Born 1914 (age 66) · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Appears in 118 titles

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
7.5
The Birds
1963
as Sebastian Sholes
Spartacus
7.5
Spartacus
1960
as Marcellus
Hang 'em High
6.8
Hang 'em High
1968
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Lt. Matthews
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Killers
7.4
The Killers
1946
as Al
In Cold Blood
7.5
In Cold Blood
1967
as Tex Smith
Johnny Got His Gun
7.5
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
as Mike Burkeman
A Boy and His Dog
6.3
A Boy and His Dog
1975
as Preacher
The Defiant Ones
7.1
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Capt. Frank Gibbons
The Narrow Margin
7.3
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
The Night Stalker
6.9
The Night Stalker
1972
as Police Chief Ed Masterson
T-Men
6.8
T-Men
1947
as Moxie
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
6.0
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
5.9
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
as Wilson
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.5
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Cimarron
6.1
Cimarron
1960
as Bob Yountis
His Kind of Woman
6.8
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Thompson / Narrator
Armored Car Robbery
6.5
Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Lt. Jim Cordell
The Wonderful Country
6.1
The Wonderful Country
1959
as Dr. Stovall