Acting
Peter Graves
1926-03-18 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known for
Men in Black II
House
Airplane!
Addams Family Values
American Dad!
The Night of the Hunter
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Airplane II: The Sequel
House on Haunted Hill
Stalag 17
Murder, She Wrote
Cold Case
The Golden Girls
Mission: Impossible
The Angry Beavers
7th Heaven
Movie credits · 103
Mystery Reel
Gettysburg - An American Story
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Behind the Legend: Timon
America on the Move 1876-2000
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Men in Black II
Don't Ask Don't Tell
These Old Broads
House on Haunted Hill
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Doris Day: It's Magic
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Addams Family Values
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Number One with a Bullet
The Demon Lover
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
The Guns and the Fury
Airplane II: The Sequel
Savannah Smiles
300 Miles for Stephanie
Airplane!
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Death Car on the Freeway
Parts: The Clonus Horror
TV credits · 69
Minoriteam
American Dad!
House
Cold Case
Disney's House of Mouse
Mickey Mouse Works
The Angry Beavers
7th Heaven
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Burke's Law
Diagnosis: Murder
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Complete Churchill
War and Remembrance
Mission: Impossible
Biography
Life with Lucy
The Golden Girls
Murder, She Wrote
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
The Winds of War
Simon & Simon
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Rebels
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Sonny and Cher Show
Dinah!
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Funny Face
Premiere
The Invaders
Mission: Impossible
Court Martial
The F.B.I.
Laredo
The Dean Martin Show
Run for Your Life
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