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Kirby Grant

Actor / Musician | * 11/24/1911 († 73, 10/30/1985) | Butte, Montana (United States of America (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 starred in 10 Mounted-Police adventures, usually in the role of Corporal Rod Webb. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Comedies | Music

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A Canadian Mountie follows a fugitive to a small fur-trapping community. Most of the action is handled by Chinook, a handsome German Shepherd. ...

The Wolf Hunters

NR

1949 | 2.5/5 | 1h 10min
Adventure, Western
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Two zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion. ...

Ghost Catchers

NR

1944 | 2.8/5 | 1h 8min
Comedy, Horror, Music, Mystery, Crime
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Wells Fargo agents Jack Douglas (Kirby Grant) and Bosco O'Toole (Fuzzy Knight) are sent after a gang of stage robbers. Danny Burton (Bernard Thomas, brother of Laura Burton (Jane Adams, is implicated ...

Gunman's Code

Certification unknown

1946 | 55min
Western
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In this North Woods adventure, the Mounties investigate a series of payroll robberies and discover that it is an inside job. ...

Yukon Manhunt

Certification unknown

1951 | 1.5/5 | 1h 1min
Western, Adventure
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Movies with Kirby Grant as Actor(49)

as Corporal Rod Webb, RCMP1954 Yukon Vengeance
as Cpl. Rod Webb - RCMP1953 Northern Patrol
as Mountie Corporal Rod Webb1953 Fangs of the Arctic
as RCMP Corporal Rod Webb1952 Yukon Gold
as Dusty Rhodes1951 Rhythm Inn
as Corporal Rod Webb1951 Yukon Manhunt
as Clark Winfield1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Rod Webb1951 Northwest Territory
as Corporal Rod McDonald - RCMP1950 Snow Dog
as Lieutenant Randy Mason1950 Indian Territory
as Corporal Rod Webb1950 Call of the Klondike
as Ace Lucky1949 Feudin' Rhythm
as Sheriff Gilbert1949 Black Midnight
as RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb1949 The Wolf Hunters
as Bob McDonald - Royal NW Mounted1949 Trail of the Yukon
as Jeff Carter1948 Singin' Spurs
as Highlander (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)1947 Hollywood Wonderland
as Ted Everett1946 Lawless Breed
as Henry Rothmore (Uncredited)1946 Blonde Alibi
as Jack Douglas aka Duke Masters1946 Gunman's Code
as Kip Lewis1946 Gun Town
as Eddie Caldwell1946 She Wrote the Book
as Bob Ryan1946 Rustler's Round-up
as Hal Wentley1946 The Spider Woman Strikes Back
as Jeff Gordon1945 Trail to Vengeance
as Dick Ryan1945 Penthouse Rhythm
as Grant Carter posing as Chad Hilton1945 Code of the Lawless
as Dave Ball1945 I'll Remember April
as Ted Cameron1945 Bad Men of the Border
as Tyler1945 Easy to Look At
as Clyde Miller1944 Law Men
as Peter Evans1944 In Society
as Crewman of ditching B-171944 Ditch and Live
as Clay Edwards1944 Ghost Catchers
as King Castle1944 Hi, Good Lookin'!
as Dick Lorimer1944 Babes on Swing Street
as Tom Barstow1943 The Stranger From Pecos
as Specialty Singer1943 Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Pilot1943 Bombardier
as Kenneth Hale1942 The Power of God
as Hal Trent1941 Blondie Goes Latin
as Airline Clerk1940 Mexican Spitfire
as Lt. Bob Hobbes1940 The Marines Fly High
as Bill1940 Millionaire Playboy
as Bud Matthews1940 Bullet Code
as Bert Pardway1939 Three Sons
as Customer (uncredited)1938 There Goes My Heart
as Tex Reilly1938 Red River Range
as Violinist (uncredited)1935 I Dream Too Much

TV Shows/Series with Kirby Grant as Actor(4)

as Sky King1952 Sky King
as Schuyler 'Sky' King1952 Sky King
1952 Cavalcade of America
1948 Studio One

Full Name: Kirby Grant
Born: Friday, 11/24 1911 (November) in Butte, Montana (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 10/30 1985 (October) in Titusville (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: American Conservatory of Music
Other names for Kirby Grant (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kirby Grant Hoon Jr."
"Kirby Grant and His Orchestra"
"Kirby Grant & His Orchestra"
"Robert Stanton"
Kirby Grant frequently works together with these people:
James Daly (13x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (10x, Actor)
James Oliver Curwood (10x, Crew)
Fuzzy Knight (9x, Actor)
Richard Kiley (9x, Actor)
Chinook (9x, Cast)
Leslie Nielsen (8x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (8x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (8x, Actor)
Nina Foch (8x, Actress)
Vaughn Taylor (8x, Actor)
Wallace Fox (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:33689, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024