Charles McGraw
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1914-05-10 – 1980-07-29
Place of birth: 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.
Known for
Spartacus
1960Marcellus
The Birds
1963Sebastian Sholes
A Boy and His Dog
1975Preacher
Hang 'em High
1968Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Armored Car Robbery
1950Lt. Jim Cordell
The Defiant Ones
1958Capt. Frank Gibbons
The Wonderful Country
1959Dr. Stovall
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963Lt. Matthews
The Narrow Margin
1952Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Gangster
1947Dugas
Loophole
1954Gus Slavin
His Kind of Woman
1951Thompson / Narrator
T-Men
1947Moxie
Border Incident
1949Jeff Amboy
Reign of Terror
1949Sergeant
The Horror Show
1979(archive footage)
Roadblock
1951Joe Peters
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954Cmdr. Wayne Lee