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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Acting May 10, 1914 (66 years old) July 29, 1980 Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Biography

Charles McGraw (born Charles Butters) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He developed into a leading man, especially in film noir classics during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His gravelly voice and rugged looks enhanced his appeal in the noir stylistic genre and provided him many roles as cops, military officers, and the such.

Movies 73

Spartacus 7.5

Spartacus

as Marcellus

1960
The Birds 7.5

The Birds

as Sebastian Sholes

1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Lt. Matthews

1963
Hang 'em High 6.9

Hang 'em High

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

1968
The Defiant Ones 7.2

The Defiant Ones

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

1958
The Night Stalker 6.9

The Night Stalker

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

1972
A Boy and His Dog 6.3

A Boy and His Dog

as Preacher

1975
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 6.6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

1982
The Killers 7.4

The Killers

as Al

1946
In Cold Blood 7.5

In Cold Blood

as Tex Smith

1967
Johnny Got His Gun 7.5

Johnny Got His Gun

as Mike Burkeman

1971
Blood on the Moon 6.2

Blood on the Moon

as Milo Sweet

1948
Twilight's Last Gleaming 6.5

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

1977
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 6.0

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

1954
T-Men 6.7

T-Men

as Moxie

1947
His Kind of Woman 6.8

His Kind of Woman

as Thompson / Narrator

1951
Cimarron 6.3

Cimarron

as Bob Yountis

1960
The Long Night 5.8

The Long Night

as Policeman Stevens

1947
The Narrow Margin 7.3

The Narrow Margin

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

1952
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 5.8

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

as Wilson

1969
Away All Boats 5.3

Away All Boats

as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

1956
Thunder Over the Plains 5.6

Thunder Over the Plains

as Ben Westman

1953
The Farmer's Daughter 7.2

The Farmer's Daughter

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

1947
Joe Dakota 6.7

Joe Dakota

as Cal Moore

1957
One Minute to Zero 5.8

One Minute to Zero

as Sfc. Baker

1952
Chandler 4.6

Chandler

as Bernie Oakman

1971
The Devil and Miss Sarah 6.7

The Devil and Miss Sarah

as Marshal Duncan

1971
Saddle the Wind 6.7

Saddle the Wind

as Larry Venables

1958
The Wonderful Country 6.1

The Wonderful Country

as Dr. Stovall

1959
Reign of Terror 6.8

Reign of Terror

as Sergeant

1949
The Man in the Net 5.2

The Man in the Net

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

1959
The Killer Inside Me 4.6

The Killer Inside Me

as Howard Hendricks

1976
Destroyer 6.8

Destroyer

as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

1943
The Gangster 5.2

The Gangster

as Dugas

1947
Berlin Express 6.3

Berlin Express

as USET Col. Johns (uncredited)

1948
Side Street 6.5

Side Street

as Det. Stan Simon

1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 6.5

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as Shotgun Mike Munger

1950
War Paint 5.6

War Paint

as Sgt. Clarke

1953
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra 9.0

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

as Agent Joe Flagg

1971
Corvette K-225 6.2

Corvette K-225

as Chief Engineer

1943
Pendulum 6.2

Pendulum

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

1969
Border Incident 6.9

Border Incident

as Jeff Amboy

1949
The Undying Monster 5.7

The Undying Monster

as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

1942
The Horror Show 3.4

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

1979
The Horizontal Lieutenant 5.2

The Horizontal Lieutenant

as Col. Charles Korotny

1962
Twilight for the Gods 4.7

Twilight for the Gods

as Yancy

1958
Slaughter on 10th Avenue 5.8

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as Lt. Anthony Vosnick

1957
Roadblock 5.9

Roadblock

as Joe Peters

1951
The Moon Is Down 6.9

The Moon Is Down

as Ole (uncredited)

1943
The Threat 6.0

The Threat

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

1949
Loophole 6.8

Loophole

as Gus Slavin

1954
The Mad Ghoul 5.9

The Mad Ghoul

as Detective Garrity

1943
On the Old Spanish Trail 5.5

On the Old Spanish Trail

as Harry Blaisdell

1947
The Andersonville Trial 6.3

The Andersonville Trial

as Board of Military Judges

1970
The Busy Body 7.2

The Busy Body

as Fred Harwell

1967
Two Tickets to London 7.5

Two Tickets to London

as Hendrik (uncredited)

1943
Hazard 8.0

Hazard

as Chick

1948
Toward the Unknown 5.9

Toward the Unknown

as Col. 'Mickey' McKee

1956
The Longest Night 7.3

The Longest Night

as Father Chase

1972
Armored Car Robbery 6.5

Armored Car Robbery

as Lt. Jim Cordell

1950
Once More, My Darling 6.5

Once More, My Darling

as Herman Schmelz

1949
The Impostor 6.4

The Impostor

as Menessier

1944
The Story of Molly X 4.8

The Story of Molly X

as Police Capt. Breen

1949
The Big Fix 8.0

The Big Fix

as Armiston

1947
Double Crossbones 6.0

Double Crossbones

as Capt. Ben Wickett

1951
Joe Butterfly 5.7

Joe Butterfly

as Sgt. Jim McNulty

1957
They Came to Blow Up America 6.8

They Came to Blow Up America

as Zellerbach

1943
Nightmare in Chicago 4.0

Nightmare in Chicago

as Harry Brockman

1964
Money to Burn 6.0

Money to Burn

as Neil Davis

1973
Perilous Voyage 4.5

Perilous Voyage

as Capt. Humphreys

1976
The Cruel Tower 4.9

The Cruel Tower

as Harry 'Stretch' Clay

1956
The Hunted 5.6

The Hunted

as Detective

1948
Roses Are Red 5.7

Roses Are Red

as Duke Arno

1947

TV Shows 55

Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Sheriff Gains

1959
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Marvin Greenleaf

1967
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966
Adam-12 7.1

Adam-12

as Lars Lowell

1968
Adam-12 7.1

Adam-12

as Rod Decker

1968
Emergency! 7.9

Emergency!

as Police Sergeant

1972
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Simon Oliver

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Big John Beldon

1962
Dr. Kildare 5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Fred Rainey

1961
Dr. Kildare 5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Kenneth Hasker

1961
The Untouchables 8.1

The Untouchables

as Johnny Torrio

1959
The Wild Wild West 7.6

The Wild Wild West

1965
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
Route 66 6.7

Route 66

1960
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

as Joe Creely

1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Sam Bailey

1965
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Calvin

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Dolen

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Squawman

1955
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Sheriff

1968
Thriller 6.7

Thriller

as Sheriff Cliff Wrights

1960
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958
The Detectives 6.7

The Detectives

1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Harry Brockman

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Nick Stacy

1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Jules Cutter

1964
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

1973
The Mod Squad 6.1

The Mod Squad

1968
Judd, for the Defense 7.7

Judd, for the Defense

1967
Judd, for the Defense 7.7

Judd, for the Defense

as Jim Larkin

1967
Judd, for the Defense 7.7

Judd, for the Defense

as Warden MacDonald

1967
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

as Wilkie Bowman

1952
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952
Nichols 6.3

Nichols

as Hansen

1971
Nichols 6.3

Nichols

as Luke

1971
Cain's Hundred 5.2

Cain's Hundred

as Earl Klegg

1961
Mr. & Mrs. North 5.0

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952
The New Breed 7.7

The New Breed

as Dr. Cameron Hill

1961
87th Precinct 7.8

87th Precinct

as Douglas King

1961
The Outcasts 6.5

The Outcasts

1968
Johnny Staccato 5.2

Johnny Staccato

1959
The Lieutenant 7.0

The Lieutenant

1963
The Whistler

The Whistler

1954
Hondo 6.9

Hondo

1967
Hawkins 7.8

Hawkins

as Capt. Bates

1973
Banyon 8.0

Banyon

1972
Grindl 6.0

Grindl

1963
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

1953
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Forel

1953
The Smith Family 7.3

The Smith Family

as Captain Hughes

1971
Monty Nash 5.5

Monty Nash

as Jeffers

1971
Adventures Of The Falcon 6.0

Adventures Of The Falcon

1954
Casablanca 7.7

Casablanca

1955

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