Kirby Grant
American film and television actor (1911-1985) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
Kirby Grant, born Kirby Grant Hoon Jr., was an American 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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1985Died30 October 19851954
Yukon VengeanceFilm, RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb1953
Fangs of the ArcticFilm, RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb1952
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries
Sky KingSeries, 1952Schuyler 'Sky' King
Yukon GoldFilm, 1952RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb1951
Comin' Round the MountainFilm, Clark Winfield1949
Black MidnightFilm, Sheriff Gilbert1948
Studio OneSeries1947
Hollywood WonderlandFilm, Highlander (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)1946
Blonde AlibiFilm, Henry Rothmore (Uncredited)1945
Bad Men of the BorderFilm, Ted Cameron1944
Babes on Swing StreetFilm, Dick Lorimer1943
BombardierFilm, Pilot1940
Bullet CodeFilm, Bud Matthews1939
Three SonsFilm, Bert Pardway1938
Red River RangeFilm, Tex Reilly1935
I Dream Too MuchFilm, Violinist (uncredited)1911Born24 November 1911
Yukon VengeanceFilm, RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb1953Fangs of the ArcticFilm, RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesSky KingSeries, 1952Schuyler 'Sky' KingYukon GoldFilm, 1952RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb1951Comin' Round the MountainFilm, Clark Winfield1949Black MidnightFilm, Sheriff Gilbert1948Studio OneSeries1947Hollywood WonderlandFilm, Highlander (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)1946Blonde AlibiFilm, Henry Rothmore (Uncredited)1945Bad Men of the BorderFilm, Ted Cameron1944Babes on Swing StreetFilm, Dick Lorimer1943BombardierFilm, Pilot1940Bullet CodeFilm, Bud Matthews1939Three SonsFilm, Bert Pardway1938Red River RangeFilm, Tex Reilly1935I Dream Too MuchFilm, Violinist (uncredited)1911Born24 November 1911People around Kirby
Close ties
Frank McDonald Directed Call of the Klondike (1950)- Edward J. Kay Wrote The Wolf Hunters and Call of the Klondike
Budd Boetticher Directed The Wolf Hunters and Black Midnight
William Beaudine Directed Trail of the Yukon and Yukon Vengeance
Wallace Fox Directed Gun Town (1946)
Benjamin Stoloff Directed Radio City Revels (1938)
Bud Abbott Also in In Society and Comin' Round the Mountain
Lou Costello Also in In Society and Comin' Round the Mountain
Jack Oakie Also in Radio City Revels (1938)
Ted Kaufman Produced Radio City Revels (1938)
Anne Gwynne Also in Babes on Swing Street (1944)
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Abner Biberman Also in The Marines Fly High and Bombardier
Arthur Lubin Directed The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
Charles Lamont Directed Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
George Sherman Directed Red River Range (1938)
Jean Yarbrough Directed In Society (1944)
George Dolenz Also in In Society and Easy to Look At
Virginia Vale Also in Three Sons and Bullet Code
Leslie Goodwins Directed Mexican Spitfire (1940)
Armida Also in Bad Men of the Border and Rhythm Inn
Jacqueline deWit Also in I'll Remember April (1945)- Milton Sperling Produced Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Linda Hayes Also in Mexican Spitfire and Millionaire Playboy
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
54 credits on file
Television 3
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1985 · aged 73
