Acting
Charles McGraw
Born 10 May 1914 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA · Died 29 July 1980
117 credits
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 117
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidFilm(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
- 1979The Horror ShowFilm(archive footage)
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingFilmAir Force Gen. Peter Crane
- 1976The Killer Inside MeFilmHoward Hendricks
- 1976Perilous VoyageFilmCapt. Humphreys
- 1975A Boy and His DogFilmPreacher
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973HawkinsSeriesCapt. Bates
- 1973Money to BurnFilmNeil Davis
- 1972Emergency!SeriesPolice Sergeant
- 1972The Night StalkerFilmPolice Chief Ed Masterson
- 1972BanyonSeries
- 1972The Longest NightFilmFather Chase
- 1971Johnny Got His GunFilmMike Burkeman
- 1971NicholsSeriesHansen, Luke
- 1971ChandlerFilmBernie Oakman
- 1971The Smith FamilySeriesCaptain Hughes
- 1971Monty NashSeriesJeffers
- 1971The Devil and Miss SarahFilmMarshal Duncan
- 1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation CobraFilmAgent Joe Flagg
- 1970The Andersonville TrialFilmBoard of Military Judges
- 1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereFilmWilson
- 1969PendulumFilmDeputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
- 1968Adam-12SeriesLars Lowell, Rod Decker
- 1968Hang 'em HighFilmSheriff Ray Calhoun
- 1968The Mod SquadSeries
- 1968The Name of the GameSeriesSheriff
- 1968The OutcastsSeries
- 1967IronsideSeriesMarvin Greenleaf
- 1967In Cold BloodFilmTex Smith
- 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeriesJim Larkin, Warden MacDonald
- 1967HondoSeries
- 1967The Busy BodyFilmFred Harwell
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries
- 1965The Wild Wild WestSeries
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesSam Bailey
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesJules Cutter
- 1964Nightmare in ChicagoFilmHarry Brockman
- 1963The BirdsFilmSebastian Sholes
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilmLt. Matthews
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeriesHarry Brockman, Nick Stacy
- 1963The LieutenantSeries
- 1963GrindlSeries
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesSimon Oliver
- 1962The VirginianSeriesBig John Beldon
- 1962The Horizontal LieutenantFilmCol. Charles Korotny
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesDr. Kenneth Hasker, Fred Rainey
- 1961Ben CaseySeriesJoe Creely
- 196187th PrecinctSeriesDouglas King
- 1961Cain's HundredSeriesEarl Klegg
- 1961The New BreedSeriesDr. Cameron Hill
- 1960SpartacusFilmMarcellus
- 1960Route 66Series
- 1960ThrillerSeriesSheriff Cliff Wrights
- 1960CimarronFilmBob Yountis
- 1959BonanzaSeriesSheriff Gains
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesJohnny Torrio
- 1959The DetectivesSeries
- 1959The Wonderful CountryFilmDr. Stovall
- 1959Johnny StaccatoSeries
- 1959The Man in the NetFilmSheriff Steve Ritter
- 1958The Defiant OnesFilmCapt. Frank Gibbons
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries
- 1958Saddle the WindFilmLarry Venables
- 1958Twilight for the GodsFilmYancy
- 1957Joe DakotaFilmCal Moore
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueFilmLt. Anthony Vosnick
- 1957Joe ButterflyFilmSgt. Jim McNulty
- 1956Away All BoatsFilmLieut. Mike O'Bannion
- 1956Toward the UnknownFilmCol. 'Mickey' McKee
- 1956The Cruel TowerFilmHarry 'Stretch' Clay
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesCalvin, Dolen, Squawman
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries
- 1955CasablancaSeries
- 1954The Bridges at Toko-RiFilmCmdr. Wayne Lee
- 1954LoopholeFilmGus Slavin
- 1954Adventures Of The FalconSeries
- 1954The WhistlerSeries
- 1953Thunder Over the PlainsFilmBen Westman
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesForel
- 1953War PaintFilmSgt. Clarke
- 1952The Narrow MarginFilmDet. Sgt. Walter Brown
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesWilkie Bowman
- 1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries
- 1952One Minute to ZeroFilmSfc. Baker
- 1951His Kind of WomanFilmThompson / Narrator
- 1951RoadblockFilmJoe Peters
- 1951Double CrossbonesFilmCapt. Ben Wickett
- 1950Armored Car RobberyFilmLt. Jim Cordell
- 1950Side StreetFilmDet. Stan Simon
- 1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownFilmShotgun Mike Munger
- 1949Reign of TerrorFilmSergeant
- 1949Border IncidentFilmJeff Amboy
- 1949The ThreatFilmArnold 'Red' Kluger
- 1949The Story of Molly XFilmPolice Capt. Breen
- 1949Once More, My DarlingFilmHerman Schmelz
- 1948Blood on the MoonFilmMilo Sweet
- 1948Berlin ExpressFilmUSET Col. Johns (uncredited)
- 1948The HuntedFilmDetective
- 1948HazardFilmChick
- 1947T-MenFilmMoxie
- 1947The Long NightFilmPoliceman Stevens
- 1947The Farmer's DaughterFilmFisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1947The GangsterFilmDugas
- 1947Roses Are RedFilmDuke Arno
- 1947On the Old Spanish TrailFilmHarry Blaisdell
- 1947The Big FixFilmArmiston
- 1946The KillersFilmAl
- 1944The ImpostorFilmMenessier
- 1943The Mad GhoulFilmDetective Garrity
- 1943The Moon Is DownFilmOle (uncredited)
- 1943DestroyerFilmAssistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
- 1943Corvette K-225FilmChief Engineer
- 1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaFilmZellerbach
- 1943Two Tickets to LondonFilmHendrik (uncredited)
- 1942The Undying MonsterFilmStrud Strudwick (uncredited)
Filmography from TMDB.