

Charles McGraw
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
10 May 1914
Age
112 Years
Born In
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Total Projects
127
Years Active
40 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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
Filmography

movie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

movie
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)

movie
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

movie
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
as Howard Hendricks

movie
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage
as Capt. Humphreys

movie
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
as Preacher

movie
Money to Burn
Money to Burn
as Neil Davis

tv
Police Story
Police Story

tv
Hawkins
Hawkins
as Capt. Bates

tv
Banyon
Banyon

movie
The Longest Night
The Longest Night
as Father Chase

tv
Emergency!
Emergency!

movie
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
as Police Chief Ed Masterson

movie
The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah
as Marshal Duncan

movie
Chandler
Chandler
as Bernie Oakman

tv
Monty Nash
Monty Nash
as Jeffers

tv
Nichols
Nichols
as Hansen

tv
Nichols
Nichols
as Luke

movie
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
as Mike Burkeman

movie
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
as Agent Joe Flagg

tv
The Smith Family
The Smith Family
as Captain Hughes

movie
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
as Board of Military Judges

movie
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Wilson

movie
Pendulum
Pendulum
as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

tv
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad

tv
The Outcasts
The Outcasts

tv
Adam-12
Adam-12
as Lars Lowell

tv
Adam-12
Adam-12
as Rod Decker

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Sheriff

movie
Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

movie
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
as Tex Smith

tv
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense

tv
Hondo
Hondo

tv
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense
as Jim Larkin

tv
Ironside
Ironside

movie
The Busy Body
The Busy Body
as Fred Harwell

tv
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible

tv
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West

tv
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Sam Bailey

tv
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Jules Cutter

tv
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

movie
Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago
as Harry Brockman

movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Lt. Matthews

tv
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Harry Brockman

tv
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Nick Stacy

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

tv
Grindl
Grindl

tv
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant

movie
The Birds
The Birds
as Sebastian Sholes

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Simon Oliver

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Big John Beldon

movie
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant
as Col. Charles Korotny

tv
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Dr. Cameron Hill

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
as Joe Creely

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Fred Rainey

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Kenneth Hasker

tv
87th Precinct
87th Precinct
as Douglas King

tv
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Earl Klegg

movie
Cimarron
Cimarron
as Bob Yountis

movie
Spartacus
Spartacus
as Marcellus

tv
Route 66
Route 66

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Sheriff Cliff Wrights

movie
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country
as Dr. Stovall

tv
The Detectives
The Detectives

tv
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Johnny Torrio

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Sheriff Gains

tv
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato

movie
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net
as Sheriff Steve Ritter

tv
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip

movie
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Capt. Frank Gibbons

movie
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods
as Yancy

movie
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind
as Larry Venables

movie
Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota
as Cal Moore

movie
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Lt. Anthony Vosnick

movie
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
as Sgt. Jim McNulty

movie
The Cruel Tower
The Cruel Tower
as Harry 'Stretch' Clay

movie
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
as Col. 'Mickey' McKee

movie
Away All Boats
Away All Boats
as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

tv
Casablanca
Casablanca

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Calvin

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Dolen

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Squawman

tv
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

movie
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

tv
The Whistler
The Whistler

tv
Adventures Of The Falcon
Adventures Of The Falcon

movie
Loophole
Loophole
as Gus Slavin

movie
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains
as Ben Westman

movie
War Paint
War Paint
as Sgt. Clarke

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Forel

tv
Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Wilkie Bowman

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America

movie
One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero
as Sfc. Baker

movie
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

movie
Roadblock
Roadblock
as Joe Peters

movie
His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman
as Thompson / Narrator

movie
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Ben Wickett

movie
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery
as Lt. Jim Cordell

movie
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Shotgun Mike Munger

movie
Side Street
Side Street
as Det. Stan Simon

movie
The Threat
The Threat
as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

movie
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X
as Police Capt. Breen

movie
Border Incident
Border Incident
as Jeff Amboy

movie
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
as Sergeant

movie
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling
as Herman Schmelz

movie
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
as Milo Sweet

movie
Hazard
Hazard
as Chick

movie
Berlin Express
Berlin Express
as Colonel Johns

movie
The Hunted
The Hunted
as Detective

movie
T-Men
T-Men
as Moxie

movie
The Gangster
The Gangster
as Dugas

movie
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
as Duke Arno

movie
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail
as Harry Blaisdell

movie
The Long Night
The Long Night
as Policeman Stevens

movie
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Armiston

movie
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

movie
The Killers
The Killers
as Al

movie
The Impostor
The Impostor
as Menessier

movie
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul
as Detective Garrity

movie
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
as Chief Engineer

movie
Destroyer
Destroyer
as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

movie
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London
as Hendrik (uncredited)

movie
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
as Zellerbach

movie
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down
as Ole (uncredited)

movie
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster
as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)