Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

🎂 10th May 1914 (112 yrs) 📍 Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Known For

The Birds

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.

Charles McGraw

Movies Featuring Charles McGraw

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Horror Show

The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me (1976)

as Howard Hendricks
Perilous Voyage

Perilous Voyage (1976)

as Capt. Humphreys
A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

as Preacher
Money to Burn

Money to Burn (1973)

as Neil Davis
The Longest Night

The Longest Night (1972)

as Father Chase
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker (1972)

as Police Chief Ed Masterson
The Devil and Miss Sarah

The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971)

as Marshal Duncan
Chandler

Chandler (1971)

as Bernie Oakman
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

as Mike Burkeman
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra (1971)

as Agent Joe Flagg
The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial (1970)

as Board of Military Judges
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)

as Wilson
Pendulum

Pendulum (1969)

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High (1968)

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood (1967)

as Tex Smith
The Busy Body

The Busy Body (1967)

as Fred Harwell
Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago (1964)

as Harry Brockman
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

as Lt. Matthews
The Birds

The Birds (1963)

as Sebastian Sholes
The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)

as Col. Charles Korotny
Cimarron

Cimarron (1960)

as Bob Yountis
Spartacus

Spartacus (1960)

as Marcellus
The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country (1959)

as Dr. Stovall
The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net (1959)

as Sheriff Steve Ritter
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones (1958)

as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods (1958)

as Yancy
Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind (1958)

as Larry Venables
Joe Dakota

Joe Dakota (1957)

as Cal Moore
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)

as Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly (1957)

as Sgt. Jim McNulty
The Cruel Tower

The Cruel Tower (1956)

as Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown (1956)

as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Away All Boats

Away All Boats (1956)

as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Loophole

Loophole (1954)

as Gus Slavin
Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

as Ben Westman
War Paint

War Paint (1953)

as Sgt. Clarke
One Minute to Zero

One Minute to Zero (1952)

as Sfc. Baker
The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin (1952)

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Roadblock

Roadblock (1951)

as Joe Peters
His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman (1951)

as Thompson / Narrator
Double Crossbones

Double Crossbones (1951)

as Capt. Ben Wickett
Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery (1950)

as Lt. Jim Cordell
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)

as Shotgun Mike Munger
Side Street

Side Street (1950)

as Det. Stan Simon
The Threat

The Threat (1949)

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
The Story of Molly X

The Story of Molly X (1949)

as Police Capt. Breen
Border Incident

Border Incident (1949)

as Jeff Amboy
Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror (1949)

as Sergeant
Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling (1949)

as Herman Schmelz
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon (1948)

as Milo Sweet
Hazard

Hazard (1948)

as Chick
Berlin Express

Berlin Express (1948)

as USET Col. Johns (uncredited)
The Hunted

The Hunted (1948)

as Detective
T-Men

T-Men (1947)

as Moxie
The Gangster

The Gangster (1947)

as Dugas
Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red (1947)

as Duke Arno
On the Old Spanish Trail

On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)

as Harry Blaisdell
The Long Night

The Long Night (1947)

as Policeman Stevens
The Big Fix

The Big Fix (1947)

as Armiston
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Killers

The Killers (1946)

as Al
The Impostor

The Impostor (1944)

as Menessier
The Mad Ghoul

The Mad Ghoul (1943)

as Detective Garrity
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225 (1943)

as Chief Engineer
Destroyer

Destroyer (1943)

as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London

Two Tickets to London (1943)

as Hendrik (uncredited)
They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America (1943)

as Zellerbach
The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down (1943)

as Ole (uncredited)
The Undying Monster

The Undying Monster (1942)

as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)