Charles McGraw

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

Marcellus

Spartacus

Sebastian Sholes

The Birds

Preacher

A Boy and His Dog

Sheriff Ray Calhoun

Hang 'em High

Lt. Jim Cordell

Armored Car Robbery

Capt. Frank Gibbons

The Defiant Ones

Dr. Stovall

The Wonderful Country

Lt. Matthews

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

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

The Narrow Margin

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dugas

The Gangster

Gus Slavin

Loophole

Thompson / Narrator

His Kind of Woman

Moxie

T-Men

Jeff Amboy

Border Incident

Sergeant

Reign of Terror

(archive footage)

The Horror Show

Joe Peters

Roadblock

Cmdr. Wayne Lee

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Colonel Johns

Berlin Express

Fred Harwell

The Busy Body

Milo Sweet

Blood on the Moon

Al

The Killers

Wilson

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Howard Hendricks

The Killer Inside Me

Police Chief Ed Masterson

The Night Stalker

Policeman Stevens

The Long Night

Mike Burkeman

Johnny Got His Gun

Harry 'Stretch' Clay

The Cruel Tower

Sheriff Steve Ritter

The Man in the Net

Detective

The Hunted

Bob Yountis

Cimarron

Det. Stan Simon

Side Street

Tex Smith

In Cold Blood

Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Away All Boats

Shotgun Mike Munger

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Police Capt. Breen

The Story of Molly X

Arnold 'Red' Kluger

The Threat

Lt. Anthony Vosnick

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Menessier

The Impostor

Capt. Ben Wickett

Double Crossbones

Detective Garrity

The Mad Ghoul

Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Hendrik (uncredited)

Two Tickets to London

Larry Venables

Saddle the Wind

Bernie Oakman

Chandler

Col. Charles Korotny

The Horizontal Lieutenant

Sgt. Clarke

War Paint

Duke Arno

Roses Are Red

Harry Brockman

Nightmare in Chicago

Col. 'Mickey' McKee

Toward the Unknown

Sfc. Baker

One Minute to Zero

Cal Moore

Joe Dakota

Herman Schmelz

Once More, My Darling

Marshal Duncan

The Devil and Miss Sarah

Neil Davis

Money to Burn

Sgt. Jim McNulty

Joe Butterfly

Ben Westman

Thunder Over the Plains

Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Pendulum

Zellerbach

They Came to Blow Up America

Agent Joe Flagg

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Destroyer

Chick

Hazard

Ole (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

Board of Military Judges

The Andersonville Trial

Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

The Farmer's Daughter

Harry Blaisdell

On the Old Spanish Trail

Chief Engineer

Corvette K-225

Father Chase

The Longest Night

Yancy

Twilight for the Gods

Capt. Humphreys

Perilous Voyage

Armiston

The Big Fix

Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

The Undying Monster

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-05-10

Place of Birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Charles Butters