Grant Withers
Acting · Production
Born January 17, 1905, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
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.
Filmography
- 1959I, Mobster — Paul Moran
- The Texan — Ed Martin
- 26 Men
- Have Gun, Will Travel — Sheriff Ludlow, Jeremiah Mulrooney, Sam Barton
- 1957Hell's Crossroads — Sheriff Oliver
- 1957Last Stagecoach West — Jack Fergus
- Perry Mason — Stewart Brent
- The Restless Gun — Dutcher
- Wagon Train — Mark Hammond
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre — Sheriff Carl Metz, Sheriff Roy Lamont
- The Gale Storm Show — Oliver
- 1956The White Squaw — Sheriff
- Cheyenne — Matt Ellis
- Gunsmoke — Jed Larner
- 1955Lady Godiva of Coventry — Pendar
- 1955Run for Cover — Gentry
- Screen Director's Playhouse — William Brackett Sr.
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp — Gus Andrews, Miles Breck
- Lassie — George Forsythe (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of Disney — Sheriff Wharton
- 1953Champ for a Day — Scott Cameron
- 1953Fair Wind to Java — Jason Blue
- 1953Iron Mountain Trail — Roger McCall
- 1953The Sun Shines Bright — Buck Ramsey
- 1953Tropic Zone — Bert Nelson
- 1952Captive of Billy the Kid — Van Stanley
- 1952Hoodlum Empire — Rev. Simon Andrews
- 1952Leadville Gunslinger — Jonathan Graves
- 1952Oklahoma Annie — Bull McCready
- 1952Tropical Heat Wave — Norman James
- 1952Woman of the North Country — Henry S. Chapman
- 1951Belle Le Grand — Shannon
- 1951Million Dollar Pursuit — Carlo Petrov
- 1951Spoilers of the Plains — Gregory Camwell
- 1951The Sea Hornet — Rocky Lowe
- 1951Utah Wagon Train — Red Bancroft
- 1950Bells of Coronado — Craig Bennett
- 1950Hit Parade of 1951 — Smokey
- 1950Rio Grande — U.S. Deputy Marshal
- 1950Rock Island Trail — David Strong
- 1950The Savage Horde — Wade Proctor
- 1950Trigger, Jr. — Manson
- 1950Tripoli — Sgt. Derek
- 1949Duke of Chicago — Tony Russo
- 1949Hellfire — Sheriff Martin
- 1949The Fighting Kentuckian — George Hayden
- 1948Angel in Exile — Sheriff
- 1948Daredevils of the Clouds — Matt Conroy
- 1948Fort Apache — Silas Meacham
- 1948Homicide for Three — Joe Hatch
- 1948Night Time in Nevada — Ran Farrell
- 1948Old Los Angeles — Ed Luckner
- 1948Sons of Adventure — J.L. Sterling
- 1948The Gallant Legion — Wesley Hardin
- 1948The Plunderers — Deputy Tap Lawrence
- 1948Wake of the Red Witch — Capt. Wilde Youngeur
- 1947Blackmail — Inspector Donaldson
- 1947Gunfighters — Deputy Bill Yount
- 1947The Ghost Goes Wild — Bill Winters
- 1947The Trespasser — Detective Lt. Kirk
- 1947Tycoon — Fog
- 1947Wyoming — Joe Sublette
- 1946Affairs of Geraldine — Henry Cooper
- 1946In Old Sacramento — Captain Mark Slayter
- 1946My Darling Clementine — Ike Clanton
- 1945Bells of Rosarita — William Ripley
- 1945China's Little Devils — Producer
- 1945Dakota — Slagin
- 1945Dangerous Partners — Jonathan
- 1945Road to Alcatraz — Inspector Craven
- 1945The Vampire's Ghost — Father Gilchrist
- 1945Utah — Ben Bowman
- 1944Goodnight, Sweetheart — Matt Colby
- 1944Roger Touhy, Gangster — FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
- 1944Silent Partner — Bob Ross
- 1944The Fighting Seabees — Whanger Spreckles
- 1944The Girl Who Dared — Homer Norton
- 1944The Yellow Rose of Texas — Express Agent Lucas
- 1943A Lady Takes a Chance — Bob Hastings
- 1943Captive Wild Woman — Veterinarian (uncredited)
- 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case — Waddy (uncredited)
- 1943Gildersleeve's Bad Day — Henry Potter
- 1943In Old Oklahoma — "Rich"Richardson
- 1943No Time for Love — Pete Hanagan (uncredited)
- 1943Whistling in Brooklyn — Reporter (uncredited)
- 1942Apache Trail — 'Les' Lestrade
- 1942Butch Minds the Baby — Cactus Pete
- 1942Northwest Rangers — Fowler
- 1942Panama Hattie — Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
- 1942Tennessee Johnson — Mordecai Milligan
- 1941Billy the Kid — Ed Shanahan
- 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq. — Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
- 1941Let's Make Music — Headwaiter
- 1941No Hands on the Clock — Harry Belding
- 1941Parachute Battalion — Captain
- 1941The Get-Away — Rufe Parker, a Gangster
- 1941The Masked Rider — Douglas
- 1940Doomed to Die — Capt. William Street
- 1940Men Against the Sky — Mr. Grant
- 1940Mexican Spitfire Out West — Withers
- 1940On the Spot — Producer
- 1940Phantom of Chinatown — Police Captain Street
- 1940The Fatal Hour — Capt. Bill Street
- 1940Tomboy — Mr. Kelly
- 1939Boys' Reformatory — Dr. Owens
- 1939Daughter of the Tong — Ralph Dickson
- 1939Lure of the Wasteland — Smitty
- 1939Mr. Wong in Chinatown — Police Capt. Bill Street
- 1939Navy Secrets — Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
- 1939The Mystery of Mr. Wong — Police Capt. Sam Street
- 1938Held For Ransom — Larry Scott
- 1938Mr. Wong, Detective — Police Capt. Sam Street
- 1938The Marines Come Thru — Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray
- 1938The Secret of Treasure Island — Roderick Gridley
- 1938Three Loves Has Nancy — Jack
- 1937Bill Cracks Down — 'Tons' Walker
- 1937Hollywood Round-Up — Grant Drexel
- 1937Jungle Jim — Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
- 1937Paradise Express — Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
- 1937Radio Patrol — Officer Pat O'Hara
- 1937Telephone Operator — Red
- 1936Border Flight — Lt. Pat Tornell
- 1936Lady Be Careful — Lt. Loomis
- 1936Let's Sing Again — Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
- 1936The Arizona Raiders — Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
- 1936The Sky Parade — Casey Cameron
- 1936Three on a Limb — Oscar
- 1935Goin' to Town — Young Stud
- 1935Rip Roaring Riley — Major Gray
- 1935Ship Cafe — Rocky Stone
- 1935Skybound — Chet Morley
- 1935Society Fever — Ronald Dawson
- 1935Storm Over the Andes — Mitchell
- 1935The Fighting Marines — Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
- 1935The Test — Brule Conway
- 1935Valley of Wanted Men — Fred
- 1935Waterfront Lady — Tod
- 1934Tailspin Tommy — Milt Howe
- 1934The Red Rider — 'Silent' Slade
- 1932Red Haired Alibi — Bob Shelton
- 1932The Gambling Sex — Bill Foster
- 1932The Secrets of Wu Sin — James Manning
- 1931First Aid — Ralph Ingram
- 1931Other Men's Women — Bill White
- 1931Swanee River — Garry
- 1931Too Young to Marry — Bill Clark
- 1930Back Pay — Gerald
- 1930Dancing Sweeties — Bill Cleaver
- 1930Scarlet Pages — Bob Lawrence
- 1930Sinners' Holiday — Angel
- 1930Soldiers and Women — Capt. Clive Branch
- 1930The Other Tomorrow — Jon Carter
- 1930The Second Floor Mystery — Geoffrey West
- 1929Hearts in Exile — Paul Pavloff
- 1929In the Headlines — Nosey Norton
- 1929Madonna of Avenue A — Slim Shayne
- 1929Saturday's Children — Rims Rosson
- 1929So Long Letty — Harry Miller
- 1929The Greyhound Limited — Bill
- 1929The Show of Shows — Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
- 1929The Time, the Place and the Girl — Jim Crane
- 1929Tiger Rose — Bruce
- 1928Bringing Up Father — Dennis
- 1928Golden Shackles — Frank Fordyce
- 1928The Road to Ruin — Don Hughes
- 1928Tillie's Punctured Romance — Hero
- 1927College — Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
- 1927In a Moment of Temptation — Ed
- 1927Street of Forgotten Women
- 1927The Final Extra — Pat Riley
- 1927The Knight Before Christmas
- 1927Upstream — John Rogers
- 1926The Gentle Cyclone — Wilkes Junior
- 1926The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. — Jack Fairfax
Appearances as themselves (2)
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her — Self (archive footage)
- 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee — Self