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