Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Birthday: May 10, 1914 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Deathday: July 29, 1980

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.

Known For

The Birds

The Birds

Spartacus

Spartacus

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

Howard Hendricks

Perilous Voyage

Perilous Voyage

Capt. Humphreys

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

Police Story

Police Story

Money to Burn

Money to Burn

Hawkins

Hawkins

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Emergency!

Emergency!

Banyon

Banyon

Adam-12

Adam-12

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

Police Chief Ed Masterson

The Longest Night

The Longest Night

Ironside

Ironside

Nichols

Nichols

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

Chandler

Chandler

The Devil and Miss Sarah

The Devil and Miss Sarah

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

Agent Joe Flagg

The Smith Family

The Smith Family

Nichols

Nichols

Adam-12

Adam-12

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Monty Nash

Monty Nash

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

Board of Military Judges

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Pendulum

Pendulum

Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

Sheriff Ray Calhoun

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

The Busy Body

The Busy Body

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Hondo

Hondo

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

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

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

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Grindl

Grindl

The Birds

The Birds

Sebastian Sholes

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

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

The Virginian

The Virginian

Big John Beldon

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kenneth Hasker

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

Col. Charles Korotny

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

The New Breed

The New Breed

Dr. Cameron Hill

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Spartacus

Spartacus

Cimarron

Cimarron

Route 66

Route 66

Thriller

Thriller

Sheriff Cliff Wrights

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Detectives

The Detectives

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net

Sheriff Steve Ritter

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Lt. Anthony Vosnick

Joe Dakota

Joe Dakota

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

Sgt. Jim McNulty

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Lt. Anthony Vosnick

The Cruel Tower

The Cruel Tower

Harry 'Stretch' Clay

Away All Boats

Away All Boats

Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

Col. 'Mickey' McKee

The Whistler

The Whistler

Casablanca

Casablanca

Loophole

Loophole

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Cmdr. Wayne Lee

Adventures Of The Falcon

Adventures Of The Falcon

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

War Paint

War Paint

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

One Minute to Zero

One Minute to Zero

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

Thompson / Narrator

Roadblock

Roadblock

Double Crossbones

Double Crossbones

Capt. Ben Wickett

Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery

Lt. Jim Cordell

Side Street

Side Street

Det. Stan Simon

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Shotgun Mike Munger

Border Incident

Border Incident

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

The Story of Molly X

The Story of Molly X

Police Capt. Breen

The Threat

The Threat

Arnold 'Red' Kluger

Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

The Hunted

The Hunted

Hazard

Hazard

The Gangster

The Gangster

T-Men

T-Men

The Long Night

The Long Night

Policeman Stevens

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

On the Old Spanish Trail

On the Old Spanish Trail

Harry Blaisdell

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

The Killers

The Killers

The Impostor

The Impostor

The Mad Ghoul

The Mad Ghoul

Detective Garrity

Two Tickets to London

Two Tickets to London

Hendrik (uncredited)

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

Destroyer

Destroyer

Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

Ole (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

The Undying Monster

The Undying Monster

Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

Howard Hendricks

Perilous Voyage

Perilous Voyage

Capt. Humphreys

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

Money to Burn

Money to Burn

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

Police Chief Ed Masterson

The Longest Night

The Longest Night

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

Chandler

Chandler

The Devil and Miss Sarah

The Devil and Miss Sarah

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

Agent Joe Flagg

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

Board of Military Judges

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Pendulum

Pendulum

Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

Sheriff Ray Calhoun

The Busy Body

The Busy Body

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago

The Birds

The Birds

Sebastian Sholes

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

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

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

Col. Charles Korotny

Spartacus

Spartacus

Cimarron

Cimarron

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net

Sheriff Steve Ritter

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Lt. Anthony Vosnick

Joe Dakota

Joe Dakota

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

Sgt. Jim McNulty

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Lt. Anthony Vosnick

The Cruel Tower

The Cruel Tower

Harry 'Stretch' Clay

Away All Boats

Away All Boats

Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

Col. 'Mickey' McKee

Loophole

Loophole

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Cmdr. Wayne Lee

War Paint

War Paint

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

One Minute to Zero

One Minute to Zero

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

Thompson / Narrator

Roadblock

Roadblock

Double Crossbones

Double Crossbones

Capt. Ben Wickett

Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery

Lt. Jim Cordell

Side Street

Side Street

Det. Stan Simon

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Shotgun Mike Munger

Border Incident

Border Incident

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

The Story of Molly X

The Story of Molly X

Police Capt. Breen

The Threat

The Threat

Arnold 'Red' Kluger

Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

The Hunted

The Hunted

Hazard

Hazard

The Gangster

The Gangster

T-Men

T-Men

The Long Night

The Long Night

Policeman Stevens

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

On the Old Spanish Trail

On the Old Spanish Trail

Harry Blaisdell

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

The Killers

The Killers

The Impostor

The Impostor

The Mad Ghoul

The Mad Ghoul

Detective Garrity

Two Tickets to London

Two Tickets to London

Hendrik (uncredited)

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

Destroyer

Destroyer

Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

Ole (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

The Undying Monster

The Undying Monster

Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

Police Story

Police Story

Hawkins

Hawkins

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Emergency!

Emergency!

Banyon

Banyon

Adam-12

Adam-12

Ironside

Ironside

Nichols

Nichols

The Smith Family

The Smith Family

Nichols

Nichols

Adam-12

Adam-12

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Monty Nash

Monty Nash

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Hondo

Hondo

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

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

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

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Grindl

Grindl

The Virginian

The Virginian

Big John Beldon

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kenneth Hasker

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

The New Breed

The New Breed

Dr. Cameron Hill

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Route 66

Route 66

Thriller

Thriller

Sheriff Cliff Wrights

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Detectives

The Detectives

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

The Whistler

The Whistler

Casablanca

Casablanca

Adventures Of The Falcon

Adventures Of The Falcon

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North