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Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

ActingBorn May 10, 1914Died July 29, 1980 (age 66)Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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.

Filmography

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

Movie
1979
The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Movie
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

Movie
1976
The Killer Inside Me

as Howard Hendricks

Movie
1976
Perilous Voyage

as Capt. Humphreys

Movie
1975Movie
1973
Money to Burn

as Neil Davis

Movie
1973
Hawkins

as Capt. Bates

TV
1972TV
1972
The Longest Night

as Father Chase

Movie
1972
The Night Stalker

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

Movie
1971
The Devil and Miss Sarah

as Marshal Duncan

Movie
1971
Chandler

as Bernie Oakman

Movie
1971
Monty Nash

as Jeffers

TV
1971
Nichols

as Hansen

TV
1971
Nichols

as Luke

TV
1971
Johnny Got His Gun

as Mike Burkeman

Movie
1971
The Smith Family

as Captain Hughes

TV
1970
The Andersonville Trial

as Board of Military Judges

Movie
1969
Pendulum

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Movie
1968
Adam-12

as Lars Lowell

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Rod Decker

TV
1968TV
1968
Hang 'em High

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

Movie
1967
In Cold Blood

as Tex Smith

Movie
1967TV
1967TV
1967TV
1967
The Busy Body

as Fred Harwell

Movie
1965
Run for Your Life

as Sam Bailey

TV
1964TV
1964
Nightmare in Chicago

as Harry Brockman

Movie
1963Movie
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Harry Brockman

TV
1963TV
1963TV
1963
The Birds

as Sebastian Sholes

Movie
1962TV
1962
The Virginian

as Big John Beldon

TV
1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant

as Col. Charles Korotny

Movie
1961
The New Breed

as Dr. Cameron Hill

TV
1961
Ben Casey

as Joe Creely

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Fred Rainey

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Kenneth Hasker

TV
1961
87th Precinct

as Douglas King

TV
1961
Cain's Hundred

as Earl Klegg

TV
1960
Cimarron

as Bob Yountis

Movie
1960
Spartacus

as Marcellus

Movie
1960TV
1960
Thriller

as Sheriff Cliff Wrights

TV
1959
The Wonderful Country

as Dr. Stovall

Movie
1959
The Untouchables

as Johnny Torrio

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Sheriff Gains

TV
1959
The Man in the Net

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

Movie
1958
The Defiant Ones

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

Movie
1958Movie
1958
Saddle the Wind

as Larry Venables

Movie
1957
Joe Dakota

as Cal Moore

Movie
1957
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as Lt. Anthony Vosnick

Movie
1957
Joe Butterfly

as Sgt. Jim McNulty

Movie
1956
The Cruel Tower

as Harry 'Stretch' Clay

Movie
1956
Toward the Unknown

as Col. 'Mickey' McKee

Movie
1956
Away All Boats

as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Movie
1955
Gunsmoke

as Calvin

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Dolen

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Squawman

TV
1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

Movie
1954
Loophole

as Gus Slavin

Movie
1953Movie
1953
War Paint

as Sgt. Clarke

Movie
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Wilkie Bowman

TV
1952
One Minute to Zero

as Sfc. Baker

Movie
1952
The Narrow Margin

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Movie
1951
Roadblock

as Joe Peters

Movie
1951
His Kind of Woman

as Thompson / Narrator

Movie
1951
Double Crossbones

as Capt. Ben Wickett

Movie
1950
Armored Car Robbery

as Lt. Jim Cordell

Movie
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as Shotgun Mike Munger

Movie
1950
Side Street

as Det. Stan Simon

Movie
1949
The Threat

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

Movie
1949
The Story of Molly X

as Police Capt. Breen

Movie
1949
Border Incident

as Jeff Amboy

Movie
1949
Reign of Terror

as Sergeant

Movie
1949
Once More, My Darling

as Herman Schmelz

Movie
1948
Blood on the Moon

as Milo Sweet

Movie
1948
Hazard

as Chick

Movie
1948
Berlin Express

as USET Col. Johns (uncredited)

Movie
1948
The Hunted

as Detective

Movie
1947
T-Men

as Moxie

Movie
1947
The Gangster

as Dugas

Movie
1947
Roses Are Red

as Duke Arno

Movie
1947
On the Old Spanish Trail

as Harry Blaisdell

Movie
1947
The Long Night

as Policeman Stevens

Movie
1947
The Big Fix

as Armiston

Movie
1947
The Farmer's Daughter

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1946Movie
1944
The Impostor

as Menessier

Movie
1943
The Mad Ghoul

as Detective Garrity

Movie
1943
Corvette K-225

as Chief Engineer

Movie
1943
Destroyer

as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Two Tickets to London

as Hendrik (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1943
The Moon Is Down

as Ole (uncredited)

Movie
1942
The Undying Monster

as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 10, 1914
Day of DeathJuly 29, 1980
Place of BirthDes Moines, Iowa, USA
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