 | An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee | Self |
| 1930 | The Other Tomorrow | Jon Carter |
| 1929 | The Time, the Place and the Girl | Jim Crane |
| 1929 | Tiger Rose | Bruce |
| 1929 | So Long Letty | Harry Miller |
| 1929 | Saturday's Children | Rims Rosson |
| 1929 | In the Headlines | Nosey Norton |
| 1929 | Show of Shows | Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Greyhound Limited | Bill |
| 1929 | Madonna of Avenue A | Slim Shayne |
| 1929 | Hearts in Exile | Paul Pavloff |
| 1928 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Hero |
| 1928 | Bringing Up Father | Dennis |
| 1928 | The Road to Ruin | Don Hughes |
| 1928 | Golden Shackles | Frank Fordyce |
| 1927 | Street of Forgotten Women | |
| 1927 | The Final Extra | Pat Riley |
| 1927 | Upstream | John Rogers |
| 1927 | College | Jeff's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1927 | The Knight Before Christmas | |
| 1926 | The Gentle Cyclone | Wilkes Junior |
| 1926 | The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. | Jack Fairfax |
| It's Always Sunday | William Brackett Sr. |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Texan | Ed Martin |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Stewart Brent |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Sheriff Ludlow |
| 1957 | 26 Men | |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Mark Hammond |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Sam Barton |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Jeremiah Mulrooney |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Dutcher |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Carl Metz |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show | Oliver |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Roy Lamont |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Matt Ellis |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Jed Larner |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | William Brackett Sr. |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Gus Andrews |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Miles Breck |
| 1954 | Lassie | George Forsythe (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Sheriff Wharton |