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Charles McGraw

Acting • 1914-05-10 • Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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

The Birds

1963

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery

1950

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Filmography

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidFilm
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
★ 6.6
1979
The Horror ShowFilm
(archive footage)
★ 3.4
1977
Twilight's Last GleamingFilm
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
★ 6.5
1976
The Killer Inside MeFilm
Howard Hendricks
★ 4.6
1976
Perilous VoyageFilm
Capt. Humphreys
★ 4.5
1975
A Boy and His DogFilm
Preacher
★ 6.3
1973
Police StoryTV
★ 7.0
1973
HawkinsTV
Capt. Bates • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1973
Money to BurnFilm
Neil Davis
★ 6.0
1972
Emergency!TV
Police Sergeant • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1972
The Night StalkerFilm
Police Chief Ed Masterson
★ 6.9
1972
The Longest NightFilm
Father Chase
★ 7.3
1972
BanyonTV
★ 8.0
1971
Johnny Got His GunFilm
Mike Burkeman
★ 7.5
1971
ChandlerFilm
Bernie Oakman
★ 4.6
1971
NicholsTV
Hansen • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1971
NicholsTV
Luke • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1971
The Smith FamilyTV
Captain Hughes • 39 episodes
★ 7.3
1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation CobraFilm
Agent Joe Flagg
★ 9.0
1971
The Devil and Miss SarahFilm
Marshal Duncan
★ 6.7
1971
Monty NashTV
Jeffers • 1 episodes
★ 5.5
1970
The Andersonville TrialFilm
Board of Military Judges
★ 6.3
1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereFilm
Wilson
★ 5.8
1969
PendulumFilm
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
★ 6.2
1968
Adam-12TV
Lars Lowell • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1968
Adam-12TV
Rod Decker • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1968
Hang 'em HighFilm
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
★ 6.9
1968
The Mod SquadTV
★ 6.1
1968
The Name of the GameTV
Sheriff • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1968
The OutcastsTV
★ 6.5
1967
IronsideTV
Marvin Greenleaf • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1967
In Cold BloodFilm
Tex Smith
★ 7.5
1967
Judd, for the DefenseTV
★ 7.7
1967
Judd, for the DefenseTV
Jim Larkin • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1967
Judd, for the DefenseTV
Warden MacDonald • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1967
HondoTV
★ 6.9
1967
The Busy BodyFilm
Fred Harwell
★ 7.2
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
★ 7.6
1965
The Wild Wild WestTV
★ 7.6
1965
Run for Your LifeTV
Sam Bailey • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaTV
★ 7.8
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.TV
Jules Cutter • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
Nightmare in ChicagoFilm
Harry Brockman
★ 4.0
1963
The BirdsFilm
Sebastian Sholes
★ 7.5
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilm
Lt. Matthews
★ 7.0
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
★ 5.9
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Harry Brockman • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Nick Stacy • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1963
The LieutenantTV
★ 7.0
1963
GrindlTV
★ 6.0
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
Simon Oliver • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
The VirginianTV
Big John Beldon • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The Horizontal LieutenantFilm
Col. Charles Korotny
★ 5.2
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Fred Rainey • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Dr. Kenneth Hasker • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Ben CaseyTV
Joe Creely • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1961
87th PrecinctTV
Douglas King • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1961
The New BreedTV
Dr. Cameron Hill • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1961
Cain's HundredTV
Earl Klegg • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1960
SpartacusFilm
Marcellus
★ 7.5
1960
Route 66TV
★ 6.7
1960
ThrillerTV
Sheriff Cliff Wrights • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
CimarronFilm
Bob Yountis
★ 6.3
1959
BonanzaTV
Sheriff Gains • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
The UntouchablesTV
Johnny Torrio • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1959
The Wonderful CountryFilm
Dr. Stovall
★ 6.1
1959
The DetectivesTV
★ 6.7
1959
The Man in the NetFilm
Sheriff Steve Ritter
★ 5.2
1959
Johnny StaccatoTV
★ 5.2
1958
The Defiant OnesFilm
Capt. Frank Gibbons
★ 7.2
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
★ 7.2
1958
Saddle the WindFilm
Larry Venables
★ 6.7
1958
Twilight for the GodsFilm
Yancy
★ 4.7
1957
Joe DakotaFilm
Cal Moore
★ 6.7
1957
Slaughter on 10th AvenueFilm
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
★ 5.8
1957
Joe ButterflyFilm
Sgt. Jim McNulty
★ 5.7
1956
Away All BoatsFilm
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
★ 5.3
1956
Toward the UnknownFilm
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
★ 5.9
1956
The Cruel TowerFilm
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
★ 4.9
1955
GunsmokeTV
Calvin • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
GunsmokeTV
Dolen • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
GunsmokeTV
Squawman • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTV
★ 6.8
1955
CasablancaTV
★ 7.7
1954
The Bridges at Toko-RiFilm
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
★ 6.0
1954
LoopholeFilm
Gus Slavin
★ 6.8
1954
Adventures Of The FalconTV
★ 6.0
1954
The WhistlerTV
1953
Thunder Over the PlainsFilm
Ben Westman
★ 5.6
1953
War PaintFilm
Sgt. Clarke
★ 5.6
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
★ 6.8
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Forel • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
The Narrow MarginFilm
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
★ 7.3
1952
One Minute to ZeroFilm
Sfc. Baker
★ 5.8
1952
Mr. & Mrs. NorthTV
★ 5.0
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaTV
Wilkie Bowman • 1 episodes
★ 4.6
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaTV
★ 4.6
1951
His Kind of WomanFilm
Thompson / Narrator
★ 6.8
1951
RoadblockFilm
Joe Peters
★ 5.9
1951
Double CrossbonesFilm
Capt. Ben Wickett
★ 6.0
1950
Armored Car RobberyFilm
Lt. Jim Cordell
★ 6.5
1950
Side StreetFilm
Det. Stan Simon
★ 6.5
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownFilm
Shotgun Mike Munger
★ 6.5
1949
Reign of TerrorFilm
Sergeant
★ 6.8
1949
Border IncidentFilm
Jeff Amboy
★ 6.9
1949
The ThreatFilm
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
★ 6.0
1949
The Story of Molly XFilm
Police Capt. Breen
★ 4.8
1949
Once More, My DarlingFilm
Herman Schmelz
★ 6.5
1948
Blood on the MoonFilm
Milo Sweet
★ 6.2
1948
Berlin ExpressFilm
USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1948
The HuntedFilm
Detective
★ 5.6
1948
HazardFilm
Chick
★ 8.0
1947
T-MenFilm
Moxie
★ 6.7
1947
The Farmer's DaughterFilm
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1947
The Long NightFilm
Policeman Stevens
★ 5.8
1947
The GangsterFilm
Dugas
★ 5.2
1947
Roses Are RedFilm
Duke Arno
★ 5.7
1947
On the Old Spanish TrailFilm
Harry Blaisdell
★ 5.5
1947
The Big FixFilm
Armiston
★ 8.0
1946
The KillersFilm
Al
★ 7.4
1944
The ImpostorFilm
Menessier
★ 6.4
1943
The Mad GhoulFilm
Detective Garrity
★ 5.9
1943
DestroyerFilm
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1943
The Moon Is DownFilm
Ole (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1943
Corvette K-225Film
Chief Engineer
★ 6.2
1943
They Came to Blow Up AmericaFilm
Zellerbach
★ 6.8
1943
Two Tickets to LondonFilm
Hendrik (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1942
The Undying MonsterFilm
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
★ 5.7