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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-05-10

Day of Death

1980-07-29 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Charles Butters

Charles Mc Graw

Чарльз Макгро

Charles Crisp Butters

Charles McGraw

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.

Known For

Acting

Spartacus

1960

Spartacus

as

Marcellus

The Birds

1963

The Birds

as

Sebastian Sholes

A Boy and His Dog

1975

A Boy and His Dog

as

Preacher

Hang 'em High

1968

Hang 'em High

as

Sheriff Ray Calhoun

Armored Car Robbery

1950

Armored Car Robbery

as

Lt. Jim Cordell

The Defiant Ones

1958

The Defiant Ones

as

Capt. Frank Gibbons

The Wonderful Country

1959

The Wonderful Country

as

Dr. Stovall

The Narrow Margin

1952

The Narrow Margin

as

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Gangster

1947

The Gangster

as

Dugas

Loophole

1954

Loophole

as

Gus Slavin

His Kind of Woman

1951

His Kind of Woman

as

Thompson / Narrator

T-Men

1947

T-Men

as

Moxie

Border Incident

1949

Border Incident

as

Jeff Amboy

Reign of Terror

1949

Reign of Terror

as

Sergeant

The Horror Show

1979

The Horror Show

as

(archive footage)

Roadblock

1951

Roadblock

as

Joe Peters

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

as

Cmdr. Wayne Lee

Berlin Express

1948

Berlin Express

as

Colonel Johns

The Busy Body

1967

The Busy Body

as

Fred Harwell

Blood on the Moon

1948

Blood on the Moon

as

Milo Sweet

The Killers

1946

The Killers

as

Al

The Killer Inside Me

1976

The Killer Inside Me

as

Howard Hendricks

The Night Stalker

1972

The Night Stalker

as

Police Chief Ed Masterson

The Long Night

1947

The Long Night

as

Policeman Stevens

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

Johnny Got His Gun

as

Mike Burkeman

The Cruel Tower

1956

The Cruel Tower

as

Harry 'Stretch' Clay

The Man in the Net

1959

The Man in the Net

as

Sheriff Steve Ritter

The Hunted

1948

The Hunted

as

Detective

Cimarron

1960

Cimarron

as

Bob Yountis

Side Street

1950

Side Street

as

Det. Stan Simon

In Cold Blood

1967

In Cold Blood

as

Tex Smith

Away All Boats

1956

Away All Boats

as

Lieut. Mike O'Bannion

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as

Shotgun Mike Munger

The Story of Molly X

1949

The Story of Molly X

as

Police Capt. Breen

The Threat

1949

The Threat

as

Arnold 'Red' Kluger

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as

Lt. Anthony Vosnick

The Impostor

1944

The Impostor

as

Menessier

Double Crossbones

1951

Double Crossbones

as

Capt. Ben Wickett

The Mad Ghoul

1943

The Mad Ghoul

as

Detective Garrity

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as

Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

Two Tickets to London

1943

Two Tickets to London

as

Hendrik (uncredited)

Saddle the Wind

1958

Saddle the Wind

as

Larry Venables

Chandler

1971

Chandler

as

Bernie Oakman

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962

The Horizontal Lieutenant

as

Col. Charles Korotny

War Paint

1953

War Paint

as

Sgt. Clarke

Roses Are Red

1947

Roses Are Red

as

Duke Arno

Nightmare in Chicago

1964

Nightmare in Chicago

as

Harry Brockman

Toward the Unknown

1956

Toward the Unknown

as

Col. 'Mickey' McKee

One Minute to Zero

1952

One Minute to Zero

as

Sfc. Baker

Joe Dakota

1957

Joe Dakota

as

Cal Moore

Once More, My Darling

1949

Once More, My Darling

as

Herman Schmelz

The Devil and Miss Sarah

1971

The Devil and Miss Sarah

as

Marshal Duncan

Money to Burn

1973

Money to Burn

as

Neil Davis

Joe Butterfly

1957

Joe Butterfly

as

Sgt. Jim McNulty

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

Thunder Over the Plains

as

Ben Westman

Pendulum

1969

Pendulum

as

Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Destroyer

1943

Destroyer

as

Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Hazard

1948

Hazard

as

Chick

The Moon Is Down

1943

The Moon Is Down

as

Ole (uncredited)

The Andersonville Trial

1970

The Andersonville Trial

as

Board of Military Judges

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

The Farmer's Daughter

as

Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

On the Old Spanish Trail

1947

On the Old Spanish Trail

as

Harry Blaisdell

Corvette K-225

1943

Corvette K-225

as

Chief Engineer

The Longest Night

1972

The Longest Night

as

Father Chase

Perilous Voyage

1976

Perilous Voyage

as

Capt. Humphreys

The Big Fix

1947

The Big Fix

as

Armiston

The Undying Monster

1942

The Undying Monster

as

Strud Strudwick (uncredited)

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Earl Klegg

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

Harry Brockman

Hawkins

Hawkins

as

Capt. Bates

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Calvin

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Sam Bailey

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Big John Beldon

Thriller

Thriller

as

Sheriff Cliff Wrights

The New Breed

The New Breed

as

Dr. Cameron Hill

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Wilkie Bowman

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Fred Rainey

The Smith Family

The Smith Family

as

Captain Hughes

Nichols

Nichols

as

Hansen

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Kenneth Hasker

Nichols

Nichols

as

Luke

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Lars Lowell

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Dolen

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Squawman

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Rod Decker

Monty Nash

Monty Nash

as

Jeffers

Production

Crew

Directing