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.
Acted in 165
1950s
- 1959
I, Mobster
Paul Moran
- 1958
- 1957
Last Stagecoach West
Jack Fergus
Hell's Crossroads
Sheriff Oliver
- 1956
The White Squaw
Sheriff
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
Champ for a Day
Scott Cameron
Iron Mountain Trail
Roger McCall
Fair Wind to Java
Jason Blue
Tropic Zone
Bert Nelson
- 1952
Tropical Heat Wave
Norman James
Woman of the North Country
Henry S. Chapman
Hoodlum Empire
Rev. Simon Andrews
Leadville Gunslinger
Jonathan Graves
Captive of Billy the Kid
Van Stanley
- 1951
The Sea Hornet
Rocky Lowe
Utah Wagon Train
Red Bancroft
Million Dollar Pursuit
Carlo Petrov
Spoilers of the Plains
Gregory Camwell
Belle Le Grand
Shannon
- 1950
Tripoli
Sgt. Derek
Hit Parade of 1951
Smokey
Trigger, Jr.
Manson
Bells of Coronado
Craig Bennett
1940s
- 1949
Hellfire
Sheriff Martin
Duke of Chicago
Tony Russo
- 1948
Wake of the Red Witch
Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Homicide for Three
Joe Hatch
Night Time in Nevada
Ran Farrell
Sons of Adventure
J.L. Sterling
Daredevils of the Clouds
Matt Conroy
The Gallant Legion
Wesley Hardin
Old Los Angeles
Ed Luckner
- 1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
Bill Winters
Wyoming
Joe Sublette
Blackmail
Inspector Donaldson
Gunfighters
Deputy Bill Yount
The Trespasser
Detective Lt. Kirk
- 1946
Affairs of Geraldine
Henry Cooper
- 1945
Dakota
Slagin
Road to Alcatraz
Inspector Craven
Bells of Rosarita
William Ripley
Dangerous Partners
Jonathan
The Vampire's Ghost
Father Gilchrist
Utah
Ben Bowman
- 1944
The Girl Who Dared
Homer Norton
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Express Agent Lucas
Goodnight, Sweetheart
Matt Colby
Silent Partner
Bob Ross
Roger Touhy, Gangster
FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
Whanger Spreckles
- 1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
Reporter (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Henry Potter
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Waddy (uncredited)
No Time for Love
Pete Hanagan (uncredited)
- 1942
Tennessee Johnson
Mordecai Milligan
Northwest Rangers
Fowler
Apache Trail
'Les' Lestrade
Butch Minds the Baby
Cactus Pete
- 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
No Hands on the Clock
Harry Belding
The Masked Rider
Douglas
Parachute Battalion
Captain
The Get-Away
Rufe Parker, a Gangster
Let's Make Music
Headwaiter
- 1940
Phantom of Chinatown
Police Captain Street
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Withers
Men Against the Sky
Mr. Grant
Doomed to Die
Capt. William Street
Tomboy
Mr. Kelly
The Fatal Hour
Capt. Bill Street
1930s
- 1939
Daughter of the Tong
Ralph Dickson
Lure of the Wasteland
Smitty
Navy Secrets
Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
- 1938
Held For Ransom
Larry Scott
The Secret of Treasure Island
Roderick Gridley
- 1937
Hollywood Round-Up
Grant Drexel
Radio Patrol
Officer Pat O'Hara
Bill Cracks Down
'Tons' Walker
Paradise Express
Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
Jungle Jim
Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
- 1936
The Sky Parade
Casey Cameron
Lady Be Careful
Lt. Loomis
The Arizona Raiders
Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
Border Flight
Lt. Pat Tornell
Let's Sing Again
Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
Three on a Limb
Oscar
- 1935
The Fighting Marines
Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
Ship Cafe
Rocky Stone
Rip Roaring Riley
Major Gray
Waterfront Lady
Tod
Society Fever
Ronald Dawson
The Test
Brule Conway
Goin' to Town
Young Stud
Storm Over the Andes
Mitchell
- 1934
The Red Rider
'Silent' Slade
- 1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin
James Manning
The Gambling Sex
Bill Foster
Red Haired Alibi
Bob Shelton
- 1931
Too Young to Marry
Bill Clark
Other Men's Women
Bill White
- 1930
Sinners' Holiday
Angel
Scarlet Pages
Bob Lawrence
Back Pay
Gerald
Soldiers and Women
Capt. Clive Branch
The Second Floor Mystery
Geoffrey West
The Other Tomorrow
Jon Carter
1920s
- 1929
Tiger Rose
Bruce
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
So Long Letty
Harry Miller
Hearts in Exile
Paul Pavloff
In the Headlines
Nosey Norton
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Jim Crane
Madonna of Avenue A
Slim Shayne
Saturday's Children
Rims Rosson
The Greyhound Limited
Bill
- 1928
The Road to Ruin
Don Hughes
Bringing Up Father
Dennis
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Hero
- 1927
Street of Forgotten Women
Movie
The Final Extra
Pat Riley
Upstream
John Rogers
The Knight Before Christmas
Movie
- 1926
The Gentle Cyclone
Wilkes Junior
Produced 2
1940s
- 1945
China's Little Devils
Producer
- 1940
On the Spot
Producer
Appearances2
1990s
- 1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
1930s
- 1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self