Charles McGraw (1914-80), with his square jaw and gravel voice, played mostly bit parts as tough guys and gangsters early in his career (such as one of Burt Lancaster’s assassins in the 1946 classic THE KILLERS) but later developed into an unconventional but appealing leading man. McGraw's notable roles include the grumpy cop hired to protect Marie Windsor in the B-noir classic THE NARROW MARGIN, Kirk Douglas' gladiator trainer in SPARTACUS, and yet another cop in ARMORED CAR ROBBERY (1950). He also starred in the TV version of CASABLANCA (1955), stepping into Bogart's role but called Rick "Jason" rather than "Blaine."
CHARLES MCGRAW
Charles McGraw (1914-80), with his square jaw and gravel voice, played mostly bit parts as tough guys and gangsters early in his career (such as one of Burt Lancaster’s assassins in the 1946 classic THE KILLERS) but later developed into an unconventional but appealing leading man. McGraw's notable roles include the grumpy cop hired to protect Marie Windsor in the B-noir classic THE NARROW MARGIN, Kirk Douglas' gladiator trainer in SPARTACUS, and yet another cop in ARMORED CAR ROBBERY (1950). He also starred in the TV version of CASABLANCA (1955), stepping into Bogart's role but called Rick "Jason" rather than "Blaine."
Charles McGraw did it all and with gusto. He never gave a bad performance.
ReplyDeleteI loved Charles McGraw in T-Men he was so handsome in the sauna scene yummy yummy I had blowed him a lot LOL
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