Charles McGraw1914 - 1980

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.8

Famous

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.

Credits

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

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

6.6
4
The Horror Show
The Horror Show

1979

Documentary • Horror • TV Movie

as (archive footage)

4.3
1
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Thriller

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

6.4
0.8
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me

1976

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Howard Hendricks

4.5
1.1
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage

1976

Drama • TV Movie

as Capt. Humphreys

0.9
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog

1975

Comedy • Drama • Science Fiction

as Preacher

6.3
2.1
Money to Burn
Money to Burn

1973

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Neil Davis

5.7
0.7
The Longest Night
The Longest Night

1972

Drama • TV Movie

as Father Chase

6.2
1
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker

1972

Horror • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

6.8
2.6
The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah

1971

Horror • Western

as Marshal Duncan

6
0.7
Chandler
Chandler

1971

Crime • Drama

as Bernie Oakman

4.5
0.8
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun

1971

Drama • War

as Mike Burkeman

7.5
0.9
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

1971

Action • Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Agent Joe Flagg

10
1
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial

1970

Drama • TV Movie

as Board of Military Judges

6.7
1.1
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969

Drama • Western

as Wilson

5.8
1.3
Pendulum
Pendulum

1969

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

5.5
1.3
Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High

1968

Drama • Western

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

6.8
5.6
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood

1967

Crime • Drama • History • Thriller

as Tex Smith

7.5
1.3
The Busy Body
The Busy Body

1967

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Fred Harwell

7.1
0.9
Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago

1964

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Harry Brockman

4.3
0.9
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Crime

as Lt. Matthews

7
2.9
The Birds
The Birds

1963

Horror • Thriller

as Sebastian Sholes

7.5
5.1
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962

Comedy • Romance • War

as Col. Charles Korotny

4.8
0.9
Cimarron
Cimarron

1960

Western

as Bob Yountis

6
1.8
Spartacus
Spartacus

1960

Adventure • Drama • History • War

as Marcellus

7.5
9.1
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country

1959

Western

as Dr. Stovall

6.1
1.4
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net

1959

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

5.2
0.9
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones

1958

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

7.1
1
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods

1958

Adventure • Drama

as Yancy

4.2
0.8
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind

1958

Western

as Larry Venables

6.5
1.2
Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota

1957

Western

as Cal Moore

5.6
1.1
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

Crime • Drama

as Lt. Anthony Vosnick

5.4
1.2
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly

1957

Comedy

as Sgt. Jim McNulty

5.8
0.7
The Cruel Tower
The Cruel Tower

1956

Crime • Drama

as Harry 'Stretch' Clay

5.1
0.7
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown

1956

Drama • War

as Col. 'Mickey' McKee

5.6
1.1
Away All Boats
Away All Boats

1956

Drama • War

as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

5.1
1.2
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

Drama • Romance • War

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

6
1.4
Loophole
Loophole

1954

Crime

as Gus Slavin

6.6
0.8
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains

1953

Western

as Ben Westman

5.4
0.8
War Paint
War Paint

1953

Adventure • War • Western

as Sgt. Clarke

5.5
0.9
One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero

1952

Drama • Romance • War

as Sfc. Baker

5.8
0.9
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin

1952

Crime • Thriller

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

7.3
2.3
Roadblock
Roadblock

1951

Crime

as Joe Peters

5.8
1.6
His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman

1951

Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Thompson / Narrator

6.6
1.4
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones

1951

Adventure • Comedy • History

as Capt. Ben Wickett

5.4
0.7
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery

1950

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Lt. Jim Cordell

6.6
1.2
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

Comedy

as Shotgun Mike Munger

6.1
1
Side Street
Side Street

1950

Crime • Thriller

as Det. Stan Simon

6.6
1.1
The Threat
The Threat

1949

Crime • Thriller

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

5.8
0.8
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X

1949

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Police Capt. Breen

4.6
0.8
Border Incident
Border Incident

1949

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Jeff Amboy

6.9
1
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror

1949

Drama • History • Thriller

as Sergeant

6.8
1.3
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling

1949

Comedy

as Herman Schmelz

5.7
1.1
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon

1948

Romance • Western

as Milo Sweet

6.1
1.7
Hazard
Hazard

1948

Comedy • Drama

as Chick

8
1.2
Berlin Express
Berlin Express

1948

Thriller

as Colonel Johns

6.2
0.6
The Hunted
The Hunted

1948

Crime • Drama

as Detective

5.2
0.9
T-Men
T-Men

1947

Crime • Thriller

as Moxie

6.8
1.2
The Gangster
The Gangster

1947

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Dugas

4.8
0.9
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red

1947

Crime • Drama

as Duke Arno

5.5
0.6
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail

1947

Action • Western

as Harry Blaisdell

5.2
0.6
The Long Night
The Long Night

1947

Crime • Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Policeman Stevens

5.7
1.4
The Big Fix
The Big Fix

1947

Drama

as Armiston

0.6
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter

1947

Comedy • Romance

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

6.9
1.2
The Killers
The Killers

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Al

7.4
1.5
The Impostor
The Impostor

1944

Drama • War

as Menessier

6
0.7
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul

1943

Horror • Science Fiction

as Detective Garrity

6
0.9
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225

1943

Drama • War

as Chief Engineer

6.1
1.1
Destroyer
Destroyer

1943

Adventure • Drama • War

as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

6.6
1.3
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London

1943

Drama

as Hendrik (uncredited)

6
0.7
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America

1943

Drama • War

as Zellerbach

6.2
0.7
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down

1943

Drama • War

as Ole (uncredited)

6.7
1.1
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster

1942

Horror • Mystery

as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

5.7
0.6

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