Grant Withers
Actor
Biography
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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
Fort Apache
as Silas Meacham 1948
Rio Grande
as U.S. Deputy Marshal 1950
College
as Jeff's Friend (uncredited) 1927
The Fighting Kentuckian
as George Hayden 1949
The Fighting Seabees
as Whanger Spreckles 1944
Wake of the Red Witch
as Capt. Wilde Youngeur 1948
The Sun Shines Bright
as Buck Ramsey 1953
In Old Oklahoma
as "Rich"Richardson 1943
Run for Cover
as Gentry 1955
Captive Wild Woman
as Veterinarian (uncredited) 1943
Dakota
as Slagin 1945
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Police Capt. Sam Street 1938
Doomed to Die
as Capt. William Street 1940
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Police Capt. Bill Street 1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as Police Capt. Sam Street 1939
The Fatal Hour
as Capt. Bill Street 1940