Grant Withers
Born January 17, 1905 (Age: 121)
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Pueblo, Colorado, USA
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Withers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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. 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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Withers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 89
I, Mobster
1959
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as Paul Moran
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Age: 54
The White Squaw
1956
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as Sheriff
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Age: 51
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955
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as Pendar
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Age: 50
Run for Cover
1955
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as Gentry
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Age: 50
Champ for a Day
1953
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as Scott Cameron
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Age: 48
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
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as Roger McCall
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Age: 48
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
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as Buck Ramsey
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Age: 48
Fair Wind to Java
1953
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as Jason Blue
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Age: 48
Tropic Zone
1953
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as Bert Nelson
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Age: 47
Rio Grande
1950
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as U.S. Deputy Marshal
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Age: 45
Tripoli
1950
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as Sgt. Derek
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Age: 45
Hit Parade of 1951
1950
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as Smokey
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Age: 45
Trigger, Jr.
1950
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as Manson
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Age: 45
The Savage Horde
1950
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as Wade Proctor
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Age: 45
Rock Island Trail
1950
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as David Strong
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Age: 45
Bells of Coronado
1950
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as Craig Bennett
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Age: 44
Dakota
1945
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as Slagin
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Age: 40
Road to Alcatraz
1945
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as Inspector Craven
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Age: 40
Bells of Rosarita
1945
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as William Ripley
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Age: 40
Dangerous Partners
1945
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as Jonathan
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Age: 40
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
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as Father Gilchrist
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Age: 40
Utah
1945
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as Ben Bowman
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Age: 40
Tennessee Johnson
1942
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as Mordecai Milligan
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Age: 37
Northwest Rangers
1942
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as Fowler
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Age: 37
Panama Hattie
1942
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as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Apache Trail
1942
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as 'Les' Lestrade
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Age: 37
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
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as Cactus Pete
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Age: 37
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
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as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
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Age: 36
No Hands on the Clock
1941
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as Harry Belding
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Age: 36
The Masked Rider
1941
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as Douglas
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Age: 36
Parachute Battalion
1941
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as Captain
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Age: 36
The Get-Away
1941
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as Rufe Parker, a Gangster
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Age: 36
Billy the Kid
1941
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as Ed Shanahan
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Age: 36
Let's Make Music
1941
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as Headwaiter
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Age: 36
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932
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as James Manning
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Age: 27
The Gambling Sex
1932
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as Bill Foster
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Age: 27
Red Haired Alibi
1932
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as Robert 'Bob' Shelton
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Age: 27
Too Young to Marry
1931
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as Bill Clark
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Age: 26
No Image
Swanee River
1931
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as Garry
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Age: 26
Other Men's Women
1931
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as Bill White
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Age: 26
Sinners' Holiday
1930
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as Angel
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Age: 25
Scarlet Pages
1930
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as Bob Lawrence
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Age: 25
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
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as Self
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Age: 25
Dancing Sweeties
1930
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as Bill Cleaver
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Age: 25
Back Pay
1930
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as Gerald
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Age: 25
Soldiers and Women
1930
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as Capt. Clive Branch
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Age: 25
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
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as Geoffrey West
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Age: 25
The Other Tomorrow
1930
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as Jon Carter
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Age: 25