Grant Withers

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 10year contract at Republic Pictures His friendships with both John Ford and John Wayne secured him a spot in nine of Waynes films but later roles dwindled to supporting parts mainly as villains in Bmovies 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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D.O.B: 1905-01-17
D.O.D: 1959-03-27
Place of Birth: Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Profession: Acting

Credits
1957 - Hell's Crossroads actor - Sheriff Oliver
1955 - Run for Cover actor - Gentry
1953 - The Sun Shines Bright actor - Buck Ramsey
1953 - Tropic Zone actor - Bert Nelson
1953 - Fair Wind to Java actor - Jason Blue
1951 - Spoilers of the Plains actor - Gregory Camwell

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