Peter Graves

Peter Graves

b. 1926 — d. 2010 (aged 84) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Actor Director Soundtrack

Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 on Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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.

Known For

Stalag 17

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Airplane!

Filmography

Jack's Family Adventure

Jack's Family Adventure

Uncle George Vickery

Darkstar: The Interactive Movie

Darkstar: The Interactive Movie

The Official Walkthrough of Darkstar

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

With You in Spirit

These Old Broads

These Old Broads

Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story

Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story

Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero

Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star

Biography International

The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

Northern Lights

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Biography

Number One with a Bullet

Number One with a Bullet

Capt. Paul Ferris

If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium

Fox Mystery Theater

Fox Mystery Theater

Vicar John Bray

You Are the Jury

The Winds of War

The Winds of War

Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

Discover: The World of Science (with Peter Graves)

Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

Captain Clarence Oveur

Savannah Smiles

Savannah Smiles

The Guns and the Fury

The Guns and the Fury

300 Miles for Stephanie

300 Miles for Stephanie

Captain McIntyre

Best of Friends

Airplane!

Captain Clarence Oveur

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Clonus Horror

The Clonus Horror

Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway

Lieutenant Haller

The Tehran Incident

The Tehran Incident

The Rebels

George Washington

Survival Run

The Gift of the Magi

SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

High Seas Hijack

High Seas Hijack

Elliott Rhoades (English version only)

Magic at the Roxy

The Mysterious Monsters

The Mysterious Monsters

Sidecar Racers

Dead Man on the Run

Dead Man on the Run

Where Have All the People Gone

Where Have All the People Gone

Scream of the Wolf

Scream of the Wolf

The Underground Man

The Underground Man

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Telly Savalas

Valley of the Old Ones

Host and Narrator

The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

Call to Danger

Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man

Other People, Other Places

Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

The 29th Annual Golden Globes Awards

Funny Face

This Is Your Life

The 5-Man Army

Sergeant Ryker

The Ballad of Josie

The Ballad of Josie

Valley of Mystery

Valley of Mystery

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966 Actor Director

Texas Across the River

Texas Across the River

Capt. Rodney Stimpson

A Rage to Live

Court Martial

Major Frank Whittaker

Whiplash

Christopher Cobb

A Stranger in My Arms

A Stranger in My Arms

Wolf Larsen

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

Dr. Ed Wainwright

Death in Small Doses

Death in Small Doses

Bayou

The New Orleans United Cerebral Palsy Telethon

It Conquered the World

It Conquered the World

Dr. Paul Nelson

Canyon River

Hold Back the Night

Hold Back the Night

Lt. Lee Couzens

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Gunsmoke

Wichita

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Capt. Bob Elliott

The Naked Street

The Naked Street

Fury

Fort Yuma

Robbers' Roost

The Man Who Tore Down the Wall

Dr. James Ewing

Killers from Space

Killers from Space

Dr. Doug Paul Martin

Black Tuesday

The Raid

Capt. Frank Dwyer

The Yellow Tomahawk

The Yellow Tomahawk

A Man of Many Ideas

Stalag 17

Sgt. Frank Price

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

War Paint

Red Planet Mars

Red Planet Mars

The Congregation

Fort Defiance

Rogue River

Christmas in Sweden

Offscreen narrator

Winning Your Wings

Winning Your Wings

Bomber Crew Member

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