Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Acting

Birthday

1914/05/10

Day of death

1980/07/29 (66 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Also know as

Charles Butters, Charles Mc Graw, Чарльз Макгро, Charles Crisp Butters

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.

Acting
Spartacus
7.5

(1960) Spartacus

as Marcellus

The Birds
7.5

(1963) The Birds

as Sebastian Sholes

A Boy and His Dog
6.3

(1975) A Boy and His Dog

as Preacher

Hang 'em High
6.8

(1968) Hang 'em High

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

Armored Car Robbery
6.5

(1950) Armored Car Robbery

as Lt. Jim Cordell

The Defiant Ones
7.2

(1958) The Defiant Ones

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

The Wonderful Country
6.1

(1959) The Wonderful Country

as Dr. Stovall

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Lt. Matthews

The Narrow Margin
7.3

(1952) The Narrow Margin

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6

(1982) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Gangster
4.8

(1947) The Gangster

as Dugas

Loophole
6.5

(1954) Loophole

as Gus Slavin

His Kind of Woman
6.7

(1951) His Kind of Woman

as Thompson / Narrator

T-Men
6.8

(1947) T-Men

as Moxie

Border Incident
6.9

(1949) Border Incident

as Jeff Amboy

Reign of Terror
6.9

(1949) Reign of Terror

as Sergeant

The Horror Show
6.0

(1979) The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Roadblock
5.8

(1951) Roadblock

as Joe Peters

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
5.9

(1954) The Bridges at Toko-Ri

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

Berlin Express
6.1

(1948) Berlin Express

as Colonel Johns

The Busy Body
7.1

(1967) The Busy Body

as Fred Harwell

Blood on the Moon
6.1

(1948) Blood on the Moon

as Milo Sweet

The Killers
7.3

(1946) The Killers

as Al

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
5.8

(1969) Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

as Wilson

The Killer Inside Me
4.5

(1976) The Killer Inside Me

as Howard Hendricks

The Night Stalker
6.8

(1972) The Night Stalker

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

The Long Night
5.8

(1947) The Long Night

as Policeman Stevens

Johnny Got His Gun
7.5

(1971) Johnny Got His Gun

as Mike Burkeman

The Cruel Tower
5.1

(1956) The Cruel Tower

as Harry 'Stretch' Clay

The Man in the Net
5.2

(1959) The Man in the Net

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

The Hunted
5.2

(1948) The Hunted

as Detective

Cimarron
6.0

(1960) Cimarron

as Bob Yountis

Side Street
6.6

(1950) Side Street

as Det. Stan Simon

In Cold Blood
7.5

(1967) In Cold Blood

as Tex Smith

Away All Boats
5.1

(1956) Away All Boats

as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.1

(1950) Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as Shotgun Mike Munger

The Story of Molly X
4.6

(1949) The Story of Molly X

as Police Capt. Breen

The Threat
5.8

(1949) The Threat

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
5.4

(1957) Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as Lt. Anthony Vosnick

The Impostor
6.0

(1944) The Impostor

as Menessier

Double Crossbones
5.4

(1951) Double Crossbones

as Capt. Ben Wickett

The Mad Ghoul
6.0

(1943) The Mad Ghoul

as Detective Garrity

Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4

(1977) Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

Two Tickets to London
6.0

(1943) Two Tickets to London

as Hendrik (uncredited)

Saddle the Wind
6.5

(1958) Saddle the Wind

as Larry Venables

Chandler
4.5

(1971) Chandler

as Bernie Oakman

The Horizontal Lieutenant
4.8

(1962) The Horizontal Lieutenant

as Col. Charles Korotny

War Paint
5.5

(1953) War Paint

as Sgt. Clarke

Roses Are Red
5.5

(1947) Roses Are Red

as Duke Arno

Nightmare in Chicago
4.2

(1964) Nightmare in Chicago

as Harry Brockman

Toward the Unknown
5.6

(1956) Toward the Unknown

as Col. 'Mickey' McKee

One Minute to Zero
5.8

(1952) One Minute to Zero

as Sfc. Baker

Joe Dakota
5.5

(1957) Joe Dakota

as Cal Moore

Once More, My Darling
5.7

(1949) Once More, My Darling

as Herman Schmelz

The Devil and Miss Sarah
6.0

(1971) The Devil and Miss Sarah

as Marshal Duncan

Money to Burn
5.7

(1973) Money to Burn

as Neil Davis

Joe Butterfly
5.8

(1957) Joe Butterfly

as Sgt. Jim McNulty

Thunder Over the Plains
5.4

(1953) Thunder Over the Plains

as Ben Westman

Pendulum
5.5

(1969) Pendulum

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

They Came to Blow Up America
6.2

(1943) They Came to Blow Up America

as Zellerbach

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
10.0

(1971) O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

as Agent Joe Flagg

Destroyer
6.6

(1943) Destroyer

as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Hazard
8.0

(1948) Hazard

as Chick

The Moon Is Down
6.7

(1943) The Moon Is Down

as Ole (uncredited)

The Andersonville Trial
6.7

(1970) The Andersonville Trial

as Board of Military Judges

The Farmer's Daughter
6.9

(1947) The Farmer's Daughter

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

On the Old Spanish Trail
5.2

(1947) On the Old Spanish Trail

as Harry Blaisdell

Corvette K-225
6.2

(1943) Corvette K-225

as Chief Engineer

The Longest Night
6.2

(1972) The Longest Night

as Father Chase

Twilight for the Gods
4.2

(1958) Twilight for the Gods

as Yancy

Perilous Voyage
0.0

(1976) Perilous Voyage

as Capt. Humphreys

The Big Fix
0.0

(1947) The Big Fix

as Armiston

The Undying Monster
5.7

(1942) The Undying Monster

as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as ---

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.7

(1964) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as ---

Cain's Hundred
4.7

(1961) Cain's Hundred

as Earl Klegg

Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3

(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Harry Brockman

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Hawkins
7.2

(1973) Hawkins

as Capt. Bates

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Calvin

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as ---

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as ---

Emergency!
7.8

(1972) Emergency!

as ---

Johnny Staccato
5.6

(1959) Johnny Staccato

as ---

Ironside
6.9

(1967) Ironside

as ---

87th Precinct
7.5

(1961) 87th Precinct

as ---

The Wild Wild West
7.6

(1965) The Wild Wild West

as ---

Run for Your Life
7.2

(1965) Run for Your Life

as Sam Bailey

The Outcasts
5.3

(1968) The Outcasts

as ---

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Big John Beldon

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Sheriff Cliff Wrights

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.6

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as ---

7.0

(1972) Banyon

as ---

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as ---

Judd for the Defense
7.5

(1967) Judd for the Defense

as ---

Hondo
6.5

(1967) Hondo

as ---

5.5

(1963) Grindl

as ---

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

The New Breed
7.0

(1961) The New Breed

as Dr. Cameron Hill

The Detectives
5.6

(1959) The Detectives

as ---

0.0

(1954) The Whistler

as ---

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Wilkie Bowman

The Lieutenant
6.0

(1963) The Lieutenant

as ---

Casablanca
10.0

(1955) Casablanca

as ---

Adventures Of The Falcon
6.0

(1954) Adventures Of The Falcon

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Fred Rainey

The Smith Family
6.0

(1971) The Smith Family

as Captain Hughes

Mr. & Mrs. North
4.3

(1952) Mr. & Mrs. North

as ---

Nichols
5.0

(1971) Nichols

as Hansen

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Kenneth Hasker

Nichols
5.0

(1971) Nichols

as Luke

Adam-12
7.1

(1968) Adam-12

as Lars Lowell

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dolen

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Squawman

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Forel

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Jules Cutter

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

Adam-12
7.1

(1968) Adam-12

as Rod Decker

Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3

(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Nick Stacy

Monty Nash
5.5

(1971) Monty Nash

as Jeffers

Judd for the Defense
7.5

(1967) Judd for the Defense

as Jim Larkin

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Simon Oliver