Charles McGraw
Acting
Born: May 10, 1914 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Died: July 29, 1980 (aged 66)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Birds
1963
Spartacus
1960
Hang 'em High
1968
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Bonanza
1959
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
The Killers
1946
In Cold Blood
1967
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
A Boy and His Dog
1975
The Defiant Ones
1958
Mission: Impossible
1966
Photos (3)
Movies (73)
Spartacus
Marcellus
The Birds
Sebastian Sholes
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lt. Matthews
Hang 'em High
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Johnny Got His Gun
Mike Burkeman
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
In Cold Blood
Tex Smith
A Boy and His Dog
Preacher
One Minute to Zero
Sfc. Baker
The Night Stalker
Police Chief Ed Masterson
The Defiant Ones
Capt. Frank Gibbons
His Kind of Woman
Thompson / Narrator
The Killers
Al
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Blood on the Moon
Milo Sweet
Cimarron
Bob Yountis
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Wilson
The Farmer's Daughter
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Saddle the Wind
Larry Venables
The Long Night
Policeman Stevens
The Killer Inside Me
Howard Hendricks
Thunder Over the Plains
Ben Westman
The Moon Is Down
Ole (uncredited)
Away All Boats
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
T-Men
Moxie
Joe Dakota
Cal Moore
Border Incident
Jeff Amboy
Corvette K-225
Chief Engineer
Toward the Unknown
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Berlin Express
USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
The Man in the Net
Sheriff Steve Ritter
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Twilight for the Gods
Yancy
The Wonderful Country
Dr. Stovall
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Agent Joe Flagg
The Devil and Miss Sarah
Marshal Duncan
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Shotgun Mike Munger
The Andersonville Trial
Board of Military Judges
The Gangster
Dugas
Chandler
Bernie Oakman
Destroyer
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
Herman Schmelz
Side Street
Det. Stan Simon
Armored Car Robbery
Lt. Jim Cordell
Pendulum
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
They Came to Blow Up America
Zellerbach
Reign of Terror
Sergeant
Two Tickets to London
Hendrik (uncredited)
Hazard
Chick
The Busy Body
Fred Harwell
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Undying Monster
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
On the Old Spanish Trail
Harry Blaisdell
Double Crossbones
Capt. Ben Wickett
The Longest Night
Father Chase
Roadblock
Joe Peters
Perilous Voyage
Capt. Humphreys
War Paint
Sgt. Clarke
Joe Butterfly
Sgt. Jim McNulty
The Story of Molly X
Police Capt. Breen
The Horizontal Lieutenant
Col. Charles Korotny
The Hunted
Detective
Money to Burn
Neil Davis
The Impostor
Menessier
The Threat
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Roses Are Red
Duke Arno
Nightmare in Chicago
Harry Brockman
Loophole
Gus Slavin
The Mad Ghoul
Detective Garrity
The Cruel Tower
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
The Big Fix
Armiston
TV Shows (54)
Adam-12
Lars Lowell · 1 eps
Adam-12
Rod Decker · 1 eps
Ironside
Marvin Greenleaf · 1 eps
Bonanza
Sheriff Gains · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Simon Oliver · 1 eps
Emergency!
Police Sergeant · 1 eps
The Virginian
Big John Beldon · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Fred Rainey · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kenneth Hasker · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1 eps
The Name of the Game
Sheriff · 1 eps
Ben Casey
Joe Creely · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
The Untouchables
Johnny Torrio · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Calvin · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Dolen · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Squawman · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Sam Bailey · 1 eps
Thriller
Sheriff Cliff Wrights · 1 eps
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Jules Cutter · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Harry Brockman · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Nick Stacy · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
Jim Larkin · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
Warden MacDonald · 1 eps
Police Story
2 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
87th Precinct
Douglas King · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Wilkie Bowman · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Earl Klegg · 1 eps
The Lieutenant
1 eps
The New Breed
Dr. Cameron Hill · 1 eps
Nichols
Hansen · 1 eps
Nichols
Luke · 1 eps
The Outcasts
1 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1 eps
Hawkins
Capt. Bates · 1 eps
Johnny Staccato
1 eps
Banyon
1 eps
Hondo
1 eps
The Whistler
2 eps
Monty Nash
Jeffers · 1 eps
Grindl
1 eps
The Smith Family
Captain Hughes · 39 eps
General Electric Theater
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Forel · 1 eps
Adventures Of The Falcon
39 eps
Casablanca
10 eps