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Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Acting March 18, 1926 (83 years old) March 14, 2010 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.

Movies 103

Men in Black II 6.4

Men in Black II

as Peter Graves

2002
Airplane! 7.3

Airplane!

as Capt. Clarence Oveur

1980
Addams Family Values 7.0

Addams Family Values

as Host

1993
The Night of the Hunter 7.8

The Night of the Hunter

as Ben Harper

1955
Looney Tunes: Back in Action 6.4

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

as Host of Civil Defense Film

2003
Airplane II: The Sequel 6.1

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Capt. Clarence Oveur

1982
House on Haunted Hill 5.6

House on Haunted Hill

as Self

1999
Stalag 17 7.7

Stalag 17

as Frank Price

1953
Angels in the Outfield 7.0

Angels in the Outfield

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1951
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street 5.7

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

as Tom Collins

1984
The 5-Man Army 6.7

The 5-Man Army

as Dutchman

1969
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 6.8

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as Capt. Bob Elliott

1955
Wichita 6.4

Wichita

as Morgan Earp

1955
The Long Gray Line 7.0

The Long Gray Line

as Corporal Rudolph Heinz

1955
Texas Across the River 5.6

Texas Across the River

as Capt. Stimpson

1966
The Ballad of Josie 6.0

The Ballad of Josie

as Jason Meredith

1967
The Assassination Bureau 6.7

The Assassination Bureau

as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)

1969
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef 6.0

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

as Arnold Dix

1953
Beginning of the End 4.0

Beginning of the End

as Dr. Ed Wainwright

1957
Death Car on the Freeway 5.2

Death Car on the Freeway

as Lieutenant Haller

1979
Number One with a Bullet 4.6

Number One with a Bullet

as Capt. Ferris

1987
Parts: The Clonus Horror 4.5

Parts: The Clonus Horror

as Jeff Knight

1979
The Adventurers 4.7

The Adventurers

as Trustee Banker

1970
A Rage to Live 4.8

A Rage to Live

as Jack Hollister

1965
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob 9.7

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

as Jim Phelps

1969
Where Have All the People Gone 5.9

Where Have All the People Gone

as Steven Anders

1974
Killers from Space 3.8

Killers from Space

as Douglas Martin

1954
It Conquered the World 4.8

It Conquered the World

as Dr. Paul Nelson

1956
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident 3.4

Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

as Alec Franklin

1979
Scream of the Wolf 6.2

Scream of the Wolf

as John Wetherby

1974
The Movie Orgy 6.8

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

1968
Sergeant Ryker 6.3

Sergeant Ryker

as Maj. Whitaker

1968
These Old Broads 6.3

These Old Broads

as Bill

2001
The Memory of Eva Ryker 8.0

The Memory of Eva Ryker

as Mike Rogers

1980
The President's Plane Is Missing 6.3

The President's Plane Is Missing

as Mark Jones

1973
Robbers' Roost 5.9

Robbers' Roost

as Heesman

1955
Black Tuesday 6.2

Black Tuesday

as Peter Manning

1954
War Paint 5.6

War Paint

as Trooper Tolson

1953
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

as Narration

1973
Red Planet Mars 4.9

Red Planet Mars

as Chris Cronyn

1952
The Raid 6.6

The Raid

as Capt. Frank Dwyer

1954
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 7.6

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Death in Small Doses 5.1

Death in Small Doses

as Agent / Tom Kaylor

1957
The Yellow Tomahawk 6.6

The Yellow Tomahawk

as Sawyer

1954
Savannah Smiles 6.5

Savannah Smiles

as Harland Dobbs

1982
Sleeping Dog

Sleeping Dog

as Sir Geoffrey

1967
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons 8.0

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1995
Fort Defiance 6.4

Fort Defiance

as Ned Tallon

1951
SST: Death Flight 5.4

SST: Death Flight

as Paul Whitley

1978
300 Miles for Stephanie 7.5

300 Miles for Stephanie

as Capt. McIntyre

1981
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

as James Phelps

1969
Paul and Michelle 5.6

Paul and Michelle

as Sir Henry

1974
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent

Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent

as Jim Phelps

1989
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves 10.0

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

as Self

2005
The Underground Man 6.3

The Underground Man

as Lew Archer

1974
A Stranger in My Arms 4.2

A Stranger in My Arms

as Donald Beasley

1959
The Naked Street 6.2

The Naked Street

as Joe McFarland

1955
East of Sumatra 5.8

East of Sumatra

as Cowboy

1953
Dead Man on the Run 7.5

Dead Man on the Run

as Jim Gideon

1975
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait 3.7

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

as Self - Host

1999
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess 6.9

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

as Self - Host

1994
Valley of Mystery 7.5

Valley of Mystery

as Ben Barstow

1967
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life 8.0

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

as Self - Narrator

1998
Call to Danger 9.0

Call to Danger

as Doug Warfield

1973
Hold Back the Night 6.4

Hold Back the Night

as Lt. Lee Couzens

1956
Doris Day: It's Magic

Doris Day: It's Magic

as Narrator

1998
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

as James Phelps

1970
The Congregation 9.0

The Congregation

1952
High Seas Hijack 10.0

High Seas Hijack

as Elliott Rhoades

1977
Survival Run 3.2

Survival Run

as Kandaris

1979
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

as Narrator

1996
Fort Yuma 5.3

Fort Yuma

as Lt. Ben Keegan

1955
Canyon River 6.5

Canyon River

as Bob Andrews

1956
Sidecar Racers 5.0

Sidecar Racers

as Carson

1975
Gettysburg - An American Story

Gettysburg - An American Story

as Narrator

2014
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown 6.0

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

as Self - Host

1996
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty 7.0

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

as TV Director

1980
Mission: Impossible - The Slave

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

as Jim Phelps

1967
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

as Narrator

1996
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

as Self - Host

1997
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

as Self - Host

1996
Aliens from Space

Aliens from Space

as Doug Martin

The Guns and the Fury 10.0

The Guns and the Fury

as Mark Janser

1983
The All Star Spangled Mission

The All Star Spangled Mission

as Jim Phelps

1973
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

as Host

1994
America on the Move 1876-2000 10.0

America on the Move 1876-2000

as Host

2003
Rogue River 7.0

Rogue River

as Pete Dandridge

1951
Behind the Legend: Timon 6.0

Behind the Legend: Timon

as Himself - Host

2004
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar 7.7

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

as Self

2009
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

1996
Wolf Larsen 7.0

Wolf Larsen

as Van Weyden

1958
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

as Jim Phelps

1969
Bayou 3.5

Bayou

as Martin Davis

1957
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker 4.8

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

as Self - Host

1995
Fury

Fury

as Jim Newton

1955
Gallegher Goes West

Gallegher Goes West

as Marshal Neimeyer

1966
The Mysterious Monsters 6.2

The Mysterious Monsters

as Himself - Narrator

1976
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time 5.0

Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time

as Narrator

2010
Don't Ask Don't Tell 4.2

Don't Ask Don't Tell

2002
Race for Survival

Race for Survival

as Narrator

1978
The Demon Lover 7.0

The Demon Lover

as Ponsonby

1986
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel 7.0

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

as Narrator

1999
Mystery Reel

Mystery Reel

2022

TV Shows 74

House 8.6

House

as Myron

2004
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Mr. Pibb (voice)

2005
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Edmund Gerard

1984
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Gerald Whitney

1977
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Leonard Culver

1977
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Carl Lawrence

1977
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Peter Graves

1993
Matinee Theater 5.3

Matinee Theater

1955
Cold Case 7.7

Cold Case

as Anton Bikker (2006)

2003
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as Jim Phelps

1966
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mark Needham

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Robert Gaynor

1962
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Glenn Willis

1948
The Golden Girls 7.6

The Golden Girls

as Jerry Kennedy

1985
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Stanley

1954
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Steve Baxter

1954
Simon & Simon 6.7

Simon & Simon

as Wade Christian

1981
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Logan Harris

1964
Fantasy Island 6.5

Fantasy Island

as 'Singapore' Eddie Malone

1978
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Manning Fryes

1965
Route 66 6.7

Route 66

1960
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
7th Heaven 6.5

7th Heaven

as John 'Colonel' Camden

1996
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Jim Carlson

1965
The Angry Beavers 7.0

The Angry Beavers

1997
Disney's House of Mouse 7.7

Disney's House of Mouse

as Instructor Voice (voice)

2001
The Invaders 6.9

The Invaders

as Gavin Lewis

1967
Biography 6.7

Biography

as Self - Host

1987
Biography 6.7

Biography

1987
12 O'Clock High 7.2

12 O'Clock High

1964
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 7.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Major Noah Cooper

1979
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Maj. Frank Whitaker

1963
Studio 57 7.5

Studio 57

as Jim Bailey

1954
Mickey Mouse Works 7.1

Mickey Mouse Works

1999
Laredo 6.4

Laredo

1965
The Dean Martin Show 7.4

The Dean Martin Show

1965
The Millionaire 5.8

The Millionaire

as Paul Hartley

1955
Fury 6.5

Fury

as Jim Newton

1955
Branded 6.8

Branded

1965
The Farmer's Daughter 6.0

The Farmer's Daughter

1963
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as Joel Barker

1950
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA 6.0

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

as Self

1995
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

1973
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

as Maj. Tom Howie

1952
The Great Adventure 10.0

The Great Adventure

as Daniel Boone

1963
Burke's Law 6.8

Burke's Law

as General Prescott

1994
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse 8.5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse 8.5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Fred Crain

1953
War and Remembrance 7.9

War and Remembrance

as Palmer Kirby

1988
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as Jim Phelps

1988
The Duchess of Duke Street 8.0

The Duchess of Duke Street

as Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley

1976
Fireside Theater 7.2

Fireside Theater

1949
The Sonny and Cher Show 7.1

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976
The Winds of War 7.3

The Winds of War

as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

1983
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as John Bray

1984
Chevron Theatre 8.0

Chevron Theatre

1952
Life with Lucy 8.0

Life with Lucy

as Ben Marshall

1986
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. James Ewing

1951
Cimarron City 6.3

Cimarron City

1958
Whiplash 7.4

Whiplash

as Christopher Cobb

1961
Biff Baker U.S.A. 7.8

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Rocky Kent

1951
Minoriteam 6.4

Minoriteam

as Sheldon Miller

2005
Funny Face 7.0

Funny Face

1971
The Rebels 10.0

The Rebels

as George Washington

1979
Celebrity Playhouse 8.0

Celebrity Playhouse

1955
Court Martial 8.0

Court Martial

as Major Frank Whittaker

1966
Premiere

Premiere

1968
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

as Self - Narrator

1993
The Complete Churchill

The Complete Churchill

as Presenter

1992

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