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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Withers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Ike Clanton

My Darling Clementine

Capt. William Street

Doomed to Die

Whanger Spreckles

The Fighting Seabees

Jim Crane

The Time, the Place and the Girl

Police Capt. Sam Street

Mr. Wong, Detective

Police Captain Street

Phantom of Chinatown

U.S. Deputy Marshal

Rio Grande

Rufe Parker, a Gangster

The Get-Away

Rev. Simon Andrews

Hoodlum Empire

Bill White

Other Men's Women

Capt. Wilde Youngeur

Wake of the Red Witch

Street of Forgotten Women

Henry Potter

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Silas Meacham

Fort Apache

George Hayden

The Fighting Kentuckian

Carlo Petrov

Million Dollar Pursuit

Inspector Donaldson

Blackmail

Bruce

Tiger Rose

Young Stud

Goin' to Town

Wilkes Junior

The Gentle Cyclone

Bill Winters

The Ghost Goes Wild

Oscar

Three on a Limb

Reporter (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn

Father Gilchrist

The Vampire's Ghost

Paul Moran

I, Mobster

Police Capt. Bill Street

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Police Capt. Sam Street

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

Capt. Bill Street

The Fatal Hour

Buck Ramsey

The Sun Shines Bright

Cactus Pete

Butch Minds the Baby

Homer Norton

The Girl Who Dared

Jonathan

Dangerous Partners

Harry Belding

No Hands on the Clock

Joe Hatch

Homicide for Three

Inspector Craven

Road to Alcatraz

Pendar

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Gregory Camwell

Spoilers of the Plains

Express Agent Lucas

The Yellow Rose of Texas

Robert 'Bob' Shelton

Red Haired Alibi

Ran Farrell

Night Time in Nevada

Sheriff

The White Squaw

Wade Proctor

The Savage Horde

Sheriff Oliver

Hell's Crossroads

Brule Conway

The Test

Bob Ross

Silent Partner

Ben Bowman

Utah

Detective Lt. Kirk

The Trespasser

Tony Russo

Duke of Chicago

Angel

Sinners' Holiday

Fred

Valley of Wanted Men

Geoffrey West

The Second Floor Mystery

Bert Nelson

Tropic Zone

Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins

Let's Sing Again

Milt Howe

Tailspin Tommy

Cpl. Larry Lawrernce

The Fighting Marines

Roger McCall

Iron Mountain Trail

Bob Lawrence

Scarlet Pages

Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts

Navy Secrets

Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer

The Arizona Raiders

Gerald

Back Pay

Mr. Kelly

Tomboy

Larry Scott

Held For Ransom

Craig Bennett

Bells of Coronado

Jack Fergus

Last Stagecoach West

Bill Cleaver

Dancing Sweeties

Red

Telephone Operator

Dr. Owens

Boys' Reformatory

'Tons' Walker

Bill Cracks Down

Captain

Parachute Battalion

Roderick Gridley

The Secret of Treasure Island

Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley

Jungle Jim

Ralph Dickson

Daughter of the Tong

Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle

Paradise Express

Grant Drexel

Hollywood Round-Up

Bull McCready

Oklahoma Annie

Pat Riley

The Final Extra

Sgt. Derek

Tripoli

Capt. Clive Branch

Soldiers and Women

Jack

Three Loves Has Nancy

Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Gentry

Run for Cover

James Manning

The Secrets of Wu Sin

Self

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Mr. Grant

Men Against the Sky

Casey Cameron

The Sky Parade

Harry Miller

So Long Letty

Douglas

The Masked Rider

John Rogers

Upstream

Officer Pat O'Hara

Radio Patrol

Rims Rosson

Saturday's Children

Hero

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Van Stanley

Captive of Billy the Kid

Ed Shanahan

Billy the Kid

David Strong

Rock Island Trail

Fog

Tycoon

Self (archive footage)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

'Silent' Slade

The Red Rider

Chet Morley

Skybound

Headwaiter

Let's Make Music

Bill Foster

The Gambling Sex

Matt Colby

Goodnight, Sweetheart

Slagin

Dakota

Smitty

Lure of the Wasteland

Ronald Dawson

Society Fever

Henry Cooper

Affairs of Geraldine

Dennis

Bringing Up Father

FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray

The Marines Come Thru

Major Gray

Rip Roaring Riley

Jeff's Friend (uncredited)

College

Fowler

Northwest Rangers

Nosey Norton

In the Headlines

Norman James

Tropical Heat Wave

Sheriff Martin

Hellfire

Captain Mark Slayter

In Old Sacramento

Jason Blue

Fair Wind to Java

"Rich"Richardson

In Old Oklahoma

Mitchell

Storm Over the Andes

Deputy Bill Yount

Gunfighters

Garry

Swanee River

Don Hughes

The Road to Ruin

Tod

Waterfront Lady

Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)

The Show of Shows

Manson

Trigger, Jr.

Pete Hanagan (uncredited)

No Time for Love

Bill Clark

Too Young to Marry

Rocky Lowe

The Sea Hornet

Sheriff

Angel in Exile

Wesley Hardin

The Gallant Legion

William Ripley

Bells of Rosarita

Shannon

Belle Le Grand

Red Bancroft

Utah Wagon Train

Jonathan Graves

Leadville Gunslinger

Bob Hastings

A Lady Takes a Chance

Ed Luckner

Old Los Angeles

Joe Sublette

Wyoming

Deputy Tap Lawrence

The Plunderers

J.L. Sterling

Sons of Adventure

'Les' Lestrade

Apache Trail

Henry S. Chapman

Woman of the North Country

Bill

The Greyhound Limited

Slim Shayne

Madonna of Avenue A

Lt. Pat Tornell

Border Flight

Lt. Loomis

Lady Be Careful

Withers

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Paul Pavloff

Hearts in Exile

Shore Patrolman (uncredited)

Panama Hattie

Scott Cameron

Champ for a Day

Jon Carter

The Other Tomorrow

Veterinarian (uncredited)

Captive Wild Woman

Waddy (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Frank Fordyce

Golden Shackles

Smokey

Hit Parade of 1951

Rocky Stone

Ship Cafe

Mordecai Milligan

Tennessee Johnson

Matt Conroy

Daredevils of the Clouds

Jack Fairfax

The Lady of Lyons, N.Y.

The Knight Before Christmas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-01-17

Place of Birth

Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

Granville Gustavus Withers