Portrait of Grant Withers

Acting

Grant Withers

Career

Active from 1926 to 1959, busiest in 1935 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
60
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Grant Withers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.4, average 4.9
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Classic Western 7
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Good vs Evil 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Intricate Plot 3
  • Vintage Cinema 3
  • American Frontier 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Period Piece 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

172
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

43 titles · average score 64
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Stewart Brent

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mark Hammond

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sam Barton / Sheriff Ludlow

Run for Cover
Run for Cover (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gentry

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jed Larner

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Matt Ellis

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Miles Breck / Gus Andrews

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as George Forsythe (uncredited)

Oklahoma Annie
Oklahoma Annie (1952)

as Bull McCready

Million Dollar Pursuit
Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)

as Carlo Petrov

The Savage Horde
The Savage Horde (1950)

as Wade Proctor

Tripoli
Tripoli (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sgt. Derek

1940s

61 titles · average score 60
Duke of Chicago
Duke of Chicago (1949)

as Tony Russo

Wake of the Red Witch
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Capt. Wilde Youngeur

Night Time in Nevada
Night Time in Nevada (1948)

as Ran Farrell

Homicide for Three
Homicide for Three (1948)

as Joe Hatch

Tycoon
Tycoon (1947)
GoodWatch score 50

as Fog

The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Homer Norton

The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

as Whanger Spreckles

The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Express Agent Lucas

In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as "Rich"Richardson

Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die (1940)
GoodWatch score 45

as Capt. William Street

The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour (1940)
GoodWatch score 43

as Capt. Bill Street

Phantom of Chinatown
Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Police Captain Street

1930s

49 titles · average score 53
Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory (1939)

as Dr. Owens

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Capt. Bill Street

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as Police Capt. Sam Street

Daughter of the Tong
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ralph Dickson

Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

as Police Capt. Sam Street

The Marines Come Thru
The Marines Come Thru (1938)

as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray

Paradise Express
Paradise Express (1937)

as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle

Red Haired Alibi
Red Haired Alibi (1932)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bob Shelton

Other Men's Women
Other Men's Women (1931)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bill White

Too Young to Marry
Too Young to Marry (1931)

as Bill Clark

Dancing Sweeties
Dancing Sweeties (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bill Cleaver

Sinners' Holiday
Sinners' Holiday (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

as Angel

1920s

19 titles · average score 66
So Long Letty
So Long Letty (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Harry Miller

Hearts in Exile
Hearts in Exile (1929)

as Paul Pavloff

Madonna of Avenue A
Madonna of Avenue A (1929)

as Slim Shayne

The Time, the Place and the Girl
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)

as Jim Crane

Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children (1929)

as Rims Rosson

Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose (1929)

as Bruce

The Road to Ruin
The Road to Ruin (1928)

as Don Hughes

Bringing Up Father
Bringing Up Father (1928)

as Dennis

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)

as Hero

Golden Shackles
Golden Shackles (1928)

as Frank Fordyce

Upstream
Upstream (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

as John Rogers

The Final Extra
The Final Extra (1927)

as Pat Riley