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Grant Withers
Actor
Died March 27, 1959 (55 years)
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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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Filmography
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her · as actor |
| 1971 | The American West of John Ford · as actor 'My Darling Clementine' |
| 1959 | I Mobster · as Paul Moran |
| 1958 | Northwest Passage (TV Series) · as Fred Paget |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Sheriff Ludlow |
| 1957 | Code 3 (TV Series) · as Leon McGivern |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Stewart Brent |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Dutcher |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Mark Hammond |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Oliver |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Sheriff Carl Metz |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry · as Pendar |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Jed Larner |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Run for Cover · as Gentry |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Sheriff Wharton |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as George Forsythe |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright · as Buck Ramsey |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java · as Jason Blue |
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie · as Bull McCready |
| 1951 | Spoilers of the Plains · as Gregory Camwell |
| 1950 | Rio Grande · as U.S. Deputy Marshal |
| 1950 | Trigger, Jr. · as Manson |
| 1950 | Tripoli · as Sgt. Derek |
| 1950 | Bells of Coronado · as Craig Bennett |
| 1950 | Rock Island Trail · as David Strong |
| 1949 | The Fighting Kentuckian · as George Hayden |
| 1949 | Hellfire · as Sheriff Martin |
| 1948 | Fort Apache · as Silas Meacham |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch · as Capt. Wilde Youngeur |
| 1948 | Nighttime in Nevada · as Ran Farrell |
| 1948 | The Plunderers · as Deputy Tap Lawrence |
| 1948 | Old Los Angeles · as Marshal Ed Luckner |
| 1947 | Gunfighters · as Deputy Bill Yount |
| 1947 | Tycoon · as Fog |
| 1947 | Wyoming · as Joe Sublette |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine · as Ike Clanton |
| 1945 | Bells of Rosarita · as William Ripley |
| 1945 | Dakota · as Slagin |
| 1945 | Utah · as Ben Bowman |
| 1944 | The Fighting Seabees · as Whanger Spreckles |
| 1944 | The Yellow Rose of Texas · as Express Agent Lucas |
| 1943 | No Time for Love · as Pete Hanagan |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma · as "Rich"Richardson |
| 1943 | Minesweeper · as CPO Gregg - in Charge of Diving Crew |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy · as Waiter |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie · as Shore Patrolman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Getaway · as Rufe Parker, a Gangster |
| 1941 | Father Takes a Wife · as Judge Waters |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. · as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid · as Ed Shanahan |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock · as Harry Belding |
| 1941 | Parachute Battalion · as Captain |
| 1940 | Doomed to Die · as Capt. William Street |
| 1940 | Phantom of Chinatown · as Police Captain Street |
| 1940 | The Fatal Hour · as Capt. Bill Street |
| 1940 | The Quarterback · as Muggs |
| 1939 | Mr. Wong in Chinatown · as Police Capt. Bill Street |
| 1939 | The Mystery of Mr. Wong · as Police Capt. Sam Street |
| 1939 | Navy Secrets · as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts |
| 1939 | Daughter of the Tong · as Ralph Dickson |
| 1939 | Boys' Reformatory · as Dr. Owens |
| 1938 | Mr. Wong, Detective · as Captain Sam Street |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy · as Jack |
| 1938 | Held for Ransom · as Larry Scott |
| 1938 | The Marines Come Thru · as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray |
| 1937 | Telephone Operator · as Red |
| 1937 | Bill Cracks Down · as 'Tons' Walker |
| 1937 | Paradise Express · as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle |
| 1936 | Let's Sing Again · as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins |
| 1936 | The Arizona Raiders · as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady · as Tod |
| 1935 | Valley of Wanted Men · as Fred |
| 1935 | Rip Roaring Riley · as Major Gray |
| 1932 | The Secrets of Wu Sin · as James Manning |
| 1931 | Other Men's Women · as Bill White |
| 1930 | Back Pay · as Gerald |
| 1927 | College · as Jeff's Friend |