Charles McGraw

1914-05-10 – 1980-07-29 (age 66) Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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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.

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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Known For

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Marcellus

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

The Birds

The Birds

1963

as Sebastian Sholes

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

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

1963

as Lt. Matthews

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

T-Men

T-Men

1947

as Moxie

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

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

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

as Bob Yountis

The Killers

The Killers

1946

as Al

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975

as Preacher

Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago

1964

as Harry Brockman

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

as Mike Burkeman

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967

as Tex Smith

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

as Milo Sweet

The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

as Policeman Stevens

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951

as Thompson / Narrator

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane