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Charles McGraw

ACTOR · FROM DES MOINES, USA

Charles McGraw

1914–1980117 credits since 1942

TenseGrittyDarkSuspensefulThe underworld

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In the pictureThe Birds

ABOUT CHARLES

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born10 May 1914

Died29 July 1980

BirthplaceDes Moines, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora74 of 117 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Charles from.

The Birds poster

Movie

1963IMDb7.6

Hang 'em High poster

Movie

1968IMDb7.0

A Boy and His Dog poster

Movie

A Boy and His Dog

1975IMDb6.4

The Defiant Ones poster

Movie

The Defiant Ones

1958IMDb7.5

Johnny Got His Gun poster

Movie

Johnny Got His Gun

1971IMDb7.8

The Narrow Margin poster

Movie

The Narrow Margin

1952IMDb7.6

The Night Stalker poster

Movie

The Night Stalker

1972IMDb7.4

The Bridges at Toko-Ri poster

Movie

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954IMDb6.7

His Kind of Woman poster

Movie

His Kind of Woman

1951IMDb7.0

T-Men poster

Movie

1947IMDb6.9

Armored Car Robbery poster

Movie

Armored Car Robbery

1950IMDb7.0

The Wonderful Country poster

Movie

The Wonderful Country

1959IMDb6.1

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 74
Average IMDb: 7.0
Highest rated: The Alfred Hitchcock HourIMDb 8.5
Working since: 1942

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

117 credits

The 1980s

1 title · IMDb 6.8 on average

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid poster

Movie

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982IMDb6.8

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The 1970s

20 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Not on Cineora

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

Twilight's Last Gleaming poster

Movie

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977IMDb6.7

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

The Killer Inside Me poster

Movie

The Killer Inside Me

1976IMDb5.9

as Howard Hendricks

Not on Cineora

Perilous Voyage

1976

as Capt. Humphreys

A Boy and His Dog poster

Movie

A Boy and His Dog

1975IMDb6.4

as Preacher

Not on Cineora

Money to Burn

1973

as Neil Davis

Police Story poster

Series

1973–1988IMDb7.5

2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Hawkins

1973

as Capt. Bates · 1 episode

The 1960s

35 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here poster

Movie

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969IMDb6.3

as Wilson

Not on Cineora

Pendulum

1969

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

The Mod Squad poster

Series

1968–1973IMDb7.0

1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Outcasts

1968

1 episode

Adam-12 poster

Series

1968–1975IMDb7.7

as Lars Lowell · 1 episode

The Name of the Game poster

Series

The Name of the Game

1968–1971IMDb7.6

as Sheriff · 1 episode

Hang 'em High poster

Movie

1968IMDb7.0

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

In Cold Blood poster

Movie

1967IMDb7.9

as Tex Smith

The 1950s

36 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

The Wonderful Country poster

Movie

The Wonderful Country

1959IMDb6.1

as Dr. Stovall

The Detectives poster

Series

1959–1962IMDb7.5

1 episode

The Untouchables poster

Series

The Untouchables

1959–1963IMDb8.0

as Johnny Torrio · 1 episode

Bonanza poster

Series

1959–1973IMDb7.3

as Sheriff Gains · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Johnny Staccato

1959

1 episode

The Man in the Net poster

Movie

The Man in the Net

1959IMDb6.1

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

77 Sunset Strip poster

Series

77 Sunset Strip

1958–1964IMDb7.7

1 episode

The Defiant Ones poster

Movie

The Defiant Ones

1958IMDb7.5

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

The 1940s

25 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

The Threat poster

Movie

1949IMDb6.7

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

The Story of Molly X poster

Movie

The Story of Molly X

1949IMDb6.7

as Police Capt. Breen

Border Incident poster

Movie

Border Incident

1949IMDb7.0

as Jeff Amboy

Reign of Terror poster

Movie

Reign of Terror

1949IMDb6.9

as Sergeant

Not on Cineora

Once More, My Darling

1949

as Herman Schmelz

Blood on the Moon poster

Movie

Blood on the Moon

1948IMDb6.9

as Milo Sweet

Not on Cineora

Hazard

1948

as Chick

Berlin Express poster

Movie

1948IMDb6.8

as USET Col. Johns (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Charles’s titles.

Anthony MannDirector · T-Men, Side Street and 3 more

Elisha Cook Jr.The Night Stalker, The Long Night and 2 more

Robert MitchumHis Kind of Woman, Blood on the Moon and 2 more

Robert StackThe Untouchables, The Name of the Game and 1 more

Barry SullivanTell Them Willie Boy Is Here, The Gangster and 1 more

Milburn StoneGunsmoke, Roadblock and 1 more

Claude AkinsThe Defiant Ones, The Night Stalker and 1 more

Burt LancasterThe Killers, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and 1 more

Julie LondonEmergency!, The Wonderful Country and 1 more

Lex BarkerThe Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats and 1 more