Charles McGraw
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1914-05-10
- Died
- 1980-07-29
- Place of birth
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Butters · Charles Mc Graw · Чарльз Макгро · Charles Crisp Butters · チャールズ・マックグロー · チャールズ・マグロー
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
TV Shows (45)
Bonanza
1959
as Sheriff Gains
Ironside
1967
Adam-12
1968
as Lars Lowell / Rod Decker
Mission: Impossible
1966
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Simon Oliver
The Virginian
1962
as Big John Beldon
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Fred Rainey / Dr. Kenneth Hasker
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Emergency!
1972
Ben Casey
1961
as Joe Creely
The Untouchables
1959
as Johnny Torrio
Run for Your Life
1965
as Sam Bailey
The Wild Wild West
1965
Route 66
1960
The Name of the Game
1968
as Sheriff
Gunsmoke
1955
as Calvin / Dolen / Squawman
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
Thriller
1960
as Sheriff Cliff Wrights
The Detectives
1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Harry Brockman / Nick Stacy
The Mod Squad
1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Jules Cutter
Police Story
1973
Judd, for the Defense
1967
as Jim Larkin
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Wilkie Bowman
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Earl Klegg
87th Precinct
1961
as Douglas King
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Nichols
1971
as Hansen / Luke
The New Breed
1961
as Dr. Cameron Hill
The Lieutenant
1963
Banyon
1972
Hawkins
1973
as Capt. Bates
The Outcasts
1968
The Whistler
1954
Johnny Staccato
1959
Hondo
1967
Monty Nash
1971
as Jeffers
General Electric Theater
1953
as Forel
Grindl
1963
The Smith Family
1971
as Captain Hughes
Casablanca
1955
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954
Movies (73)
Spartacus
1960
as Marcellus
The Birds
1963
as Sebastian Sholes
Hang 'em High
1968
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Lt. Matthews
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Killers
1946
as Al
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
as Mike Burkeman
Cimarron
1960
as Bob Yountis
Chandler
1971
as Bernie Oakman
Pendulum
1969
as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
The Night Stalker
1972
as Police Chief Ed Masterson
A Boy and His Dog
1975
as Preacher
In Cold Blood
1967
as Tex Smith
T-Men
1947
as Moxie
Side Street
1950
as Det. Stan Simon
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Impostor
1944
as Menessier
Reign of Terror
1949
as Sergeant
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Blood on the Moon
1948
as Milo Sweet
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Roadblock
1951
as Joe Peters
Border Incident
1949
as Jeff Amboy
Destroyer
1943
as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Long Night
1947
as Policeman Stevens
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Thompson / Narrator
Double Crossbones
1951
as Capt. Ben Wickett
One Minute to Zero
1952
as Sfc. Baker
The Gangster
1947
as Dugas
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971
as Agent Joe Flagg
The Threat
1949
as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Toward the Unknown
1956
as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Hendrik (uncredited)
The Wonderful Country
1959
as Dr. Stovall
Berlin Express
1948
as Colonel Johns
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Ben Westman
Roses Are Red
1947
as Duke Arno
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962
as Col. Charles Korotny
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Larry Venables
The Busy Body
1967
as Fred Harwell
Away All Boats
1956
as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
Perilous Voyage
1976
as Capt. Humphreys
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Board of Military Judges
The Man in the Net
1959
as Sheriff Steve Ritter
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
as Wilson
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Ole (uncredited)
The Killer Inside Me
1976
as Howard Hendricks
Joe Dakota
1957
as Cal Moore
War Paint
1953
as Sgt. Clarke
Nightmare in Chicago
1964
as Harry Brockman
Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Lt. Jim Cordell
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Herman Schmelz
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Hazard
1948
as Chick
The Mad Ghoul
1943
as Detective Garrity
Joe Butterfly
1957
as Sgt. Jim McNulty
The Story of Molly X
1949
as Police Capt. Breen
Money to Burn
1973
as Neil Davis
Corvette K-225
1943
as Chief Engineer
Loophole
1954
as Gus Slavin
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
as Zellerbach
The Undying Monster
1942
as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
Twilight for the Gods
1958
as Yancy
The Longest Night
1972
as Father Chase
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
as Shotgun Mike Munger
The Big Fix
1947
as Armiston
The Hunted
1948
as Detective
The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971
as Marshal Duncan
The Cruel Tower
1956
as Harry 'Stretch' Clay
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947
as Harry Blaisdell
About Charles McGraw
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. With 118 credits spanning from 1942 to 1982, Charles McGraw has appeared in 73 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles McGraw Movies
- Spartacus (1960) — as Marcellus
- The Birds (1963) — as Sebastian Sholes
- Hang 'em High (1968) — as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Lt. Matthews
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) — as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
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