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Peter Graves
Peter Graves

Peter Graves

ActingBorn March 18, 1926Died March 14, 2010 (age 83)Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor. While growing up in Minnesota, he excelled at sports and music (as a saxophonist), and by age 16, he was a radio announcer at WMIN in Minneapolis. After two years in the United States Air Force, he studied drama at the University of Minnesota and then headed to Hollywood, where he first appeared on television and later made his film debut in Rogue River (1951). Numerous film appearances followed, especially in Westerns. However, Graves is primarily recognized for his television work, particularly as Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1966). Peter Graves died of a heart attack on March 14, 2010, just four days before his 84th birthday.

Filmography

2022Movie
2014Movie
2005
Minoriteam

as Sheldon Miller

TV
2005
American Dad!

as Mr. Pibb (voice)

TV
2004
House

as Myron

TV
2004
Behind the Legend: Timon

as Himself - Host

Movie
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

as Host of Civil Defense Film

Movie
2003
Cold Case

as Anton Bikker (2006)

TV
2002
Men in Black II

as Peter Graves

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Disney's House of Mouse

as Instructor Voice (voice)

TV
1999Movie
1999Movie
1998Movie
1998Movie
1997Movie
1996
7th Heaven

as John 'Colonel' Camden

TV
1996Movie
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Burke's Law

as General Prescott

TV
1993Movie
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Peter Graves

TV
1992TV
1988
War and Remembrance

as Palmer Kirby

TV
1988
Mission: Impossible

as Jim Phelps

TV
1987
Biography

as Self - Host

TV
1987Movie
1986
Life with Lucy

as Ben Marshall

TV
1986
The Demon Lover

as Ponsonby

Movie
1985
The Golden Girls

as Jerry Kennedy

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Edmund Gerard

TV
1983
The Guns and the Fury

as Mark Janser

Movie
1983
The Winds of War

as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

TV
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel

as Capt. Clarence Oveur

Movie
1982
Savannah Smiles

as Harland Dobbs

Movie
1981
Simon & Simon

as Wade Christian

TV
1981
300 Miles for Stephanie

as Capt. McIntyre

Movie
1980
Airplane!

as Capt. Clarence Oveur

Movie
1980Movie
1980Movie
1979Movie
1979TV
1979Movie
1979
The Rebels

as George Washington

TV
1979
Survival Run

as Kandaris

Movie
1979Movie
1978
SST: Death Flight

as Paul Whitley

Movie
1978Movie
1978
Fantasy Island

as 'Singapore' Eddie Malone

TV
1977
High Seas Hijack

as Elliott Rhoades

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Gerald Whitney

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Leonard Culver

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Carl Lawrence

TV
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street

as Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley

TV
1976
The Mysterious Monsters

as Himself - Narrator

Movie
1975Movie
1975
Dead Man on the Run

as Jim Gideon

Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974Movie
1974
The Underground Man

as Lew Archer

Movie
1974
Paul and Michelle

as Sir Henry

Movie
1974
Scream of the Wolf

as John Wetherby

Movie
1973Movie
1973
Call to Danger

as Doug Warfield

Movie
1973Movie
1970
The Adventurers

as Trustee Banker

Movie
1970Movie
1969
The 5-Man Army

as Dutchman

Movie
1969Movie
1969
The Assassination Bureau

as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)

Movie
1969Movie
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1968TV
1968
The Ballad of Josie

as Jason Meredith

Movie
1968
Sergeant Ryker

as Maj. Whitaker

Movie
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1967
Sleeping Dog

as Sir Geoffrey

Movie
1967Movie
1967
Valley of Mystery

as Ben Barstow

Movie
1967
The Invaders

as Gavin Lewis

TV
1966
Gallegher Goes West

as Marshal Neimeyer

Movie
1966
Texas Across the River

as Capt. Stimpson

Movie
1966
Mission: Impossible

as Jim Phelps

TV
1965
A Rage to Live

as Jack Hollister

Movie
1965
The F.B.I.

as Manning Fryes

TV
1965TV
1965
Run for Your Life

as Jim Carlson

TV
1965
Court Martial

as Major Frank Whittaker

TV
1965TV
1964
Daniel Boone

as Logan Harris

TV
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Maj. Frank Whitaker

TV
1963
The Great Adventure

as Daniel Boone

TV
1962TV
1962
The Virginian

as Robert Gaynor

TV
1961
Whiplash

as Christopher Cobb

TV
1960TV
1959
A Stranger in My Arms

as Donald Beasley

Movie
1958
Wolf Larsen

as Van Weyden

Movie
1957
Death in Small Doses

as Agent / Tom Kaylor

Movie
1957
Beginning of the End

as Dr. Ed Wainwright

Movie
1957
Bayou

as Martin Davis

Movie
1956
Canyon River

as Bob Andrews

Movie
1956
Hold Back The Night

as Lt. Lee Couzens

Movie
1956
It Conquered the World

as Dr. Paul Nelson

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Fury

as Jim Newton

Movie
1955
Fury

as Jim Newton

TV
1955
Fort Yuma

as Lt. Ben Keegan

Movie
1955
The Naked Street

as Joe McFarland

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Wichita

as Morgan Earp

Movie
1955
Robbers' Roost

as Heesman

Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Paul Hartley

TV
1955
The Long Gray Line

as Corporal Rudolph Heinz

Movie
1954
Black Tuesday

as Peter Manning

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Stanley

TV
1954
Climax!

as Steve Baxter

TV
1954
Studio 57

as Jim Bailey

TV
1954
The Raid

as Capt. Frank Dwyer

Movie
1954Movie
1954
Killers from Space

as Douglas Martin

Movie
1953Movie
1953TV
1953
War Paint

as Trooper Tolson

Movie
1953Movie
1953
Stalag 17

as Sgt. Frank Price

Movie
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Maj. Tom Howie

TV
1952
Red Planet Mars

as Chris Cronyn

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. James Ewing

TV
1951
Angels in the Outfield

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Fort Defiance

as Ned Tallon

Movie
1951TV
1951
Rogue River

as Pete Dandridge

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Joel Barker

TV
1948
Studio One

as Glenn Willis

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
Aliens from Space

as Doug Martin

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 18, 1926
Day of DeathMarch 14, 2010
Place of BirthMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Popularity1.4