Charles McGraw
Known for
Acting
Life
1914 – 1980 (aged 66)
Born in
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Credits
View on IMDb118 acting credits
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
The Birds
28 Mar 1963
Spartacus
13 Oct 1960
Hang 'em High
12 Apr 1968
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
07 Nov 1963
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
21 May 1982
In Cold Blood
15 Dec 1967
The Killers
30 Aug 1946
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Filmography
1982
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaidas (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1979
- The Horror Showas (archive footage)
1977
- Twilight's Last Gleamingas Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
1976
- The Killer Inside Meas Howard Hendricks
- Perilous Voyageas Capt. Humphreys
1975
- A Boy and His Dogas Preacher
1973
- Money to Burnas Neil Davis
- Police Story2 episodes
- Hawkinsas Capt. Bates1 episode
1972
- Banyon1 episode
- The Longest Nightas Father Chase
- Emergency!as Police Sergeant1 episode
- The Night Stalkeras Police Chief Ed Masterson
1971
- The Devil and Miss Sarahas Marshal Duncan
- Chandleras Bernie Oakman
- Monty Nashas Jeffers1 episode
- Nicholsas Luke1 episode
- Johnny Got His Gunas Mike Burkeman
- O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobraas Agent Joe Flagg
- The Smith Familyas Captain Hughes39 episodes
1970
- The Andersonville Trialas Board of Military Judges
1969
- Tell Them Willie Boy Is Hereas Wilson
- Pendulumas Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
1968
- The Mod Squad1 episode
- The Outcasts1 episode
- Adam-12as Rod Decker1 episode
- The Name of the Gameas Sheriff1 episode
- Hang 'em Highas Sheriff Ray Calhoun
1967
- In Cold Bloodas Tex Smith
- Judd, for the Defenseas Warden MacDonald1 episode
- Hondo1 episode
- Ironsideas Marvin Greenleaf1 episode
- The Busy Bodyas Fred Harwell
1966
- Mission: Impossible1 episode
1965
- The Wild Wild West1 episode
- Run for Your Lifeas Sam Bailey1 episode
1964
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Jules Cutter1 episode
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1 episode
- Nightmare in Chicagoas Harry Brockman
1963
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Lt. Matthews
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Nick Stacy1 episode
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 episode
- Grindl1 episode
- The Lieutenant1 episode
- The Birdsas Sebastian Sholes
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Simon Oliver1 episode
- The Virginianas Big John Beldon1 episode
- The Horizontal Lieutenantas Col. Charles Korotny
1961
- The New Breedas Dr. Cameron Hill1 episode
- Ben Caseyas Joe Creely1 episode
- Dr. Kildareas Dr. Kenneth Hasker1 episode
- 87th Precinctas Douglas King1 episode
- Cain's Hundredas Earl Klegg1 episode
1960
1959
- The Wonderful Countryas Dr. Stovall
- The Detectives1 episode
- The Untouchablesas Johnny Torrio1 episode
- Bonanzaas Sheriff Gains1 episode
- Johnny Staccato1 episode
- The Man in the Netas Sheriff Steve Ritter
1958
- 77 Sunset Strip1 episode
- The Defiant Onesas Capt. Frank Gibbons
- Twilight for the Godsas Yancy
- Saddle the Windas Larry Venables
1957
- Joe Dakotaas Cal Moore
- Slaughter on 10th Avenueas Lt. Anthony Vosnick
- Joe Butterflyas Sgt. Jim McNulty
1956
- The Cruel Toweras Harry 'Stretch' Clay
- Toward the Unknownas Col. 'Mickey' McKee
- Away All Boatsas Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
1955
- Casablanca10 episodes
- Gunsmokeas Squawman1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1 episode
1954
- The Bridges at Toko-Rias Cmdr. Wayne Lee
- The Whistler2 episodes
- Adventures Of The Falcon39 episodes
- Loopholeas Gus Slavin
1953
- Thunder Over the Plainsas Ben Westman
- War Paintas Sgt. Clarke
- General Electric Theateras Forel1 episode
1952
- Mr. & Mrs. North1 episode
- Cavalcade of America1 episode
- One Minute to Zeroas Sfc. Baker
- The Narrow Marginas Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
1951
- Roadblockas Joe Peters
- His Kind of Womanas Thompson
- Double Crossbonesas Capt. Ben Wickett
1950
- Armored Car Robberyas Lt. Jim Cordell
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Townas Shotgun Mike Munger
- Side Streetas Det. Stan Simon
1949
- The Threatas Arnold 'Red' Kluger
- The Story of Molly Xas Police Capt. Breen
- Border Incidentas Jeff Amboy
- Reign of Terroras Sergeant
- Once More, My Darlingas Herman Schmelz
1948
- Blood on the Moonas Milo Sweet
- Hazardas Chick
- Berlin Expressas USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
- The Huntedas Detective
1947
- T-Menas Moxie
- The Gangsteras Dugas
- Roses Are Redas Duke Arno
- On the Old Spanish Trailas Harry Blaisdell
- The Long Nightas Policeman Stevens
- The Big Fixas Armiston
- The Farmer's Daughteras Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
1946
- The Killersas Al
1944
- The Impostoras Menessier
1943
- The Mad Ghoulas Detective Garrity
- Corvette K-225as Chief Engineer
- Destroyeras Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
- Two Tickets to Londonas Hendrik (uncredited)
- They Came to Blow Up Americaas Zellerbach
- The Moon Is Downas Ole (uncredited)
1942
- The Undying Monsteras Strud Strudwick (uncredited)