Charles McGraw

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.

Known for

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 ⭐ 6.7

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Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977 ⭐ 6.4

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Perilous Voyage

1976 ⭐ 7.0

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A Boy and His Dog

1975 ⭐ 6.3

Career timeline

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Killers") (archive fo · 1982

⭐ 6.7

1979

The Horror Show

(archive footage) · 1979

⭐ 3.8

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Air Force Gen. Peter Crane · 1977

⭐ 6.4

1976

The Killer Inside Me

Howard Hendricks · 1976

⭐ 4.6

Perilous Voyage Notable

Capt. Humphreys · 1976

⭐ 7.0

1975

A Boy and His Dog

Preacher · 1975

⭐ 6.3

1973

Money to Burn

Neil Davis · 1973

⭐ 6.0

1972

The Longest Night Notable

Father Chase · 1972

⭐ 7.3

The Night Stalker

Police Chief Ed Masterson · 1972

⭐ 6.9

1971

The Devil and Miss Sarah

Marshal Duncan · 1971

⭐ 6.7

Chandler

Bernie Oakman · 1971

⭐ 4.6

Johnny Got His Gun Notable

Mike Burkeman · 1971

⭐ 7.5

1970

The Andersonville Trial Notable

Board of Military Judges · 1970

⭐ 7.2

1969

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Wilson · 1969

⭐ 5.8

Pendulum

Deputy Chief John P. Hildebran · 1969

⭐ 6.1

1968

Hang 'em High

Sheriff Ray Calhoun · 1968

⭐ 6.9

1967

In Cold Blood Notable

Tex Smith · 1967

⭐ 7.5

The Busy Body Notable

Fred Harwell · 1967

⭐ 7.2

1964

Nightmare in Chicago

Harry Brockman · 1964

⭐ 4.0

1963

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

Lt. Matthews · 1963

⭐ 7.0

The Birds Notable

Sebastian Sholes · 1963

⭐ 7.5

1962

The Horizontal Lieutenant

Col. Charles Korotny · 1962

⭐ 5.2

1960

Cimarron

Bob Yountis · 1960

⭐ 6.1

Spartacus Notable

Marcellus · 1960

⭐ 7.5

1959

The Wonderful Country

Dr. Stovall · 1959

⭐ 6.1

The Man in the Net

Sheriff Steve Ritter · 1959

⭐ 5.2

1958

The Defiant Ones Notable

Capt. Frank Gibbons · 1958

⭐ 7.1

Twilight for the Gods

Yancy · 1958

⭐ 4.7

Saddle the Wind

Larry Venables · 1958

⭐ 6.7

1957

Joe Dakota

Cal Moore · 1957

⭐ 6.7

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Lt. Anthony Vosnick · 1957

⭐ 5.8

Joe Butterfly

Sgt. Jim McNulty · 1957

⭐ 6.5

1956

The Cruel Tower

Harry 'Stretch' Clay · 1956

⭐ 4.9

Toward the Unknown

Col. 'Mickey' McKee · 1956

⭐ 5.9

Away All Boats

Lieut. Mike O'Bannion · 1956

⭐ 5.4

Frequently appears with

Steve Martin

Rigby Reardon

Rachel Ward

Juliet Forrest

Alan Ladd

(in "This Gun For Hire")

Carl Reiner

Juliet's Butler / Field M

Barbara Stanwyck

(in "Sorry - Wrong Number

Burt Lancaster

Gen. Lawrence Dell

Roscoe Lee Browne

James Forrest

Charles Durning

President David T. Steven

Joseph Cotten

Arthur Renfrew - Secretar

Melvyn Douglas

Zachariah Guthrie

Full filmography

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 ⭐ 6.7

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The Horror Show

1979 ⭐ 3.8

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Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977 ⭐ 6.4

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The Killer Inside Me

1976 ⭐ 4.6

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Perilous Voyage

1976 ⭐ 7.0

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A Boy and His Dog

1975 ⭐ 6.3

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Money to Burn

1973 ⭐ 6.0

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The Longest Night

1972 ⭐ 7.3

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The Night Stalker

1972 ⭐ 6.9

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The Devil and Miss Sarah

1971 ⭐ 6.7

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Chandler

1971 ⭐ 4.6

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Johnny Got His Gun

1971 ⭐ 7.5

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O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

1971 ⭐ 9.0

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The Andersonville Trial

1970 ⭐ 7.2

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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969 ⭐ 5.8

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Pendulum

1969 ⭐ 6.1

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Hang 'em High

1968 ⭐ 6.9

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In Cold Blood

1967 ⭐ 7.5

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The Busy Body

1967 ⭐ 7.2

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Nightmare in Chicago

1964 ⭐ 4.0