Grant Withers
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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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Movies (162)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994 · Self (archive footage)
I, Mobster
1959 · Paul Moran
Last Stagecoach West
1957 · Jack Fergus
Hell's Crossroads
1957 · Sheriff Oliver
The White Squaw
1956 · Sheriff
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955 · Pendar
Run for Cover
1955 · Gentry
Champ for a Day
1953 · Scott Cameron
Iron Mountain Trail
1953 · Roger McCall
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Buck Ramsey
Fair Wind to Java
1953 · Jason Blue
Tropic Zone
1953 · Bert Nelson
Tropical Heat Wave
1952 · Norman James
Woman of the North Country
1952 · Henry S. Chapman
Hoodlum Empire
1952 · Rev. Simon Andrews
Oklahoma Annie
1952 · Bull McCready
Leadville Gunslinger
1952 · Jonathan Graves
Captive of Billy the Kid
1952 · Van Stanley
The Sea Hornet
1951 · Rocky Lowe
Utah Wagon Train
1951 · Red Bancroft
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951 · Carlo Petrov
Spoilers of the Plains
1951 · Gregory Camwell
Belle Le Grand
1951 · Shannon
Rio Grande
1950 · U.S. Deputy Marshal
Tripoli
1950 · Sgt. Derek
Hit Parade of 1951
1950 · Smokey
Trigger, Jr.
1950 · Manson
The Savage Horde
1950 · Wade Proctor
Rock Island Trail
1950 · David Strong
Bells of Coronado
1950 · Craig Bennett
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949 · George Hayden
Hellfire
1949 · Sheriff Martin
Duke of Chicago
1949 · Tony Russo
Wake of the Red Witch
1948 · Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Homicide for Three
1948 · Joe Hatch
The Plunderers
1948 · Deputy Tap Lawrence
Angel in Exile
1948 · Sheriff
Night Time in Nevada
1948 · Ran Farrell
Sons of Adventure
1948 · J.L. Sterling
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948 · Matt Conroy
The Gallant Legion
1948 · Wesley Hardin
Fort Apache
1948 · Silas Meacham
Old Los Angeles
1948 · Ed Luckner
Tycoon
1947 · Fog
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947 · Bill Winters
Wyoming
1947 · Joe Sublette
Blackmail
1947 · Inspector Donaldson
Gunfighters
1947 · Deputy Bill Yount
The Trespasser
1947 · Detective Lt. Kirk
Affairs of Geraldine
1946 · Henry Cooper
My Darling Clementine
1946 · Ike Clanton
In Old Sacramento
1946 · Captain Mark Slayter
Dakota
1945 · Slagin
Road to Alcatraz
1945 · Inspector Craven
Bells of Rosarita
1945 · William Ripley
Dangerous Partners
1945 · Jonathan
China's Little Devils
1945 · Producer
The Vampire's Ghost
1945 · Father Gilchrist
Utah
1945 · Ben Bowman
The Girl Who Dared
1944 · Homer Norton
The Yellow Rose of Texas
1944 · Express Agent Lucas
Goodnight, Sweetheart
1944 · Matt Colby
Silent Partner
1944 · Bob Ross
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944 · FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
1944 · Whanger Spreckles
In Old Oklahoma
1943 · "Rich"Richardson
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · Bob Hastings
Captive Wild Woman
1943 · Veterinarian (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
1943 · Henry Potter
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Waddy (uncredited)
No Time for Love
1943 · Pete Hanagan (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Mordecai Milligan
Northwest Rangers
1942 · Fowler
Panama Hattie
1942 · Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Apache Trail
1942 · 'Les' Lestrade
Butch Minds the Baby
1942 · Cactus Pete
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 · Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
No Hands on the Clock
1941 · Harry Belding
The Masked Rider
1941 · Douglas
Parachute Battalion
1941 · Captain
The Get-Away
1941 · Rufe Parker, a Gangster
Billy the Kid
1941 · Ed Shanahan
Let's Make Music
1941 · Headwaiter
Phantom of Chinatown
1940 · Police Captain Street
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940 · Withers
Men Against the Sky
1940 · Mr. Grant
Doomed to Die
1940 · Capt. William Street
On the Spot
1940 · Producer
Tomboy
1940 · Mr. Kelly
The Fatal Hour
1940 · Capt. Bill Street
Daughter of the Tong
1939 · Ralph Dickson
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · Police Capt. Bill Street
Boys' Reformatory
1939 · Dr. Owens
Lure of the Wasteland
1939 · Smitty
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939 · Police Capt. Sam Street
Navy Secrets
1939 · Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 · Police Capt. Sam Street
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 · Jack
The Marines Come Thru
1938 · Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray
Held For Ransom
1938 · Larry Scott
The Secret of Treasure Island
1938 · Roderick Gridley
Telephone Operator
1937 · Red
Hollywood Round-Up
1937 · Grant Drexel
Radio Patrol
1937 · Officer Pat O'Hara
Bill Cracks Down
1937 · 'Tons' Walker
Paradise Express
1937 · Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
Jungle Jim
1937 · Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
The Sky Parade
1936 · Casey Cameron
Lady Be Careful
1936 · Lt. Loomis
The Arizona Raiders
1936 · Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
Border Flight
1936 · Lt. Pat Tornell
Let's Sing Again
1936 · Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
Three on a Limb
1936 · Oscar
The Fighting Marines
1935 · Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
Ship Cafe
1935 · Rocky Stone
Rip Roaring Riley
1935 · Major Gray
Valley of Wanted Men
1935 · Fred
Waterfront Lady
1935 · Tod
Skybound
1935 · Chet Morley
Society Fever
1935 · Ronald Dawson
The Test
1935 · Brule Conway
Goin' to Town
1935 · Young Stud
Storm Over the Andes
1935 · Mitchell
Tailspin Tommy
1934 · Milt Howe
The Red Rider
1934 · 'Silent' Slade
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932 · James Manning
The Gambling Sex
1932 · Bill Foster
Red Haired Alibi
1932 · Bob Shelton
First Aid
1931 · Ralph Ingram
Too Young to Marry
1931 · Bill Clark
Swanee River
1931 · Garry
Other Men's Women
1931 · Bill White
Sinners' Holiday
1930 · Angel
Scarlet Pages
1930 · Bob Lawrence
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930 · Self
Dancing Sweeties
1930 · Bill Cleaver
Back Pay
1930 · Gerald
Soldiers and Women
1930 · Capt. Clive Branch
The Second Floor Mystery
1930 · Geoffrey West
The Other Tomorrow
1930 · Jon Carter
Tiger Rose
1929 · Bruce
The Show of Shows
1929 · Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
So Long Letty
1929 · Harry Miller
Hearts in Exile
1929 · Paul Pavloff
In the Headlines
1929 · Nosey Norton
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929 · Jim Crane
Madonna of Avenue A
1929 · Slim Shayne
Saturday's Children
1929 · Rims Rosson
The Greyhound Limited
1929 · Bill
The Road to Ruin
1928 · Don Hughes
Bringing Up Father
1928 · Dennis
Golden Shackles
1928 · Frank Fordyce
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928 · Hero
In a Moment of Temptation
1927 · Ed
College
1927 · Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
Street of Forgotten Women
1927
The Final Extra
1927 · Pat Riley
Upstream
1927 · John Rogers
The Knight Before Christmas
1927
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y.
1926 · Jack Fairfax
The Gentle Cyclone
1926 · Wilkes Junior
TV shows (14)
The Texan
1958 · Ed Martin
26 Men
1957
The Restless Gun
1957 · Dutcher
Perry Mason
1957 · Stewart Brent
Wagon Train
1957 · Mark Hammond
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Sheriff Ludlow, Sam Barton, Jeremiah Mulrooney
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Sheriff Carl Metz, Sheriff Roy Lamont
The Gale Storm Show
1956 · Oliver
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · William Brackett Sr.
Cheyenne
1955 · Matt Ellis
Gunsmoke
1955 · Jed Larner
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Gus Andrews, Miles Breck
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Sheriff Wharton
Lassie
1954 · George Forsythe (uncredited)