Charles McGraw Biography

Fast Facts

• Died in a bizarre accident when he slipped in the shower and fell through a glass door that left him with fatal lacerations
• Worked as a deckhand on a freighter and as a professional boxer in his early years
• Best remembered for his contributions as a leading man in the film noir genre in the 1940s and 1950s
• His tough guy persona carried over into many of his film roles including those in "Spartacus" and "Casablanca․"
• Served in the United States military during World War II
• His life was detailed in Alan K․ Rode's biography of him, "Charles McGraw: Biography of a Film Noir Tough Guy․"