Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

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

as Sebastian Sholes

Spartacus

as Marcellus

Hang 'em High

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

Cast Credits

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

The Killer Inside Me

as Howard Hendricks

Perilous Voyage

as Capt. Humphreys

Money to Burn

as Neil Davis

The Longest Night

as Father Chase

The Night Stalker

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

The Devil and Miss Sarah

as Marshal Duncan

Chandler

as Bernie Oakman

Johnny Got His Gun

as Mike Burkeman

The Andersonville Trial

as Board of Military Judges

Pendulum

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Hang 'em High

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

In Cold Blood

as Tex Smith

The Busy Body

as Fred Harwell

Nightmare in Chicago

as Harry Brockman

The Birds

as Sebastian Sholes

The Horizontal Lieutenant

as Col. Charles Korotny

Cimarron

as Bob Yountis

Spartacus

as Marcellus

The Wonderful Country

as Dr. Stovall

The Man in the Net

as Sheriff Steve Ritter

The Defiant Ones

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

Saddle the Wind

as Larry Venables

Joe Dakota

as Cal Moore