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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

1.3

Known For

Spartacus
Spartacus
1960 • as Marcellus
★ 7.5
The Birds
The Birds
1963 • as Sebastian Sholes
★ 7.5
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 • as Lt. Matthews
★ 7.0
Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High
1968 • as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
★ 6.9
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
1972 • as Police Chief Ed Masterson
★ 6.9
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 • as Mike Burkeman
★ 7.5
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
1967 • as Tex Smith
★ 7.5
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 • as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
★ 6.5
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
1975 • as Preacher
★ 6.3
The Killers
The Killers
1946 • as Al
★ 7.4
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 • as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
★ 6.6
T-Men
T-Men
1947 • as Moxie
★ 6.7
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
1948 • as Milo Sweet
★ 6.2
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954 • as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
★ 6.0
Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota
1957 • as Cal Moore
★ 6.7
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
1958 • as Capt. Frank Gibbons
★ 7.2
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains
1953 • as Ben Westman
★ 5.6
Chandler
Chandler
1971 • as Bernie Oakman
★ 4.6
Away All Boats
Away All Boats
1956 • as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
★ 5.3
His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman
1951 • as Thompson / Narrator
★ 6.8
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
1952 • as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
★ 7.3
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
★ 5.8
Cimarron
Cimarron
1960 • as Bob Yountis
★ 6.3
One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero
1952 • as Sfc. Baker
★ 5.8
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 • as Jeff Amboy
★ 6.9
The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971 • as Marshal Duncan
★ 6.7
The Long Night
The Long Night
1947 • as Policeman Stevens
★ 5.8
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
1949 • as Sergeant
★ 6.8
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country
1959 • as Dr. Stovall
★ 6.1
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 • as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Berlin Express
Berlin Express
1948 • as USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Destroyer
Destroyer
1943 • as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Side Street
Side Street
1950 • as Det. Stan Simon
★ 6.5
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 • as Lt. Anthony Vosnick
★ 5.8
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind
1958 • as Larry Venables
★ 6.7
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net
1959 • as Sheriff Steve Ritter
★ 5.2
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
1943 • as Zellerbach
★ 6.8
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down
1943 • as Ole (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 • as (archive footage)
★ 3.4
The Gangster
The Gangster
1947 • as Dugas
★ 5.2
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery
1950 • as Lt. Jim Cordell
★ 6.5
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
1976 • as Howard Hendricks
★ 4.6
Roadblock
Roadblock
1951 • as Joe Peters
★ 5.9
The Impostor
The Impostor
1944 • as Menessier
★ 6.4
Pendulum
Pendulum
1969 • as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
★ 6.2
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones
1951 • as Capt. Ben Wickett
★ 6.0
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling
1949 • as Herman Schmelz
★ 6.5
The Busy Body
The Busy Body
1967 • as Fred Harwell
★ 7.2
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
★ 9.0
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
1956 • as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
★ 5.9
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods
1958 • as Yancy
★ 4.7
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 • as Chief Engineer
★ 6.2
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul
1943 • as Detective Garrity
★ 5.9
Hazard
Hazard
1948 • as Chick
★ 8.0
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950 • as Shotgun Mike Munger
★ 6.5
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962 • as Col. Charles Korotny
★ 5.2
The Threat
The Threat
1949 • as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
★ 6.0
The Hunted
The Hunted
1948 • as Detective
★ 5.6
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X
1949 • as Police Capt. Breen
★ 4.8
The Longest Night
The Longest Night
1972 • as Father Chase
★ 7.3
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
1970 • as Board of Military Judges
★ 6.3
Loophole
Loophole
1954 • as Gus Slavin
★ 6.8
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)
★ 5.7
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
1957 • as Sgt. Jim McNulty
★ 5.7
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947 • as Harry Blaisdell
★ 5.5
War Paint
War Paint
1953 • as Sgt. Clarke
★ 5.6
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage
1976 • as Capt. Humphreys
★ 4.5
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
1947 • as Armiston
★ 8.0
Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago
1964 • as Harry Brockman
★ 4.0
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
1947 • as Duke Arno
★ 5.7
The Cruel Tower
The Cruel Tower
1956 • as Harry 'Stretch' Clay
★ 4.9
Money to Burn
Money to Burn
1973 • as Neil Davis
★ 6.0