Peter Graves
Acting
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
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tvMinoriteam
2005
Sheldon Miller
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Mr. Pibb (voice)
tvHouse
2004
Myron
movieBehind the Legend: Timon
2004
Himself - Host
movieLooney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Host of Civil Defense Film
tvCold Case
2003
Anton Bikker (2006)
movieMen in Black II
2002
Peter Graves
tvDisney's House of Mouse
2001
Instructor Voice (voice)
movieGene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999
Self - Host
movieDoris Day: It's Magic
1998
Narrator
movieCharlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
Self - Narrator
movieMother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997
Self - Host
tv7th Heaven
1996
John 'Colonel' Camden
movieAbbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
Self - Host
movieBetty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMarilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994
Self - Host
tvBurke's Law
1994
General Prescott
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Peter Graves
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
1993
Self - Narrator
tvWar and Remembrance
1988
Palmer Kirby
tvMission: Impossible
1988
Jim Phelps
tvBiography
1987
Self - Host
movieNumber One with a Bullet
1987
Capt. Ferris
tvLife with Lucy
1986
Ben Marshall
movieThe Demon Lover
1986
Ponsonby
tvThe Golden Girls
1985
Jerry Kennedy
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Edmund Gerard
movieThe Guns and the Fury
1983
Mark Janser
tvThe Winds of War
1983
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
movieAirplane II: The Sequel
1982
Capt. Clarence Oveur
movieSavannah Smiles
1982
Harland Dobbs
tvSimon & Simon
1981
Wade Christian
movie300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
Capt. McIntyre
movieAirplane!
1980
Capt. Clarence Oveur
movieThe Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
Mike Rogers
movieSteve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
TV Director
movieDeath Car on the Freeway
1979
Lt. Haller
tvBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Major Noah Cooper
movieParts: The Clonus Horror
1979
Jeff Knight
tvThe Rebels
1979
George Washington
movieSurvival Run
1979
Kandaris
movieMissile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979
Alec Franklin
movieSST: Death Flight
1978
Paul Whitley
movieRace for Survival
1978
Narrator
tvFantasy Island
1978
'Singapore' Eddie Malone
movieHigh Seas Hijack
1977
Elliott Rhoades
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Gerald Whitney / Leonard Culver / Carl Lawrence
tvThe Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley
movieThe Mysterious Monsters
1976
Himself - Narrator
movieSidecar Racers
1975
Carson
movieDead Man on the Run
1975
Jim Gideon
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieWhere Have All the People Gone
1974
Steven Anders
movieThe Underground Man
1974
Lew Archer
moviePaul and Michelle
1974
Sir Henry
movieScream of the Wolf
1974
John Wetherby
movieCall to Danger
1973
Doug Warfield
movieThe Adventurers
1970
Trustee Banker
movieMission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970
James Phelps
movieThe 5-Man Army
1969
Dutchman
movieMission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969
Jim Phelps
movieThe Assassination Bureau
1969
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
movieMission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969
James Phelps
movieThe Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Ballad of Josie
1968
Jason Meredith
movieSergeant Ryker
1968
Maj. Whitaker
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
movieSleeping Dog
1967
Sir Geoffrey
movieMission: Impossible - The Slave
1967
Jim Phelps
movieValley of Mystery
1967
Ben Barstow
tvThe Invaders
1967
Gavin Lewis
movieGallegher Goes West
1966
Marshal Neimeyer
movieTexas Across the River
1966
Capt. Stimpson
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Jim Phelps
movieA Rage to Live
1965
Jack Hollister
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Manning Fryes
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Jim Carlson
Court Martial
1965
Major Frank Whittaker
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Logan Harris
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Maj. Frank Whitaker
tvThe Great Adventure
1963
Daniel Boone
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Mark Needham
tvThe Virginian
1962
Robert Gaynor
tvWhiplash
1961
Christopher Cobb
movieA Stranger in My Arms
1959
Donald Beasley
movieWolf Larsen
1958
Van Weyden
movieDeath in Small Doses
1957
Agent / Tom Kaylor
movieBeginning of the End
1957
Dr. Ed Wainwright
movieBayou
1957
Martin Davis
movieCanyon River
1956
Bob Andrews
movieHold Back The Night
1956
Lt. Lee Couzens
movieIt Conquered the World
1956
Dr. Paul Nelson
movieThe Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
Capt. Bob Elliott
movieFury
1955
Jim Newton
tvFury
1955
Jim Newton
movieFort Yuma
1955
Lt. Ben Keegan
movieThe Naked Street
1955
Joe McFarland
movieThe Night of the Hunter
1955
Ben Harper
movieWichita
1955
Morgan Earp
movieRobbers' Roost
1955
Heesman
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Paul Hartley
movieThe Long Gray Line
1955
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
movieBlack Tuesday
1954
Peter Manning
tvClimax!
1954
Stanley / Steve Baxter
tvStudio 57
1954
Jim Bailey
movieThe Raid
1954
Capt. Frank Dwyer
movieKillers from Space
1954
Douglas Martin
movieBeneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
Arnold Dix
movieWar Paint
1953
Trooper Tolson
movieEast of Sumatra
1953
Cowboy
movieStalag 17
1953
Sgt. Frank Price
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Maj. Tom Howie
movieRed Planet Mars
1952
Chris Cronyn
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Dr. James Ewing
movieAngels in the Outfield
1951
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
movieFort Defiance
1951
Ned Tallon
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Rocky Kent
movieRogue River
1951
Pete Dandridge
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Joel Barker
tvStudio One
1948
Glenn Willis
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
Aliens from Space
Doug Martin
Directing1
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Director