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 The Birds 1963 Spartacus 1960 Hang 'em High 1968 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 ★ 6.6 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
(in "The Killers") (archive footage) ★ 6.5 Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane ★ 6.3 A Boy and His Dog 1975
Preacher Series ★ 7 Police Story 1973
★ 6.9 The Night Stalker 1972
Police Chief Ed Masterson Series ★ 8 Emergency! 1972
Police Sergeant ★ 7.5 Johnny Got His Gun 1971
Mike Burkeman ★ 5.8 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969
Wilson ★ 6.9 Hang 'em High 1968
Sheriff Ray Calhoun Series ★ 6.1 The Mod Squad 1968
Series ★ 7.1 Adam-12 1968
Lars Lowell ★ 7.5 In Cold Blood 1967
Tex Smith Series ★ 6.8 Ironside 1967
Marvin Greenleaf Series ★ 7.6 Mission: Impossible 1966
Series ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965
Series ★ 7.8 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1964
Series ★ 7.2 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964
Jules Cutter ★ 7.5 The Birds 1963
Sebastian Sholes ★ 7 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
Lt. Matthews Series ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962
Big John Beldon Series ★ 7.9 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962
Simon Oliver ★ 7.5 Spartacus 1960
Marcellus ★ 6.2 Cimarron 1960
Bob Yountis Series ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960
Series ★ 6.7 Thriller 1960
Sheriff Cliff Wrights ★ 6.1 The Wonderful Country 1959
Dr. Stovall ★ 5.2 The Man in the Net 1959
Sheriff Steve Ritter Series ★ 8 The Untouchables 1959
Johnny Torrio Series ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959
Sheriff Gains ★ 7.1 The Defiant Ones 1958
Capt. Frank Gibbons ★ 6.7 Saddle the Wind 1958
Larry Venables Series ★ 7.2 77 Sunset Strip 1958
★ 5.3 Away All Boats 1956
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion Series ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955
Calvin Series ★ 6.8 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955
★ 6 The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
Cmdr. Wayne Lee ★ 7.3 The Narrow Margin 1952
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown ★ 5.8 One Minute to Zero 1952
Sfc. Baker ★ 6.8 His Kind of Woman 1951
Thompson / Narrator ★ 5.9 Roadblock 1951
Joe Peters ★ 6.5 Armored Car Robbery 1950
Lt. Jim Cordell ★ 6.5 Side Street 1950
Det. Stan Simon ★ 6.9 Border Incident 1949
Jeff Amboy ★ 6.8 Reign of Terror 1949
Sergeant ★ 6 The Threat 1949
Arnold 'Red' Kluger ★ 6.3 Berlin Express 1948
USET Col. Johns (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Blood on the Moon 1948
Milo Sweet ★ 6.7 T-Men 1947
Moxie ★ 5.8 The Long Night 1947
Policeman Stevens ★ 7.1 The Farmer's Daughter 1947
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited) ★ 7.4 The Killers 1946
Al ★ 5.9 The Mad Ghoul 1943
Detective Garrity ★ 5.8 The Undying Monster 1942
Strud Strudwick (uncredited) 
