Grant Withers

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1905

Day of Death

1959-03-27

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

Granville Gustavus Withers

Grant Withers

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Lassie

Wagon Train

Cheyenne

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Gunsmoke

Filmography

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