Granville G. Withers
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 17, 1904 Pueblo, CO |
| Died | Mar 27, 1959 North Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 55 |
Grant Withers | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1925-1959 |
| Top Roles | Ed Shanahan, Richardson, Bob Hastings, Slagin, U.S. Deputy Marshal |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western, Romance, Action, Comedy, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Aviation, Detectives |
| Top Collaborators | Joseph Kane (Director), John Ford (Director), William Nigh (Director), John Wayne |
| Shares birthday with | Noah Beery, Carl Laemmle, Mack Sennett see more.. |
Grant Withers Overview:
Actor, Grant Withers, was born Granville G. Withers on Jan 17, 1904 in Pueblo, CO. Withers died at the age of 55 on Mar 27, 1959 in North Hollywood, CA .
MINI BIO:
Grant Withers was a thick-set aggressively handsome, American tough-guy actor who gave up a career as a reporter to become the rugged lead of minor action films and romantic dramas in the 1920's and 1930s. After 1935 he was mainly seen taking leading roles in serials, or secondary roles in tough outdoor dramas, (1946, My Darling Clementine; 1948, Wake of the Red Witch; 1952, Springfield Rifle). He was married to actress Loretta Young (second wife,1930-1931, annulled). He committed suicide with sleeping pills in 1959.
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Grant Withers Quotes:
Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon:
[to the troop] Is there any man here from Texas?
Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone: Yes sir; I'm from Texas. Name's Boone... Daniel Boone.
U.S. Deputy Marshal: Daniel Boone? That sounds familiar, don't it?
[looks through circulars]
U.S. Deputy Marshal: Name's Tyree!
Bill White: [Slapping the more-than-ample derriere of the waitress while her back is turned] How are you, Davenport?
Waitress: You stop callin' me that!Honest to goodness, you're gettin' something fierce!
Bill White: Hog wild, Baby, and no foolin'. Scramble three and a cup of jamocha.
Waitress: [Yelling to the cook offscreen] Scramble three in a hurry - it's Bill White!
[to Bill]
Waitress: Bread or toast or maybe you'd like a bun?
Bill White: [Implying a double entendre] No, had one last night.
[repeated line]
Bill White: [while offering a stick of chewing gum] Have a little chew on me...
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Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone: Yes sir; I'm from Texas. Name's Boone... Daniel Boone.
U.S. Deputy Marshal: Daniel Boone? That sounds familiar, don't it?
[looks through circulars]
U.S. Deputy Marshal: Name's Tyree!
Bill White: [Slapping the more-than-ample derriere of the waitress while her back is turned] How are you, Davenport?
Waitress: You stop callin' me that!Honest to goodness, you're gettin' something fierce!
Bill White: Hog wild, Baby, and no foolin'. Scramble three and a cup of jamocha.
Waitress: [Yelling to the cook offscreen] Scramble three in a hurry - it's Bill White!
[to Bill]
Waitress: Bread or toast or maybe you'd like a bun?
Bill White: [Implying a double entendre] No, had one last night.
[repeated line]
Bill White: [while offering a stick of chewing gum] Have a little chew on me...
read more quotes from Grant Withers...
