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Grant Withers

Acting Born Jan 17, 1905 Pueblo, Colorado, USA 24 credits

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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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Known for

Perry Mason

as Stewart Brent

Wagon Train

as Mark Hammond

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Sheriff Ludlow

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Sam Barton

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Jeremiah Mulrooney
Film

Lawrence of Arabia

as Matt Ellis
Film

My Darling Clementine

as Ike Clanton

Full filmography

  • Perry Mason (1957) as Stewart Brent
  • Lassie (1954) as George Forsythe (uncredited)
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Mark Hammond
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sheriff Carl Metz
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sheriff Roy Lamont
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Sheriff Ludlow
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Sam Barton
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Jeremiah Mulrooney
  • Cheyenne (1955) as Matt Ellis
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Jed Larner
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Gus Andrews
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Miles Breck
  • The Texan (1958) as Ed Martin
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Sheriff Wharton
  • Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as William Brackett Sr.
  • The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Oliver
  • The Restless Gun (1957) as Dutcher
  • 26 Men (1957)
  • Fort Apache (1948) as Silas Meacham
  • Rio Grande (1950) as U.S. Deputy Marshal
  • My Darling Clementine (1946) as Ike Clanton
  • Gunfighters (1947) as Deputy Bill Yount
  • Tennessee Johnson (1942) as Mordecai Milligan
  • Run for Cover (1955) as Gentry