Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 on Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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
| Birth Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926-03-18 |
| Died | 2010-03-14 |
Movies
2022
Gettysburg - An American Story
as Narrator
2014
2009
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Himself - Host
2004
America on the Move 1876-2000
as Host
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Host of Civil Defense Film
2003
Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Men in Black II
as Peter Graves
2002
These Old Broads
as Bill
2001
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
as Narrator
1999
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
as Self - Host
1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Narrator
1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self / Narrator
1998
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
as Himself - Host
1997
1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Host
1996
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self - Host
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1995
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
as Self - Host
1994
Addams Family Values
as Host
1993
Number One with a Bullet
as Capt. Ferris
1987
Horrible Horror
as Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space'
1986
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Tom Collins
1984
The Guns and the Fury
as Mark Janser
1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
1982
Savannah Smiles
as Harland Dobbs
1982
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Capt. McIntyre
1981
Airplane!
as Captain Clarence Oveur
1980
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Mike Rogers
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as TV Director
1980
Death Car on the Freeway
as Lt. Haller
1979
Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Jeff Knight
1979
The Rebels
as George Washington
1979
Survival Run
as Kandaris
1979
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
as Alec Franklin
1979
High Seas Hijack
as Elliott Rhoades
1977
SST: Death Flight
as Paul Whitley
1977
The Mysterious Monsters
as Himself - Narrator
1976
Sidecar Racers
as Carson
1975
Dead Man on the Run
as Jim Gideon
1975
Where Have All the People Gone
as Steven Anders
1974
The Underground Man
as Lew Archer
1974
Paul and Michelle
as Sir Henry
1974
Scream of the Wolf
as John Wetherby
1974
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Mark Jones
1973
Call to Danger
as Doug Warfield
1973
The Adventurers
as Trustee Banker
1970
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jim Phelps
1969
The Five Man Army
as Dutchman
1969
The Assassination Bureau
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Sergeant Ryker
as Maj. Whitaker
1968
The Ballad of Josie
as Jason Meredith
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Bankman
1967
Valley of Mystery
as Ben Barstow
1967
Gallegher Goes West
as Marshal Neimeyer
1966
Texas Across the River
as Capt. Stimpson
1966
A Rage to Live
as Jack Hollister
1965
A Stranger in My Arms
as Donald Beasley
1959
Wolf Larsen
as Van Weyden
1958
Death in Small Doses
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
1957
Beginning of the End
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
1957
Bayou
as Martin Davis
1957
Canyon River
as Bob Andrews
1956
Hold Back The Night
as Lt. Lee Couzens
1956
It Conquered the World
as Dr. Paul Nelson
1956
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Bob Elliott
1955
Fort Yuma
as Lt. Ben Keegan
1955
The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
1955
The Naked Street
as Joe McFarland
1955
Wichita
as Morgan Earp
1955
Robbers' Roost
as Heesman
1955
The Long Gray Line
as Rudolph Heinz
1955
Black Tuesday
as Peter Manning
1954
The Raid
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
1954
The Yellow Tomahawk
as Sawyer
1954
Killers from Space
as Douglas Martin
1954
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Arnold Dix
1953
East of Sumatra
as Cowboy
1953
War Paint
as Trooper Tolson
1953
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Frank Price
1953
Red Planet Mars
as Chris Cronyn
1952
1952
Angels in the Outfield
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1951
Fort Defiance
as Ned Tallon
1951
Rogue River
as Pete Dandridge
1951
Fury
as Jim Newton
1950
