Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Acting

Born:
1914-05-10
Died:
1980-07-29
Place of birth:
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

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.61982(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Movie
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

3.41979(archive footage)
Movie
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

6.51977Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Movie
The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

4.61976Howard Hendricks
Movie
Perilous Voyage

Perilous Voyage

4.51976Capt. Humphreys
Movie
A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

6.31975Preacher
Movie
Money to Burn

Money to Burn

6.01973Neil Davis
Movie
Police Story

Police Story

7.01973
TV
Hawkins

Hawkins

7.81973Capt. Bates
TV
Banyon

Banyon

8.01972
TV
The Longest Night

The Longest Night

7.31972Father Chase
Movie
Emergency!

Emergency!

7.91972Police Sergeant
TV
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

6.91972Police Chief Ed Masterson
Movie
The Devil and Miss Sarah

The Devil and Miss Sarah

6.71971Marshal Duncan
Movie
Chandler

Chandler

4.61971Bernie Oakman
Movie
Monty Nash

Monty Nash

5.51971Jeffers
TV
Nichols

Nichols

6.31971Luke
TV
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

7.51971Mike Burkeman
Movie
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

9.01971Agent Joe Flagg
Movie
The Smith Family

The Smith Family

7.31971Captain Hughes
TV
The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

6.31970Board of Military Judges
Movie
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

5.81969Wilson
Movie
Pendulum

Pendulum

6.21969Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Movie
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

6.11968
TV
The Outcasts

The Outcasts

6.51968
TV
Adam-12

Adam-12

7.01968Rod Decker
TV
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

7.01968Sheriff
TV
Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

6.91968Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Movie
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

7.51967Tex Smith
Movie
Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

7.71967Warden MacDonald
TV
Hondo

Hondo

6.91967
TV
Ironside

Ironside

6.81967Marvin Greenleaf
TV
The Busy Body

The Busy Body

7.21967Fred Harwell
Movie
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.61966
TV
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

7.61965
TV
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

7.11965Sam Bailey
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.21964Jules Cutter
TV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.81964
TV
Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago

4.01964Harry Brockman
Movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

7.01963Lt. Matthews
Movie
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.51963Nick Stacy
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.91963
TV
Grindl

Grindl

6.01963
TV
The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

7.01963
TV
The Birds

The Birds

7.51963Sebastian Sholes
Movie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.91962Simon Oliver
TV
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.51962Big John Beldon
TV
The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

5.21962Col. Charles Korotny
Movie
The New Breed

The New Breed

7.71961Dr. Cameron Hill
TV
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.91961Joe Creely
TV
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.71961Dr. Kenneth Hasker
TV
87th Precinct

87th Precinct

7.81961Douglas King
TV
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

5.21961Earl Klegg
TV
Cimarron

Cimarron

6.31960Bob Yountis
Movie
Spartacus

Spartacus

7.51960Marcellus
Movie
Route 66

Route 66

6.71960
TV
Thriller

Thriller

6.71960Sheriff Cliff Wrights
TV
The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

6.11959Dr. Stovall
Movie
The Detectives

The Detectives

6.71959
TV
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

8.11959Johnny Torrio
TV