Charles Butters (May 10, 1914 – July 30, 1980), best known by his stage name Charles McGraw, was an American actor.
Charles McGraw was born in Des Moines, Iowa. Before becoming an actor he served a tour of duty in the United States Army during World War II.
McGraw made his first film in 1942 with a small, uncredited role in The Undying Monster. He developed into a leading man, especially in the film noir genre during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His gravelly voice and rugged looks enhanced his appeal in that very stylistic genre.
His first notable role was in The Killers (1946), which opens with McGraw and fellow heavy William Conrad as the two hitmen who terrorize a small-town diner in their search for Burt Lancaster. McGraw's other notable roles include "Honest Joe", the insurance investigator turned thief by love in the noir classic Roadblock (1951); the gruff detective assigned to protect Marie Windsor in The Narrow Margin (1952); righteous cop Lt. Jim Cordell in Armored Car Robbery (1952); Kirk Douglas' gladiator trainer in the epic Spartacus (1960); and "The Preacher" in the science-fiction cult classic A Boy and His Dog.
Actors: Jim Backus (actor), Griff Barnett (actor), John Doucette (actor), Clark Howat (actor), Guy Kingsford (actor), William 'Bill' Phillips (actor), Denver Pyle (actor), Robert Shayne (actor), Harlan Warde (actor), Marjorie Reynolds (actress), Malcolm Stuart Boylan (writer), Aaron Stell (editor), Rudolph C. Flothow (producer), Howard St. John (actor), James Fairfax (actor),
Plot: Bert Sullivan, an agent for the U. S. Customs Service, working in China, blames himself for the killing of his partner, and deliberately gets himself discharged from the service, so he can go undercover and trap the killers. A smuggling ring contacts him and he joins them arranging various deals but always keeping contact with his customs colleagues.
Keywords: 1940s, b-movie, california, china, chinatown, damsel-in-distress, deceit, deception, drug-traffic, drugsCharles Butters (May 10, 1914 – July 30, 1980), best known by his stage name Charles McGraw, was an American actor.
Charles McGraw was born in Des Moines, Iowa. Before becoming an actor he served a tour of duty in the United States Army during World War II.
McGraw made his first film in 1942 with a small, uncredited role in The Undying Monster. He developed into a leading man, especially in the film noir genre during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His gravelly voice and rugged looks enhanced his appeal in that very stylistic genre.
His first notable role was in The Killers (1946), which opens with McGraw and fellow heavy William Conrad as the two hitmen who terrorize a small-town diner in their search for Burt Lancaster. McGraw's other notable roles include "Honest Joe", the insurance investigator turned thief by love in the noir classic Roadblock (1951); the gruff detective assigned to protect Marie Windsor in The Narrow Margin (1952); righteous cop Lt. Jim Cordell in Armored Car Robbery (1952); Kirk Douglas' gladiator trainer in the epic Spartacus (1960); and "The Preacher" in the science-fiction cult classic A Boy and His Dog.
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