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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Acting·1914–1980·73 films

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.

Filmography

The Birds
The Birds (1963)Sebastian Sholes
Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)Marcellus
Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High (1968)Sheriff Ray Calhoun
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)Lt. Matthews
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Killers
The Killers (1946)Al
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood (1967)Tex Smith
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)Mike Burkeman
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog (1975)Preacher
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)Capt. Frank Gibbons
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin (1952)Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker (1972)Police Chief Ed Masterson
T-Men
T-Men (1947)Moxie
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)Wilson
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)Bob Yountis
His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman (1951)Thompson / Narrator
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery (1950)Lt. Jim Cordell
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon (1948)Milo Sweet
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country (1959)Dr. Stovall
Berlin Express
Berlin Express (1948)USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror (1949)Sergeant
Border Incident
Border Incident (1949)Jeff Amboy
Side Street
Side Street (1950)Det. Stan Simon
The Long Night
The Long Night (1947)Policeman Stevens
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster (1942)Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul (1943)Detective Garrity
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind (1958)Larry Venables
Roadblock
Roadblock (1951)Joe Peters
The Threat
The Threat (1949)Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Away All Boats
Away All Boats (1956)Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
The Gangster
The Gangster (1947)Dugas
One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero (1952)Sfc. Baker
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net (1959)Sheriff Steve Ritter
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me (1976)Howard Hendricks
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains (1953)Ben Westman
Destroyer
Destroyer (1943)Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
The Hunted
The Hunted (1948)Detective
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown (1956)Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225 (1943)Chief Engineer
War Paint
War Paint (1953)Sgt. Clarke
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down (1943)Ole (uncredited)
Loophole
Loophole (1954)Gus Slavin
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)Shotgun Mike Munger
The Impostor
The Impostor (1944)Menessier
Chandler
Chandler (1971)Bernie Oakman
Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota (1957)Cal Moore
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X (1949)Police Capt. Breen
The Cruel Tower
The Cruel Tower (1956)Harry 'Stretch' Clay
The Busy Body
The Busy Body (1967)Fred Harwell
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red (1947)Duke Arno
Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago (1964)Harry Brockman
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones (1951)Capt. Ben Wickett
Pendulum
Pendulum (1969)Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods (1958)Yancy
The Longest Night
The Longest Night (1972)Father Chase
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America (1943)Zellerbach
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)Col. Charles Korotny
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial (1970)Board of Military Judges
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)Harry Blaisdell
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)(archive footage)
Money to Burn
Money to Burn (1973)Neil Davis
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling (1949)Herman Schmelz
Hazard
Hazard (1948)Chick
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly (1957)Sgt. Jim McNulty
The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971)Marshal Duncan
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London (1943)Hendrik (uncredited)
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra (1971)Agent Joe Flagg
The Big Fix
The Big Fix (1947)Armiston
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage (1976)Capt. Humphreys