Charles McGraw
Acting

Charles McGraw

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

Known for

The Birds
Spartacus
Hang 'em High
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Bonanza
In Cold Blood
The Killers
Johnny Got His Gun
A Boy and His Dog
The Defiant Ones
Mission: Impossible
The Narrow Margin
Twilight's Last Gleaming
The Killer Inside Me
Perilous Voyage
A Boy and His Dog
Money to Burn
The Night Stalker
The Longest Night
Johnny Got His Gun
Chandler
The Devil and Miss Sarah
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
The Andersonville Trial
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Pendulum
Hang 'em High
The Busy Body
In Cold Blood
Nightmare in Chicago
The Birds
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Horizontal Lieutenant
Spartacus
Cimarron
The Wonderful Country
The Man in the Net
The Defiant Ones
Saddle the Wind
Twilight for the Gods
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Joe Dakota
Joe Butterfly
The Cruel Tower
Away All Boats
Toward the Unknown
Loophole
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
War Paint
Thunder Over the Plains
The Narrow Margin
One Minute to Zero
His Kind of Woman
Roadblock
Double Crossbones
Armored Car Robbery
Side Street
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Border Incident
Reign of Terror
The Story of Molly X
The Threat
Once More, My Darling
Blood on the Moon
The Hunted
Hazard
The Gangster
T-Men
The Long Night
Roses Are Red
On the Old Spanish Trail
The Big Fix
The Killers
The Impostor
The Mad Ghoul
They Came to Blow Up America
Corvette K-225
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