Charles McGraw
Acting
Born: 1914-05-10 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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
The Birds
Sebastian Sholes
Spartacus
Marcellus
Hang 'em High
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lt. Matthews
Bonanza
Sheriff Gains
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
In Cold Blood
Tex Smith
The Killers
Al
Johnny Got His Gun
Mike Burkeman
A Boy and His Dog
Preacher
The Defiant Ones
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Mission: Impossible
The Narrow Margin
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
The Untouchables
Johnny Torrio
The Night Stalker
Police Chief Ed Masterson
Gunsmoke
Calvin
Gunsmoke
Dolen
Gunsmoke
Squawman
T-Men
Moxie
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Wilson
The Wild Wild West
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Simon Oliver
Cimarron
Bob Yountis
His Kind of Woman
Thompson / Narrator
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Jules Cutter
Armored Car Robbery
Lt. Jim Cordell
Blood on the Moon
Milo Sweet
The Wonderful Country
Dr. Stovall
Ironside
Marvin Greenleaf
Berlin Express
USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
Reign of Terror
Sergeant
Emergency!
Police Sergeant
Adam-12
Lars Lowell
Adam-12
Rod Decker
Border Incident
Jeff Amboy
Side Street
Det. Stan Simon
The Long Night
Policeman Stevens