Charles McGraw
Actor
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 1960
Hang 'em High
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun 1968
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Lt. Matthews 1963
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage) 1982
The Killers
as Al 1946
In Cold Blood
as Tex Smith 1967
Johnny Got His Gun
as Mike Burkeman 1971
A Boy and His Dog
as Preacher 1975
The Defiant Ones
as Capt. Frank Gibbons 1958
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown 1952
The Night Stalker
as Police Chief Ed Masterson 1972
T-Men
as Moxie 1947
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Cmdr. Wayne Lee 1954
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Wilson 1969
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane 1977
Cimarron
as Bob Yountis 1960