Col. Charles Korotny — The Horizontal Lieutenant Character Profile

About Col. Charles Korotny

Merle's military superior and team manager. He initially assigns Merle to Rotohan and later threatens to relocate him to an even more remote outpost unless Kobayashi is captured. Ultimately, he awards Merle a medal for his efforts.

Character Facts

Played by

Charles McGraw

Appears in

The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Horizontal Lieutenant

• Second Lt. Merle Wye (Jim Hutton)
• Lt. Molly Blue (Paula Prentiss)
• Lt. Billy Monk (Jack Carter)
• Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag (Jim Backus)
• Akiko (Miyoshi Umeki)
• Michido (Linda Wong)
• Kobayashi (Yuki Shimoda)
• Yeoman Leo Buckles (Marty Ingels)
• Sgt. Jess Yomura (Lloyd Kino)
• Sgt. Roy Tada (Yoshio Yoda)
• Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) (Teru Shimada)
• Officer (Richard Allan)