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Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Actor, also producer · Died March 27, 1959, aged 54 · Pueblo, Colorado, USA

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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Born
January 17, 1905
Died
March 27, 1959 (aged 54)
From
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 176 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Grant Withers' films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 30 · Serious 13 · Dark 2

Grounded 28 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 2

Gentle 19 · Charged 26 · Intense 0

Steady 31 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 28 · Funny 2

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 2

Casual 29 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 0

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 27 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 27
Shadow
7 of 27
Hero
4 of 27
Mentor
3 of 27
Threshold guardian
3 of 27
Herald
2 of 27
Trickster
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Thrilling
18
Hopeful
12
Warm
14
Joyful
8
Other
36

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Grant Withers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Subscription and free streaming for Grant Withers' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

176 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • I Mobster(1959)

    as Paul Moran

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Martin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • 26 Men(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Dutcher

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Stewart Brent

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Hammond

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremiah Mulrooney · as Sam Barton · as Sheriff Ludlow

  • Last Stagecoach West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jack Fergus

  • Hell's Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sheriff Oliver

  • The White Squaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sheriff

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Carl Metz · as Sheriff Roy Lamont

  • The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver

  • Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as William Brackett Sr.

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Ellis

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Jed Larner

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus Andrews · as Miles Breck

  • Run for Cover(1955)

    as Gentry

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sheriff Wharton

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as George Forsythe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • Champ for a Day(1953)

    as Scott Cameron

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Iron Mountain Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Roger McCall

  • The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

    as Buck Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Fair Wind to Java(1953)

    as Jason Blue

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Tropic Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bert Nelson

  • Tropical Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Norman James

  • Woman of the North Country(1952)

    as Henry S. Chapman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Hoodlum Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Rev. Simon Andrews

  • Oklahoma Annie(1952)

    as Bull McCready

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Leadville Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jonathan Graves

  • Captive of Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Van Stanley

  • The Sea Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Rocky Lowe

  • Utah Wagon Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Red Bancroft

  • Million Dollar Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Carlo Petrov

  • Spoilers of the Plains(1951)

    as Gregory Camwell

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Belle Le Grand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Shannon

  • Rio Grande(1950)

    as U.S. Deputy Marshal

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Tripoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sgt. Derek

  • Hit Parade of 1951 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Smokey

  • Trigger, Jr.(1950)

    as Manson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • The Savage Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Wade Proctor

  • Rock Island Trail(1950)

    as David Strong

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Bells of Coronado(1950)

    as Craig Bennett

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Fighting Kentuckian(1949)

    as George Hayden

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Hellfire(1949)

    as Sheriff Martin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Duke of Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Tony Russo

  • Wake of the Red Witch(1948)

    as Capt. Wilde Youngeur

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Homicide for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Joe Hatch

  • The Plunderers(1948)

    as Deputy Tap Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Angel in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sheriff

  • Nighttime in Nevada(1948)

    as Ran Farrell

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Sons of Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as J.L. Sterling

  • Daredevils of the Clouds(1948)

    as Matt Conroy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Gallant Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Wesley Hardin

  • Fort Apache(1948)

    as Silas Meacham

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Old Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Ed Luckner

  • Tycoon(1947)

    as Fog

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Ghost Goes Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Bill Winters

  • Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Joe Sublette

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Inspector Donaldson

  • Gunfighters(1947)

    as Deputy Bill Yount

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Trespasser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Detective Lt. Kirk

  • Affairs of Geraldine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Henry Cooper

  • My Darling Clementine(1946)

    as Ike Clanton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • In Old Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Captain Mark Slayter

  • Dakota(1945)

    as Slagin

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Road to Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Inspector Craven

  • Bells of Rosarita(1945)

    as William Ripley

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Dangerous Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Jonathan

  • China's Little Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • The Vampire's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Father Gilchrist

  • Utah(1945)

    as Ben Bowman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Girl Who Dared(1944)

    as Homer Norton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Yellow Rose of Texas(1944)

    as Express Agent Lucas

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Goodnight, Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Matt Colby

  • Silent Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Bob Ross

  • Roger Touhy, Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)

  • The Fighting Seabees(1944)

    as Whanger Spreckles

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • In Old Oklahoma(1943)

    as "Rich"Richardson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Whistling in Brooklyn(1943)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • A Lady Takes a Chance(1943)

    as Bob Hastings

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Captive Wild Woman(1943)

    as Veterinarian (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Gildersleeve's Bad Day(1943)

    as Henry Potter

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case(1943)

    as Waddy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • No Time for Love(1943)

    as Pete Hanagan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Tennessee Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mordecai Milligan

  • Northwest Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Fowler

  • Panama Hattie(1942)

    as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Apache Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as 'Les' Lestrade

  • Butch Minds the Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cactus Pete

  • H.M. Pulham, Esq.(1941)

    as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • No Hands on the Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Harry Belding

  • The Masked Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Douglas

  • Parachute Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Captain

  • The Get-Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Rufe Parker, a Gangster

  • Billy the Kid(1941)

    as Ed Shanahan

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Let's Make Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Headwaiter

  • Phantom of Chinatown(1940)

    as Police Captain Street

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Mexican Spitfire Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Withers

  • Men Against the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Grant

  • Doomed to Die(1940)

    as Capt. William Street

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • On the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Tomboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Kelly

  • The Fatal Hour(1940)

    as Capt. Bill Street

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Son of the Navy(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Daughter of the Tong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Ralph Dickson

  • Mr. Wong in Chinatown(1939)

    as Police Capt. Bill Street

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Boys' Reformatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dr. Owens

  • Lure of the Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Smitty

  • The Mystery of Mr. Wong(1939)

    as Police Capt. Sam Street

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Navy Secrets(1939)

    as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Irish Luck(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Wong, Detective(1938)

    as Police Capt. Sam Street

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Marines Come Thru(1938)

    as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Held for Ransom(1938)

    as Larry Scott

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • The Secret of Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Roderick Gridley

  • Telephone Operator(1937)

    as Red

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Hollywood Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Grant Drexel

  • Radio Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Officer Pat O'Hara

  • Bill Cracks Down(1937)

    as 'Tons' Walker

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Paradise Express(1937)

    as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Jungle Jim(1937)

    as Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Sky Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Casey Cameron

  • Lady Be Careful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lt. Loomis

  • The Arizona Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer

  • Border Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lt. Pat Tornell

  • Let's Sing Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins

  • Three on a Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Oscar

  • The Fighting Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Cpl. Larry Lawrernce

  • Ship Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Rocky Stone

  • Rip Roaring Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Major Gray

  • Valley of Wanted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Fred

  • Waterfront Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tod

  • Skybound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Chet Morley

  • Society Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Ronald Dawson

  • The Test(1935)

    as Brule Conway

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Goin' to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Young Stud

  • Storm Over the Andes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mitchell

  • Tailspin Tommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Milt Howe

  • The Red Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as 'Silent' Slade

  • The Secrets of Wu Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as James Manning

  • The Gambling Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bill Foster

  • Red Haired Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bob Shelton

  • First Aid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ralph Ingram

  • Too Young to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bill Clark

  • Swanee River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Garry

  • Other Men's Women(1930)

    as Bill White

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Sinners' Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Angel

  • Scarlet Pages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Bob Lawrence

  • Dancing Sweeties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Bill Cleaver

  • Back Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Gerald

  • Soldiers and Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Capt. Clive Branch

  • The Second Floor Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Geoffrey West

  • The Other Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jon Carter

  • Tiger Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Bruce

  • Show of Shows(1929)

    as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • So Long Letty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Harry Miller

  • Hearts in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Paul Pavloff

  • In the Headlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Nosey Norton

  • The Time, the Place and the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jim Crane

  • Madonna of Avenue A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Slim Shayne

  • Saturday's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Rims Rosson

  • The Greyhound Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Bill

  • The Road to Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Don Hughes

  • Bringing Up Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Dennis

  • Golden Shackles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Frank Fordyce

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Hero

  • In a Moment of Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Ed

  • College(1927)

    as Jeff's Friend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Street of Forgotten Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • The Final Extra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Pat Riley

  • Upstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as John Rogers

  • The Knight Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jack Fairfax

  • The Gentle Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Wilkes Junior

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 174 titles from 1926 to 1959.

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting172 of 174: 172 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing2 of 174: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s21 · acting1930s49 · acting1940s61 · 59 acting · 2 crew1950s43 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
2747

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Grant Withers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th12

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Grant Withers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Grant Withers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack A. Marta shares the most, 13.

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Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers