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.

Filmography

Marcellus
Sebastian Sholes
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Lt. Jim Cordell
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Gus Slavin
Thompson / Narrator
Moxie
Jeff Amboy
(archive footage)
Joe Peters
Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Colonel Johns
Fred Harwell
Howard Hendricks
Police Chief Ed Masterson
Policeman Stevens
Mike Burkeman
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Sheriff Steve Ritter
Detective
Bob Yountis
Det. Stan Simon
Tex Smith
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
Shotgun Mike Munger
Police Capt. Breen
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Lt. Anthony Vosnick
Menessier
Capt. Ben Wickett
Detective Garrity
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Hendrik (uncredited)
Larry Venables
Bernie Oakman
Col. Charles Korotny
Sgt. Clarke
Duke Arno
Harry Brockman
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Cal Moore
Herman Schmelz
Neil Davis
Sgt. Jim McNulty
Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Chick
Ole (uncredited)
Board of Military Judges
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)
Chief Engineer
Father Chase
Capt. Humphreys
Armiston
Strud Strudwick (uncredited)