Charles McGraw

Acting

May 10, 1914 – July 29, 1980 (died at 66)

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Male

73 Movies

54 TV Shows

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.

The Birds

1963 7.5

as Sebastian Sholes

Age 48 (now 66)

The Narrow Margin

1952 7.3

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Age 37 (now 66)

The Defiant Ones

1958 7.1

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

Age 44 (now 66)

Hang 'em High

1968 6.8

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

Age 53 (now 66)

Johnny Got His Gun

1971 7.5

as Mike Burkeman

Age 57 (now 66)

Armored Car Robbery

1950 6.5

as Lt. Jim Cordell

Age 36 (now 66)

A Boy and His Dog

1975 6.3

as Preacher

Age 60 (now 66)

Spartacus

1960 7.5

as Marcellus

Age 46 (now 66)

In Cold Blood

1967 7.5

as Tex Smith

Age 53 (now 66)

The Night Stalker

1972 6.9

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

Age 57 (now 66)

The Killers

1946 7.4

as Al

Age 32 (now 66)

Roadblock

1951 5.9

as Joe Peters

Age 37 (now 66)

His Kind of Woman

1951 6.8

as Thompson / Narrator

Age 37 (now 66)

T-Men

1947 6.8

as Moxie

Age 33 (now 66)

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954 6.0

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

Age 40 (now 66)

The Wonderful Country

1959 6.1

as Dr. Stovall

Age 45 (now 66)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 6.7

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

Age 68 (now 66)

The Horror Show

1979 3.8

as (archive footage)

Age 64 (now 66)

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977 6.4

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

Age 62 (now 66)

The Killer Inside Me

1976 4.6

as Howard Hendricks

Age 62 (now 66)

Perilous Voyage

1976 7.0

as Capt. Humphreys

Age 62 (now 66)

A Boy and His Dog

1975 6.3

as Preacher

Age 60 (now 66)

Money to Burn

1973 6.0

as Neil Davis

Age 59 (now 66)

The Longest Night

1972 7.3

as Father Chase

Age 58 (now 66)

The Night Stalker

1972 6.9

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

Age 57 (now 66)

The Devil and Miss Sarah

1971 6.7

as Marshal Duncan

Age 57 (now 66)

Chandler

1971 4.6

as Bernie Oakman

Age 57 (now 66)

Johnny Got His Gun

1971 7.5

as Mike Burkeman

Age 57 (now 66)

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

1971 9.0

as Agent Joe Flagg

Age 56 (now 66)

The Andersonville Trial

1970 7.2

as Board of Military Judges

Age 56 (now 66)

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969 5.9

as Wilson

Age 55 (now 66)

Pendulum

1969 6.1

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Age 54 (now 66)

Hang 'em High

1968 6.8

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

Age 53 (now 66)

In Cold Blood

1967 7.5

as Tex Smith

Age 53 (now 66)

The Busy Body

1967 7.2

as Fred Harwell

Age 52 (now 66)

Nightmare in Chicago

1964 4.0

as Harry Brockman

Age 49 (now 66)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963 7.0

as Lt. Matthews

Age 49 (now 66)

The Birds

1963 7.5

as Sebastian Sholes

Age 48 (now 66)

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962 5.2

as Col. Charles Korotny

Age 47 (now 66)

Cimarron

1960 6.1

as Bob Yountis

Age 46 (now 66)

Spartacus

1960 7.5

as Marcellus

Age 46 (now 66)

The Wonderful Country

1959 6.1

as Dr. Stovall

Age 45 (now 66)

The Man in the Net

1959 5.2

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

Age 45 (now 66)

The Defiant Ones

1958 7.1

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

Age 44 (now 66)

Twilight for the Gods

1958 4.7

as Yancy

Age 44 (now 66)

Saddle the Wind

1958 6.7

as Larry Venables

Age 43 (now 66)

Joe Dakota

1957 6.7

as Cal Moore

Age 43 (now 66)

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957 5.8

as Lt. Anthony Vosnick

Age 43 (now 66)

Joe Butterfly

1957 6.5

as Sgt. Jim McNulty

Age 43 (now 66)

The Cruel Tower

1956 4.9

as Harry 'Stretch' Clay

Age 42 (now 66)

Toward the Unknown

1956 5.9

as Col. 'Mickey' McKee

Age 42 (now 66)

Away All Boats

1956 5.4

as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Age 42 (now 66)

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954 6.0

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

Age 40 (now 66)

Loophole

1954 6.9

as Gus Slavin

Age 39 (now 66)

Thunder Over the Plains

1953 5.6

as Ben Westman

Age 39 (now 66)

War Paint

1953 5.6

as Sgt. Clarke

Age 39 (now 66)

One Minute to Zero

1952 6.0

as Sfc. Baker

Age 38 (now 66)

The Narrow Margin

1952 7.3

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Age 37 (now 66)

Roadblock

1951 5.9

as Joe Peters

Age 37 (now 66)

His Kind of Woman

1951 6.8

as Thompson / Narrator

Age 37 (now 66)

Double Crossbones

1951 5.9

as Capt. Ben Wickett

Age 36 (now 66)

Armored Car Robbery

1950 6.5

as Lt. Jim Cordell

Age 36 (now 66)

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950 6.5

as Shotgun Mike Munger

Age 35 (now 66)

Side Street

1950 6.5

as Det. Stan Simon

Age 35 (now 66)

The Threat

1949 6.0

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

Age 35 (now 66)

The Story of Molly X

1949 4.8

as Police Capt. Breen

Age 35 (now 66)

Border Incident

1949 7.0

as Jeff Amboy

Age 35 (now 66)

Reign of Terror

1949 6.8

as Sergeant

Age 35 (now 66)

Once More, My Darling

1949 6.5

as Herman Schmelz

Age 35 (now 66)

Blood on the Moon

1948 6.2

as Milo Sweet

Age 34 (now 66)

Hazard

1948 8.0

as Chick

Age 34 (now 66)

Berlin Express

1948 6.2

as Colonel Johns

Age 33 (now 66)

The Hunted

1948 5.6

as Detective

Age 33 (now 66)

T-Men

1947 6.8

as Moxie

Age 33 (now 66)

The Gangster

1947 5.2

as Dugas

Age 33 (now 66)

Roses Are Red

1947 5.7

as Duke Arno

Age 33 (now 66)

On the Old Spanish Trail

1947 5.5

as Harry Blaisdell

Age 33 (now 66)

The Long Night

1947 5.8

as Policeman Stevens

Age 33 (now 66)

The Big Fix

1947 8.0

as Armiston

Age 32 (now 66)

The Farmer's Daughter

1947 7.1

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 66)

The Killers

1946 7.4

as Al

Age 32 (now 66)

The Impostor

1944 6.4

as Menessier

Age 29 (now 66)

The Mad Ghoul

1943 6.0

as Detective Garrity

Age 29 (now 66)

Corvette K-225

1943 6.2

as Chief Engineer

Age 29 (now 66)

Destroyer

1943 6.8

as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 66)

Two Tickets to London

1943 7.5

as Hendrik (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 66)

They Came to Blow Up America

1943 6.8

as Zellerbach

Age 28 (now 66)

The Moon Is Down

1943 6.9

as Ole (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 66)

The Undying Monster

1942 5.8

as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 66)