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