
Charles McGraw
May 10, 1914 - Jul 29, 1980 (66 years old) in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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

Adam-12
Lars Lowell

Run for Your Life
Sam Bailey

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Simon Oliver

The Virginian
Big John Beldon
Credits
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(in "The Killers") (archive footage)★ 6.6
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The Horror Show 1979(archive footage)★ 6
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Air Force Gen. Peter Crane★ 6.4
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The Killer Inside Me 1976Howard Hendricks★ 4.5
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Perilous Voyage 1976Capt. Humphreys★ NR
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A Boy and His Dog 1975Preacher★ 6.3
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Money to Burn 1973Neil Davis★ 5.7
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Police Story 1973★ 6.9
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Hawkins 1973Capt. Bates★ 7.2
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Banyon 1972★ 7
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The Longest Night 1972Father Chase★ 6.2
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Emergency! 1972★ 7.8
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The Night Stalker 1972Police Chief Ed Masterson★ 6.8
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Marshal Duncan★ 6
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Chandler 1971Bernie Oakman★ 4.5
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Monty Nash 1971Jeffers★ 5.5
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Nichols 1971Hansen★ 5
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Johnny Got His Gun 1971Mike Burkeman★ 7.5
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Agent Joe Flagg★ 10
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The Smith Family 1971Captain Hughes★ 6
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Board of Military Judges★ 6.7
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Wilson★ 5.8
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Pendulum 1969Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand★ 5.5
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The Mod Squad 1968★ 6.3
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The Outcasts 1968★ 5.3
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Adam-12 1968Lars Lowell★ 7
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Hang 'em High 1968Sheriff Ray Calhoun★ 6.8
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In Cold Blood 1967Tex Smith★ 7.5
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Judd for the Defense 1967★ 7.5
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Hondo 1967★ 6.5
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Ironside 1967★ 6.8
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The Busy Body 1967Fred Harwell★ 7.1
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Mission: Impossible 1966★ 7.6
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The Wild Wild West 1965★ 7.5
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Run for Your Life 1965Sam Bailey★ 7.2
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Jules Cutter★ 7.2
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★ 7.7
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Nightmare in Chicago 1964Harry Brockman★ 4.2
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Lt. Matthews★ 7
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Harry Brockman★ 5.3
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Grindl 1963★ 5.5
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The Lieutenant 1963★ 6
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The Birds 1963Sebastian Sholes★ 7.5
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Simon Oliver★ 7.8
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The Virginian 1962Big John Beldon★ 6.5
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Col. Charles Korotny★ 4.8
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The New Breed 1961Dr. Cameron Hill★ 7
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Ben Casey 1961★ 5.6
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Dr. Kildare 1961Fred Rainey★ 5.5
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87th Precinct 1961★ 7.5
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Cain's Hundred 1961Earl Klegg★ 4.7
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Cimarron 1960Bob Yountis★ 6
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Spartacus 1960Marcellus★ 7.5
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Route 66 1960★ 6.3
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Thriller 1960Sheriff Cliff Wrights★ 6.4
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Dr. Stovall★ 6
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The Detectives 1959★ 5.6
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Johnny Staccato 1959★ 5.6
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The Man in the Net 1959Sheriff Steve Ritter★ 5.2
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77 Sunset Strip 1958★ 6.7
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The Defiant Ones 1958Capt. Frank Gibbons★ 7.1
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Yancy★ 4.2
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Saddle the Wind 1958Larry Venables★ 6.5
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Joe Dakota 1957Cal Moore★ 5.5
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Lt. Anthony Vosnick★ 5.4
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Joe Butterfly 1957Sgt. Jim McNulty★ 5.8
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The Cruel Tower 1956Harry 'Stretch' Clay★ 5.1
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Toward the Unknown 1956Col. 'Mickey' McKee★ 5.6
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Away All Boats 1956Lieut. Mike O'Bannion★ 5.1
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Casablanca 1955★ 10
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Gunsmoke 1955Calvin★ 6.6
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★ 6.6
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Cmdr. Wayne Lee★ 5.9
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The Whistler 1954★ NR
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★ 6
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Loophole 1954Gus Slavin★ 6.6
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Ben Westman★ 5.4
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War Paint 1953Sgt. Clarke★ 5.5
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★ 6.3
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Mr. & Mrs. North 1952★ 4.3
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Cavalcade of America 1952Wilkie Bowman★ 3.5
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One Minute to Zero 1952Sfc. Baker★ 5.8
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The Narrow Margin 1952Det. Sgt. Walter Brown★ 7.3
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Roadblock 1951Joe Peters★ 5.8
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His Kind of Woman 1951Thompson / Narrator★ 6.6
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Double Crossbones 1951Capt. Ben Wickett★ 5.4
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Armored Car Robbery 1950Lt. Jim Cordell★ 6.6
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Shotgun Mike Munger★ 6.1
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Side Street 1950Det. Stan Simon★ 6.6
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The Threat 1949Arnold 'Red' Kluger★ 5.8
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The Story of Molly X 1949Police Capt. Breen★ 4.6
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Border Incident 1949Jeff Amboy★ 6.9
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Reign of Terror 1949Sergeant★ 6.9
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Herman Schmelz★ 5.7
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Blood on the Moon 1948Milo Sweet★ 6.1
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Hazard 1948Chick★ 8
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Berlin Express 1948Colonel Johns★ 6.2
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The Hunted 1948Detective★ 5.2
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T-Men 1947Moxie★ 6.8
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The Gangster 1947Dugas★ 4.8
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Roses Are Red 1947Duke Arno★ 5.5
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Harry Blaisdell★ 5.2
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The Long Night 1947Policeman Stevens★ 5.7
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The Big Fix 1947Armiston★ NR
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Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)★ 6.9
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The Killers 1946Al★ 7.4
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The Impostor 1944Menessier★ 6
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The Mad Ghoul 1943Detective Garrity★ 6
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Corvette K-225 1943Chief Engineer★ 6.1
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Destroyer 1943Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)★ 6.6
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Hendrik (uncredited)★ 6
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Zellerbach★ 6.2
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The Moon Is Down 1943Ole (uncredited)★ 6.7
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The Undying Monster 1942Strud Strudwick (uncredited)★ 5.7