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