Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Known for

Acting

Born

May 10, 1914

Birthplace

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died

July 29, 1980 (aged 66)

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.

Best known work

The Birds

The Birds

1963

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

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

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

1963

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967

The Killers

The Killers

1946

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975

Filmography

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
1976
The Killer Inside Me
as Howard Hendricks
1976
Perilous Voyage
as Capt. Humphreys
1975
A Boy and His Dog
as Preacher
1973
Money to Burn
as Neil Davis
1973
Police StoryTV
1973
HawkinsTV
as Capt. Bates (1 episode)
1972
BanyonTV
1972
The Longest Night
as Father Chase
1972
Emergency!TV
as Police Sergeant (1 episode)
1972
The Night Stalker
as Police Chief Ed Masterson
1971
The Devil and Miss Sarah
as Marshal Duncan
1971
Chandler
as Bernie Oakman
1971
Monty NashTV
as Jeffers (1 episode)
1971
NicholsTV
as Hansen (1 episode), as Luke (1 episode)
1971
Johnny Got His Gun
as Mike Burkeman
1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
as Agent Joe Flagg
1971
The Smith FamilyTV
as Captain Hughes (39 episodes)
1970
The Andersonville Trial
as Board of Military Judges
1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Wilson
1969
Pendulum
as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
1968
The Mod SquadTV
1968
The OutcastsTV