Charles McGraw

Acting

Charles McGraw

Born May 10, 1914Des Moines, Iowa, USA115 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

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.7

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Movie

1982

The Horror Show
3.8

The Horror Show

Movie

1979

Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Movie

1977

The Killer Inside Me
4.3

The Killer Inside Me

Movie

1976

Perilous Voyage

Perilous Voyage

Movie

1976

A Boy and His Dog
6.3

A Boy and His Dog

Movie

1975

Filmography

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaidas (in "The Killers") (archive footage)Movie
The Horror Show
1979The Horror Showas (archive footage)Movie
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977Twilight's Last Gleamingas Air Force Gen. Peter CraneMovie
The Killer Inside Me
1976The Killer Inside Meas Howard HendricksMovie
Perilous Voyage
1976Perilous Voyageas Capt. HumphreysMovie
A Boy and His Dog
1975A Boy and His Dogas PreacherMovie
Money to Burn
1973Money to Burnas Neil DavisMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Hawkins
1973Hawkinsas Capt. BatesTV
Banyon
1972BanyonTV
The Longest Night
1972The Longest Nightas Father ChaseMovie
Emergency!
1972Emergency!TV
The Night Stalker
1972The Night Stalkeras Police Chief Ed MastersonMovie
The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971The Devil and Miss Sarahas Marshal DuncanMovie
Chandler
1971Chandleras Bernie OakmanMovie
Monty Nash
1971Monty Nashas JeffersTV
Nichols
1971Nicholsas HansenTV
Johnny Got His Gun
1971Johnny Got His Gunas Mike BurkemanMovie
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobraas Agent Joe FlaggMovie
The Smith Family
1971The Smith Familyas Captain HughesTV
The Andersonville Trial
1970The Andersonville Trialas Board of Military JudgesMovie
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is Hereas WilsonMovie
Pendulum
1969Pendulumas Deputy Chief John P. HildebrandMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
The Outcasts
1968The OutcastsTV
Adam-12
1968Adam-12as Lars LowellTV
Hang 'em High
1968Hang 'em Highas Sheriff Ray CalhounMovie
In Cold Blood
1967In Cold Bloodas Tex SmithMovie
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
Hondo
1967HondoTV
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
The Busy Body
1967The Busy Bodyas Fred HarwellMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: ImpossibleTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild WestTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Sam BaileyTV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Jules CutterTV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaTV
Nightmare in Chicago
1964Nightmare in Chicagoas Harry BrockmanMovie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Lt. MatthewsMovie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Harry BrockmanTV
G
1963GrindlTV
The Lieutenant
1963The LieutenantTV
The Birds
1963The Birdsas Sebastian SholesMovie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Simon OliverTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Big John BeldonTV
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962The Horizontal Lieutenantas Col. Charles KorotnyMovie
The New Breed
1961The New Breedas Dr. Cameron HillTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben Caseyas Joe CreelyTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Fred RaineyTV
87th Precinct
196187th Precinctas Douglas KingTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundredas Earl KleggTV
Cimarron
1960Cimarronas Bob YountisMovie
Spartacus
1960Spartacusas MarcellusMovie
Route 66
1960Route 66TV
Thriller
1960Thrilleras Sheriff Cliff WrightsTV
The Wonderful Country
1959The Wonderful Countryas Dr. StovallMovie
The Detectives
1959The DetectivesTV
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas Johnny TorrioTV
Johnny Staccato
1959Johnny StaccatoTV
The Man in the Net
1959The Man in the Netas Sheriff Steve RitterMovie
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset StripTV
The Defiant Ones
1958The Defiant Onesas Capt. Frank GibbonsMovie
Twilight for the Gods
1958Twilight for the Godsas YancyMovie
Saddle the Wind
1958Saddle the Windas Larry VenablesMovie
Joe Dakota
1957Joe Dakotaas Cal MooreMovie
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957Slaughter on 10th Avenueas Lt. Anthony VosnickMovie
Joe Butterfly
1957Joe Butterflyas Sgt. Jim McNultyMovie
The Cruel Tower
1956The Cruel Toweras Harry 'Stretch' ClayMovie
Toward the Unknown
1956Toward the Unknownas Col. 'Mickey' McKeeMovie
Away All Boats
1956Away All Boatsas Lieut. Mike O'BannionMovie
Casablanca
1955CasablancaTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas CalvinTV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTV
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954The Bridges at Toko-Rias Cmdr. Wayne LeeMovie
T
1954The WhistlerTV
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954Adventures Of The FalconTV
Loophole
1954Loopholeas Gus SlavinMovie
Thunder Over the Plains
1953Thunder Over the Plainsas Ben WestmanMovie
War Paint
1953War Paintas Sgt. ClarkeMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric TheaterTV
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthTV
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Wilkie BowmanTV
One Minute to Zero
1952One Minute to Zeroas Sfc. BakerMovie
The Narrow Margin
1952The Narrow Marginas Det. Sgt. Walter BrownMovie
Roadblock
1951Roadblockas Joe PetersMovie
His Kind of Woman
1951His Kind of Womanas Thompson / NarratorMovie
Double Crossbones
1951Double Crossbonesas Capt. Ben WickettMovie
Armored Car Robbery
1950Armored Car Robberyas Lt. Jim CordellMovie
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Townas Shotgun Mike MungerMovie
Side Street
1950Side Streetas Det. Stan SimonMovie
The Threat
1949The Threatas Arnold 'Red' KlugerMovie
The Story of Molly X
1949The Story of Molly Xas Police Capt. BreenMovie
Border Incident
1949Border Incidentas Jeff AmboyMovie
Reign of Terror
1949Reign of Terroras SergeantMovie
Once More, My Darling
1949Once More, My Darlingas Herman SchmelzMovie
Blood on the Moon
1948Blood on the Moonas Milo SweetMovie
Hazard
1948Hazardas ChickMovie
Berlin Express
1948Berlin Expressas Colonel JohnsMovie
The Hunted
1948The Huntedas DetectiveMovie
T-Men
1947T-Menas MoxieMovie
The Gangster
1947The Gangsteras DugasMovie
Roses Are Red
1947Roses Are Redas Duke ArnoMovie
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947On the Old Spanish Trailas Harry BlaisdellMovie
The Long Night
1947The Long Nightas Policeman StevensMovie
The Big Fix
1947The Big Fixas ArmistonMovie
The Farmer's Daughter
1947The Farmer's Daughteras Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)Movie
The Killers
1946The Killersas AlMovie
The Impostor
1944The Impostoras MenessierMovie
The Mad Ghoul
1943The Mad Ghoulas Detective GarrityMovie
Corvette K-225
1943Corvette K-225as Chief EngineerMovie
Destroyer
1943Destroyeras Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)Movie
Two Tickets to London
1943Two Tickets to Londonas Hendrik (uncredited)Movie
They Came to Blow Up America
1943They Came to Blow Up Americaas ZellerbachMovie
The Moon Is Down
1943The Moon Is Downas Ole (uncredited)Movie
The Undying Monster
1942The Undying Monsteras Strud Strudwick (uncredited)Movie