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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Actor · 1914–1980 · 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.

Acted in 117

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Horror Show

    (archive footage)

  2. 1977
  3. 1976

    The Killer Inside Me

    Howard Hendricks

  4. Perilous Voyage

    Capt. Humphreys

  5. 1975
  6. 1973

    Money to Burn

    Neil Davis

  7. Hawkins

    Capt. Bates · 1 episode

  8. 1972
  9. The Longest Night

    Father Chase

  10. 1971

    The Devil and Miss Sarah

    Marshal Duncan

  11. Chandler

    Bernie Oakman

  12. Monty Nash

    Jeffers · 1 episode

  13. O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

    Agent Joe Flagg

  14. The Smith Family

    Captain Hughes · 39 episodes

  15. 1970

    The Andersonville Trial

    Board of Military Judges

1960s

  1. 1969

    Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

    Wilson

  2. Pendulum

    Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

  3. 1968
  4. 1967
  5. Hondo

    TV

  6. The Busy Body

    Fred Harwell

  7. 1966
  8. 1965
  9. 1964
  10. 1963
  11. Grindl

    TV

  12. 1962
  13. The Horizontal Lieutenant

    Col. Charles Korotny

  14. 1961
  15. 1960

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. The Man in the Net

    Sheriff Steve Ritter

  3. 1958
  4. Twilight for the Gods

    Yancy

  5. Saddle the Wind

    Larry Venables

  6. 1957

    Joe Dakota

    Cal Moore

  7. Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    Lt. Anthony Vosnick

  8. Joe Butterfly

    Sgt. Jim McNulty

  9. 1956

    The Cruel Tower

    Harry 'Stretch' Clay

  10. Toward the Unknown

    Col. 'Mickey' McKee

  11. 1955

    Casablanca

    TV

  12. 1954
  13. Adventures Of The Falcon

    TV

  14. Loophole

    Gus Slavin

  15. 1953
  16. General Electric Theater

    Forel · 1 episode

  17. 1952
  18. One Minute to Zero

    Sfc. Baker

  19. 1951
  20. Double Crossbones

    Capt. Ben Wickett

  21. 1950

    Armored Car Robbery

    Lt. Jim Cordell

  22. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    Shotgun Mike Munger

  23. Side Street

    Det. Stan Simon

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Threat

    Arnold 'Red' Kluger

  2. The Story of Molly X

    Police Capt. Breen

  3. Border Incident

    Jeff Amboy

  4. Once More, My Darling

    Herman Schmelz

  5. 1948
  6. Hazard

    Chick

  7. Berlin Express

    USET Col. Johns (uncredited)

  8. The Hunted

    Detective

  9. 1947
  10. Roses Are Red

    Duke Arno

  11. On the Old Spanish Trail

    Harry Blaisdell

  12. The Big Fix

    Armiston

  13. The Farmer's Daughter

    Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

  14. 1946
  15. 1944

    The Impostor

    Menessier

  16. 1943

    The Mad Ghoul

    Detective Garrity

  17. Corvette K-225

    Chief Engineer

  18. Destroyer

    Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

  19. Two Tickets to London

    Hendrik (uncredited)

  20. They Came to Blow Up America

    Zellerbach

  21. The Moon Is Down

    Ole (uncredited)

  22. 1942

    The Undying Monster

    Strud Strudwick (uncredited)