Peter Graves
Acting
Born: Mar 18, 1926 — Died: Mar 14, 2010
From: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| These Old Broads | Bill | 2001 | 6.265 |
| Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel | Narrator | 1999 | 7.0 |
| Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker | Self - Host | 1995 | 4.25 |
| Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street | Tom Collins | 1984 | 5.767 |
| Airplane II: The Sequel | Capt. Clarence Oveur | 1982 | 6.083 |
| Savannah Smiles | Harland Dobbs | 1982 | 6.532 |
| Airplane! | Capt. Clarence Oveur | 1980 | 7.306 |
| Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident | Alec Franklin | 1979 | 3.3 |
| Parts: The Clonus Horror | Jeff Knight | 1979 | 4.478 |
| Survival Run | Kandaris | 1979 | 3.222 |
| The Mysterious Monsters | Himself - Narrator | 1976 | 6.2 |
| Sidecar Racers | Carson | 1975 | 5.0 |
| Paul and Michelle | Sir Henry | 1974 | 5.5 |
| The 5-Man Army | Dutchman | 1969 | 6.615 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968 | 6.647 |
| The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | 1968 | 7.6 |
| The Ballad of Josie | Jason Meredith | 1968 | 6.022 |
| Beginning of the End | Dr. Ed Wainwright | 1957 | 3.947 |
| Death in Small Doses | Agent / Tom Kaylor | 1957 | 5.1 |
| Bayou | Martin Davis | 1957 | 3.5 |
| It Conquered the World | Dr. Paul Nelson | 1956 | 4.855 |
| The Night of the Hunter | Ben Harper | 1955 | 7.9 |
| The Long Gray Line | Corporal Rudolph Heinz | 1955 | 6.974 |
| Fury | Jim Newton | 1955 | — |
| Killers from Space | Douglas Martin | 1954 | 3.845 |
| Black Tuesday | Peter Manning | 1954 | 6.161 |
| Stalag 17 | Sgt. Frank Price | 1953 | 7.683 |
| Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Arnold Dix | 1953 | 5.957 |
| Red Planet Mars | Chris Cronyn | 1952 | 4.929 |
| Rogue River | Pete Dandridge | 1951 | 7.0 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1926 |
| From | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |