Charles McGraw
Known for

Acting

Credits

124

Gender

Man

Birthday

10 May 1914

Day of death

29 Jul 1980 (66)

Place of birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Also known as
Charles Butters
Charles Mc Graw
Чарльз Макгро
Charles Crisp Butters

Charles McGraw

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.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)
1977Twilight's Last GleamingAir Force Gen. Peter Crane
1976The Killer Inside MeHoward Hendricks
1976Perilous VoyageCapt. Humphreys
1975A Boy and His DogPreacher
1973Police Story
1973HawkinsCapt. Bates
1973Money to BurnNeil Davis
1972The Night StalkerPolice Chief Ed Masterson
1972Emergency!
1972The Longest NightFather Chase
1972Banyon
1971Johnny Got His GunMike Burkeman
1971ChandlerBernie Oakman
1971The Devil and Miss SarahMarshal Duncan
1971The Smith FamilyCaptain Hughes
1971NicholsHansen
1971NicholsLuke
1971Monty NashJeffers
1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation CobraAgent Joe Flagg
1970The Andersonville TrialBoard of Military Judges
1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereWilson
1969PendulumDeputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
1968Hang 'em HighSheriff Ray Calhoun
1968Adam-12Lars Lowell
1968Adam-12Rod Decker
1968The Mod Squad
1968The Outcasts
1967In Cold BloodTex Smith
1967Ironside
1967The Busy BodyFred Harwell
1967Hondo
1967Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseJim Larkin
1966Mission: Impossible
1965The Wild Wild West
1965Run for Your LifeSam Bailey
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Jules Cutter
1964Nightmare in ChicagoHarry Brockman
1963The BirdsSebastian Sholes
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldLt. Matthews
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreHarry Brockman
1963The Lieutenant
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreNick Stacy
1963Grindl
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSimon Oliver
1962The VirginianBig John Beldon
1962The Horizontal LieutenantCol. Charles Korotny
1961Dr. KildareFred Rainey
1961Dr. KildareDr. Kenneth Hasker
1961Ben Casey
1961Cain's HundredEarl Klegg
196187th Precinct
1961The New BreedDr. Cameron Hill
1960SpartacusMarcellus
1960CimarronBob Yountis
1960Route 66
1960ThrillerSheriff Cliff Wrights
1959The Wonderful CountryDr. Stovall
1959The Man in the NetSheriff Steve Ritter
1959The Detectives
1959Johnny Staccato
1958The Defiant OnesCapt. Frank Gibbons
1958Saddle the WindLarry Venables
195877 Sunset Strip
1958Twilight for the GodsYancy
1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueLt. Anthony Vosnick
1957Joe DakotaCal Moore
1957Joe ButterflySgt. Jim McNulty
1956Away All BoatsLieut. Mike O'Bannion
1956Toward the UnknownCol. 'Mickey' McKee
1956The Cruel TowerHarry 'Stretch' Clay
1955GunsmokeCalvin
1955GunsmokeDolen
1955GunsmokeSquawman
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955Casablanca
1954The Bridges at Toko-RiCmdr. Wayne Lee
1954LoopholeGus Slavin
1954Adventures Of The Falcon
1954The Whistler
1953Thunder Over the PlainsBen Westman
1953War PaintSgt. Clarke
1953General Electric Theater
1953General Electric TheaterForel
1952The Narrow MarginDet. Sgt. Walter Brown
1952One Minute to ZeroSfc. Baker
1952Mr. & Mrs. North
1952Cavalcade of AmericaWilkie Bowman
1952Cavalcade of America
1951His Kind of WomanThompson / Narrator
1951RoadblockJoe Peters
1951Double CrossbonesCapt. Ben Wickett
1950Armored Car RobberyLt. Jim Cordell
1950Side StreetDet. Stan Simon
1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownShotgun Mike Munger
1949Reign of TerrorSergeant
1949Border IncidentJeff Amboy
1949The ThreatArnold 'Red' Kluger
1949The Story of Molly XPolice Capt. Breen
1949Once More, My DarlingHerman Schmelz
1948Blood on the MoonMilo Sweet
1948Berlin ExpressColonel Johns
1948The HuntedDetective
1948HazardChick
1947T-MenMoxie
1947The Farmer's DaughterFisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
1947The Long NightPoliceman Stevens
1947The GangsterDugas
1947Roses Are RedDuke Arno
1947On the Old Spanish TrailHarry Blaisdell
1947The Big FixArmiston
1946The KillersAl
1944The ImpostorMenessier
1943The Mad GhoulDetective Garrity
1943DestroyerAssistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
1943The Moon Is DownOle (uncredited)
1943Corvette K-225Chief Engineer
1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaZellerbach
1943Two Tickets to LondonHendrik (uncredited)
1942The Undying MonsterStrud Strudwick (uncredited)