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