Charles McGraw

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 10, 1914

died

July 29, 1980

place of birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

also known as

Charles Butters · Charles Mc Graw · Чарльз Макгро · Charles Crisp Butters

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Spartacus
7.5

Spartacus

1960as Marcellus
Hang 'em High
6.9

Hang 'em High

1968as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
The Birds
7.5

The Birds

1963as Sebastian Sholes
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

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

1963as Lt. Matthews
The Night Stalker
6.9

The Night Stalker

1972as Police Chief Ed Masterson
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.7

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
A Boy and His Dog
6.3

A Boy and His Dog

1975as Preacher
In Cold Blood
7.5

In Cold Blood

1967as Tex Smith
Cimarron
6.1

Cimarron

1960as Bob Yountis
Johnny Got His Gun
7.5

Johnny Got His Gun

1971as Mike Burkeman
The Killers
7.4

The Killers

1946as Al
T-Men
6.8

T-Men

1947as Moxie
The Defiant Ones
7.1

The Defiant Ones

1958as Capt. Frank Gibbons
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
6.0

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Away All Boats
5.4

Away All Boats

1956as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Long Night
5.8

The Long Night

1947as Policeman Stevens
Blood on the Moon
6.2

Blood on the Moon

1948as Milo Sweet
Reign of Terror
6.8

Reign of Terror

1949as Sergeant
Corvette K-225
6.2

Corvette K-225

1943as Chief Engineer
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
5.8

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969as Wilson
Roadblock
5.9

Roadblock

1951as Joe Peters
Pendulum
6.1

Pendulum

1969as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
The Horror Show
3.8

The Horror Show

1979as (archive footage)
The Narrow Margin
7.3

The Narrow Margin

1952as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Border Incident
7.0

Border Incident

1949as Jeff Amboy
Destroyer
6.8

Destroyer

1943as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Side Street
6.5

Side Street

1950as Det. Stan Simon
His Kind of Woman
6.8

His Kind of Woman

1951as Thompson / Narrator
The Gangster
5.2

The Gangster

1947as Dugas
The Impostor
6.4

The Impostor

1944as Menessier
Saddle the Wind
6.7

Saddle the Wind

1958as Larry Venables
The Hunted
5.6

The Hunted

1948as Detective
The Busy Body
7.2

The Busy Body

1967as Fred Harwell
The Threat
6.0

The Threat

1949as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.5

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950as Shotgun Mike Munger
Toward the Unknown
5.9

Toward the Unknown

1956as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Armored Car Robbery
6.5

Armored Car Robbery

1950as Lt. Jim Cordell
Joe Dakota
6.7

Joe Dakota

1957as Cal Moore
One Minute to Zero
6.0

One Minute to Zero

1952as Sfc. Baker
The Farmer's Daughter
7.1

The Farmer's Daughter

1947as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Andersonville Trial
7.2

The Andersonville Trial

1970as Board of Military Judges
Hazard
8.0

Hazard

1948as Chick
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
9.0

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

1971as Agent Joe Flagg
Double Crossbones
5.9

Double Crossbones

1951as Capt. Ben Wickett
The Undying Monster
5.8

The Undying Monster

1942as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
6.9

The Moon Is Down

1943as Ole (uncredited)
Berlin Express
6.2

Berlin Express

1948as USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains
5.6

Thunder Over the Plains

1953as Ben Westman
The Longest Night
7.3

The Longest Night

1972as Father Chase