
Actor
Charles McGraw
10 May 1914Born
29 Jul 1980Died
66Age at death
117Credits
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 BirdsSebastian Sholes7.5
SpartacusMarcellus7.5
Hang 'em HighSheriff Ray Calhoun6.9
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldLt. Matthews7.0
BonanzaSheriff Gains7.5
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Killers") (archive footage)6.6
In Cold BloodTex Smith7.5
The KillersAl7.4
Johnny Got His GunMike Burkeman7.5
A Boy and His DogPreacher6.3
The Defiant OnesCapt. Frank Gibbons7.1
Mission: ImpossibleSeries7.6
Filmography
The 80 most recent of 117 credits.
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidFilm: (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
- 1979The Horror ShowFilm: (archive footage)
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingFilm: Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
- 1976The Killer Inside MeFilm: Howard Hendricks
- 1976Perilous VoyageFilm: Capt. Humphreys
- 1975A Boy and His DogFilm: Preacher
- 1973Money to BurnFilm: Neil Davis
- 1973Police StorySeries (2 episodes)
- 1973HawkinsSeries: Capt. Bates (1 episode)
- 1972BanyonSeries (1 episode)
- 1972The Longest NightFilm: Father Chase
- 1972Emergency!Series: Police Sergeant (1 episode)
- 1972The Night StalkerFilm: Police Chief Ed Masterson
- 1971The Devil and Miss SarahFilm: Marshal Duncan
- 1971ChandlerFilm: Bernie Oakman
- 1971Monty NashSeries: Jeffers (1 episode)
- 1971NicholsSeries: Hansen, Luke (1 episode)
- 1971Johnny Got His GunFilm: Mike Burkeman
- 1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation CobraFilm: Agent Joe Flagg
- 1971The Smith FamilySeries: Captain Hughes (39 episodes)
- 1970The Andersonville TrialFilm: Board of Military Judges
- 1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereFilm: Wilson
- 1969PendulumFilm: Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
- 1968The Mod SquadSeries (1 episode)
- 1968The OutcastsSeries (1 episode)
- 1968Adam-12Series: Lars Lowell, Rod Decker (1 episode)
- 1968The Name of the GameSeries: Sheriff (1 episode)
- 1968Hang 'em HighFilm: Sheriff Ray Calhoun
- 1967In Cold BloodFilm: Tex Smith
- 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries: Jim Larkin, Warden MacDonald (1 episode)
- 1967HondoSeries (1 episode)
- 1967IronsideSeries: Marvin Greenleaf (1 episode)
- 1967The Busy BodyFilm: Fred Harwell
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries (1 episode)
- 1965The Wild Wild WestSeries (1 episode)
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeries: Sam Bailey (1 episode)
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Jules Cutter (1 episode)
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries (1 episode)
- 1964Nightmare in ChicagoFilm: Harry Brockman
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilm: Lt. Matthews
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries: Harry Brockman, Nick Stacy (1 episode)
- 1963GrindlSeries (1 episode)
- 1963The LieutenantSeries (1 episode)
- 1963The BirdsFilm: Sebastian Sholes
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Simon Oliver (1 episode)
- 1962The VirginianSeries: Big John Beldon (1 episode)
- 1962The Horizontal LieutenantFilm: Col. Charles Korotny
- 1961The New BreedSeries: Dr. Cameron Hill (1 episode)
- 1961Ben CaseySeries: Joe Creely (1 episode)
- 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Fred Rainey, Dr. Kenneth Hasker (1 episode)
- 196187th PrecinctSeries: Douglas King (1 episode)
- 1961Cain's HundredSeries: Earl Klegg (1 episode)
- 1960CimarronFilm: Bob Yountis
- 1960SpartacusFilm: Marcellus
- 1960Route 66Series (1 episode)
- 1960ThrillerSeries: Sheriff Cliff Wrights (1 episode)
- 1959The Wonderful CountryFilm: Dr. Stovall
- 1959The DetectivesSeries (1 episode)
- 1959The UntouchablesSeries: Johnny Torrio (1 episode)
- 1959BonanzaSeries: Sheriff Gains (1 episode)
- 1959Johnny StaccatoSeries (1 episode)
- 1959The Man in the NetFilm: Sheriff Steve Ritter
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries (1 episode)
- 1958The Defiant OnesFilm: Capt. Frank Gibbons
- 1958Twilight for the GodsFilm: Yancy
- 1958Saddle the WindFilm: Larry Venables
- 1957Joe DakotaFilm: Cal Moore
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueFilm: Lt. Anthony Vosnick
- 1957Joe ButterflyFilm: Sgt. Jim McNulty
- 1956The Cruel TowerFilm: Harry 'Stretch' Clay
- 1956Toward the UnknownFilm: Col. 'Mickey' McKee
- 1956Away All BoatsFilm: Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
- 1955CasablancaSeries (10 episodes)
- 1955GunsmokeSeries: Calvin, Dolen, Squawman (1 episode)
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries (1 episode)
- 1954The Bridges at Toko-RiFilm: Cmdr. Wayne Lee
- 1954The WhistlerSeries (2 episodes)
- 1954Adventures Of The FalconSeries (39 episodes)
- 1954LoopholeFilm: Gus Slavin
- 1953Thunder Over the PlainsFilm: Ben Westman
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