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Biografía
GRANVILLE GUSTAVUS WITHERS (17 de enero de 1905 – 27 de marzo de 1959) fue un actor de cine estadounidense que actuó bajo el seudónimo de GRANT WITHERS.
Biografía y carrera
«Nacido en Pueblo, Colorado, Withers trabajó como vendedor de una compañía petrolera y reportero de un periódico antes de incursionar en películas cerca del final de la era del cine mudo». Su carrera actoral de más de 30 años despegó a fines de la década de 1920. Cuando tenía veinte años, fue el protagonista del talento en ascenso James Cagney en Other Men’s Women (1931).
Los primeros trabajos de Withers lo tuvieron frente a actores como WC Fields , Buster Keaton , Boris Karloff , Mae West y Shirley Temple. Apareciendo en The Red-Haired Alibi (1932) con Temple, interpretó el papel de su primer padre en la pantalla. Los papeles protagónicos en películas importantes luego se redujeron a papeles secundarios, principalmente como villanos en películas de serie B y series.
Después de 1940, fue un actor de carácter y un tipo duro en los westerns. Asumió numerosos papeles secundarios en televisión a medida que disminuía su popularidad en las películas. Fue estrella invitada como el entrenador de béisbol Whitey Martin en el episodio de 1956 «The Comeback» en Crossroads. En 1959, poco antes de su muerte, Withers participó en el episodio «Feeling His Oats» de la serie occidental infantil Fury , protagonizada por Peter Graves y Bobby Diamond.
Withers murió en su apartamento a los 54 años. Con problemas de salud, se suicidó con una sobredosis de barbitúricos el 27 de marzo de 1959.
Biography
GRANVILLE GUSTAVUS WITHERS (January 17, 1905 – March 27, 1959) was an American film actor who acted under the pseudonym GRANT WITHERS.
Biography and career
«Born in Pueblo, Colorado, Withers worked as a salesman for an oil company and a newspaper reporter before dabbling in movies near the end of the silent film era.» His acting career of more than 30 years took off in the late 1920s. In his early twenties, he starred in rising talent James Cagney in Other Men’s Women (1931).
Withers’s early work had him in front of actors like WC Fields, Buster Keaton, Boris Karloff, Mae West, and Shirley Temple. Appearing in The Red-Haired Alibi (1932) with Temple, he played the role of his first on-screen father. Leading roles in major films were later reduced to supporting roles, primarily as villains in B-movies and series.
After 1940, he was a character actor and a tough guy in westerns. He took on numerous supporting roles on television as his popularity in movies waned. He guest-starred as baseball coach Whitey Martin on the 1956 episode «The Comeback» on Crossroads. In 1959, shortly before his death, Withers participated in the episode «Feeling His Oats» of the western children’s series Fury, starring Peter Graves and Bobby Diamond.
Withers died in his apartment at the age of 54. With health problems, he committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates on March 27, 1959.
Filmography
1926 Fighting Hearts
1926 The Gentle Cyclone
1928 Gold shackles
1928 raising father
1929 The Time, the Place, and the Girl Jim Crane
1929 the limited greyhound
1929 In the headlines
1929 see you later letty
1930 soldiers and women
1930 the other tomorrow
1930 Sinner’s Vacation
1931 Other Men Women
1932 The Sex of the Game
1935 The Fighting Marines
1935 The test
1935 Go to town
1936 arizona raiders
1937 Jim of the Jungle Jim ‘Jungle Jim’ Bradley
1937 Bill cracks down
1938 Mr. Wong – Mr. Wong, detective
1939 Mr. Wong – Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 Daughter of the Tong
1939 secrets of the navy
1940 Mr. Wong – Fatal Hour
1940 Mr. Wong – Sentenced to die
1940 Mr. Wong – Ghost of Chinatown
1943 in old oklahoma
1943 petticoat theft
1944 Fighting Sea Bees
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas
1946 my dear clementine
1947 Tycoon
1948 strong apache
1948 Stele of the Red Witch
1950 crowning bells
1950 Rio Grande
1952 Tropical heat wave
1953 Wind just to Java
1954 Jubilee Path
1955 Run for cover
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry pendar
1956 White India Bailiff
1957 crossroads of hell
1957 The Last Stagecoach in the West
1959 me mobster.
Créditos: Tomado de Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Withers
⭐ Nació: 17/01/1905 ⚰ Murió: 27/03/1959
GRANVILLE GUSTAVUS WITHERS (17 de enero de 1905 – 27 de marzo de 1959) fue un actor de cine estadounidense que actuó bajo el seudónimo de GRANT WITHERS.
Biografía y carrera
«Nacido en Pueblo, Colorado, Withers trabajó como vendedor de una compañía petrolera y reportero de un periódico antes de incursionar en películas cerca del final de la era del cine mudo». Su carrera actoral de más de 30 años despegó a fines de la década de 1920. Cuando tenía veinte años, fue el protagonista del talento en ascenso James Cagney en Other Men’s Women (1931).
Los primeros trabajos de Withers lo tuvieron frente a actores como WC Fields , Buster Keaton , Boris Karloff , Mae West y Shirley Temple. Apareciendo en The Red-Haired Alibi (1932) con Temple, interpretó el papel de su primer padre en la pantalla. Los papeles protagónicos en películas importantes luego se redujeron a papeles secundarios, principalmente como villanos en películas de serie B y series.
Después de 1940, fue un actor de carácter y un tipo duro en los westerns. Asumió numerosos papeles secundarios en televisión a medida que disminuía su popularidad en las películas. Fue estrella invitada como el entrenador de béisbol Whitey Martin en el episodio de 1956 «The Comeback» en Crossroads. En 1959, poco antes de su muerte, Withers participó en el episodio «Feeling His Oats» de la serie occidental infantil Fury , protagonizada por Peter Graves y Bobby Diamond.
Withers murió en su apartamento a los 54 años. Con problemas de salud, se suicidó con una sobredosis de barbitúricos el 27 de marzo de 1959.
GRANVILLE GUSTAVUS WITHERS (January 17, 1905 – March 27, 1959) was an American film actor who acted under the pseudonym GRANT WITHERS.
Biography and career
«Born in Pueblo, Colorado, Withers worked as a salesman for an oil company and a newspaper reporter before dabbling in movies near the end of the silent film era.» His acting career of more than 30 years took off in the late 1920s. In his early twenties, he starred in rising talent James Cagney in Other Men’s Women (1931).
Withers’s early work had him in front of actors like WC Fields, Buster Keaton, Boris Karloff, Mae West, and Shirley Temple. Appearing in The Red-Haired Alibi (1932) with Temple, he played the role of his first on-screen father. Leading roles in major films were later reduced to supporting roles, primarily as villains in B-movies and series.
After 1940, he was a character actor and a tough guy in westerns. He took on numerous supporting roles on television as his popularity in movies waned. He guest-starred as baseball coach Whitey Martin on the 1956 episode «The Comeback» on Crossroads. In 1959, shortly before his death, Withers participated in the episode «Feeling His Oats» of the western children’s series Fury, starring Peter Graves and Bobby Diamond.
Withers died in his apartment at the age of 54. With health problems, he committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates on March 27, 1959.
Filmography
1926 Fighting Hearts
1926 The Gentle Cyclone
1928 Gold shackles
1928 raising father
1929 The Time, the Place, and the Girl Jim Crane
1929 the limited greyhound
1929 In the headlines
1929 see you later letty
1930 soldiers and women
1930 the other tomorrow
1930 Sinner’s Vacation
1931 Other Men Women
1932 The Sex of the Game
1935 The Fighting Marines
1935 The test
1935 Go to town
1936 arizona raiders
1937 Jim of the Jungle Jim ‘Jungle Jim’ Bradley
1937 Bill cracks down
1938 Mr. Wong – Mr. Wong, detective
1939 Mr. Wong – Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 Daughter of the Tong
1939 secrets of the navy
1940 Mr. Wong – Fatal Hour
1940 Mr. Wong – Sentenced to die
1940 Mr. Wong – Ghost of Chinatown
1943 in old oklahoma
1943 petticoat theft
1944 Fighting Sea Bees
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas
1946 my dear clementine
1947 Tycoon
1948 strong apache
1948 Stele of the Red Witch
1950 crowning bells
1950 Rio Grande
1952 Tropical heat wave
1953 Wind just to Java
1954 Jubilee Path
1955 Run for cover
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry pendar
1956 White India Bailiff
1957 crossroads of hell
1957 The Last Stagecoach in the West
1959 me mobster.
Créditos: Tomado de Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Withers