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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

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.

Born

May 10, 1914

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died

Jul 29, 1980

Known For

Acting

Movies

73 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Spartacus
Spartacus
1960 as Marcellus
★ 7.5
The Birds
The Birds
1963 as Sebastian Sholes
★ 7.5
Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High
1968 as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
★ 6.9
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 as Lt. Matthews
★ 7.0
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
1972 as Police Chief Ed Masterson
★ 6.9
T-Men
T-Men
1947 as Moxie
★ 6.8
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 as Jeff Amboy
★ 7.0
The Killers
The Killers
1946 as Al
★ 7.4
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
1975 as Preacher
★ 6.3
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
1967 as Tex Smith
★ 7.5
Cimarron
Cimarron
1960 as Bob Yountis
★ 6.1
Roadblock
Roadblock
1951 as Joe Peters
★ 5.9
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 as Mike Burkeman
★ 7.5
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
1957 as Sgt. Jim McNulty
★ 6.5
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954 as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
★ 6.0
The Threat
The Threat
1949 as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
★ 6.0
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
1958 as Capt. Frank Gibbons
★ 7.1
Pendulum
Pendulum
1969 as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
★ 6.1
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
1948 as Milo Sweet
★ 6.2
Chandler
Chandler
1971 as Bernie Oakman
★ 4.6
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
1952 as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
★ 7.3
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Impostor
The Impostor
1944 as Menessier
★ 6.4
War Paint
War Paint
1953 as Sgt. Clarke
★ 5.6
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
★ 6.4
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
★ 5.9
Destroyer
Destroyer
1943 as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery
1950 as Lt. Jim Cordell
★ 6.5
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind
1958 as Larry Venables
★ 6.7
Away All Boats
Away All Boats
1956 as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
★ 5.4
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 as (archive footage)
★ 3.8
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains
1953 as Ben Westman
★ 5.6
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
1976 as Howard Hendricks
★ 4.6
His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman
1951 as Thompson / Narrator
★ 6.8
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country
1959 as Dr. Stovall
★ 6.1
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
1949 as Sergeant
★ 6.8
Side Street
Side Street
1950 as Det. Stan Simon
★ 6.5
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones
1951 as Capt. Ben Wickett
★ 5.9
Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota
1957 as Cal Moore
★ 6.7
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage
1976 as Capt. Humphreys
★ 7.0
The Gangster
The Gangster
1947 as Dugas
★ 5.2
Berlin Express
Berlin Express
1948 as Colonel Johns
★ 6.2
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down
1943 as Ole (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962 as Col. Charles Korotny
★ 5.2
The Long Night
The Long Night
1947 as Policeman Stevens
★ 5.8
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
1970 as Board of Military Judges
★ 7.2
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods
1958 as Yancy
★ 4.7
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
1956 as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
★ 5.9
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London
1943 as Hendrik (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster
1942 as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
1947 as Duke Arno
★ 5.7
One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero
1952 as Sfc. Baker
★ 6.0
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X
1949 as Police Capt. Breen
★ 4.8
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 as Chief Engineer
★ 6.2
The Cruel Tower
The Cruel Tower
1956 as Harry 'Stretch' Clay
★ 4.9
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net
1959 as Sheriff Steve Ritter
★ 5.2
The Longest Night
The Longest Night
1972 as Father Chase
★ 7.3
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950 as Shotgun Mike Munger
★ 6.5
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 as Lt. Anthony Vosnick
★ 5.8
The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971 as Marshal Duncan
★ 6.7
Loophole
Loophole
1954 as Gus Slavin
★ 6.9
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
★ 9.0
The Busy Body
The Busy Body
1967 as Fred Harwell
★ 7.2
Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago
1964 as Harry Brockman
★ 4.0
Hazard
Hazard
1948 as Chick
★ 8.0
The Hunted
The Hunted
1948 as Detective
★ 5.6
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947 as Harry Blaisdell
★ 5.5
Money to Burn
Money to Burn
1973 as Neil Davis
★ 6.0
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
1947 as Armiston
★ 8.0
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
1943 as Zellerbach
★ 6.8
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling
1949 as Herman Schmelz
★ 6.5
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul
1943 as Detective Garrity
★ 6.0