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
Spartacus
(1960)
Marcellus
Hang 'em High
(1968)
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
T-Men
(1947)
Moxie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Lt. Matthews
The Birds
(1963)
Sebastian Sholes
A Boy and His Dog
(1975)
Preacher
Johnny Got His Gun
(1971)
Mike Burkeman
In Cold Blood
(1967)
Tex Smith
His Kind of Woman
(1951)
Thompson / Narrator
The Killers
(1946)
Al
The Night Stalker
(1972)
Police Chief Ed Masterson
Cimarron
(1960)
Bob Yountis
Blood on the Moon
(1948)
Milo Sweet
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
(1954)
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Full Filmography
Acting
The Undying Monster
(1942)
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Hendrik (uncredited)
They Came to Blow Up America
(1943)
Zellerbach
Corvette K-225
(1943)
Chief Engineer
Destroyer
(1943)
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
(1943)
Ole (uncredited)
The Mad Ghoul
(1943)
Detective Garrity
The Impostor
(1944)
Menessier
The Killers
(1946)
Al
Roses Are Red
(1947)
Duke Arno
T-Men
(1947)
Moxie
The Gangster
(1947)
Dugas
The Farmer's Daughter
(1947)
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Long Night
(1947)
Policeman Stevens
The Big Fix
(1947)
Armiston
On the Old Spanish Trail
(1947)
Harry Blaisdell
Berlin Express
(1948)
Colonel Johns
Blood on the Moon
(1948)
Milo Sweet
Hazard
(1948)
Chick
The Hunted
(1948)
Detective
Border Incident
(1949)
Jeff Amboy
The Story of Molly X
(1949)
Police Capt. Breen
Once More, My Darling
(1949)
Herman Schmelz
Reign of Terror
(1949)
Sergeant
The Threat
(1949)
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
(1950)
Shotgun Mike Munger
Side Street
(1950)
Det. Stan Simon
Armored Car Robbery
(1950)
Lt. Jim Cordell
Roadblock
(1951)
Joe Peters
His Kind of Woman
(1951)
Thompson / Narrator
Double Crossbones
(1951)
Capt. Ben Wickett
The Narrow Margin
(1952)
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
One Minute to Zero
(1952)
Sfc. Baker
Thunder Over the Plains
(1953)
Ben Westman
War Paint
(1953)
Sgt. Clarke
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
(1954)
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Loophole
(1954)
Gus Slavin
Toward the Unknown
(1956)
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
The Cruel Tower
(1956)
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Away All Boats
(1956)
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
(1957)
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Joe Dakota
(1957)
Cal Moore
Joe Butterfly
(1957)
Sgt. Jim McNulty
Twilight for the Gods
(1958)
Yancy
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Saddle the Wind
(1958)
Larry Venables
The Man in the Net
(1959)
Sheriff Steve Ritter
The Wonderful Country
(1959)
Dr. Stovall
Cimarron
(1960)
Bob Yountis
Spartacus
(1960)
Marcellus
The Horizontal Lieutenant
(1962)
Col. Charles Korotny
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Lt. Matthews
The Birds
(1963)
Sebastian Sholes
Nightmare in Chicago
(1964)
Harry Brockman
In Cold Blood
(1967)
Tex Smith
The Busy Body
(1967)
Fred Harwell
Hang 'em High
(1968)
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
(1969)
Wilson
Pendulum
(1969)
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
The Andersonville Trial
(1970)
Board of Military Judges
Johnny Got His Gun
(1971)
Mike Burkeman
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
(1971)
Agent Joe Flagg
Chandler
(1971)
Bernie Oakman
The Devil and Miss Sarah
(1971)
Marshal Duncan
The Night Stalker
(1972)
Police Chief Ed Masterson
The Longest Night
(1972)
Father Chase
Money to Burn
(1973)
Neil Davis
A Boy and His Dog
(1975)
Preacher
Perilous Voyage
(1976)
Capt. Humphreys
The Killer Inside Me
(1976)
Howard Hendricks
Twilight's Last Gleaming
(1977)
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)