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Granville G. Withers was an American film actor. With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into sound films establishing himself with a 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 with Republic.
Birth Name
Granville G. Withers
Born
Tuesday, 17 January 1905
Died
Friday, 27 March 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| M*A*S*H | Ike Clanton in My Darling Clementine | 1972 |
| The American West of John Ford | actor 'My Darling Clementine' | 1971 |
| I Mobster | Paul Moran | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Sheriff Charlie Clayton | 1958 |
| The Texan | Ed Martin | 1958 |
| Northwest Passage | Fred Paget | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Sheriff Metz | 1958 |
| 26 Men | Farradine / George Latham | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| M*A*S*H | Ike Clanton in My Darling Clementine | 1972 |
| The American West of John Ford | actor 'My Darling Clementine' | 1971 |
| I Mobster | Paul Moran | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Sheriff Charlie Clayton | 1958 |
| The Texan | Ed Martin | 1958 |
| Northwest Passage | Fred Paget | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Sheriff Metz | 1958 |
| 26 Men | Farradine / George Latham | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Dutcher | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Stewart Brent | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Mark Hammond | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Jeremiah Mulrooney / Sam Barton / Sheriff Ludlow | 1957 |
| Last Stagecoach West | Jack Fergus | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Leon McGivern | 1957 |
| Hell's Crossroads | Sheriff Oliver / Sheriff Steve Oliver | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Captain | 1957 |
| The White Squaw | Sheriff | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Carl Metz / Sheriff Roy Lamont | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Oliver | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Mr. Middleton / Keogh | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Charlie | 1956 |
| Lady Godiva of Coventry | Pendar | 1955 |
| Fury | Hanson | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Coach Whitey Martin | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | William Brackett Sr. | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Matt Ellis | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Jed Larner | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Gus Andrews / Miles Breck | 1955 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Ramrod Johnson | 1955 |
| Run for Cover | Gentry | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Sheriff Wharton | 1954 |
| Lassie | George Forsythe | 1954 |
| Jubilee Trail | Maj. Lynden | 1954 |
| Champ for a Day | Scotty Cameron / Scott Cameron | 1953 |
| Iron Mountain Trail | Roger McCall | 1953 |
| Fair Wind to Java | Jason Blue | 1953 |
| The Sun Shines Bright | Buck Ramsey | 1953 |
| Tropic Zone | Bert Nelson | 1953 |
| Tropical Heat Wave | Norman James / Norman 'Normie the Knife' James | 1952 |
| Woman of the North Country | Henry S. Chapman | 1952 |
| Oklahoma Annie | Bull McCready | 1952 |
| Leadville Gunslinger | Jonathan Graves | 1952 |
| Hoodlum Empire | Rev. Simon Andrews / Reverend Simon Andrews | 1952 |
| Captive of Billy the Kid | Van Stanley | 1952 |
| The Sea Hornet | Rocky Lowe | 1951 |
| Utah Wagon Train | Red Bancroft | 1951 |
| Million Dollar Pursuit | Carlo Petrov | 1951 |
| Spoilers of the Plains | Gregory Camwell / Camwell | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Shannon | 1951 |
| Rio Grande | U.S. Deputy Marshal | 1950 |
| Tripoli | Sgt. Derek | 1950 |
| Hit Parade of 1951 | Smokey | 1950 |
| Trigger, Jr. | Manson | 1950 |
| The Savage Horde | Wade Proctor | 1950 |
| Rock Island Trail | David Strong | 1950 |
| Bells of Coronado | Craig Bennett | 1950 |
| The Fighting Kentuckian | George Hayden | 1949 |
| Hellfire | Sheriff Martin | 1949 |
| Duke of Chicago | Tony Russo | 1949 |
| Wake of the Red Witch | Capt. Wilde Youngeur | 1949 |
| The Last Bandit | Ed Bagley | 1949 |
| Homicide for Three | Joe Hatch - aka Bruno Rose / Joe Hatch aka Bruno Rose | 1948 |
| The Plunderers | Deputy Tap Lawrence | 1948 |
| Nighttime in Nevada | Ran Farrell | 1948 |
| Angel in Exile | Sheriff | 1948 |
| Sons of Adventure | J.L. Sterling | 1948 |
| Daredevils of the Clouds | Matt Conroy | 1948 |
| The Gallant Legion | Wesley Hardin | 1948 |
| Fort Apache | Silas Meacham | 1948 |
| Old Los Angeles | Marshal Ed Luckner | 1948 |
| Tycoon | Fog | 1947 |
| Wyoming | Joe Sublette | 1947 |
| Blackmail | Police Inspector Donaldson / Inspector Donaldson | 1947 |
| Gunfighters | Deputy Bill Yount | 1947 |
| The Trespasser | Detective Lt. Kirk | 1947 |
| The Ghost Goes Wild | Bill Winters | 1947 |
| Affairs of Geraldine | Henry Cooper | 1946 |
| My Darling Clementine | Ike Clanton | 1946 |
| In Old Sacramento | Captain Mark Slayter | 1946 |
| Dakota | Slagin | 1945 |
| Road to Alcatraz | Inspector Craven | 1945 |
| Bells of Rosarita | William Ripley | 1945 |
| Dangerous Partners | Jonathan Drumman / Jonathan | 1945 |
| The Vampire's Ghost | Father Gilchrist | 1945 |
| Bring on the Girls | Pierre | 1945 |
| Utah | Ben Bowman | 1945 |
| The Girl Who Dared | Homer Norton | 1944 |
| The Yellow Rose of Texas | Express Agent Lucas | 1944 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart | Matt Colby | 1944 |
| Silent Partner | Bob Ross | 1944 |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster | FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' | 1944 |
| The Fighting Seabees | Whanger Spreckles | 1944 |
| In Old Oklahoma | Richardson / "Rich"Richardson | 1943 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | Reporter | 1943 |
| Minesweeper | CPO Gregg - in Charge of Diving Crew | 1943 |
| A Lady Takes a Chance | Bob Hastings | 1943 |
| Petticoat Larceny | Detective Hogan | 1943 |
| Captive Wild Woman | Veterinarian | 1943 |
| Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Henry Potter | 1943 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Waddy | 1943 |
| No Time for Love | Pete Hanagan | 1943 |
| Northwest Rangers | Fowler | 1942 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Mordecai Milligan | 1942 |
| Panama Hattie | Shore Patrolman | 1942 |
| Apache Trail | 'Les' Lestrade | 1942 |
| Ship Ahoy | Waiter | 1942 |
| Butch Minds the Baby | Cactus Pete | 1942 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach | 1941 |
| No Hands on the Clock | Harry Belding | 1941 |
| The Masked Rider | Douglas | 1941 |
| Father Takes a Wife | Judge Waters | 1941 |
| Parachute Battalion | Captain | 1941 |
| The Getaway | Parker / Rufe Parker, a Gangster | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid | Ed Shanahan | 1941 |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Policeman at Accident | 1941 |
| Let's Make Music | Headwaiter | 1940 |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West | Withers | 1940 |
| Phantom of Chinatown | Police Captain Street | 1940 |
| The Quarterback | Muggs | 1940 |
| Men Against the Sky | Mr. Grant | 1940 |
| Doomed to Die | Capt. William Street / Police Capt. William Street | 1940 |
| Tomboy | Mr. Kelly | 1940 |
| The Fatal Hour | Capt. Bill Street / Police Capt. Bill Street | 1940 |
| Daughter of the Tong | Ralph Dickson | 1939 |
| Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Inspector Bill Street / Police Capt. Bill Street | 1939 |
| Boys' Reformatory | Dr. Owens | 1939 |
| Lure of the Wasteland | Smitty | 1939 |
| The Mystery of Mr. Wong | Police Capt. Sam Street | 1939 |
| Navy Secrets | CPO Steve Fletcher - Posing as Steve Roberts / Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts | 1939 |
| Touchdown, Army | Coach Andrews | 1938 |
| Mr. Wong, Detective | Captain Sam Street / Capt. Sam Street | 1938 |
| Three Loves Has Nancy | Jack | 1938 |
| The Marines Come Thru | Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray | 1938 |
| Held for Ransom | Larry Scott | 1938 |
| The Secret of Treasure Island | Roderick Gridley | 1938 |
| Telephone Operator | Red | 1937 |
| Hollywood Round-Up | Grant Drexel | 1937 |
| Radio Patrol | Officer Pat O'Hara | 1937 |
| Bill Cracks Down | 'Tons' Walker | 1937 |
| Paradise Express | Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle | 1937 |
| Jungle Jim | Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley | 1937 |
| Sky Parade | Casey Cameron | 1936 |
| Lady Be Careful | Lt. Loomis | 1936 |
| The Arizona Raiders | Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer | 1936 |
| Border Flight | Lt. Pat Tornell | 1936 |
| Let's Sing Again | Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins | 1936 |
| Three on a Limb | Oscar | 1936 |
| The Fighting Marines | Cpl. Larry Lawrernce | 1935 |
| Rip Roaring Riley | Major Gray | 1935 |
| Valley of Wanted Men | Fred / Ranger Fred | 1935 |
| Waterfront Lady | Tod | 1935 |
| Skybound | Chet Morley | 1935 |
| Society Fever | Ronald Dawson | 1935 |
| The Test | Brule Conway | 1935 |
| Goin' to Town | Young Stud | 1935 |
| Storm Over the Andes | Mitchell | 1935 |
| Tailspin Tommy | Milt Howe | 1934 |
| The Red Rider | 'Silent' Slade | 1934 |
| The Secrets of Wu Sin | James Manning | 1932 |
| The Gambling Sex | Bill Foster | 1932 |
| Red-Haired Alibi | Bob Shelton | 1932 |
| First Aid | Ralph Ingram | 1931 |
| Other Men's Women | Bill White | 1931 |
| Sinners' Holiday | Angel / Angel Harrigan | 1930 |
| Scarlet Pages | Bob Lawrence | 1930 |
| In the Headlines | Nosey Norton | 1930 |
| Dancing Sweeties | Bill Cleaver | 1930 |
| Back Pay | Gerald | 1930 |
| Soldiers and Women | Capt. Clive Branch | 1930 |
| The Second Floor Mystery | Geoffrey West | 1930 |
| Mammy | Reporter in Trailer | 1930 |
| The Other Tomorrow | Jon Carter | 1930 |
| Tiger Rose | Bruce | 1929 |
| Show of Shows | Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number | 1929 |
| So Long Letty | Harry Miller | 1929 |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl | Jim Crane | 1929 |
| Madonna of Avenue A | Slim Shayne | 1929 |
| Saturday's Children | Rims Rosson | 1929 |
| The Greyhound Limited | Bill Williams / Bill | 1929 |
| The Divine Lady | One of Nelson's Ship's Officers | 1928 |
| The Road to Ruin | Don Hughes | 1928 |
| Bringing Up Father | Dennis | 1928 |
| Golden Shackles | Frank Fordyce | 1928 |
| In a Moment of Temptation | Ed | 1927 |
| College | Jeff's Friend | 1927 |
| Street of Forgotten Women | 1927 | |
| The Final Extra | Pat Riley | 1927 |
| Upstream | John Rogers / Juan Rodriguez - aka Jack La Velle | 1927 |
| The Gentle Cyclone | Wilkes Junior | 1926 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| China's Little Devils | 1945 |
| On the Spot | 1940 |
| Son of the Navy | 1940 |
| Chasing Trouble | 1940 |
| Mutiny in the Big House | 1939 |
| Irish Luck | 1939 |
