8Acting
Charles McGraw
- Born
- 1914-05-10
- Died
- 1980-07-29
- Birthplace
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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
Filmography
118 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · Movie
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979 · Movie
(archive footage)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 · Movie
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Perilous Voyage
1976 · Movie
Capt. Humphreys
The Killer Inside Me
1976 · Movie
Howard Hendricks
A Boy and His Dog
1975 · Movie
Preacher
Hawkins
1973 · TV Show
Capt. Bates
Money to Burn
1973 · Movie
Neil Davis
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
Cast
Banyon
1972 · TV Show
Cast
Emergency!
1972 · TV Show
Police Sergeant
The Longest Night
1972 · Movie
Father Chase
The Night Stalker
1972 · Movie
Police Chief Ed Masterson
Chandler
1971 · Movie
Bernie Oakman
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 · Movie
Mike Burkeman
Monty Nash
1971 · TV Show
Jeffers
Nichols
1971 · TV Show
Hansen · Luke
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971 · Movie
Agent Joe Flagg
The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971 · Movie
Marshal Duncan
The Smith Family
1971 · TV Show
Captain Hughes
The Andersonville Trial
1970 · Movie
Board of Military Judges
Pendulum
1969 · Movie
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969 · Movie
Wilson
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
Lars Lowell · Rod Decker
Hang 'em High
1968 · Movie
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
Cast
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV Show
Sheriff
The Outcasts
1968 · TV Show
Cast
Hondo
1967 · TV Show
Cast
In Cold Blood
1967 · Movie
Tex Smith
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Marvin Greenleaf
Judd, for the Defense
1967 · TV Show
Cast · Jim Larkin · Warden MacDonald
The Busy Body
1967 · Movie
Fred Harwell
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
Cast
Run for Your Life
1965 · TV Show
Sam Bailey
The Wild Wild West
1965 · TV Show
Cast
Nightmare in Chicago
1964 · Movie
Harry Brockman
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV Show
Jules Cutter
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · TV Show
Cast
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
Cast
Grindl
1963 · TV Show
Cast
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Movie
Lt. Matthews
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · TV Show
Harry Brockman · Nick Stacy
The Birds
1963 · Movie
Sebastian Sholes
The Lieutenant
1963 · TV Show
Cast
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · TV Show
Simon Oliver
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962 · Movie
Col. Charles Korotny
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
Big John Beldon
87th Precinct
1961 · TV Show
Douglas King
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
Joe Creely
Cain's Hundred
1961 · TV Show
Earl Klegg
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
Fred Rainey · Dr. Kenneth Hasker
The New Breed
1961 · TV Show
Dr. Cameron Hill
Cimarron
1960 · Movie
Bob Yountis
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
Cast
Spartacus
1960 · Movie
Marcellus
Thriller
1960 · TV Show
Sheriff Cliff Wrights
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
Sheriff Gains
Johnny Staccato
1959 · TV Show
Cast
The Detectives
1959 · TV Show
Cast
The Man in the Net
1959 · Movie
Sheriff Steve Ritter
The Untouchables
1959 · TV Show
Johnny Torrio
The Wonderful Country
1959 · Movie
Dr. Stovall
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
Cast
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Movie
Larry Venables
The Defiant Ones
1958 · Movie
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Twilight for the Gods
1958 · Movie
Yancy
Joe Butterfly
1957 · Movie
Sgt. Jim McNulty
Joe Dakota
1957 · Movie
Cal Moore
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 · Movie
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Away All Boats
1956 · Movie
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
The Cruel Tower
1956 · Movie
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Toward the Unknown
1956 · Movie
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Casablanca
1955 · TV Show
Cast
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
Calvin · Dolen · Squawman
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · TV Show
Cast
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954 · TV Show
Cast
Loophole
1954 · Movie
Gus Slavin
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954 · Movie
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
The Whistler
1954 · TV Show
Cast
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
Cast · Forel
Thunder Over the Plains
1953 · Movie
Ben Westman
War Paint
1953 · Movie
Sgt. Clarke
Cavalcade of America
1952 · TV Show
Wilkie Bowman · Cast
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952 · TV Show
Cast
One Minute to Zero
1952 · Movie
Sfc. Baker
The Narrow Margin
1952 · Movie
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Double Crossbones
1951 · Movie
Capt. Ben Wickett
His Kind of Woman
1951 · Movie
Thompson / Narrator
Roadblock
1951 · Movie
Joe Peters
Armored Car Robbery
1950 · Movie
Lt. Jim Cordell
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950 · Movie
Shotgun Mike Munger
Side Street
1950 · Movie
Det. Stan Simon
Border Incident
1949 · Movie
Jeff Amboy
Once More, My Darling
1949 · Movie
Herman Schmelz
Reign of Terror
1949 · Movie
Sergeant
The Story of Molly X
1949 · Movie
Police Capt. Breen
The Threat
1949 · Movie
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Berlin Express
1948 · Movie
USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon
1948 · Movie
Milo Sweet
Hazard
1948 · Movie
Chick
The Hunted
1948 · Movie
Detective
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947 · Movie
Harry Blaisdell
Roses Are Red
1947 · Movie
Duke Arno
T-Men
1947 · Movie
Moxie
The Big Fix
1947 · Movie
Armiston
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 · Movie
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Gangster
1947 · Movie
Dugas
The Long Night
1947 · Movie
Policeman Stevens
The Killers
1946 · Movie
Al
The Impostor
1944 · Movie
Menessier
Corvette K-225
1943 · Movie
Chief Engineer
Destroyer
1943 · Movie
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
The Mad Ghoul
1943 · Movie
Detective Garrity
The Moon Is Down
1943 · Movie
Ole (uncredited)
They Came to Blow Up America
1943 · Movie
Zellerbach
Two Tickets to London
1943 · Movie
Hendrik (uncredited)
The Undying Monster
1942 · Movie
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)