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Charles McGraw

Acting 66 (deceased) years old Des Moines, Iowa, USA ★ 1.0
Born: May 10, 1914
Died: July 29, 1980

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (125)

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

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