Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

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.

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968 • as Lars Lowell

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968 • as Rod Decker

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

Filmography

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/21/1982

1979

The Horror Show
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/6/1979

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Movie - Released: 2/9/1977

1976

The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
as Howard Hendricks
Movie - Released: 10/1/1976
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage
as Capt. Humphreys
Movie - Released: 6/29/1976

1975

A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
as Preacher
Movie - Released: 3/23/1975

1973

Money to Burn
Money to Burn
as Neil Davis
Movie - Released: 10/27/1973
Hawkins
Hawkins
as Capt. Bates
TV - Released: 3/13/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
as Police Chief Ed Masterson
Movie - Released: 1/11/1972
The Longest Night
The Longest Night
as Father Chase
Movie - Released: 9/12/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
TV
Banyon
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
as Mike Burkeman
Movie - Released: 8/4/1971
Chandler
Chandler
as Bernie Oakman
Movie - Released: 12/1/1971
The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah
as Marshal Duncan
Movie - Released: 12/4/1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
as Agent Joe Flagg
Movie - Released: 4/2/1971
The Smith Family
The Smith Family
as Captain Hughes
TV - Released: 1/20/1971
Nichols
Nichols
as Hansen
TV - Released: 9/16/1971
Nichols
Nichols
as Luke
TV - Released: 9/16/1971
Monty Nash
Monty Nash
as Jeffers
TV - Released: 9/17/1971

1970

The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
as Board of Military Judges
Movie - Released: 5/17/1970

1969

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Wilson
Movie - Released: 10/31/1969
Pendulum
Pendulum
as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Movie - Released: 2/14/1969

1968

Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Movie - Released: 4/12/1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Outcasts
The Outcasts
TV - Released: 9/23/1968
Adam-12
Adam-12
as Lars Lowell
TV - Released: 9/21/1968
Adam-12
Adam-12
as Rod Decker
TV - Released: 9/21/1968

1967

The Busy Body
The Busy Body
as Fred Harwell
Movie - Released: 3/12/1967
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
as Tex Smith
Movie - Released: 12/15/1967
Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Hondo
Hondo
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
as Jim Larkin
TV - Released: 9/8/1967

1966

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
TV - Released: 9/17/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Sam Bailey
TV - Released: 9/13/1965

1964

Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago
as Harry Brockman
Movie - Released: 4/2/1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
TV - Released: 9/14/1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Jules Cutter
TV - Released: 9/22/1964

1963

The Birds
The Birds
as Sebastian Sholes
Movie - Released: 3/28/1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Lt. Matthews
Movie - Released: 11/7/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Harry Brockman
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963
TV
Grindl
TV - Released: 9/15/1963
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
TV - Released: 9/14/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Nick Stacy
TV - Released: 10/10/1963

1962

The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant
as Col. Charles Korotny
Movie - Released: 4/18/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Big John Beldon
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Simon Oliver
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Earl Klegg
TV - Released: 9/19/1961
87th Precinct
87th Precinct
TV - Released: 9/25/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Dr. Cameron Hill
TV - Released: 10/3/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Fred Rainey
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Kenneth Hasker
TV - Released: 9/27/1961

1960

Spartacus
Spartacus
as Marcellus
Movie - Released: 10/13/1960
Cimarron
Cimarron
as Bob Yountis
Movie - Released: 12/1/1960
Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960
Thriller
Thriller
as Sheriff Cliff Wrights
TV - Released: 9/13/1960

1959

The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country
as Dr. Stovall
Movie - Released: 10/21/1959
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net
as Sheriff Steve Ritter
Movie - Released: 6/10/1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
TV - Released: 9/10/1959
The Detectives
The Detectives
TV - Released: 10/16/1959

1958

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Movie - Released: 8/14/1958
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind
as Larry Venables
Movie - Released: 3/20/1958
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods
as Yancy
Movie - Released: 8/4/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958

1957

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Movie - Released: 9/1/1957
Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota
as Cal Moore
Movie - Released: 10/27/1957
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
as Sgt. Jim McNulty
Movie - Released: 5/29/1957

1956

The Cruel Tower
The Cruel Tower
as Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Movie - Released: 10/28/1956
Away All Boats
Away All Boats
as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
Movie - Released: 8/16/1956
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Movie - Released: 9/27/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Calvin
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV - Released: 9/6/1955
Casablanca
Casablanca
TV - Released: 9/27/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Dolen
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Squawman
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1954

Loophole
Loophole
as Gus Slavin
Movie - Released: 3/28/1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Movie - Released: 12/1/1954
TV
The Whistler
TV - Released: 7/13/1954
Adventures Of The Falcon
Adventures Of The Falcon
TV - Released: 6/24/1954

1953

War Paint
War Paint
as Sgt. Clarke
Movie - Released: 8/28/1953
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains
as Ben Westman
Movie - Released: 10/27/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Forel
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Movie - Released: 5/3/1952
One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero
as Sfc. Baker
Movie - Released: 9/19/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Wilkie Bowman
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North
TV - Released: 10/3/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman
as Thompson / Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/15/1951
Roadblock
Roadblock
as Joe Peters
Movie - Released: 9/17/1951
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Ben Wickett
Movie - Released: 4/26/1951

1950

Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery
as Lt. Jim Cordell
Movie - Released: 6/8/1950
Side Street
Side Street
as Det. Stan Simon
Movie - Released: 3/23/1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Shotgun Mike Munger
Movie - Released: 4/1/1950

1949

Border Incident
Border Incident
as Jeff Amboy
Movie - Released: 10/28/1949
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
as Sergeant
Movie - Released: 10/15/1949
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X
as Police Capt. Breen
Movie - Released: 11/1/1949
The Threat
The Threat
as Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Movie - Released: 12/1/1949
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling
as Herman Schmelz
Movie - Released: 9/10/1949

1948

Berlin Express
Berlin Express
as Colonel Johns
Movie - Released: 5/1/1948
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
as Milo Sweet
Movie - Released: 11/11/1948
The Hunted
The Hunted
as Detective
Movie - Released: 4/7/1948
Hazard
Hazard
as Chick
Movie - Released: 5/28/1948

1947

The Gangster
The Gangster
as Dugas
Movie - Released: 11/25/1947
T-Men
T-Men
as Moxie
Movie - Released: 12/15/1947
The Long Night
The Long Night
as Policeman Stevens
Movie - Released: 5/28/1947
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
as Duke Arno
Movie - Released: 11/10/1947
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/26/1947
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail
as Harry Blaisdell
Movie - Released: 10/15/1947
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Armiston
Movie - Released: 4/19/1947

1946

The Killers
The Killers
as Al
Movie - Released: 8/30/1946

1944

The Impostor
The Impostor
as Menessier
Movie - Released: 2/10/1944

1943

The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul
as Detective Garrity
Movie - Released: 11/12/1943
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London
as Hendrik (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/14/1943
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
as Zellerbach
Movie - Released: 5/7/1943
Destroyer
Destroyer
as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/19/1943
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down
as Ole (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/14/1943
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
as Chief Engineer
Movie - Released: 9/29/1943

1942

The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster
as Strud Strudwick (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/27/1942