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Charles McGraw (born Charles Crisp Butters; [citation needed] May 10, 1914 – July 29, 1980) was an American stage, film and television actor whose career spanned more than three decades.
Charles McGraw, pseudonimo di Charles Butters (Des Moines, 10 maggio 1914 – Studio City, 30 luglio 1980), è stato un attore statunitense.
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Before all that, McGraw was an Iowa child, born in Des Moines on May 10, 1914 — not in New York as many film sources say. The actor's real name was Charles Butters, the son of Beatrice Crisp and Francis "Frank" Butters, both of English extraction. The senior Butters worked for B.F. Goodrich, probably as a traveling representative for the tire manuf...
It was after the war that McGraw began to find success in films. In 1946, he was cast as a hit man in the iconic smash hit "The Killers." Later, under contract with RKO movie studio, he gave one of his best performances — the leading role — as police detective Walter Brown in "The Narrow Margin" (1952), a taut, fast-paced mystery thriller set on a ...
- Des Moines Register
Charles McGraw. Actor: Spartacus. Stony-faced, grizzled-looking tough guy Charles McGraw (real name Charles Butters) notched up dozens of TV and film credits, usually portraying law enforcement figures or military officers, plus the odd shifty gangster.
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- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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- Studio City, California, USA
Charles McGraw è un attore statunitense, è nato il 10 maggio 1914 a Des Moines, Iowa (USA) ed è morto il 30 luglio 1980 all'età di 66 anni a Los Angeles, California (USA).
- May 10, 1914
- July 30, 1980
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.
Charles McGraw. Actor: Spartacus. Stony-faced, grizzled-looking tough guy Charles McGraw (real name Charles Butters) notched up dozens of TV and film credits, usually portraying law enforcement figures or military officers, plus the odd shifty gangster.
