Acting
Charles McGraw
1914 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
30 films
Bio
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
Spartacus
Marcellus
The Birds
Sebastian Sholes
Hang 'em High
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lt. Matthews
In Cold Blood
Tex Smith
The Night Stalker
Police Chief Ed Masterson
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Defiant Ones
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Johnny Got His Gun
Mike Burkeman
A Boy and His Dog
Preacher
The Killers
Al
Saddle the Wind
Larry Venables