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
• The Defiant Ones as Capt. Frank Gibbons
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Lt. Matthews
• The Killers as Al
• Johnny Got His Gun as Mike Burkeman
• In Cold Blood as Tex Smith
• A Boy and His Dog as Preacher
• Hang 'em High as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
• Armored Car Robbery as Lt. Jim Cordell

TV

• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
• The Untouchables as Johnny Torrio
• 77 Sunset Strip
• Cain's Hundred as Earl Klegg
• Kraft Suspense Theatre as Harry Brockman
• Route 66
• Hawkins as Capt. Bates
• The Mod Squad
• Gunsmoke as Calvin
• General Electric Theater