Grant Withers
Acting • Born 1905-01-17 – Died 1959-03-27
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.
Filmography
176 credits
My Darling Clementine
Movie • 1946
Ike Clanton
Doomed to Die
Movie • 1940
Capt. William Street
The Fighting Seabees
Movie • 1944
Whanger Spreckles
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Movie • 1929
Jim Crane
Mr. Wong, Detective
Movie • 1938
Police Capt. Sam Street
Phantom of Chinatown
Movie • 1940
Police Captain Street
Rio Grande
Movie • 1950
U.S. Deputy Marshal
The Get-Away
Movie • 1941
Rufe Parker, a Gangster
Hoodlum Empire
Movie • 1952
Rev. Simon Andrews
Other Men's Women
Movie • 1931
Bill White
Wake of the Red Witch
Movie • 1948
Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Street of Forgotten Women
Movie • 1927
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Movie • 1943
Henry Potter
Fort Apache
Movie • 1948
Silas Meacham
The Fighting Kentuckian
Movie • 1949
George Hayden
Million Dollar Pursuit
Movie • 1951
Carlo Petrov
Blackmail
Movie • 1947
Inspector Donaldson
Tiger Rose
Movie • 1929
Bruce
Goin' to Town
Movie • 1935
Young Stud
The Gentle Cyclone
Movie • 1926
Wilkes Junior
The Ghost Goes Wild
Movie • 1947
Bill Winters
Three on a Limb
Movie • 1936
Oscar
Whistling in Brooklyn
Movie • 1943
Reporter (uncredited)
The Vampire's Ghost
Movie • 1945
Father Gilchrist
I, Mobster
Movie • 1959
Paul Moran
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Movie • 1939
Police Capt. Bill Street
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Movie • 1939
Police Capt. Sam Street
The Fatal Hour
Movie • 1940
Capt. Bill Street
The Sun Shines Bright
Movie • 1953
Buck Ramsey
Butch Minds the Baby
Movie • 1942
Cactus Pete
The Girl Who Dared
Movie • 1944
Homer Norton
Dangerous Partners
Movie • 1945
Jonathan
No Hands on the Clock
Movie • 1941
Harry Belding
Homicide for Three
Movie • 1948
Joe Hatch
Road to Alcatraz
Movie • 1945
Inspector Craven
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Movie • 1955
Pendar
Spoilers of the Plains
Movie • 1951
Gregory Camwell
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Movie • 1944
Express Agent Lucas
Red Haired Alibi
Movie • 1932
Robert 'Bob' Shelton
Night Time in Nevada
Movie • 1948
Ran Farrell
The White Squaw
Movie • 1956
Sheriff
The Savage Horde
Movie • 1950
Wade Proctor
Hell's Crossroads
Movie • 1957
Sheriff Oliver
The Test
Movie • 1935
Brule Conway
Silent Partner
Movie • 1944
Bob Ross
Utah
Movie • 1945
Ben Bowman
The Trespasser
Movie • 1947
Detective Lt. Kirk
Duke of Chicago
Movie • 1949
Tony Russo
Sinners' Holiday
Movie • 1930
Angel
Valley of Wanted Men
Movie • 1935
Fred
The Second Floor Mystery
Movie • 1930
Geoffrey West
Tropic Zone
Movie • 1953
Bert Nelson
Let's Sing Again
Movie • 1936
Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
Tailspin Tommy
Movie • 1934
Milt Howe
The Fighting Marines
Movie • 1935
Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
Iron Mountain Trail
Movie • 1953
Roger McCall
Scarlet Pages
Movie • 1930
Bob Lawrence
Navy Secrets
Movie • 1939
Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
The Arizona Raiders
Movie • 1936
Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
Back Pay
Movie • 1930
Gerald
Tomboy
Movie • 1940
Mr. Kelly
Held For Ransom
Movie • 1938
Larry Scott
Bells of Coronado
Movie • 1950
Craig Bennett
Last Stagecoach West
Movie • 1957
Jack Fergus
Dancing Sweeties
Movie • 1930
Bill Cleaver
Telephone Operator
Movie • 1937
Red
Boys' Reformatory
Movie • 1939
Dr. Owens
Bill Cracks Down
Movie • 1937
'Tons' Walker
Parachute Battalion
Movie • 1941
Captain
The Secret of Treasure Island
Movie • 1938
Roderick Gridley
Jungle Jim
Movie • 1937
Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
Daughter of the Tong
Movie • 1939
Ralph Dickson
Paradise Express
Movie • 1937
Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
Hollywood Round-Up
Movie • 1937
Grant Drexel
Oklahoma Annie
Movie • 1952
Bull McCready
The Final Extra
Movie • 1927
Pat Riley
Tripoli
Movie • 1950
Sgt. Derek
Soldiers and Women
Movie • 1930
Capt. Clive Branch
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie • 1938
Jack
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Movie • 1941
Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
Run for Cover
Movie • 1955
Gentry
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Movie • 1932
James Manning
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Movie • 1930
Self
Men Against the Sky
Movie • 1940
Mr. Grant
The Sky Parade
Movie • 1936
Casey Cameron
So Long Letty
Movie • 1929
Harry Miller
The Masked Rider
Movie • 1941
Douglas
Upstream
Movie • 1927
John Rogers
Radio Patrol
Movie • 1937
Officer Pat O'Hara
Saturday's Children
Movie • 1929
Rims Rosson
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Movie • 1928
Hero
Captive of Billy the Kid
Movie • 1952
Van Stanley
Billy the Kid
Movie • 1941
Ed Shanahan
Rock Island Trail
Movie • 1950
David Strong
Tycoon
Movie • 1947
Fog
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
The Red Rider
Movie • 1934
'Silent' Slade
Skybound
Movie • 1935
Chet Morley
Let's Make Music
Movie • 1941
Headwaiter
The Gambling Sex
Movie • 1932
Bill Foster
Goodnight, Sweetheart
Movie • 1944
Matt Colby
Dakota
Movie • 1945
Slagin
Lure of the Wasteland
Movie • 1939
Smitty
Society Fever
Movie • 1935
Ronald Dawson
Affairs of Geraldine
Movie • 1946
Henry Cooper
Bringing Up Father
Movie • 1928
Dennis
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Movie • 1944
FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
The Marines Come Thru
Movie • 1938
Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray
Rip Roaring Riley
Movie • 1935
Major Gray
College
Movie • 1927
Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
Northwest Rangers
Movie • 1942
Fowler
In the Headlines
Movie • 1929
Nosey Norton
Tropical Heat Wave
Movie • 1952
Norman James
Hellfire
Movie • 1949
Sheriff Martin
In Old Sacramento
Movie • 1946
Captain Mark Slayter
Fair Wind to Java
Movie • 1953
Jason Blue
In Old Oklahoma
Movie • 1943
"Rich"Richardson
Storm Over the Andes
Movie • 1935
Mitchell
Gunfighters
Movie • 1947
Deputy Bill Yount
Swanee River
Movie • 1931
Garry
The Road to Ruin
Movie • 1928
Don Hughes
Waterfront Lady
Movie • 1935
Tod
The Show of Shows
Movie • 1929
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
Trigger, Jr.
Movie • 1950
Manson
No Time for Love
Movie • 1943
Pete Hanagan (uncredited)
Too Young to Marry
Movie • 1931
Bill Clark
The Sea Hornet
Movie • 1951
Rocky Lowe
Angel in Exile
Movie • 1948
Sheriff
The Gallant Legion
Movie • 1948
Wesley Hardin
Bells of Rosarita
Movie • 1945
William Ripley
Belle Le Grand
Movie • 1951
Shannon
Utah Wagon Train
Movie • 1951
Red Bancroft
Leadville Gunslinger
Movie • 1952
Jonathan Graves
A Lady Takes a Chance
Movie • 1943
Bob Hastings
Old Los Angeles
Movie • 1948
Ed Luckner
Wyoming
Movie • 1947
Joe Sublette
The Plunderers
Movie • 1948
Deputy Tap Lawrence
Sons of Adventure
Movie • 1948
J.L. Sterling
Apache Trail
Movie • 1942
'Les' Lestrade
Woman of the North Country
Movie • 1952
Henry S. Chapman
The Greyhound Limited
Movie • 1929
Bill
Madonna of Avenue A
Movie • 1929
Slim Shayne
Border Flight
Movie • 1936
Lt. Pat Tornell
Lady Be Careful
Movie • 1936
Lt. Loomis
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Movie • 1940
Withers
Hearts in Exile
Movie • 1929
Paul Pavloff
Panama Hattie
Movie • 1942
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Champ for a Day
Movie • 1953
Scott Cameron
The Other Tomorrow
Movie • 1930
Jon Carter
Captive Wild Woman
Movie • 1943
Veterinarian (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie • 1943
Waddy (uncredited)
Golden Shackles
Movie • 1928
Frank Fordyce
Hit Parade of 1951
Movie • 1950
Smokey
Ship Cafe
Movie • 1935
Rocky Stone
Tennessee Johnson
Movie • 1942
Mordecai Milligan
Daredevils of the Clouds
Movie • 1948
Matt Conroy
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y.
Movie • 1926
Jack Fairfax
The Knight Before Christmas
Movie • 1927
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Matt Ellis
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Jed Larner
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Stewart Brent
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Sheriff Ludlow
The Texan
TV • 1958
Ed Martin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Sheriff Carl Metz
26 Men
TV • 1957
Wagon Train
TV • 1957
Mark Hammond
The Restless Gun
TV • 1957
Dutcher
Lassie
TV • 1954
George Forsythe (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Jeremiah Mulrooney
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Sam Barton
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV • 1955
William Brackett Sr.
The Gale Storm Show
TV • 1956
Oliver
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955
Gus Andrews
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955
Miles Breck
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Sheriff Roy Lamont
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Sheriff Wharton