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:
- 160
- 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 | 26 Men | Unknown | 1957-10-15 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Pendar | 1955-11-02 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | Fair Wind to Java | Jason Blue | 1953-01-28 |
| Movie | The Sun Shines Bright | Buck Ramsey | 1953-05-02 |
| Movie | Tropic Zone | Bert Nelson | 1953-01-14 |
| Movie | Iron Mountain Trail | Roger McCall | 1953-05-08 |
| Movie | Champ for a Day | Scott Cameron | 1953-08-15 |
| Movie | Leadville Gunslinger | Jonathan Graves | 1952-03-22 |
| Movie | Captive of Billy the Kid | Van Stanley | 1952-01-21 |
| Movie | Oklahoma Annie | Bull McCready | 1952-03-24 |
| Movie | Hoodlum Empire | Rev. Simon Andrews | 1952-04-15 |
| Movie | Woman of the North Country | Henry S. Chapman | 1952-07-23 |
| Movie | Tropical Heat Wave | Norman James | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Spoilers of the Plains | Gregory Camwell | 1951-02-02 |
| Movie | Belle Le Grand | Shannon | 1951-01-27 |
| 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 | Hit Parade of 1951 | Smokey | 1950-10-15 |
| Movie | Rio Grande | U.S. Deputy Marshal | 1950-11-15 |
| Movie | Tripoli | Sgt. Derek | 1950-11-09 |
| Movie | Trigger, Jr. | Manson | 1950-06-30 |
| 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 | Fort Apache | Silas Meacham | 1948-06-14 |
| Movie | The Gallant Legion | Wesley Hardin | 1948-05-24 |
| Movie | Old Los Angeles | Marshal Ed Luckner | 1948-04-24 |
| Movie | Daredevils of the Clouds | Matt Conroy | 1948-07-26 |
| Movie | Sons of Adventure | J.L. Sterling | 1948-09-01 |
| 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 | The Plunderers | Deputy Tap Lawrence | 1948-10-30 |
| Movie | Angel in Exile | Sheriff | 1948-10-20 |
| Movie | Night Time in Nevada | Ran Farrell | 1948-09-05 |
| 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 | Tycoon | Fog | 1947-12-27 |
| Movie | Wyoming | Joe Sublette | 1947-07-28 |
| Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | Bill Winters | 1947-08-08 |
| Movie | In Old Sacramento | Captain Mark Slayter | 1946-05-31 |
| Movie | My Darling Clementine | Ike Clanton | 1946-10-17 |
| Movie | Affairs of Geraldine | Henry Cooper | 1946-11-18 |
| Movie | The Vampire's Ghost | Father Gilchrist | 1945-04-13 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Jonathan | 1945-06-07 |
| Movie | Utah | Ben Bowman | 1945-03-21 |
| Movie | Dakota | Slagin | 1945-12-15 |
| Movie | Bells of Rosarita | William Ripley | 1945-06-19 |
| Movie | Road to Alcatraz | Inspector Craven | 1945-07-10 |
| Movie | The Fighting Seabees | Whanger Spreckles | 1944-01-27 |
| Movie | Roger Touhy, Gangster | FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited) | 1944-06-03 |
| Movie | Silent Partner | Bob Ross | 1944-06-09 |
| Movie | The Girl Who Dared | Homer Norton | 1944-08-05 |
| Movie | The Yellow Rose of Texas | Express Agent Lucas | 1944-06-24 |
| Movie | Goodnight, Sweetheart | Matt Colby | 1944-06-17 |
| 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 | In Old Oklahoma | "Rich"Richardson | 1943-12-06 |
| Movie | Captive Wild Woman | Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1943-06-04 |
| Movie | Whistling in Brooklyn | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | A Lady Takes a Chance | Bob Hastings | 1943-08-19 |
| 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 | Boys' Reformatory | Dr. Owens | 1939-05-01 |
| Movie | Daughter of the Tong | Ralph Dickson | 1939-08-28 |
| Movie | Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Police Capt. Bill Street | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | The Secret of Treasure Island | Roderick Gridley | 1938-03-17 |
| Movie | Held For Ransom | Larry Scott | 1938-06-17 |
| Movie | Three Loves Has Nancy | Jack | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | The Marines Come Thru | Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray | 1938-08-04 |
| 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 | Radio Patrol | Officer Pat O'Hara | 1937-10-03 |
| Movie | Telephone Operator | Red | 1937-12-07 |
| Movie | Hollywood Round-Up | Grant Drexel | 1937-11-06 |
| Movie | Three on a Limb | Oscar | 1936-01-03 |
| Movie | Border Flight | Lt. Pat Tornell | 1936-05-29 |
| Movie | Let's Sing Again | Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins | 1936-05-07 |
| Movie | The Arizona Raiders | Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer | 1936-06-27 |
| Movie | Lady Be Careful | Lt. Loomis | 1936-09-03 |
| Movie | The Test | Brule Conway | 1935-05-10 |
| Movie | Society Fever | Ronald Dawson | 1935-07-15 |
| Movie | Skybound | Chet Morley | 1935-09-22 |
| Movie | Storm Over the Andes | Mitchell | 1935-04-01 |
| Movie | Goin' to Town | Young Stud | 1935-04-25 |
| Movie | Ship Cafe | Rocky Stone | 1935-11-09 |
| Movie | Waterfront Lady | Tod | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | Rip Roaring Riley | Major Gray | 1935-10-23 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marines | Cpl. Larry Lawrernce | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | Valley of Wanted Men | Fred | 1935-10-19 |
| 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 | The Other Tomorrow | Jon Carter | 1930-02-09 |
| Movie | Back Pay | Gerald | 1930-06-01 |
| Movie | The Second Floor Mystery | Geoffrey West | 1930-04-26 |
| Movie | Dancing Sweeties | Bill Cleaver | 1930-07-19 |
| Movie | Scarlet Pages | Bob Lawrence | 1930-09-27 |
| Movie | Sinners' Holiday | Angel | 1930-10-11 |
| 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 | The Time, the Place and the Girl | Jim Crane | 1929-07-07 |
| Movie | Madonna of Avenue A | Slim Shayne | 1929-06-21 |
| Movie | Hearts in Exile | Paul Pavloff | 1929-09-14 |
| 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 | Golden Shackles | 1928-03-15 | |
| 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 | The Final Extra | Pat Riley | 1927-02-07 |
| Movie | College | Jeff's Friend (uncredited) | 1927-09-10 |
| Movie | The Gentle Cyclone | Wilkes Junior | 1926-06-27 |