Charles McGraw
Acting
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
Acting117
movieDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
movieThe Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
movieTwilight's Last Gleaming
1977
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
movieThe Killer Inside Me
1976
Howard Hendricks
moviePerilous Voyage
1976
Capt. Humphreys
movieA Boy and His Dog
1975
Preacher
movieMoney to Burn
1973
Neil Davis
tvHawkins
1973
Capt. Bates
movieThe Longest Night
1972
Father Chase
movieThe Night Stalker
1972
Police Chief Ed Masterson
movieThe Devil and Miss Sarah
1971
Marshal Duncan
movieChandler
1971
Bernie Oakman
tvMonty Nash
1971
Jeffers
tvNichols
1971
Hansen / Luke
movieJohnny Got His Gun
1971
Mike Burkeman
movieO'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971
Agent Joe Flagg
tvThe Smith Family
1971
Captain Hughes
movieThe Andersonville Trial
1970
Board of Military Judges
moviePendulum
1969
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
tvAdam-12
1968
Lars Lowell / Rod Decker
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Sheriff
movieHang 'em High
1968
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
movieIn Cold Blood
1967
Tex Smith
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
Jim Larkin
movieThe Busy Body
1967
Fred Harwell
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Sam Bailey
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Jules Cutter
movieNightmare in Chicago
1964
Harry Brockman
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Lt. Matthews
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Harry Brockman / Nick Stacy
movieThe Birds
1963
Sebastian Sholes
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Simon Oliver
tvThe Virginian
1962
Big John Beldon
movieThe Horizontal Lieutenant
1962
Col. Charles Korotny
tvThe New Breed
1961
Dr. Cameron Hill
tvBen Casey
1961
Joe Creely
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Fred Rainey / Dr. Kenneth Hasker
tv87th Precinct
1961
Douglas King
tvCain's Hundred
1961
Earl Klegg
movieCimarron
1960
Bob Yountis
movieSpartacus
1960
Marcellus
tvThriller
1960
Sheriff Cliff Wrights
movieThe Wonderful Country
1959
Dr. Stovall
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Johnny Torrio
tvBonanza
1959
Sheriff Gains
movieThe Man in the Net
1959
Sheriff Steve Ritter
movieThe Defiant Ones
1958
Capt. Frank Gibbons
movieSaddle the Wind
1958
Larry Venables
movieJoe Dakota
1957
Cal Moore
movieSlaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
movieJoe Butterfly
1957
Sgt. Jim McNulty
movieThe Cruel Tower
1956
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
movieToward the Unknown
1956
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
movieAway All Boats
1956
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
tvGunsmoke
1955
Calvin / Dolen / Squawman
movieThe Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
movieLoophole
1954
Gus Slavin
movieThunder Over the Plains
1953
Ben Westman
movieWar Paint
1953
Sgt. Clarke
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Wilkie Bowman
movieOne Minute to Zero
1952
Sfc. Baker
movieThe Narrow Margin
1952
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
movieRoadblock
1951
Joe Peters
movieHis Kind of Woman
1951
Thompson / Narrator
movieDouble Crossbones
1951
Capt. Ben Wickett
movieArmored Car Robbery
1950
Lt. Jim Cordell
movieMa and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
Shotgun Mike Munger
movieSide Street
1950
Det. Stan Simon
movieThe Threat
1949
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
movieThe Story of Molly X
1949
Police Capt. Breen
movieBorder Incident
1949
Jeff Amboy
movieReign of Terror
1949
Sergeant
movieOnce More, My Darling
1949
Herman Schmelz
movieBlood on the Moon
1948
Milo Sweet
movieHazard
1948
Chick
movieBerlin Express
1948
USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
movieThe Hunted
1948
Detective
movieT-Men
1947
Moxie
movieRoses Are Red
1947
Duke Arno
movieOn the Old Spanish Trail
1947
Harry Blaisdell
movieThe Long Night
1947
Policeman Stevens
movieThe Big Fix
1947
Armiston
movieThe Farmer's Daughter
1947
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
movieThe Impostor
1944
Menessier
movieThe Mad Ghoul
1943
Detective Garrity
movieCorvette K-225
1943
Chief Engineer
movieDestroyer
1943
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
movieTwo Tickets to London
1943
Hendrik (uncredited)
movieThey Came to Blow Up America
1943
Zellerbach
movieThe Moon Is Down
1943
Ole (uncredited)
movieThe Undying Monster
1942
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)