People
Grant Withers
- Name: Grant Withers
- Birthday: 1905-01-17
- Also known as: Granville Gustavus Withers
- Place of birth: Pueblo, Colorado, USA
- Popularity: 1.856
Biography:
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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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her as Self (archive footage) | 1994-08-09 |
| I, Mobster as Paul Moran | 1959-02-01 |
| Last Stagecoach West as Jack Fergus | 1957-07-16 |
| Hell's Crossroads as Sheriff Oliver | 1957-03-08 |
| The White Squaw as Sheriff | 1956-11-01 |
| Lady Godiva of Coventry as Pendar | 1955-11-02 |
| Run for Cover as Gentry | 1955-04-29 |
| Champ for a Day as Scott Cameron | 1953-08-15 |
| Iron Mountain Trail as Roger McCall | 1953-05-08 |
| The Sun Shines Bright as Buck Ramsey | 1953-05-02 |
| Fair Wind to Java as Jason Blue | 1953-01-28 |
| Tropic Zone as Bert Nelson | 1953-01-14 |
| Tropical Heat Wave as Norman James | 1952-10-01 |
| Woman of the North Country as Henry S. Chapman | 1952-07-23 |
| Hoodlum Empire as Rev. Simon Andrews | 1952-04-15 |
| Oklahoma Annie as Bull McCready | 1952-03-24 |
| Leadville Gunslinger as Jonathan Graves | 1952-03-22 |
| Captive of Billy the Kid as Van Stanley | 1952-01-21 |
| The Sea Hornet as Rocky Lowe | 1951-11-06 |
| Utah Wagon Train as Red Bancroft | 1951-10-14 |
| Million Dollar Pursuit as Carlo Petrov | 1951-05-30 |
| Spoilers of the Plains as Gregory Camwell | 1951-02-02 |
| Belle Le Grand as Shannon | 1951-01-27 |
| Rio Grande as U.S. Deputy Marshal | 1950-11-15 |
| Tripoli as Sgt. Derek | 1950-11-09 |
| Hit Parade of 1951 as Smokey | 1950-10-15 |
| Trigger, Jr. as Manson | 1950-06-30 |
| The Savage Horde as Wade Proctor | 1950-05-22 |
| Rock Island Trail as David Strong | 1950-05-18 |
| Bells of Coronado as Craig Bennett | 1950-01-08 |
| The Fighting Kentuckian as George Hayden | 1949-09-15 |
| Hellfire as Sheriff Martin | 1949-05-29 |
| Duke of Chicago as Tony Russo | 1949-03-15 |
| Wake of the Red Witch as Capt. Wilde Youngeur | 1948-12-30 |
| Homicide for Three as Joe Hatch aka Bruno Rose | 1948-12-08 |
| The Plunderers as Deputy Tap Lawrence | 1948-10-30 |
| Angel in Exile as Sheriff | 1948-10-20 |
| Night Time in Nevada as Ran Farrell | 1948-09-05 |
| Sons of Adventure as J.L. Sterling | 1948-09-01 |
| Daredevils of the Clouds as Matt Conroy | 1948-07-26 |
| Fort Apache as Silas Meacham | 1948-06-14 |
| The Gallant Legion as Wesley Hardin | 1948-05-24 |
| Old Los Angeles as Marshal Ed Luckner | 1948-04-24 |
| Tycoon as Fog | 1947-12-27 |
| The Ghost Goes Wild as Bill Winters | 1947-08-08 |
| Wyoming as Joe Sublette | 1947-07-28 |
| Blackmail as Inspector Donaldson | 1947-07-24 |
| Gunfighters as Deputy Bill Yount | 1947-07-15 |
| The Trespasser as Detective Lt. Kirk | 1947-07-03 |
| Affairs of Geraldine as Henry Cooper | 1946-11-18 |
| My Darling Clementine as Ike Clanton | 1946-10-17 |
| In Old Sacramento as Captain Mark Slayter | 1946-05-31 |
| Dakota as Slagin | 1945-12-15 |
| Road to Alcatraz as Inspector Craven | 1945-07-10 |
| Bells of Rosarita as William Ripley | 1945-06-19 |
| Dangerous Partners as Jonathan | 1945-06-07 |
| The Vampire's Ghost as Father Gilchrist | 1945-04-13 |
| Utah as Ben Bowman | 1945-03-21 |
| The Girl Who Dared as Homer Norton | 1944-08-05 |
| The Yellow Rose of Texas as Express Agent Lucas | 1944-06-24 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart as Matt Colby | 1944-06-17 |
| Silent Partner as Bob Ross | 1944-06-09 |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster as FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited) | 1944-06-03 |
| The Fighting Seabees as Whanger Spreckles | 1944-01-27 |
| In Old Oklahoma as "Rich"Richardson | 1943-12-06 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn as Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-12-01 |
| A Lady Takes a Chance as Bob Hastings | 1943-08-19 |
| Captive Wild Woman as Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1943-06-04 |
| Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Henry Potter | 1943-05-10 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Waddy (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
| No Time for Love | 1943-04-09 |
| Tennessee Johnson as Mordecai Milligan | 1942-12-01 |
| Northwest Rangers as Fowler | 1942-10-28 |
| Panama Hattie as Shore Patrolman (uncredited) | 1942-09-30 |
| Apache Trail as 'Les' Lestrade | 1942-09-01 |
| Butch Minds the Baby as Cactus Pete | 1942-03-20 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited) | 1941-12-04 |
| No Hands on the Clock as Harry Belding | 1941-12-01 |
| The Masked Rider as Douglas | 1941-10-24 |
| Parachute Battalion as Captain | 1941-09-12 |
| The Get-Away as Rufe Parker, a Gangster | 1941-06-13 |
| Billy the Kid as Ed Shanahan | 1941-05-30 |
| Let's Make Music as Headwaiter | 1941-01-17 |
| Phantom of Chinatown as Police Captain Street | 1940-11-18 |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West as Withers | 1940-10-29 |
| Men Against the Sky as Mr. Grant | 1940-09-06 |
| Doomed to Die as Capt. William Street | 1940-08-12 |
| Tomboy as Mr. Kelly | 1940-04-20 |
| The Fatal Hour as Capt. Bill Street | 1940-01-15 |
| Daughter of the Tong as Ralph Dickson | 1939-08-28 |
| Mr. Wong in Chinatown as Police Capt. Bill Street | 1939-08-01 |
| Boys' Reformatory as Dr. Owens | 1939-05-01 |
| Lure of the Wasteland as Smitty | 1939-03-18 |
| The Mystery of Mr. Wong as Police Capt. Sam Street | 1939-03-08 |
| Navy Secrets as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts | 1939-02-08 |
| Mr. Wong, Detective as Police Capt. Sam Street | 1938-10-05 |
| Three Loves Has Nancy as Jack | 1938-09-02 |
| The Marines Come Thru as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray | 1938-08-04 |
| Held For Ransom as Larry Scott | 1938-06-17 |
| The Secret of Treasure Island as Roderick Gridley | 1938-03-17 |
| Telephone Operator as Red | 1937-12-07 |
| Hollywood Round-Up as Grant Drexel | 1937-11-06 |
| Radio Patrol as Officer Pat O'Hara | 1937-10-03 |
| Bill Cracks Down as 'Tons' Walker | 1937-03-22 |
| Paradise Express as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle | 1937-02-24 |
| Jungle Jim as Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley | 1937-01-18 |
| The Sky Parade as Casey Cameron | 1936-10-09 |
| Lady Be Careful as Lt. Loomis | 1936-09-03 |
| The Arizona Raiders as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer | 1936-06-27 |
| Border Flight as Lt. Pat Tornell | 1936-05-29 |
| Let's Sing Again as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins | 1936-05-07 |
| Three on a Limb as Oscar | 1936-01-03 |
| The Fighting Marines as Cpl. Larry Lawrernce | 1935-11-22 |
| Ship Cafe as Rocky Stone | 1935-11-09 |
| Rip Roaring Riley as Major Gray | 1935-10-23 |
| Valley of Wanted Men as Fred | 1935-10-19 |
| Waterfront Lady as Tod | 1935-10-04 |
| Skybound as Chet Morley | 1935-09-22 |
| Society Fever as Ronald Dawson | 1935-07-15 |
| The Test as Brule Conway | 1935-05-10 |
| Goin' to Town as Young Stud | 1935-04-25 |
| Storm Over the Andes as Mitchell | 1935-04-01 |
| Tailspin Tommy as Milt Howe | 1934-10-29 |
| The Red Rider as 'Silent' Slade | 1934-07-16 |
| The Secrets of Wu Sin as James Manning | 1932-12-15 |
| The Gambling Sex as Bill Foster | 1932-11-21 |
| Red Haired Alibi as Robert 'Bob' Shelton | 1932-10-21 |
| Too Young to Marry as Bill Clark | 1931-05-03 |
| Swanee River as Garry | 1931-03-15 |
| Other Men's Women as Bill White | 1931-01-17 |
| Sinners' Holiday as Angel | 1930-10-11 |
| Scarlet Pages as Bob Lawrence | 1930-09-27 |
| An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self | 1930-08-01 |
| Dancing Sweeties as Bill Cleaver | 1930-07-19 |
| Back Pay as Gerald | 1930-06-01 |
| Soldiers and Women as Capt. Clive Branch | 1930-04-30 |
| The Second Floor Mystery as Geoffrey West | 1930-04-26 |
| The Other Tomorrow as Jon Carter | 1930-02-09 |
| Tiger Rose as Bruce | 1929-12-21 |
| Show of Shows as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited) | 1929-11-21 |
| So Long Letty as Harry Miller | 1929-10-16 |
| Hearts in Exile as Paul Pavloff | 1929-09-14 |
| In the Headlines as Nosey Norton | 1929-08-31 |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl as Jim Crane | 1929-07-07 |
| Madonna of Avenue A as Slim Shayne | 1929-06-21 |
| Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson | 1929-03-10 |
| The Greyhound Limited as Bill | 1929-02-09 |
| The Road to Ruin as Don Hughes | 1928-03-23 |
| Bringing Up Father as Dennis | 1928-03-18 |
| Golden Shackles | 1928-03-15 |
| Tillie's Punctured Romance as Hero | 1928-03-03 |
| College as Jeff's Friend (uncredited) | 1927-09-10 |
| Street of Forgotten Women | 1927-05-04 |
| The Final Extra as Pat Riley | 1927-02-07 |
| Upstream as John Rogers | 1927-01-30 |
| The Gentle Cyclone as Wilkes Junior | 1926-06-27 |
