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Videos (see all 24)
Hang 'Em High (1968) -- Clint Eastwood stars in this brazen tale about a rampaging band of vigilantes who make two mistakes: they hang the wrong man and they don't finish the job.
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 1: Episode 6 -- When an extraterrestrial spaceship lands in the ocean, the Seaview is rendered helpless, and Nelson and the crew must determine whether the aliens are friends or foes.
The Birds (1963) -- A wealthy San Francisco playgirl pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness
Spartacus (1960) -- Screen legends Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Laurence Olivier highlight an all-star cast in this Academy Award-winning epic about a gladiator whose love for a beautiful slave inspires him to lead a violent rebellion against the decadent Roman Empire. Dire
A Boy and His Dog (1975) -- A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex...

Overview

Date of Birth:

10 May 1914, Des Moines, Iowa, USA more

Date of Death:

30 July 1980, Studio City, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Gravel voiced, stoney faced & grizzled looking actor Charles McGraw notched... more

Trivia:

In September of 1955, McGraw surfaced in the Humphrey Bogart role as Rick... more

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Down 24% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:

Try As You May, You Can’t Avoid ‘The Killers’
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Filmography

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- 1. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)   Peter Crane - General of the Air Force 1977 - 6.8 (753)
AKAs:
  • Das Ultimatum (West Germany)
  • Nuclear Countdown
  • Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
- 2. The Killer Inside Me (1976) Howard Hendricks 1976 - 6.2 (104)
- 3. Perilous Voyage (1976) (TV)   Capt. Humphreys 1976 - 5.8 (9)
AKAs:
  • The Revolution of Antonio DeLeon (USA: alternative title)
- 4. A Boy and His Dog (1975) Preacher 1975 - 6.6 (4,236)
- 5. "Police Story" (1973)   Captain McKinnes / Lieutenant Mears (2 episodes, 1974) 1974 - 7.5 (150)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. Money to Burn (1973) (TV) Neil Davis 1973 - 7.3 (33)
- 7. "Adam-12" (1968)   Lars Lowell / Rod Decker (2 episodes, 1971-1973) 1973 - 7.4 (385)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. "Mission: Impossible" (1966)   Stevens (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 8.3 (1,249)
1 TV episode:
- 9. Hawkins on Murder (1973) (TV)   Capt. Bates 1973 - 7.0 (56)
AKAs:
  • Death and the Maiden
- 10. "Emergency!" (1972)   Police Sergeant, LAPD (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.6 (463)
AKAs:
  • Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
  • Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
  • Rip-Off (1973) Police Sergeant, LAPD
- 11. "Banyon" (1972)   Steve Kanderis (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 9.2 (18)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Ironside" (1967)   Marvin Greenleaf (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.1 (312)
AKAs:
  • The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 13. The Longest Night (1972) (TV) Father Chase 1972 - 7.4 (42)
- 14. "Nichols" (1971)   Hansen (2 episodes, 1971-1972) 1972 - 8.1 (41)
AKAs:
  • James Garner (Canada: English title)
  • James Garner as Nichols
2 TV episodes:
- 15. The Night Stalker (1972) (TV) Police Chief Ed Masterson 1972 - 7.6 (1,764)
- 16. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1971)   Tom Kleyberg (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.6 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "The Smith Family" (1971) Capt. Hughes (unknown episodes, 1971-1972) 1971 - 7.7 (13)
- 18. "Monty Nash" (1971)   Jeffers / Tom McGraw (2 episodes, 1971) 1971 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 19. The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971) (TV) Marshal Duncan 1971 - 5.5 (11)
- 20. Chandler (1971) Bernie Oakman 1971 - 4.4 (86)
- 21. "Gunsmoke" (1955)   Albert Calvin / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1964-1971) 1971 - 8.0 (686)
AKAs:
  • Gun Law (UK)
  • Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
3 TV episodes:
- 22. "The Man and the City" (1971)   Jerry Donato (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - -
1 TV episode:
- 23. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)   Mike Burkeman 1971 - 7.9 (4,161)
AKAs:
  • Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (USA: complete title)
- 24. O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971) (TV)   Agent Joe Flagg 1971 - 7.3 (25)
AKAs:
  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation Cobra (USA: alternative title)
- 25. "Matt Lincoln" (1970)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 5.7 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "The Mod Squad" (1968)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.0 (231)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   Carmody / Sheriff (2 episodes, 1970) 1970 - 8.0 (113)
2 TV episodes:
- 28. The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV) Court-martial board member 1970 - 7.9 (193)
- 29. Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) Sheriff Frank Wilson 1969 - 6.2 (914)
- 30. "Bonanza" (1959)   Luke Mansfield / Sheriff Gains (2 episodes, 1962-1969) 1969 - 7.3 (1,148)
AKAs:
  • Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 31. Pendulum (1969) Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand 1969 - 6.6 (76)
- 32. "Judd for the Defense" (1967)   Jim Larkin / Warden MacDonald (2 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 8.6 (48)
2 TV episodes:
- 33. "The Wild Wild West" (1965)   Sheriff Baggs (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.3 (740)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "The Outcasts" (1968)   Mose Skinner (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.3 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 35. Hang 'Em High (1968) Sheriff Ray Calhoun, Red Creek 1968 - 6.9 (8,991)
- 36. In Cold Blood (1967)   Tex Smith 1967 - 8.1 (9,622)
AKAs:
  • Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (USA: complete title)
- 37. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964)   Jules Cutter (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.2 (580)
1 TV episode:
- 38. "Hondo" (1967)   General Rutledge (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.5 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 39. The Busy Body (1967) Fred Harwell 1967 - 6.0 (104)
- 40. "Run for Your Life" (1965)   Sam (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.8 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 41. "A Man Called Shenandoah" (1965)   Sheriff Hobbs (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.7 (32)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   Sergeant Goss (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)   Harry Brockman / Nick Stacy (2 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 7.7 (29)
AKAs:
  • Crisis (USA: syndication title)
  • Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 44. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Joe Creely (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.6 (107)
1 TV episode:
- 45. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964)   Rear Admiral Tobin (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.5 (375)
1 TV episode:
- 46. "Destry" (1964)   Hatch (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 3.9 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 47. Nightmare in Chicago (1964) (TV)   1964 - 6.6 (31)
AKAs:
  • Once Upon a Savage Night
- 48. "Grindl" (1963)   Steve (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.5 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 49. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" (1963)   Dan Carver (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 9.0 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 50. "77 Sunset Strip" (1958)   Lieutenant Jack Starkey (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.1 (210)
1 TV episode:
- 51. "The Lieutenant" (1963)   Sgt. Ernie Tragg (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.7 (23)
1 TV episode:
  • Alert (1963) Sgt. Ernie Tragg
- 52. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)   Lt. Matthews 1963 - 7.5 (13,220)
AKAs:
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
- 53. "Dr. Kildare" (1961)   Dr. Kenneth Hasker / Fred Rainey (2 episodes, 1961-1963) 1963 - 7.7 (121)
2 TV episodes:
- 54. "The Untouchables" (1959)   Barney 'Bugs' Birch / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1959-1963) 1963 - 8.3 (351)
4 TV episodes:
- 55. The Birds (1963)   Sebastian Sholes, fisherman in diner 1963 - 7.9 (47,978)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (UK: complete title)
- 56. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   Dr. Simon Oliver (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.6 (319)
1 TV episode:
- 57. "The Virginian" (1962)   Big John Beldon (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.6 (228)
AKAs:
  • The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 58. The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) Col. Charles Korotny 1962 - 5.7 (97)
- 59. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Sergeant Kile (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.5 (212)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
1 TV episode:
- 60. "87th Precinct" (1961)   Douglas King (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 9.4 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 61. "Cain's Hundred" (1961)   Earl Klegg (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.0 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 62. "The New Breed" (1961)   Dr. Cameron Hill (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.1 (18)
1 TV episode:
- 63. "Follow the Sun" (1961)   Rudy Driscoll (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 6.8 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 64. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Forel (2 episodes, 1953-1961) 1961 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 65. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961)   Old Man (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 66. "Dante" (1960)   Frank Maddern (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - -
1 TV episode:
- 67. "Laramie" (1959)   Marshal Jim Craig (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.0 (88)
1 TV episode:
- 68. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958)   Josh (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.2 (32)
AKAs:
  • Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
  • The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
  • The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
1 TV episode:
- 69. Cimarron (1960)   Bob Yountis 1960 - 6.3 (865)
AKAs:
  • Edna Ferber's Cimarron (USA: complete title)
- 70. "Thriller" (1960)   Sheriff Cliff Wright (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.6 (148)
AKAs:
  • Boris Karloff's Thriller
1 TV episode:
- 71. "Route 66" (1960)   Jeff Grady (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.0 (233)
1 TV episode:
- 72. Spartacus (1960)   Marcellus 1960 - 8.0 (45,336)
AKAs:
  • Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
- 73. "The Deputy" (1959)   Johnny Dean (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.4 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 74. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1959)   Mike Anders (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.2 (32)
AKAs:
  • Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
  • The Detectives
  • The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
1 TV episode:
- 75. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1955)   Tom Barrows (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.6 (57)
AKAs:
  • Wyatt Earp
1 TV episode:
- 76. "The Man from Blackhawk" (1959)   Matt Clovis (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
1 TV episode:
- 77. "Troubleshooters" (1959)   Hageb (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 78. "Hotel de Paree" (1959)   Martin Wood (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.0 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 79. The Wonderful Country (1959) Dr. Herbert J. Stovall 1959 - 6.1 (354)
- 80. "Johnny Staccato" (1959)   Lester Prince (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.7 (42)
AKAs:
  • Staccato (USA: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 81. The Man in the Net (1959) Sheriff Steve Ritter 1959 - 5.9 (182)
- 82. Twilight for the Gods (1958) Yancy 1958 - 5.4 (74)
- 83. The Defiant Ones (1958) Capt. Frank Gibbons 1958 - 7.7 (3,822)
- 84. Saddle the Wind (1958) Larry Venables, Gunfighter 1958 - 6.4 (310)
- 85. Joe Dakota (1957) Cal Moore 1957 - 6.2 (40)
- 86. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957) Lt. Anthony Vosnick 1957 - 6.8 (111)
- 87. Joe Butterfly (1957) Sgt. Jim McNulty 1957 - 6.7 (37)
- 88. "Crossroads" (1955)   Mouse Morrison (2 episodes, 1957) 1957 - 5.5 (19)
2 TV episodes:
- 89. "Conflict" (1956)   Korshak (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.5 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 90. The Cruel Tower (1956) Harry 'Stretch' Clay 1956 - 6.9 (15)
- 91. Toward the Unknown (1956)   Col. R.H. McKee 1956 - 5.8 (109)
AKAs:
  • Brink of Hell (UK)
- 92. Away All Boats (1956) Lieut. Mike O'Bannion 1956 - 6.3 (472)
- 93. "The Adventures of Falcon" (1954)   Mike Waring (38 episodes, 1954-1956) 1956 - -
- 94. "Warner Brothers Presents" (1955)   Rick Jason (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - -
1 TV episode:
- 95. "Casablanca" (1955)   Rick Blaine (1 episode, 1955-1956) 1955 - 5.3 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 96. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) Cmdr. Wayne Lee 1954 - 7.0 (2,116)
- 97. "Cavalcade of America" (1952)   Wilkie Bowman (2 episodes, 1953-1954) 1954 - 8.4 (17)
AKAs:
  • DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
  • DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
2 TV episodes:
- 98. Loophole (1954) Gus Slavin 1954 - 6.6 (15)
- 99. "The Whistler" (1954)   (1 episode) 1954 - -
1 TV episode:
- 100. Thunder Over the Plains (1953) Ben Westman 1953 - 6.0 (142)
- 101. War Paint (1953) Sgt. Clarke 1953 - 5.8 (102)
- 102. "Mr. & Mrs. North" (1952)   Kovack (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.1 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 103. One Minute to Zero (1952) Sfc. Baker 1952 - 5.4 (197)
- 104. The Narrow Margin (1952) Det. Sgt. Walter Brown 1952 - 7.9 (2,022)
- 105. Roadblock (1951) Joe Peters 1951 - 6.6 (254)
- 106. His Kind of Woman (1951) Thompson/Narrator 1951 - 7.2 (1,112)
- 107. Double Crossbones (1951) Capt. Ben Wickett 1951 - 5.9 (43)
- 108. Armored Car Robbery (1950)   Lt. Jim Cordell 1950 - 6.9 (477)
AKAs:
  • Armoured Car Robbery (UK)
- 109. I Was a Shoplifter (1950) Detective 1950 - 5.4 (55)
- 110. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)   Shotgun Mike Munger 1950 - 6.4 (300)
AKAs:
  • Going to Town (UK)
- 111. Side Street (1950) Det. Stan Simon 1950 - 7.2 (560)
- 112. The Threat (1949) Arnold 'Red' Kluger 1949 - 6.9 (138)
- 113. The Story of Molly X (1949) Capt. Breen 1949 - 6.7 (25)
- 114. Border Incident (1949) Jeff Amboy 1949 - 7.0 (553)
- 115. Reign of Terror (1949)   Sergeant 1949 - 7.1 (309)
AKAs:
  • The Black Book (UK)
- 116. Once More, My Darling (1949) Herman Schmelz, Chauffeur 1949 - 6.6 (45)
- 117. Blood on the Moon (1948) Milo Sweet 1948 - 6.7 (563)
- 118. Hazard (1948) Chick 1948 - 6.3 (11)
- 119. Berlin Express (1948) (uncredited) USFET Col. Johns 1948 - 7.0 (648)
- 120. The Hunted (1948) Detective 1948 - 7.5 (19)
- 121. T-Men (1947) Moxie 1947 - 7.2 (802)
- 122. The Gangster (1947)   Dugas 1947 - 6.3 (80)
AKAs:
  • Low Company (USA: reissue title)
- 123. Roses Are Red (1947) Duke 1947 - 7.3 (9)
- 124. On the Old Spanish Trail (1947) Harry Blaisdell 1947 - 6.1 (59)
- 125. Brute Force (1947) (uncredited) Andy 1947 - 7.8 (1,996)
- 126. The Long Night (1947) Policeman Stevens 1947 - 6.9 (352)
- 127. The Big Fix (1947) Armiston 1947 - 5.3 (6)
- 128. The Farmer's Daughter (1947) (uncredited) Finley's First Henchman 1947 - 7.5 (844)
- 129. The Killers (1946)   Al 1946 - 7.9 (5,047)
AKAs:
  • A Man Alone
  • Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
- 130. The Seventh Cross (1944)   (uncredited) Allbright 1944 - 7.3 (828)
AKAs:
  • The Seven Crosses
- 131. The Impostor (1944)   Menessier 1944 - 6.8 (31)
AKAs:
  • Bayonet Charge (USA: reissue title)
  • Strange Confession (USA: new title)
- 132. The Mad Ghoul (1943) Det. Garrity 1943 - 5.7 (111)
- 133. Corvette K-225 (1943)   (uncredited) Chief Engineer 1943 - 6.9 (141)
AKAs:
  • The Nelson Touch (UK)
- 134. Destroyer (1943) (uncredited) Assistant Chief Engineer 1943 - 6.9 (289)
- 135. Mechanized Patrolling (1943) Cpl. McGraw 1943 - -
- 136. Two Tickets to London (1943) (uncredited) Hendrik 1943 - 6.2 (5)
- 137. They Came to Blow Up America (1943) Zellerbach 1943 - 6.8 (40)
- 138. Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) (uncredited) Corporal 1943 - 6.3 (40)
- 139. The Moon Is Down (1943) (uncredited) Ole 1943 - 7.0 (59)
- 140. The Undying Monster (1942)   (uncredited) Strud Strudwick 1942 - 5.8 (364)
AKAs:
  • The Hammond Mystery (UK)
Archive Footage
- 1. All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) Sebastian Sholes
- 2. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) in The Killers
- 3. The Horror Show (1979)

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