Acting
Charles McGraw
Born May 10, 1914 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA · Died July 29, 1980
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.
Known for
7.6
The Birds
Sebastian Sholes
7.9
Spartacus
Marcellus
7.0
Hang 'em High
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
7.4
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lt. Matthews
7.3
Bonanza
Sheriff Gains
6.8
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
7.9
In Cold Blood
Tex Smith
7.7
The Killers
Al
7.8
Johnny Got His Gun
Mike Burkeman
6.4
A Boy and His Dog
Preacher
7.5
The Defiant Ones
Capt. Frank Gibbons
7.9
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
7.6
The Narrow Margin
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
8.0
The Untouchables
Johnny Torrio
7.2
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · Series
7.4
The Night Stalker
Police Chief Ed Masterson
8.1
Gunsmoke
Calvin, Dolen, Squawman
6.9
T-Men
Moxie
6.7
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
6.3
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Wilson
Filmography
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Killers") (archive footage)Movie
- 1979The Horror Show(archive footage)Movie
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingAir Force Gen. Peter CraneMovie
- 1976The Killer Inside MeHoward HendricksMovie
- 1976Perilous VoyageCapt. HumphreysMovie
- 1975A Boy and His DogPreacherMovie
- 1973Money to BurnNeil DavisMovie
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973HawkinsCapt. BatesSeries
- 1972BanyonSeries
- 1972The Longest NightFather ChaseMovie
- 1972Emergency!Police SergeantSeries
- 1972The Night StalkerPolice Chief Ed MastersonMovie
- 1971The Devil and Miss SarahMarshal DuncanMovie
- 1971ChandlerBernie OakmanMovie
- 1971Monty NashJeffersSeries
- 1971NicholsHansen, LukeSeries
- 1971Johnny Got His GunMike BurkemanMovie
- 1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation CobraAgent Joe FlaggMovie
- 1971The Smith FamilyCaptain HughesSeries
- 1970The Andersonville TrialBoard of Military JudgesMovie
- 1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereWilsonMovie
- 1969PendulumDeputy Chief John P. HildebrandMovie
- 1968The Mod SquadSeries
- 1968The OutcastsSeries
- 1968Adam-12Lars Lowell, Rod DeckerSeries
- 1968The Name of the GameSheriffSeries
- 1968Hang 'em HighSheriff Ray CalhounMovie
- 1967In Cold BloodTex SmithMovie
- 1967HondoSeries
- 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries
- 1967IronsideMarvin GreenleafSeries
- 1967The Busy BodyFred HarwellMovie
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries
- 1965The Wild Wild WestSeries
- 1965Run for Your LifeSam BaileySeries
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Jules CutterSeries
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries
- 1964Nightmare in ChicagoHarry BrockmanMovie
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldLt. MatthewsMovie
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreHarry Brockman, Nick StacySeries
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
- 1963GrindlSeries
- 1963The LieutenantSeries
- 1963The BirdsSebastian SholesMovie
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSimon OliverSeries
- 1962The VirginianBig John BeldonSeries
- 1962The Horizontal LieutenantCol. Charles KorotnyMovie
- 1961The New BreedDr. Cameron HillSeries
- 1961Ben CaseyJoe CreelySeries
- 1961Dr. KildareFred Rainey, Dr. Kenneth HaskerSeries
- 196187th PrecinctDouglas KingSeries
- 1961Cain's HundredEarl KleggSeries
- 1960CimarronBob YountisMovie
- 1960SpartacusMarcellusMovie
- 1960Route 66Series
- 1960ThrillerSheriff Cliff WrightsSeries
- 1959The Wonderful CountryDr. StovallMovie
- 1959The DetectivesSeries
- 1959The UntouchablesJohnny TorrioSeries
- 1959BonanzaSheriff GainsSeries
- 1959Johnny StaccatoSeries
- 1959The Man in the NetSheriff Steve RitterMovie
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries
- 1958The Defiant OnesCapt. Frank GibbonsMovie
- 1958Twilight for the GodsYancyMovie
- 1958Saddle the WindLarry VenablesMovie
- 1957Joe DakotaCal MooreMovie
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueLt. Anthony VosnickMovie
- 1957Joe ButterflySgt. Jim McNultyMovie
- 1956The Cruel TowerHarry 'Stretch' ClayMovie
- 1956Toward the UnknownCol. 'Mickey' McKeeMovie
- 1956Away All BoatsLieut. Mike O'BannionMovie
- 1955CasablancaSeries
- 1955GunsmokeCalvin, Dolen, SquawmanSeries
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries
- 1954The Bridges at Toko-RiCmdr. Wayne LeeMovie
- 1954The WhistlerSeries
- 1954Adventures Of The FalconSeries
- 1954LoopholeGus SlavinMovie
- 1953Thunder Over the PlainsBen WestmanMovie
- 1953War PaintSgt. ClarkeMovie
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeries
- 1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaWilkie BowmanSeries
- 1952One Minute to ZeroSfc. BakerMovie
- 1952The Narrow MarginDet. Sgt. Walter BrownMovie
- 1951RoadblockJoe PetersMovie
- 1951His Kind of WomanThompson / NarratorMovie
- 1951Double CrossbonesCapt. Ben WickettMovie
- 1950Armored Car RobberyLt. Jim CordellMovie
- 1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownShotgun Mike MungerMovie
- 1950Side StreetDet. Stan SimonMovie
- 1949The ThreatArnold 'Red' KlugerMovie
- 1949The Story of Molly XPolice Capt. BreenMovie
- 1949Border IncidentJeff AmboyMovie
- 1949Reign of TerrorSergeantMovie
- 1949Once More, My DarlingHerman SchmelzMovie
- 1948Blood on the MoonMilo SweetMovie
- 1948HazardChickMovie
- 1948Berlin ExpressUSET Col. Johns (uncredited)Movie
- 1948The HuntedDetectiveMovie
- 1947T-MenMoxieMovie
- 1947The GangsterDugasMovie
- 1947Roses Are RedDuke ArnoMovie
- 1947On the Old Spanish TrailHarry BlaisdellMovie
- 1947The Long NightPoliceman StevensMovie
- 1947The Big FixArmistonMovie
- 1947The Farmer's DaughterFisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)Movie
- 1946The KillersAlMovie
- 1944The ImpostorMenessierMovie
- 1943The Mad GhoulDetective GarrityMovie
- 1943Corvette K-225Chief EngineerMovie
- 1943DestroyerAssistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)Movie
- 1943Two Tickets to LondonHendrik (uncredited)Movie
- 1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaZellerbachMovie
- 1943The Moon Is DownOle (uncredited)Movie
- 1942The Undying MonsterStrud Strudwick (uncredited)Movie