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Grant Withers
★ Acting

Grant Withers

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1905 – 1959 · Pueblo, Colorado, USA · Active 1926–1994

Born in 1905 in Pueblo, Colorado, Grant Withers began his career in the silent film era, transitioning smoothly into talkies. He is best known for his roles in Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) and Fort Apache (1948), where he displayed a unique charm as a leading man. Withers' career evolved over the years, leading him to supporting roles in B-movies and serials, such as I, Mobster (1959), where he embraced the darker side of his characters. His connections with Hollywood legends like John Ford and John Wayne further highlight his significance in the landscape of classic cinema.

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I, Mobster

I, Mobster

1959 ★ 7.0
as Paul Moran

The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. A crime boss appears before a Senate subcommittee. A flashbacks tell his story.

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Fort Apache (1948) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Fort Apache
1948 · ★7.0
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · ★5.0
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 · ★5.0
Captive Wild Woman (1943) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Captive Wild Woman
1943 · ★5.0
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine
1946
Fort Apache (1948)
Fort Apache
1948
Rio Grande (1950)
Rio Grande
1950
Perry Mason (1957)
Perry Mason
1957
College (1927)
College
1927
Gunsmoke (1955)
Gunsmoke
1955

Filmography

180 credits
1990s 1 credit
1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her as Self (archive footage)
Movie
1950s 47 credits
1959
I, Mobster● as Paul Moran
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
The Texan as Ed Martin
TV ★ 6.0
1957
Hell's Crossroads as Sheriff Oliver
Movie ★ 5.6
1957
Last Stagecoach West as Jack Fergus
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
Perry Mason as Stewart Brent
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sheriff Ludlow
TV ★ 7.3
1957
26 Men
TV ★ 5.0
1957
Wagon Train as Mark Hammond
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sam Barton
TV ★ 7.3
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Jeremiah Mulrooney
TV ★ 7.3
1957
The Restless Gun as Dutcher
TV ★ 4.4
1956
The White Squaw as Sheriff
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Carl Metz
TV ★ 6.2
1956
The Gale Storm Show as Oliver
TV ★ 6.7
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Roy Lamont
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Lady Godiva of Coventry as Pendar
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
Run for Cover as Gentry
Movie ★ 6.8
1955
Cheyenne as Matt Ellis
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Jed Larner
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as William Brackett Sr.
TV ★ 7.0
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Gus Andrews
TV ★ 6.8
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Miles Breck
TV ★ 6.8
1954
Lassie as George Forsythe (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.2
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Sheriff Wharton
TV ★ 7.9
1953
The Sun Shines Bright as Buck Ramsey
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Tropic Zone as Bert Nelson
Movie ★ 4.8
1953
Iron Mountain Trail as Roger McCall
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Fair Wind to Java as Jason Blue
Movie ★ 5.6
1953
Champ for a Day as Scott Cameron
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Hoodlum Empire as Rev. Simon Andrews
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Oklahoma Annie as Bull McCready
Movie ★ 8.7
1952
Captive of Billy the Kid as Van Stanley
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
Tropical Heat Wave as Norman James
Movie ★ 10.0
1952
Leadville Gunslinger as Jonathan Graves
Movie ★ 8.0
1952
Woman of the North Country as Henry S. Chapman
Movie ★ 5.0
1951
Million Dollar Pursuit as Carlo Petrov
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
Spoilers of the Plains as Gregory Camwell
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
The Sea Hornet as Rocky Lowe
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Belle Le Grand as Shannon
Movie ★ 5.3
1951
Utah Wagon Train as Red Bancroft
Movie ★ 6.7
1950
Rio Grande as U.S. Deputy Marshal
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
The Savage Horde as Wade Proctor
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Bells of Coronado as Craig Bennett
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Tripoli as Sgt. Derek
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Rock Island Trail as David Strong
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Trigger, Jr. as Manson
Movie ★ 5.3
1950
Hit Parade of 1951 as Smokey
Movie ★ 6.5
1940s 59 credits
1949
The Fighting Kentuckian as George Hayden
Movie ★ 5.9
1949
Duke of Chicago as Tony Russo
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Hellfire as Sheriff Martin
Movie ★ 6.4
1948
Wake of the Red Witch as Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Movie ★ 5.7
1948
Fort Apache● as Silas Meacham
Movie ★ 7.0
1948
Homicide for Three as Joe Hatch
Movie ★ 5.7
1948
Night Time in Nevada as Ran Farrell
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Angel in Exile as Sheriff
Movie ★ 5.5
1948
The Gallant Legion as Wesley Hardin
Movie ★ 7.3
1948
Old Los Angeles as Ed Luckner
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
The Plunderers as Deputy Tap Lawrence
Movie ★ 6.1
1948
Sons of Adventure as J.L. Sterling
Movie ★ 9.0
1948
Daredevils of the Clouds as Matt Conroy
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
Blackmail as Inspector Donaldson
Movie ★ 4.2
1947
The Ghost Goes Wild as Bill Winters
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
The Trespasser as Detective Lt. Kirk
Movie ★ 5.0
1947
Tycoon as Fog
Movie ★ 5.6
1947
Gunfighters as Deputy Bill Yount
Movie ★ 5.7
1947
Wyoming as Joe Sublette
Movie ★ 6.5
1946
My Darling Clementine as Ike Clanton
Movie ★ 7.5
1946
Affairs of Geraldine as Henry Cooper
Movie ★ 7.0
1946
In Old Sacramento as Captain Mark Slayter
Movie ★ 6.8
1945
The Vampire's Ghost as Father Gilchrist
Movie ★ 5.5
1945
Dangerous Partners as Jonathan
Movie ★ 6.8
1945
Road to Alcatraz as Inspector Craven
Movie ★ 9.0
1945
Utah as Ben Bowman
Movie ★ 5.5
1945
Dakota as Slagin
Movie ★ 5.2
1945
Bells of Rosarita as William Ripley
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
The Fighting Seabees as Whanger Spreckles
Movie ★ 6.3
1944
The Girl Who Dared as Homer Norton
Movie ★ 6.1
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas as Express Agent Lucas
Movie ★ 6.1
1944
Silent Partner as Bob Ross
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Goodnight, Sweetheart as Matt Colby
Movie ★ 9.0
1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster as FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Henry Potter
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
In Old Oklahoma as "Rich"Richardson
Movie ★ 6.2
1943
No Time for Love as Pete Hanagan (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance as Bob Hastings
Movie ★ 5.8
1943
Captive Wild Woman● as Veterinarian (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Waddy (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
Butch Minds the Baby as Cactus Pete
Movie ★ 8.0
1942
Northwest Rangers as Fowler
Movie ★ 6.3
1942
Apache Trail as 'Les' Lestrade
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
Panama Hattie as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1942
Tennessee Johnson as Mordecai Milligan
Movie ★ 6.4
1941
The Get-Away as Rufe Parker, a Gangster
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
No Hands on the Clock as Harry Belding
Movie ★ 5.6
1941
Parachute Battalion as Captain
Movie ★ 6.3
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1941
The Masked Rider as Douglas
Movie ★ 7.2
1941
Billy the Kid as Ed Shanahan
Movie ★ 5.3
1941
Let's Make Music as Headwaiter
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
Doomed to Die as Capt. William Street
Movie ★ 5.7
1940
Phantom of Chinatown as Police Captain Street
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
The Fatal Hour as Capt. Bill Street
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
Tomboy as Mr. Kelly
Movie
1940
Men Against the Sky as Mr. Grant
Movie ★ 4.6
1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West as Withers
Movie ★ 5.0
1930s 50 credits
1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown● as Police Capt. Bill Street
Movie ★ 5.4
1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong as Police Capt. Sam Street
Movie ★ 5.9
1939
Navy Secrets as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
Movie ★ 6.2
1939
Boys' Reformatory as Dr. Owens
Movie ★ 5.3
1939
Daughter of the Tong as Ralph Dickson
Movie ★ 5.2
1939
Lure of the Wasteland as Smitty
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Mr. Wong, Detective● as Police Capt. Sam Street
Movie ★ 5.6
1938
Held For Ransom as Larry Scott
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
The Secret of Treasure Island as Roderick Gridley
Movie ★ 4.5
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy as Jack
Movie ★ 4.2
1938
The Marines Come Thru as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Telephone Operator as Red
Movie ★ 4.8
1937
Bill Cracks Down as 'Tons' Walker
Movie ★ 5.7
1937
Jungle Jim as Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
Movie ★ 5.4
1937
Paradise Express as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
Movie ★ 5.8
1937
Hollywood Round-Up as Grant Drexel
Movie ★ 5.3
1937
Radio Patrol as Officer Pat O'Hara
Movie ★ 10.0
1936
Three on a Limb as Oscar
Movie ★ 5.9
1936
Let's Sing Again as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
Movie ★ 4.1
1936
The Arizona Raiders as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
Movie ★ 6.3
1936
The Sky Parade as Casey Cameron
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
Border Flight as Lt. Pat Tornell
Movie ★ 6.5
1936
Lady Be Careful as Lt. Loomis
Movie ★ 5.5
1935
Goin' to Town as Young Stud
Movie ★ 5.5
1935
The Test as Brule Conway
Movie ★ 4.3
1935
Valley of Wanted Men as Fred
Movie ★ 6.3
1935
The Fighting Marines as Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
Skybound as Chet Morley
Movie ★ 10.0
1935
Society Fever as Ronald Dawson
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Rip Roaring Riley as Major Gray
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
Storm Over the Andes as Mitchell
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Waterfront Lady as Tod
Movie ★ 5.3
1935
Ship Cafe as Rocky Stone
Movie ★ 8.0
1934
Tailspin Tommy as Milt Howe
Movie ★ 7.5
1934
The Red Rider as 'Silent' Slade
Movie ★ 7.0
1932
Red Haired Alibi as Robert 'Bob' Shelton
Movie ★ 4.8
1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin as James Manning
Movie ★ 6.5
1932
The Gambling Sex as Bill Foster
Movie ★ 6.7
1931
Other Men's Women as Bill White
Movie ★ 5.7
1931
Swanee River as Garry
Movie ★ 9.0
1931
Too Young to Marry as Bill Clark
Movie ★ 8.0
1931
First Aid as Ralph Ingram
Movie ★ 8.0
1930
Sinners' Holiday as Angel
Movie ★ 6.1
1930
The Second Floor Mystery as Geoffrey West
Movie ★ 8.0
1930
Scarlet Pages as Bob Lawrence
Movie ★ 7.0
1930
Back Pay as Gerald
Movie ★ 4.9
1930
Dancing Sweeties as Bill Cleaver
Movie ★ 6.2
1930
Soldiers and Women as Capt. Clive Branch
Movie ★ 3.0
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self
Movie ★ 4.5
1930
The Other Tomorrow as Jon Carter
Movie ★ 10.0
1920s 21 credits
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl as Jim Crane
Movie ★ 10.0
1929
Tiger Rose as Bruce
Movie ★ 7.0
1929
So Long Letty as Harry Miller
Movie ★ 6.3
1929
Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson
Movie ★ 8.0
1929
In the Headlines as Nosey Norton
Movie ★ 10.0
1929
The Show of Shows as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1929
The Greyhound Limited as Bill
Movie ★ 8.0
1929
Madonna of Avenue A as Slim Shayne
Movie ★ 7.0
1929
Hearts in Exile as Paul Pavloff
Movie ★ 9.0
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance as Hero
Movie ★ 6.5
1928
Bringing Up Father as Dennis
Movie ★ 5.0
1928
The Road to Ruin as Don Hughes
Movie ★ 7.3
1928
Golden Shackles as Frank Fordyce
Movie ★ 8.0
1927
Street of Forgotten Women
Movie ★ 3.8
1927
The Final Extra as Pat Riley
Movie ★ 10.0
1927
Upstream as John Rogers
Movie ★ 6.1
1927
College as Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1927
The Knight Before Christmas
Movie ★ 10.0
1927
In a Moment of Temptation as Ed
Movie ★ 10.0
1926
The Gentle Cyclone as Wilkes Junior
Movie ★ 6.5
1926
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. as Jack Fairfax
Movie ★ 7.0
Crew Credits
1940s 2 credits
1945
China's Little Devils Producer
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
On the Spot Producer
Movie ★ 5.8