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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Known For Acting
Birthday May 10, 1914
Died Jul 29, 1980 (66)
Birthplace Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 man ... y roles as cops, military officers, and the such.

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Filmography

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

Perilous Voyage

Perilous Voyage

1976

as Capt. Humphreys

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

1976

as Howard Hendricks

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975

as Preacher

Money to Burn

Money to Burn

1973

as Neil Davis

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

The Longest Night

The Longest Night

1972

as Father Chase

Chandler

Chandler

1971

as Bernie Oakman

The Devil and Miss Sarah

The Devil and Miss Sarah

1971

as Marshal Duncan

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

as Mike Burkeman

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

1970

as Board of Military Judges

Pendulum

Pendulum

1969

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

The Busy Body

The Busy Body

1967

as Fred Harwell

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967

as Tex Smith

Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago

1964

as Harry Brockman

The Birds

The Birds

1963

as Sebastian Sholes

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

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

1963

as Lt. Matthews

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962

as Col. Charles Korotny

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

as Bob Yountis

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Marcellus

The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net

1959

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

1959

as Dr. Stovall

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

1958

as Yancy

Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

1958

as Larry Venables

Joe Dakota

Joe Dakota

1957

as Cal Moore

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

as Lt. Anthony Vosnick

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

1957

as Sgt. Jim McNulty

The Cruel Tower

The Cruel Tower

1956

as Harry 'Stretch' Clay

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

1956

as Col. 'Mickey' McKee

Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956

as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Loophole

Loophole

1954

as Gus Slavin

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

War Paint

War Paint

1953

as Sgt. Clarke

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

as Ben Westman

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

One Minute to Zero

One Minute to Zero

1952

as Sfc. Baker

Roadblock

Roadblock

1951

as Joe Peters

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951

as Thompson / Narrator

Double Crossbones

Double Crossbones

1951

as Capt. Ben Wickett

Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery

1950

as Lt. Jim Cordell

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Shotgun Mike Munger

Side Street

Side Street

1950

as Det. Stan Simon

The Threat

The Threat

1949

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

1949

as Herman Schmelz

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

1949

as Sergeant

Border Incident

Border Incident

1949

as Jeff Amboy

The Story of Molly X

The Story of Molly X

1949

as Police Capt. Breen

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

as Milo Sweet

Hazard

Hazard

1948

as Chick

The Hunted

The Hunted

1948

as Detective

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948

as Colonel Johns

T-Men

T-Men

1947

as Moxie

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

1947

as Duke Arno

On the Old Spanish Trail

On the Old Spanish Trail

1947

as Harry Blaisdell

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1947

as Armiston

The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

as Policeman Stevens

The Gangster

The Gangster

1947

as Dugas

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

The Killers

The Killers

1946

as Al

The Impostor

The Impostor

1944

as Menessier

The Mad Ghoul

The Mad Ghoul

1943

as Detective Garrity

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

as Zellerbach

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Chief Engineer

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Two Tickets to London

Two Tickets to London

1943

as Hendrik (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

1943

as Ole (uncredited)

The Undying Monster

The Undying Monster

1942

as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

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Television Credits

The Smith Family

as Captain Hughes

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jan 20, 1971

Cain's Hundred

as Earl Klegg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Harry Brockman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Hawkins

as Capt. Bates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1973

Gunsmoke

as Calvin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Run for Your Life

as Sam Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Virginian

as Big John Beldon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Thriller

as Sheriff Cliff Wrights

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

The New Breed

as Dr. Cameron Hill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

Cavalcade of America

as Wilkie Bowman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Dr. Kildare

as Fred Rainey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Nichols

as Hansen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Kenneth Hasker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Nichols

as Luke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Adam-12

as Lars Lowell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Gunsmoke

as Dolen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Squawman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Forel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Jules Cutter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1964

Adam-12

as Rod Decker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Nick Stacy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Monty Nash

as Jeffers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1971

Judd for the Defense

as Jim Larkin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Simon Oliver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Adventures Of The Falcon

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jun 24, 1954

Casablanca

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 27, 1955

Police Story

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Whistler

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 13, 1954

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1964

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

General Electric Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Mission: Impossible

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

Emergency!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Johnny Staccato

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1959

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

87th Precinct

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1961

The Wild Wild West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

The Outcasts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

Banyon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Hondo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Grindl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

The Detectives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1959

The Lieutenant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1963

Mr. & Mrs. North

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

Cavalcade of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

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2025 1 10 21 3
2025 2 5 8 1
2025 3 4 7 1
2025 5 2 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 3 11 0

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