Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Deceased · Born: May 10, 1914 · Died: Jul 29, 1980

Personal Details

Born May 10, 1914 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Parents
  • Frank Park Butters
  • Beatrice Crisp

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.

Career

1976
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me as Howard Hendricks
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Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage as Capt. Humphreys
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1975
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog as Preacher
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1973
Money to Burn
Money to Burn as Neil Davis
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1972
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker as Police Chief Ed Masterson
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The Longest Night
The Longest Night as Father Chase
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Emergencia
Emergencia
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Banyon
Banyon
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1971
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun as Mike Burkeman
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The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah as Marshal Duncan
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Chandler
Chandler as Bernie Oakman
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1970
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
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1969
Pendulum
Pendulum as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Wilson
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1968
Hang 'Em High
Hang 'Em High as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
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1967
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood as Tex Smith
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The Busy Body
The Busy Body as Fred Harwell
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1964
Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago as Harry Brockman
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1963
The Birds
The Birds as Sebastian Sholes
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Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Calvin
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1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant as Col. Charles Korotny
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Simon Oliver
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1960
Cimarron
Cimarron as Bob Yountis
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1959
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country as Dr. Stovall
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The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net as Sheriff Steve Ritter
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1958
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods as Yancy
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The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones as Capt. Frank Gibbons
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Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind as Larry Venables
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1957
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly as Sgt. Jim McNulty
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Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue as Lt. Anthony Vosnick
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Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota as Cal Moore
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1956
Away All Boats
Away All Boats as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
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The Cruel Tower
The Cruel Tower as Harry 'Stretch' Clay
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Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
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1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
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Loophole
Loophole as Gus Slavin
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1953
War Paint
War Paint as Sgt. Clarke
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Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains as Ben Westman
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1952
One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero as Sfc. Baker
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The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
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1951
His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman as Thompson / Narrator
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Roadblock
Roadblock as Joe Peters
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1950
Side Street
Side Street as Det. Stan Simon
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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Shotgun Mike Munger
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Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery as Lt. Jim Cordell
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1949
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X as Police Capt. Breen
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The Threat
The Threat as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
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Border Incident
Border Incident as Jeff Amboy
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Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror as Sergeant
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Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling as Herman Schmelz
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1948
The Hunted
The Hunted as Detective
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Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon as Milo Sweet
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Hazard
Hazard as Chick
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1947
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red as Duke Arno
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The Long Night
The Long Night as Policeman Stevens
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On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail as Harry Blaisdell
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T-Men
T-Men as Moxie
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The Big Fix
The Big Fix as Armiston
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1944
The Impostor
The Impostor as Menessier
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1943
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul as Detective Garrity
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