Peter Graves
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-03-18
Day of Death
2010-03-14 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Peter Graves
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.
Known For
Acting
Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time
as Narrator
(2022)
(2014)
Gettysburg - An American Story
as Narrator
(2009)
(2005)
(2004)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
(2004)
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Himself - Host
(2003)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Host of Civil Defense Film
(2003)
(2002)
Men in Black II
as Peter Graves
(2001)
These Old Broads
as Bill
(1999)
House on Haunted Hill
as Himself
(1999)
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
as Narrator
(1999)
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
as Self - Host
(1998)
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Narrator
(1998)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self - Narrator
(1997)
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
as Self - Host
(1996)
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self - Host
(1996)
(1996)
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
as Narrator
(1996)
(1995)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1995)
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self - Host
(1994)
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
as Self - Host
(1994)
(1993)
Addams Family Values
as Host
(1987)
Number One with a Bullet
as Capt. Ferris
(1987)
Platinum Bombshell
as Narrator
(1986)
The Demon Lover
as Ponsonby
(1984)
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Tom Collins
(1983)
The Guns and the Fury
as Mark Janser
(1982)
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
(1982)
Savannah Smiles
as Harland Dobbs
(1981)
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Capt. McIntyre
(1980)
Airplane!
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
(1980)
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Mike Rogers
(1980)
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as TV Director
(1979)
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
as Alec Franklin
(1979)
The Rebels
as George Washington
(1979)
Death Car on the Freeway
as Lt. Haller
(1979)
Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Jeff Knight
(1979)
Survival Run
as Kandaris
(1978)
Race for Survival
as Narrator
(1977)
SST: Death Flight
as Paul Whitley
(1977)
High Seas Hijack
as Elliott Rhoades
(1976)
The Mysterious Monsters
as Himself - Narrator
(1975)
Dead Man on the Run
as Jim Gideon
(1975)
Sidecar Racers
as Carson
(1974)
Paul and Michelle
as Sir Henry
(1974)
Scream of the Wolf
as John Wetherby
(1974)
The Underground Man
as Lew Archer
(1974)
Where Have All the People Gone
as Steven Anders
(1973)
Call to Danger
as Doug Warfield
(1973)
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Mark Jones
(1970)
The Adventurers
as Trustee Banker
(1969)
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jim Phelps
(1969)
The 5-Man Army
as Dutchman
(1969)
The Assassination Bureau
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
Sergeant Ryker
as Maj. Whitaker
(1968)
The Ballad of Josie
as Jason Meredith
(1968)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(1967)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Bankman
(1967)
Valley of Mystery
as Ben Barstow
(1966)
Texas Across the River
as Capt. Stimpson
(1966)
Gallegher Goes West
as Marshal Neimeyer
(1965)
A Rage to Live
as Jack Hollister
(1959)
A Stranger in My Arms
as Donald Beasley
(1958)
Wolf Larsen
as Van Weyden
(1957)
Beginning of the End
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
(1957)
Bayou
as Martin Davis
(1957)
Death in Small Doses
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
(1956)
It Conquered the World
as Dr. Paul Nelson
(1956)
Hold Back The Night
as Lt. Lee Couzens
(1956)
Canyon River
as Bob Andrews
(1955)
The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
(1955)
Wichita
as Morgan Earp
(1955)
The Long Gray Line
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
(1955)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Bob Elliott
(1955)
Fort Yuma
as Lt. Ben Keegan
(1955)
Robbers' Roost
as Heesman
(1955)
The Naked Street
as Joe McFarland
(1955)
Fury
as Jim Newton
(1954)
Killers from Space
as Douglas Martin
(1954)
Black Tuesday
as Peter Manning
(1954)
The Raid
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
(1954)
The Yellow Tomahawk
as Sawyer
(1953)
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Frank Price
(1953)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Arnold Dix
(1953)
War Paint
as Trooper Tolson
(1953)
East of Sumatra
as Cowboy
(1952)
Red Planet Mars
as Chris Cronyn
(1952)
(1951)
Angels in the Outfield
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
(1951)
Fort Defiance
as Ned Tallon
(1951)
Rogue River
as Pete Dandridge