Charles McGraw

Actor

Born May 10, 1914 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Died July 29, 1980.

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.

Acting

Twilight's Last Gleaming
Film, 1977
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
The Killer Inside Me
Film, 1976
as Howard Hendricks
Perilous Voyage
Film, 1976
as Capt. Humphreys
A Boy and His Dog
Film, 1975
as Preacher
Money to Burn
Film, 1973
as Neil Davis
Police Story
TV series, 1973
2 episodes
Hawkins
TV series, 1973
as Capt. Bates
Banyon
TV series, 1972
1 episode
The Longest Night
Film, 1972
as Father Chase
Emergency!
TV series, 1972
as Police Sergeant
The Night Stalker
Film, 1972
as Police Chief Ed Masterson
The Devil and Miss Sarah
Film, 1971
as Marshal Duncan
Chandler
Film, 1971
as Bernie Oakman
Monty Nash
TV series, 1971
as Jeffers
Nichols
TV series, 1971
as Hansen
Johnny Got His Gun
Film, 1971
as Mike Burkeman
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Film, 1971
as Agent Joe Flagg
The Smith Family
TV series, 1971
as Captain Hughes
The Andersonville Trial
Film, 1970
as Board of Military Judges
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Film, 1969
as Wilson
Pendulum
Film, 1969
as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
The Mod Squad
TV series, 1968
1 episode
The Outcasts
TV series, 1968
1 episode
Adam-12
TV series, 1968
as Lars Lowell
The Name of the Game
TV series, 1968
as Sheriff
Hang 'em High
Film, 1968
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
In Cold Blood
Film, 1967
as Tex Smith
Judd, for the Defense
TV series, 1967
1 episode
Hondo
TV series, 1967
1 episode
Ironside
TV series, 1967
as Marvin Greenleaf