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Kirby Grant is a Actor American born on 24 november 1911 at Butte (USA)

Kirby Grant

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Birth name Kirby Grant Hoon, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 24 november 1911 at Butte (USA)
Death 30 october 1985 (at 73 years) at Titusville (USA)

Kirby Grant (November 24, 1911 - October 30, 1985), born Kirby Grant Hoon, Jr., was a long-time B movie and television actor, mostly remembered for having played the title role in the Western-themed adventure television series Sky King. Between 1949 and 1954, Grant played the title role in the series of ten Corporal Rod Webb films.

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Filmography of Kirby Grant (32 films)

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Yukon Vengeance, 1h8
Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Monte Hale, Henry Kulky, Mary Ellen Kay, Carol Thurston
Roles RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb
Rating65% 3.2585653.2585653.2585653.2585653.258565
Webb investigates a series of murders connected to robberies of the payroll at a lumber camp in Yukon. Webb decides to act as courier for the next shipment himself.
Fangs of the Arctic, 1h2
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Leonard Penn, Warren Douglas, Richard Avonde
Roles RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb
Rating58% 2.935782.935782.935782.935782.93578
Yukon Gold
Yukon Gold (1952)
, 1h2
Directed by William Beaudine, Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Martha Hyer, Harry Lauter, Philip Van Zandt, Sam Flint, I. Stanford Jolley
Roles RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb
Rating56% 2.824622.824622.824622.824622.82462
Le caporal Rod Webb, de la gendarmerie royale du Canada, suit la piste d'un assassin qui se réfugie dans le Klondike. Rod Webb, rencontre la nièce de l'homme assassiné, la belle Marie Briand qui lui apprend que des promoteurs dans le Klondike, sont prêts à tout pour chasser la population pour faire main basse sur l'or, Marie lui apprend aussi que des hommes de main sont venus récemment avec des armes.
Comin' Round the Mountain, 1h17
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dorothy Shay, Kirby Grant, Glenn Strange, Joe Sawyer
Roles Clark Winfield
Rating62% 3.1484353.1484353.1484353.1484353.148435
Theatrical agent Al Stewart (Bud Abbott) has successfully booked his client, Dorothy McCoy (Dorothy Shay), "The Manhattan Hillbilly", at a New York nightclub. Unfortunately, he has also booked an inept escape artist, The Great Wilbert (Lou Costello), at the same location. During his performance, Wilbert cannot escape from his shackles and screams for help. Dorothy recognizes Wilbert's shrill scream as the "McCoy clan yell". More evidence of Wilbert's heritage, namely a photograph and concertina, are found in his dressing room, and prove that he is the long-lost grandson of "Squeeze Box" McCoy, leader of the McCoy clan. Granny McCoy (Ida Moore) has been looking for Wilbert, as she will reveal where Squeeze Box hid his gold to "kinfolk" only. Al, Dorothy and Wilbert head to Kentucky, and Granny recounts the story of the McCoy-Winfield feud that began over 60 years ago. The McCoys choose Wilbert to represent them against Devil Dan Winfield (Glenn Strange) in a turkey shoot. Wilbert has never even seen a gun before, and his carelessness leads to a revival of the feud.
Snow Dog
Snow Dog (1950)
, 1h3
Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Martha Hyer, Harry Lauter, Elena Verdugo, Philip Van Zandt, Rick Vallin
Roles RCMP Cpl. Rod McDonald
Rating56% 2.8058352.8058352.8058352.8058352.805835
Black Midnight, 1h6
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Roddy McDowall, Linn Thomas, Damian O'Flynn, Lyn Thomas, Kirby Grant, Gordon Jones
Roles Sheriff Gilbert
Rating61% 3.0922953.0922953.0922953.0922953.092295
Bill Jordan, propriétaire d'un ranch, traite son neveu Scott comme un fils, son fils Daniel ayant fui la maison des années auparavant. Un jour, Scott et Bill sont invités chez des voisins pour le retour de Martha Baxter et de sa fille Cindy. Daniel et son ami Roy arrivent, accompagnés de plusieurs juments et d'un étalon noir qu'il dit avoir achetés. Incapable de dresser l'étalon, Daniel est sur le point de le tuer quand Scott lui offre de l'acheter pour 30 dollars. Scott montre beaucoup de patience et finalement arrive à apprivoiser le cheval, qu'il a appelé Midnight. Un jour, alors qu'il est en train de trier des papiers, le shérif trouve un avis à propos d'un vol de chevaux, et se pose des questions quant à la marque sur les chevaux de Daniel. Pour éviter les soupçons, Daniel ordonne à Roy de se débarrasser de Midnight. Après avoir été roué de coups par Roy, le cheval piétine son assaillant jusqu'à le tuer. De peur que Bill veuille tuer l'étalon, Scott cache Midnight dans les collines où, avec l'aide de Cindy, il soigne les blessures du cheval. Plus tard, le shérif convainc Bill que Roy a provoqué l'attaque qui l'a tué, et Bill regagne la confiance de Scott en tuant un lion des montagnes qui menaçait le garçon et son cheval. Daniel finit par se rendre, les charges contre lui sont abandonnées et il récupère les chevaux, sauf Midnight, qui reste avec Scott.
The Wolf Hunters, 1h10
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Jan Clayton, Edward Norris, Helen Parrish, Charles Lang
Roles RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb
Rating48% 2.4456552.4456552.4456552.4456552.445655
Le Caporal Rod Webb de la Police montée du Nord-Ouest, aidé de son chien Chinook, enquête sur le meurtre de plusieurs trappeurs et le vol de leurs fourrures.
Trail of the Yukon, 1h7
Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert, Bill Edwards, Peter Mamakos, Iris Adrian, Anthony Warde
Roles Bob McDonald - Royal NW Mounted
Rating59% 2.9663052.9663052.9663052.9663052.966305
The Spider Woman Strikes Back, 59minutes
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Gale Sondergaard, Brenda Joyce, Kirby Grant, Rondo Hatton, Milburn Stone, Hobart Cavanaugh
Roles Hal Wentley
Rating57% 2.86192.86192.86192.86192.8619
Une jeune fille va travailler comme concierge chez une vieille femme effrayante. Elle ne sait pas que chaque nuit, la femme lui draine un peu de sang pour nourrir son étrange plante.
She Wrote the Book, 1h20
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Davis, Jack Oakie, Mischa Auer, Gloria Stuart, Kirby Grant, Jacqueline deWit
Roles Eddie Caldwell
Rating62% 3.1354253.1354253.1354253.1354253.135425