Charles McGraw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1914
- Died
- July 29, 1980
- Birthplace
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Killer Inside Me 1976
as Howard Hendricks
Perilous Voyage 1976
as Capt. Humphreys
A Boy and His Dog 1975
as Preacher
Money to Burn 1973
as Neil Davis
The Longest Night 1972
as Father Chase
The Night Stalker 1972
as Police Chief Ed Masterson
The Devil and Miss Sarah 1971
as Marshal Duncan
Chandler 1971
as Bernie Oakman
Johnny Got His Gun 1971
as Mike Burkeman
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra 1971
as Agent Joe Flagg
The Andersonville Trial 1970
as Board of Military Judges
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969
as Wilson
Pendulum 1969
as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Hang 'em High 1968
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
In Cold Blood 1967
as Tex Smith
The Busy Body 1967
as Fred Harwell
Nightmare in Chicago 1964
as Harry Brockman
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Lt. Matthews
The Birds 1963
as Sebastian Sholes
The Horizontal Lieutenant 1962
as Col. Charles Korotny
Cimarron 1960
as Bob Yountis
Spartacus 1960
as Marcellus
The Wonderful Country 1959
as Dr. Stovall
The Man in the Net 1959
as Sheriff Steve Ritter
The Defiant Ones 1958
as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Twilight for the Gods 1958
as Yancy
Saddle the Wind 1958
as Larry Venables
Joe Dakota 1957
as Cal Moore
Slaughter on 10th Avenue 1957
as Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Joe Butterfly 1957
as Sgt. Jim McNulty
The Cruel Tower 1956
as Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Toward the Unknown 1956
as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Away All Boats 1956
as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Loophole 1954
as Gus Slavin
Thunder Over the Plains 1953
as Ben Westman
War Paint 1953
as Sgt. Clarke
One Minute to Zero 1952
as Sfc. Baker
The Narrow Margin 1952
as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Roadblock 1951
as Joe Peters
His Kind of Woman 1951
as Thompson / Narrator
Double Crossbones 1951
as Capt. Ben Wickett
Armored Car Robbery 1950
as Lt. Jim Cordell
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 1950
as Shotgun Mike Munger
Side Street 1950
as Det. Stan Simon
The Threat 1949
as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
The Story of Molly X 1949
as Police Capt. Breen
Border Incident 1949
as Jeff Amboy
Reign of Terror 1949
as Sergeant
Once More, My Darling 1949
as Herman Schmelz
Blood on the Moon 1948
as Milo Sweet
Hazard 1948
as Chick
Berlin Express 1948
as USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
The Hunted 1948
as Detective
T-Men 1947
as Moxie
The Gangster 1947
as Dugas
Roses Are Red 1947
as Duke Arno
On the Old Spanish Trail 1947
as Harry Blaisdell
The Long Night 1947
as Policeman Stevens
The Big Fix 1947
as Armiston
The Farmer's Daughter 1947
as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Killers 1946
as Al
The Impostor 1944
as Menessier
The Mad Ghoul 1943
as Detective Garrity
Corvette K-225 1943
as Chief Engineer
Destroyer 1943
as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London 1943
as Hendrik (uncredited)
They Came to Blow Up America 1943
as Zellerbach
The Moon Is Down 1943
as Ole (uncredited)
The Undying Monster 1942
as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.