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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-01-17 (120 years old)

Place of Birth

Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Grant Withers

Biography:

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.

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Known For

Acting

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

Hell's Crossroads as Sheriff Oliver
Last Stagecoach West as Jack Fergus
Perry Mason as Stewart Brent
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sheriff Ludlow
Wagon Train as Mark Hammond
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sam Barton
Have Gun, Will Travel as Jeremiah Mulrooney
The Restless Gun as Dutcher

1956

The White Squaw as Sheriff
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Carl Metz
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Roy Lamont

1955

Run for Cover as Gentry
Cheyenne as Matt Ellis
Gunsmoke as Jed Larner
Screen Director's Playhouse as William Brackett Sr.

1954

Lassie as George Forsythe (uncredited)

1953

The Sun Shines Bright as Buck Ramsey
Tropic Zone as Bert Nelson
Iron Mountain Trail as Roger McCall
Fair Wind to Java as Jason Blue
Champ for a Day as Scott Cameron

1952

Hoodlum Empire as Rev. Simon Andrews
Oklahoma Annie as Bull McCready
Tropical Heat Wave as Norman James
Leadville Gunslinger as Jonathan Graves
Woman of the North Country as Henry S. Chapman

1951

Million Dollar Pursuit as Carlo Petrov
Spoilers of the Plains as Gregory Camwell
The Sea Hornet as Rocky Lowe
Belle Le Grand as Shannon
Utah Wagon Train as Red Bancroft

1950

Rio Grande as U.S. Deputy Marshal
The Savage Horde as Wade Proctor
Bells of Coronado as Craig Bennett
Tripoli as Sgt. Derek
Rock Island Trail as David Strong
Trigger, Jr. as Manson

1949

The Fighting Kentuckian as George Hayden
Duke of Chicago as Tony Russo
Hellfire as Sheriff Martin

1948

Wake of the Red Witch as Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Fort Apache as Silas Meacham
Homicide for Three as Joe Hatch
Night Time in Nevada as Ran Farrell
Angel in Exile as Sheriff
The Gallant Legion as Wesley Hardin
Old Los Angeles as Marshal Ed Luckner
The Plunderers as Deputy Tap Lawrence
Sons of Adventure as J.L. Sterling

1947

Blackmail as Inspector Donaldson
The Ghost Goes Wild as Bill Winters
The Trespasser as Detective Lt. Kirk
Tycoon as Fog
Gunfighters as Deputy Bill Yount
Wyoming as Joe Sublette

1946

My Darling Clementine as Ike Clanton
Affairs of Geraldine as Henry Cooper
In Old Sacramento as Captain Mark Slayter

1945

The Vampire's Ghost as Father Gilchrist
Dangerous Partners as Jonathan
Road to Alcatraz as Inspector Craven
Utah as Ben Bowman
Dakota as Slagin
Bells of Rosarita as William Ripley

1944

The Fighting Seabees as Whanger Spreckles
The Girl Who Dared as Homer Norton
The Yellow Rose of Texas as Express Agent Lucas
Silent Partner as Bob Ross
Goodnight, Sweetheart as Matt Colby
Roger Touhy, Gangster as FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)

1943

Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Henry Potter
Whistling in Brooklyn as Reporter (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma as "Rich"Richardson
A Lady Takes a Chance as Bob Hastings
Captive Wild Woman as Veterinarian (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Waddy (uncredited)

1942

Butch Minds the Baby as Cactus Pete
Apache Trail as 'Les' Lestrade
Panama Hattie as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson as Mordecai Milligan

1941

The Get-Away as Rufe Parker, a Gangster
No Hands on the Clock as Harry Belding
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
The Masked Rider as Douglas
Billy the Kid as Ed Shanahan
Let's Make Music as Headwaiter

1940

Doomed to Die as Capt. William Street
Phantom of Chinatown as Police Captain Street
The Fatal Hour as Capt. Bill Street
Tomboy as Mr. Kelly
Men Against the Sky as Mr. Grant

1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown as Police Capt. Bill Street
The Mystery of Mr. Wong as Police Capt. Sam Street
Navy Secrets as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
Boys' Reformatory as Dr. Owens
Daughter of the Tong as Ralph Dickson

1938

Mr. Wong, Detective as Police Capt. Sam Street
Held For Ransom as Larry Scott
The Secret of Treasure Island as Roderick Gridley
The Marines Come Thru as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray

1937

Bill Cracks Down as 'Tons' Walker
Jungle Jim as Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
Paradise Express as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
Hollywood Round-Up as Grant Drexel
Radio Patrol as Officer Pat O'Hara

1936

Let's Sing Again as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
The Arizona Raiders as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
The Sky Parade as Casey Cameron
Border Flight as Lt. Pat Tornell
Lady Be Careful as Lt. Loomis

1935

Goin' to Town as Young Stud
The Test as Brule Conway
The Fighting Marines as Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
Skybound as Chet Morley
Society Fever as Ronald Dawson
Rip Roaring Riley as Major Gray
Ship Cafe as Rocky Stone

1934

Tailspin Tommy as Milt Howe
The Red Rider as 'Silent' Slade

1932

Red Haired Alibi as Robert 'Bob' Shelton
The Secrets of Wu Sin as James Manning
The Gambling Sex as Bill Foster

1931

Other Men's Women as Bill White
Swanee River as Garry
Too Young to Marry as Bill Clark

1930

1929

Tiger Rose as Bruce
So Long Letty as Harry Miller
Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson
In the Headlines as Nosey Norton
Show of Shows as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
Madonna of Avenue A as Slim Shayne
Hearts in Exile as Paul Pavloff

1928

1927

The Final Extra as Pat Riley
Upstream as John Rogers
College as Jeff's Friend (uncredited)

1926

The Gentle Cyclone as Wilkes Junior
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. as Jack Fairfax

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It's Always Sunday as William Brackett Sr.

Production

1945

1940

On the Spot as Producer