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.
Filmography
all 117
Movies 73
TV Shows 44
Narrator 1
(in 'The Killers') (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Movie
4
(archive footage)
The Horror Show (1979)
Movie
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Movie
Howard Hendricks
The Killer Inside Me (1976)
Movie
Capt. Humphreys
Perilous Voyage (1976)
Movie
Preacher
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Movie
4
Neil Davis
Money to Burn (1973)
Movie
Capt. Bates
Hawkins (1973)
TV
Father Chase
The Longest Night (1972)
Movie
Police Chief Ed Masterson
The Night Stalker (1972)
Movie
Marshal Duncan
The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971)
Movie
Bernie Oakman
Chandler (1971)
Movie
Agent Joe Flagg
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
TV
Jeffers
Monty Nash (1971)
TV
Hansen / Luke
Nichols (1971)
TV
Mike Burkeman
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Movie
Agent Joe Flagg
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra (1971)
Movie
Captain Hughes
The Smith Family (1971)
TV
Board of Military Judges
The Andersonville Trial (1970)
Movie
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Pendulum (1969)
Movie
Rod Decker / Lars Lowell
Adam-12 (1968)
TV
7.5
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Hang 'em High (1968)
Movie
4
Tex Smith
In Cold Blood (1967)
Movie
3.5
Jim Larkin
Judd for the Defense (1967)
TV
Fred Harwell
The Busy Body (1967)
Movie
Sam Bailey
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Jules Cutter
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
TV
6
Harry Brockman
Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
Movie
Lt. Matthews
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Movie
5.79
Harry Brockman / Nick Stacy
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Sebastian Sholes
The Birds (1963)
Movie
6.43
Simon Oliver
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Big John Beldon
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Col. Charles Korotny
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)
Movie
Dr. Cameron Hill
The New Breed (1961)
TV
Fred Rainey / Dr. Kenneth Hasker
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Earl Klegg
Cain's Hundred (1961)
TV
Bob Yountis
Cimarron (1960)
Movie
Marcellus
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Sheriff Cliff Wrights
Thriller (1960)
TV
Dr. Herbert J. Stovall
The Wonderful Country (1959)
Movie
6
Sheriff Steve Ritter
The Man in the Net (1959)
Movie
Capt. Frank Gibbons
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Movie
2
Larry Venables
Saddle the Wind (1958)
Movie
Cal Moore
Joe Dakota (1957)
Movie
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
Movie
Sergeant Jim McNulty
Joe Butterfly (1957)
Movie
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
The Cruel Tower (1956)
Movie
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Toward the Unknown (1956)
Movie
Lt. Mike O'Bannion
Away All Boats (1956)
Movie
Rick Blaine
Casablanca (1955)
TV
Calvin / Dolen / Squawman
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
Movie
Gus Slavin
Loophole (1954)
Movie
Ben Westman
Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
Movie
Sgt. Clarke
War Paint (1953)
Movie
Wilkie Bowman
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Sfc. Baker
One Minute to Zero (1952)
Movie
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
The Narrow Margin (1952)
Movie
Joe Peters
Roadblock (1951)
Movie
Thompson / Narrator
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Movie
Capt. Ben Wickett
Double Crossbones (1951)
Movie
Lt. Jim Cordell
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Movie
Shotgun Mike Munger
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
Movie
Stanley Simon
Side Street (1950)
Movie
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
The Threat (1949)
Movie
Police Capt. Breen
The Story of Molly X (1949)
Movie
Jeff Amboy
Border Incident (1949)
Movie
Sergeant
Reign of Terror (1949)
Movie
Herman Schmelz - Chauffeur
Once More, My Darling (1949)
Movie
Milo Sweet
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Movie
Chick
Hazard (1948)
Movie
Colonel Johns
Berlin Express (1948)
Movie
Detective
The Hunted (1948)
Movie
Moxie
T-Men (1947)
Movie
Duke Arno
Roses Are Red (1947)
Movie
Harry Blaisdell
On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)
Movie
Policeman
The Long Night (1947)
Movie
Armiston
The Big Fix (1947)
Movie
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Movie
Menessier
The Impostor (1944)
Movie
Garrity
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
Movie
6
Chief Engineer
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Movie
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Destroyer (1943)
Movie
Hendrik (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London (1943)
Movie
Zellerbach
They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
Movie
Ole (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down (1943)
Movie
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
The Undying Monster (1942)
Movie
Father Chase
The Longest Night
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-05-10
Deathday1980-07-30 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceDes Moines, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsCharles Butters, Charles Mc Graw, Чарльз Макгро, Charles Crisp Butters
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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