Born Charles Crisp Butters to Beatrice and Francis Butters in Des Moines and raised in Akron, Ohio, he completed high school in 1932, attended a single semester of college, and worked on a freighter and as a nightclub dancer before joining theatrical road troupes and appearing in numerous off-Broadway productions. After a brief Army stint in 1944, he entered Hollywood, initially taking uncredited… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Birds 1963 Spartacus 1960 Hang 'em High 1968 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 Series ★ 8.1 The Untouchables 1959
Johnny Torrio Series ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959
Sheriff Gains ★ 7.5 Johnny Got His Gun 1971
Mike Burkeman ★ 7.4 The Killers 1946
Al Series ★ 7.8 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1964
Series ★ 7.9 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962
Simon Oliver ★ 7.3 The Narrow Margin 1952
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown Series ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965
Series ★ 7.9 Emergency! 1972
Police Sergeant ★ 7.2 The Farmer's Daughter 1947
Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Night Stalker 1972
Police Chief Ed Masterson Series ★ 7.1 Adam-12 1968
Lars Lowell Series ★ 7.2 77 Sunset Strip 1958
★ 6.9 Border Incident 1949
Jeff Amboy Series ★ 7 Police Story 1973
★ 6.8 His Kind of Woman 1951
Thompson / Narrator ★ 6.8 Reign of Terror 1949
Sergeant Series ★ 6.8 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955
Series ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960
Series ★ 6.7 Thriller 1960
Sheriff Cliff Wrights ★ 6.7 Saddle the Wind 1958
Larry Venables Series ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955
Calvin ★ 6.7 T-Men 1947
Moxie Series ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962
Big John Beldon ★ 6.5 Side Street 1950
Det. Stan Simon ★ 6.5 Armored Car Robbery 1950
Lt. Jim Cordell ★ 6.5 Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
Air Force Gen. Peter Crane ★ 6.6 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
(in "The Killers") (archive footage) ★ 6 The Threat 1949
Arnold 'Red' Kluger Series ★ 6.1 The Mod Squad 1968
★ 5.8 One Minute to Zero 1952
Sfc. Baker ★ 5.9 Roadblock 1951
Joe Peters ★ 6.3 Berlin Express 1948
USET Col. Johns (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Mad Ghoul 1943
Detective Garrity ★ 6.2 Blood on the Moon 1948
Milo Sweet ★ 5.2 The Man in the Net 1959
Sheriff Steve Ritter ★ 6.2 Cimarron 1960
Bob Yountis ★ 5.3 Away All Boats 1956
Lieut. Mike O'Bannion ★ 6.1 The Wonderful Country 1959
Dr. Stovall ★ 5.8 The Long Night 1947
Policeman Stevens ★ 5.7 The Undying Monster 1942
Strud Strudwick (uncredited) ★ 6 The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
Cmdr. Wayne Lee ★ 6.3 A Boy and His Dog 1975
Preacher ★ 5.8 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969
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