Portrait of Charles McGraw

Acting

Charles McGraw

Titles
73movies43TV shows
Career

Active from 1947 to 1976, busiest in 1971 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Charles McGraw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 2.9
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Western 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Tense Atmosphere 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Redemption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

116

1980s

1 title Β· average score 67
GoodWatch67
Poster for Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1970s

20 titles Β· average score 66
All 20 titles from the 1970s

1960s

35 titles Β· average score 69
GoodWatch59
Poster for Pendulum

as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

GoodWatch69
Poster for Hang 'em High

as Sheriff Ray Calhoun

GoodWatch73
Poster for Adam-12

TV show Β· as Lars Lowell / Rod Decker

GoodWatch75
Poster for The Birds

as Sebastian Sholes

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV show Β· as Simon Oliver

GoodWatch69
Poster for The Virginian

TV show Β· as Big John Beldon

GoodWatch63
Poster for Dr. Kildare

TV show Β· as Fred Rainey / Dr. Kenneth Hasker

All 35 titles from the 1960s

1950s

35 titles Β· average score 64
GoodWatch73
Poster for The Defiant Ones

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

GoodWatch66
Poster for Loophole

as Gus Slavin

GoodWatch56
Poster for War Paint

as Sgt. Clarke

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Narrow Margin

as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

GoodWatch62
Poster for Roadblock

as Joe Peters

GoodWatch68
Poster for His Kind of Woman

as Thompson / Narrator

All 35 titles from the 1950s

1940s

25 titles Β· average score 63
GoodWatch62
Poster for The Threat

as Arnold 'Red' Kluger

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Farmer's Daughter

as Fisher - Finley's Henchman (uncredited)

GoodWatch61
Poster for The Long Night

as Policeman Stevens

All 25 titles from the 1940s
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