Charles McGraw

Acting · Born 1914-05-10 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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.

Filmography

• Spartacus as Marcellus
• The Birds as Sebastian Sholes
• A Boy and His Dog as Preacher
• Hang 'em High as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
• Armored Car Robbery as Lt. Jim Cordell
• The Defiant Ones as Capt. Frank Gibbons
• The Wonderful Country as Dr. Stovall
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Lt. Matthews
• The Narrow Margin as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)