Charles McGraw
Born
May 10, 1914
Died
July 29, 1980 (66 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
1977
The Killer Inside Me
Howard Hendricks
1976
Perilous Voyage
Capt. Humphreys
1976
A Boy and His Dog
Preacher
1975
Money to Burn
Neil Davis
1973
Police Story
(2 episodes)
1973
Hawkins
Capt. Bates · (1 episode)
1973
Banyon
(1 episode)
1972
The Longest Night
Father Chase
1972
Emergency!
(1 episode)
1972
The Night Stalker
Police Chief Ed Masterson
1972
The Devil and Miss Sarah
Marshal Duncan
1971
Chandler
Bernie Oakman
1971
Monty Nash
Jeffers · (1 episode)
1971
Nichols
Hansen · (1 episode)
1971
Nichols
Luke · (1 episode)
1971
Johnny Got His Gun
Mike Burkeman
1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Agent Joe Flagg
1971
The Smith Family
Captain Hughes · (39 episodes)
1971
The Andersonville Trial
Board of Military Judges
1970
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Wilson
1969
Pendulum
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
1969
The Mod Squad
(1 episode)
1968
The Outcasts
(1 episode)
1968
Adam-12
Lars Lowell · (1 episode)
1968
Adam-12
Rod Decker · (1 episode)
1968
Hang 'em High
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
1968
In Cold Blood
Tex Smith
1967
Judd for the Defense
(2 episodes)
1967
Hondo
(1 episode)
1967
Judd for the Defense
Jim Larkin · (1 episode)
1967
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
The Busy Body
Fred Harwell
1967
Mission: Impossible
(1 episode)
1966
The Wild Wild West
(1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life
Sam Bailey · (1 episode)
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Jules Cutter · (1 episode)
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(1 episode)
1964
Nightmare in Chicago
Harry Brockman
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lt. Matthews
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Harry Brockman · (1 episode)
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Nick Stacy · (1 episode)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
1963
Grindl
(1 episode)
1963
The Lieutenant
(1 episode)
1963
The Birds
Sebastian Sholes
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Simon Oliver · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Big John Beldon · (1 episode)
1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant
Col. Charles Korotny
1962
The New Breed
Dr. Cameron Hill · (1 episode)
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Fred Rainey · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kenneth Hasker · (1 episode)
1961
87th Precinct
Douglas King · (1 episode)
1961
Cain's Hundred
Earl Klegg · (1 episode)
1961
Cimarron
Bob Yountis
1960
Spartacus
Marcellus
1960
Route 66
(1 episode)
1960
Thriller
Sheriff Cliff Wrights · (1 episode)
1960
The Wonderful Country
Dr. Stovall
1959
The Detectives
(1 episode)
1959
Johnny Staccato
(1 episode)
1959
The Man in the Net
Sheriff Steve Ritter
1959
77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
1958
The Defiant Ones
Capt. Frank Gibbons
1958
Twilight for the Gods
Yancy
1958
Saddle the Wind
Larry Venables
1958
Joe Dakota
Cal Moore
1957
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
1957
Joe Butterfly
Sgt. Jim McNulty
1957
The Cruel Tower
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
1956
Toward the Unknown
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
1956
Away All Boats
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
1956
Casablanca
(10 episodes)
1955
Gunsmoke
Calvin · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Dolen · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Squawman · (1 episode)
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
1955
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
1954
The Whistler
(2 episodes)
1954
Adventures Of The Falcon
(39 episodes)
1954
Loophole
Gus Slavin
1954
Thunder Over the Plains
Ben Westman
1953
War Paint
Sgt. Clarke
1953
General Electric Theater
(1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Forel · (1 episode)
1953
Mr. & Mrs. North
(1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
Wilkie Bowman · (1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
1952
One Minute to Zero
Sfc. Baker
1952
The Narrow Margin
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
1952
Roadblock
Joe Peters
1951
His Kind of Woman
Thompson / Narrator
1951
Double Crossbones
Capt. Ben Wickett
1951
Armored Car Robbery
Lt. Jim Cordell
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Shotgun Mike Munger
1950
Side Street
Det. Stan Simon
1950
The Threat
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
1949
The Story of Molly X
Police Capt. Breen
1949
Border Incident
Jeff Amboy
1949
Reign of Terror
Sergeant
1949
Once More, My Darling
Herman Schmelz
1949
Blood on the Moon
Milo Sweet
1948
Hazard
Chick
1948
Berlin Express
Colonel Johns
1948
The Hunted
Detective
1948
T-Men
Moxie
1947
The Gangster
Dugas
1947
Roses Are Red
Duke Arno
1947
On the Old Spanish Trail
Harry Blaisdell
1947
The Long Night
Policeman Stevens
1947
The Big Fix
Armiston
1947
The Farmer's Daughter
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
1947
The Killers
Al
1946
The Impostor
Menessier
1944
The Mad Ghoul
Detective Garrity
1943
Corvette K-225
Chief Engineer
1943
Destroyer
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
1943
Two Tickets to London
Hendrik (uncredited)
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
Zellerbach
1943
The Moon Is Down
Ole (uncredited)
1943
The Undying Monster
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
1942