Charles McGraw

Acting

Charles McGraw

Born 10 May 1914 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA · Died 29 July 1980 at 66

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

Highlights

The Birds1963 · Film · Sebastian Sholes
Spartacus1960 · Film · Marcellus
Hang 'em High1968 · Film · Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Bonanza1959 · Series · Sheriff Gains
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963 · Film · Lt. Matthews
In Cold Blood1967 · Film · Tex Smith

Filmography

Movies

71 films

Twilight's Last Gleaming1977 · Film · Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Killer Inside Me1976 · Film · Howard Hendricks
Perilous Voyage1976 · Film · Capt. Humphreys
A Boy and His Dog1975 · Film · Preacher
Money to Burn1973 · Film · Neil Davis
The Longest Night1972 · Film · Father Chase
The Night Stalker1972 · Film · Police Chief Ed Masterson
The Devil and Miss Sarah1971 · Film · Marshal Duncan
Chandler1971 · Film · Bernie Oakman
Johnny Got His Gun1971 · Film · Mike Burkeman
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra1971 · Film · Agent Joe Flagg
The Andersonville Trial1970 · Film · Board of Military Judges
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here1969 · Film · Wilson
Pendulum1969 · Film · Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Hang 'em High1968 · Film · Sheriff Ray Calhoun
In Cold Blood1967 · Film · Tex Smith
The Busy Body1967 · Film · Fred Harwell
Nightmare in Chicago1964 · Film · Harry Brockman
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963 · Film · Lt. Matthews
The Birds1963 · Film · Sebastian Sholes
The Horizontal Lieutenant1962 · Film · Col. Charles Korotny
Cimarron1960 · Film · Bob Yountis
Spartacus1960 · Film · Marcellus
The Wonderful Country1959 · Film · Dr. Stovall
The Man in the Net1959 · Film · Sheriff Steve Ritter
The Defiant Ones1958 · Film · Capt. Frank Gibbons
Twilight for the Gods1958 · Film · Yancy
Saddle the Wind1958 · Film · Larry Venables
Joe Dakota1957 · Film · Cal Moore
Slaughter on 10th Avenue1957 · Film · Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Joe Butterfly1957 · Film · Sgt. Jim McNulty
The Cruel Tower1956 · Film · Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Toward the Unknown1956 · Film · Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Away All Boats1956 · Film · Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
The Bridges at Toko-Ri1954 · Film · Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Loophole1954 · Film · Gus Slavin
Thunder Over the Plains1953 · Film · Ben Westman
War Paint1953 · Film · Sgt. Clarke
One Minute to Zero1952 · Film · Sfc. Baker
The Narrow Margin1952 · Film · Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Roadblock1951 · Film · Joe Peters
His Kind of Woman1951 · Film · Thompson / Narrator
Double Crossbones1951 · Film · Capt. Ben Wickett
Armored Car Robbery1950 · Film · Lt. Jim Cordell
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950 · Film · Shotgun Mike Munger
Side Street1950 · Film · Det. Stan Simon
The Threat1949 · Film · Arnold 'Red' Kluger
The Story of Molly X1949 · Film · Police Capt. Breen
Border Incident1949 · Film · Jeff Amboy
Reign of Terror1949 · Film · Sergeant
Once More, My Darling1949 · Film · Herman Schmelz
Blood on the Moon1948 · Film · Milo Sweet
Hazard1948 · Film · Chick
Berlin Express1948 · Film · USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
The Hunted1948 · Film · Detective
T-Men1947 · Film · Moxie
The Gangster1947 · Film · Dugas
Roses Are Red1947 · Film · Duke Arno
On the Old Spanish Trail1947 · Film · Harry Blaisdell
The Long Night1947 · Film · Policeman Stevens
The Big Fix1947 · Film · Armiston
The Farmer's Daughter1947 · Film · Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Killers1946 · Film · Al
The Impostor1944 · Film · Menessier
The Mad Ghoul1943 · Film · Detective Garrity
Corvette K-2251943 · Film · Chief Engineer
Destroyer1943 · Film · Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London1943 · Film · Hendrik (uncredited)
They Came to Blow Up America1943 · Film · Zellerbach
The Moon Is Down1943 · Film · Ole (uncredited)
The Undying Monster1942 · Film · Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

44 shows

Police Story1973 · Series
Hawkins1973 · Series · Capt. Bates
Banyon1972 · Series
Emergency!1972 · Series · Police Sergeant
Monty Nash1971 · Series · Jeffers
Nichols1971 · Series · Hansen
The Smith Family1971 · Series · Captain Hughes
The Mod Squad1968 · Series
The Outcasts1968 · Series
Adam-121968 · Series · Lars Lowell
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Sheriff
Judd, for the Defense1967 · Series
Hondo1967 · Series
Ironside1967 · Series · Marvin Greenleaf
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series
The Wild Wild West1965 · Series
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Sam Bailey
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Jules Cutter
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964 · Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · Series · Harry Brockman
Grindl1963 · Series
The Lieutenant1963 · Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Series · Simon Oliver
The Virginian1962 · Series · Big John Beldon
The New Breed1961 · Series · Dr. Cameron Hill
Ben Casey1961 · Series · Joe Creely
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Fred Rainey
87th Precinct1961 · Series · Douglas King
Cain's Hundred1961 · Series · Earl Klegg
Route 661960 · Series
Thriller1960 · Series · Sheriff Cliff Wrights
The Detectives1959 · Series
The Untouchables1959 · Series · Johnny Torrio
Bonanza1959 · Series · Sheriff Gains
Johnny Staccato1959 · Series
77 Sunset Strip1958 · Series
Casablanca1955 · Series
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Calvin
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · Series
The Whistler1954 · Series
Adventures Of The Falcon1954 · Series
General Electric Theater1953 · Series
Mr. & Mrs. North1952 · Series
Cavalcade of America1952 · Series · Wilkie Bowman