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Grant Withers

Actor

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Also Known As

Granville G Withers

Birth Place

Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Born

January 17, 1904

Died

March 27, 1959

Cause of Death

Overdosed On Sleeping Pills; Suspected Suicide

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Grant Withers was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Withers landed roles in various films, including "The Gentle Cyclone" (1926), "Upstream" (1927) and the comedy "College" (1927) with Buster Keaton. He also appeared in "The Road to Ruin" (1928), "So Long Letty" (1929) and the Frank Fay musical "The Show of Shows" (1929). His passion for...

Filmography

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I, Mobster (1959)

Hell's Crossroads (1957)

Sheriff Steve Oliver

Last Stagecoach West (1957)

The White Squaw (1956)

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)

Run for Cover (1955)

Photos & Videos

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Other Men's Women (1931) -- (Movie Clip) I Had One Last Night

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) -- (Movie Clip) A Man Who Don't Like Ducks

Family & Companions

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Loretta Young

Wife

Actor. Married 1930, annulled 1931; 17 years old when married.

Biography

Grant Withers was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Withers landed roles in various films, including "The Gentle Cyclone" (1926), "Upstream" (1927) and the comedy "College" (1927) with Buster Keaton. He also appeared in "The Road to Ruin" (1928), "So Long Letty" (1929) and the Frank Fay musical "The Show of Shows" (1929). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Jungle Jim" (1937), "Held For Ransom" (1938) and "Mr. Wong, Detective" (1938). He also appeared in "Telephone Operator" (1938). Nearing the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Bring on the Girls" (1945), "Utah" (1945) and "The Vampire's Ghost" (1945) with John Abbott. He also appeared in "Dakota" (1945) with John Wayne and the historical feature "My Darling Clementine" (1946) with Henry Fonda. Withers was most recently credited in the Cliff Robertson action film "PT109" (1963). Withers was married to Loretta Young. Withers passed away in March 1959 at the age of 55.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

I, Mobster (1959)

Hell's Crossroads (1957)

Sheriff Steve Oliver

Last Stagecoach West (1957)

The White Squaw (1956)

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)

Run for Cover (1955)

Jubilee Trail (1954)

Fair Wind to Java (1953)

The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

Champ for a Day (1953)

Iron Mountain Trail (1953)

Tropic Zone (1953)

Captive of Billy the Kid (1952)

Leadville Gunslinger (1952)

Jonathan Graves

Woman of the North Country (1952)

Henry S. Chapman

Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Rev. Simon Andrews

Tropical Heat Wave (1952)

Norman "Normie the Knife" James

Oklahoma Annie (1952)

Belle Le Grand (1951)

Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)

The Sea Hornet (1951)

Spoilers of the Plains (1951)

Gregory Camwell

Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Rio Grande (1950)

Rock Island Trail (1950)

Trigger, Jr. (1950)

The Savage Horde (1950)

Bells of Coronado (1950)

Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)

The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

The Last Bandit (1949)

Hellfire (1949)

Duke of Chicago (1949)

Fort Apache (1948)

Old Los Angeles (1948)

Marshal Luckner

Wake of the Red Witch (1948)

Capt. Wilde Younguer

The Gallant Legion (1948)

The Plunderers (1948)

Deputy Tap Lawrence

Angel in Exile (1948)

Homicide for Three (1948)

Joe Hatch, also known as Bruno Rose

Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)

Night Time in Nevada (1948)

Sons of Adventure (1948)

The Trespasser (1947)

Gunfighters (1947)

Deputy Bill Yount

The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)

Blackmail (1947)

Inspector Donaldson

My Darling Clementine (1946)

In Old Sacramento (1946)

Capt. Mark Slayter

Affairs of Geraldine (1946)

Bring on the Girls (1945)

Dangerous Partners (1945)

Bells of Rosarita (1945)

Road to Alcatraz (1945)

Inspector Craven

The Vampire's Ghost (1945)

Father Gilchrist

Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)

The Fighting Seabees (1944)

Whanger Spreckles

The Girl Who Dared (1944)

Silent Partner (1944)

Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944)

The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)

Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)

Minesweeper (1943)

Petticoat Larceny (1943)

Detective Hogan

A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

Northwest Rangers (1943)

In Old Oklahoma (1943)

No Time for Love (1943)

Captive Wild Woman (1943)

Ship Ahoy (1942)

Butch Minds the Baby (1942)

Apache Trail (1942)

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Mordecai Milligan

The Marines Come Thru (1942)

Woman of the Year (1942)

Wrecking Crew (1942)

Panama Hattie (1942)

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

Parachute Battalion (1941)

No Hands on the Clock (1941)

Let's Make Music (1941)

The Get-Away (1941)

The Masked Rider (1941)

Billy the Kid (1941)

Editor Shanahan

H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)

The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

The Quarterback (1940)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

Men Against the Sky (1940)

Doomed to Die (1940)

Capt. Bill Street

Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

The Fatal Hour (1940)

Captain Bill Street

Boy's Reformatory (1939)

Daughter of the Tong (1939)

Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

Inspector Street

Navy Secrets (1939)

Steve Roberts, also known as Fletcher

The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

Detective-Sergeant Street

Lure of the Wasteland (1939)

Touchdown, Army (1938)

Held for Ransom (1938)

Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

Captain Sam Street

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)

Telephone Operator (1937)

Bill Cracks Down (1937)

Paradise Express (1937)

Hollywood Round-Up (1937)

The Arizona Raiders (1936)

Border Flight (1936)

Lieutenant, Senior, Pat Tornell

The Sky Parade (1936)

Lady Be Careful (1936)

Let's Sing Again (1936)

Jim "Diablo" Wilkins

Hold 'Em Yale (1935)

Goin' to Town (1935)

Ship Cafe (1935)

Waterfront Lady (1935)

Storm over the Andes (1935)

Society Fever (1935)

The Test (1935)

Rip Roaring Riley (1935)

Valley of Wanted Men (1935)

Skybound (1935)

Tailspin Tommy (1934)

Gambling Sex (1932)

The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)

Red Haired Alibi (1932)

Too Young to Marry (1931)

Swanee River (1931)

Other Men's Women (1931)

First Aid (1931)

Back Pay (1930)

Soldiers and Women (1930)

Capt. Clive Branch

The Second Floor Mystery (1930)

Sinner's Holiday (1930)

Dancing Sweeties (1930)

The Other Tomorrow (1930)

Scarlet Pages (1930)

The Show of Shows (1929)

Tiger Rose (1929)

Hearts in Exile (1929)

Saturday's Children (1929)

The Madonna of Avenue A (1929)

In the Headlines (1929)

The Time, the Place, and the Girl (1929)

The Greyhound Limited (1929)

So Long Letty (1929)

Bringing Up Father (1928)

Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)

The Boy Trapezist/wireless operator

The Road to Ruin (1928)

Golden Shackles (1928)

The Final Extra (1927)

In a Moment of Temptation (1927)

Upstream (1927)

The Gentle Cyclone (1926)

Producer (Feature Film)

China's Little Devils (1945)

Son of the Navy (1940)

Associate Producer

On the Spot (1940)

Associate Producer

Chasing Trouble (1940)

Associate Producer

Irish Luck (1939)

Associate Producer

Mutiny in the Big House (1939)

Associate Producer

Cast (Special)

It's Always Sunday (1956)

William Brackett

Last Stagecoach West (1954)

Ben Gibson (Guest)

Cast (Short)

Your Last Act (1941)

Life Events

Videos

Other Men's Women (1931) -- (Movie Clip) I Had One Last Night It’s not clear until the end what director William A. Wellman is up to with his opening scene, as kooky railroad employee Bill (Grant Withers) stops in for a provocative chat with a waitress (Lillian Worth), in Other Men’s Women, 1931, with Mary Astor, James Cagney and Joan Blondell.

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) -- (Movie Clip) A Man Who Don't Like Ducks Through contrivance by niece and nephew Margie and Leroy (Nancy Gates, Freddie Mercer), title character “Uncle Morty” (Harold Peary) and the jury are dining at his place, Birdie and aunt Emma (Lillian Randolph, Jane Darwell) serving, Alex Christy the bailiff, Richard LeGrand as Peavy, and semi-crooked George (Harold Landon) on the phone, in GIlderseeve’s Bad Day, 1943.

Other Men's Women (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Did You Say Kluck? Colorful bachelor railroad employee Bill (Grant Withers) and less lively, married Jack (Regis Toomey) have just gotten under-way when their colleague Ed (James Cagney) appears on top of their train, and director William A. Wellman executes a stunt, early in Other Men’s Women, 1931.

Other Men's Women (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Make The First One Cold Boozy railroad man Bill (Grant Withers), kicked out of his own apartment, comes home with buddy Jack (Regis Toomey) and comes mostly to his senses, upon meeting wife Lily (Mary Astor) and family friend Peg Leg (J. Farrell MacDonald), in William A. Wellman’s Other Men’s Women, 1931.

Other Men's Women (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Only One Of Us Is Happy Boarder Bill (Grant Withers) and Lily (Mary Astor), wife of his co-worker, housemate and best friend Jack (Regis Toomey), who’s stepped out for ice cream, have just this minute confessed their love to each other, torment rising in director William A. Wellman’s racy Other Men’s Women, 1931.

Fort Apache (1948) -- (Movie Clip) You Know How Children Are Colonel Thursday (Henry Fonda), Captain York (John Wayne) and director John Ford are together in their disgust with Indian agent Meacham (Grant Withers), Victor McLaglen, Pedro Armendariz supporting, in Fort Apache, 1948.

My Darling Clementine (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Open, My Name's Clanton Memorable and musical opening credits, cattle drive in Monument Valley and the first meeting of principals Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and "Old Man" Clanton (Walter Brennan), in John Ford's My Darling Clementine, 1946.

My Darling Clementine (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Earp, Wyatt Earp Wyatt (Henry Fonda) returns to tell the mayor (Roy Roberts) he'll take the job as Marshal after all, which old man Clanton (Walter Brennan) thinks is funny until he catches the name, in John Ford's My Darling Clementine, 1946.

Upstream (1927) -- (Movie Clip) Last And Least The opening of John Ford's recently re-discovered Upstream, 1927, starring Nancy Nash, Earle Foxe and Grant Withers, from Lost And Found: American Treasures From The New Zealand Film Archive, Part 1, 2013.

Companions

Loretta Young

Wife

Actor. Married 1930, annulled 1931; 17 years old when married.

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