Charles McGraw
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Bonanza
Sheriff Gains
1959
Series
Ironside
Marvin Greenleaf
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Simon Oliver
1962
Series
Adam-12
Lars Lowell
1968
Series
Adam-12
Rod Decker
1968
Series
Mission: Impossible
1966
Series
The Wild Wild West
1965
Series
Emergency!
1972
Series
The Virginian
Big John Beldon
1962
Series
Dr. Kildare
Fred Rainey
1961
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kenneth Hasker
1961
Series
The Untouchables
Johnny Torrio
1959
Series
Gunsmoke
Calvin
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Dolen
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Squawman
1955
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
Ben Casey
Joe Creely
1961
Series
Thriller
Sheriff Cliff Wrights
1960
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Series
Run for Your Life
Sam Bailey
1965
Series
The Name of the Game
Sheriff
1968
Series
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Harry Brockman
1963
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Nick Stacy
1963
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Jules Cutter
1964
Series
Police Story
1973
Series
The Detectives
1959
Series
The Mod Squad
1968
Film
Spartacus
Marcellus
1960
Film
The Birds
Sebastian Sholes
1963
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
Judd, for the Defense
Jim Larkin
1967
Series
Judd, for the Defense
Warden MacDonald
1967
Series
87th Precinct
Douglas King
1961
Series
Cain's Hundred
Earl Klegg
1961
Series
Nichols
Hansen
1971
Series
Nichols
Luke
1971
Film
Hang 'em High
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
1968
Series
Cavalcade of America
Wilkie Bowman
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
The Lieutenant
1963
Series
The New Breed
Dr. Cameron Hill
1961
Series
Johnny Staccato
1959
Film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lt. Matthews
1963
Series
Hondo
1967
Series
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Series
The Outcasts
1968
Series
Hawkins
Capt. Bates
1973
Series
Banyon
1972
Series
The Whistler
1954
Series
Monty Nash
Jeffers
1971
Film
The Night Stalker
Police Chief Ed Masterson
1972
Grindl
1963
Film
In Cold Blood
Tex Smith
1967
Film
The Killers
Al
1946
Film
Johnny Got His Gun
Mike Burkeman
1971
Series
The Smith Family
Captain Hughes
1971
Film
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
1977
Film
A Boy and His Dog
Preacher
1975
Film
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
Film
The Defiant Ones
Capt. Frank Gibbons
1958
Film
Cimarron
Bob Yountis
1960
Film
Away All Boats
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
1956
Film
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
1954
Series
General Electric Theater
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Forel
1953
Film
His Kind of Woman
Thompson / Narrator
1951
Film
The Wonderful Country
Dr. Stovall
1959
Film
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Wilson
1969
Series
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954
Series
Casablanca
1955
Film
T-Men
Moxie
1947
Film
The Narrow Margin
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
1952
Film
Blood on the Moon
Milo Sweet
1948
Film
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Shotgun Mike Munger
1950
Film
Joe Dakota
Cal Moore
1957
Film
Border Incident
Jeff Amboy
1949
Film
Thunder Over the Plains
Ben Westman
1953
Film
Chandler
Bernie Oakman
1971
Film
Reign of Terror
Sergeant
1949
Film
The Farmer's Daughter
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Long Night
Policeman Stevens
1947
Film
Saddle the Wind
Larry Venables
1958
Film
The Devil and Miss Sarah
Marshal Duncan
1971
Film
The Man in the Net
Sheriff Steve Ritter
1959
Film
Pendulum
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
1969
Film
Corvette K-225
Chief Engineer
1943
Film
Side Street
Det. Stan Simon
1950
Film
Berlin Express
USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Gangster
Dugas
1947
Film
Roadblock
Joe Peters
1951
Film
Toward the Unknown
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
1956
Film
The Killer Inside Me
Howard Hendricks
1976
Film
Destroyer
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Andersonville Trial
Board of Military Judges
1970
Film
War Paint
Sgt. Clarke
1953
Film
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Film
They Came to Blow Up America
Zellerbach
1943
Film
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
1957
Film
Double Crossbones
Capt. Ben Wickett
1951
Film
Armored Car Robbery
Lt. Jim Cordell
1950
Film
Joe Butterfly
Sgt. Jim McNulty
1957
Film
The Busy Body
Fred Harwell
1967
Film
One Minute to Zero
Sfc. Baker
1952
Film
The Horizontal Lieutenant
Col. Charles Korotny
1962
Film
Twilight for the Gods
Yancy
1958
Film
Nightmare in Chicago
Harry Brockman
1964
Film
The Undying Monster
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Longest Night
Father Chase
1972
Film
The Moon Is Down
Ole (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Mad Ghoul
Detective Garrity
1943
Film
On the Old Spanish Trail
Harry Blaisdell
1947
Film
The Story of Molly X
Police Capt. Breen
1949
Film
Two Tickets to London
Hendrik (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Impostor
Menessier
1944
Film
The Threat
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
1949
Film
Perilous Voyage
Capt. Humphreys
1976
Film
Loophole
Gus Slavin
1954
Film
Roses Are Red
Duke Arno
1947
Film
The Cruel Tower
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
1956
Film
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Agent Joe Flagg
1971
Film
The Hunted
Detective
1948
Film
Once More, My Darling
Herman Schmelz
1949
Film
Money to Burn
Neil Davis
1973
Film
Hazard
Chick
1948
Film
The Big Fix
Armiston
1947