Peter Graves
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 18, 1926 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2022 | Mystery Reel | |
| 2014 | Gettysburg - An American StoryNarrator | |
| 2010 | Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of TimeNarrator | |
| 2009 | What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day SuperstarSelf | |
| 2005 | Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter GravesSelf | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Mr. Pibb (voice) | |
| 2005 | MinoriteamSheldon Miller | |
| 2004 | Behind the Legend: TimonHimself - Host | |
| 2004 | HouseMyron | |
| 2003 | America on the Move 1876-2000Host | |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in ActionHost of Civil Defense Film | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseAnton Bikker (2006) | |
| 2002 | Men in Black IIPeter Graves | |
| 2002 | Don't Ask Don't Tell | |
| 2001 | These Old BroadsBill | |
| 2001 | Disney's House of MouseInstructor Voice (voice) | |
| 1999 | Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen AngelNarrator | |
| 1999 | House on Haunted HillSelf | |
| 1999 | Gene Tierney: A Shattered PortraitSelf - Host | |
| 1999 | Mickey Mouse Works | |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's MagicNarrator | |
| 1998 | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's LifeSelf - Narrator | |
| 1997 | Mother Teresa: A Life of DevotionSelf - Host | |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | |
| 1996 | Jerry Lewis: The Last American ClownSelf - Host | |
| 1996 | Abbott & Costello Meet BiographySelf - Host | |
| 1996 | William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama | |
| 1996 | Jean Harlow: Platinum BombshellNarrator | |
| 1996 | Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little StarNarrator | |
| 1996 | 7th HeavenJohn 'Colonel' Camden | |
| 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerSelf - Host | |
| 1995 | Betty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf | |
| 1994 | The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & VampiresHost | |
| 1994 | Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal GoddessSelf - Host | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawGeneral Prescott | |
| 1993 | Addams Family ValuesHost | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderPeter Graves | |
| 1993 | Unauthorized Biographies with Peter GravesSelf - Narrator | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1992 | The Complete ChurchillPresenter | |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible - The Golden SerpentJim Phelps | |
| 1988 | Mission: ImpossibleJim Phelps | |
| 1988 | War and RemembrancePalmer Kirby | |
| 1987 | Number One with a BulletCapt. Ferris | |
| 1987 | BiographySelf - Host | |
| 1986 | The Demon LoverPonsonby | |
| 1986 | Life with LucyBen Marshall | |
| 1985 | The Golden GirlsJerry Kennedy | |
| 1984 | Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond StreetTom Collins | |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseJohn Bray | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteEdmund Gerard | |
| 1983 | The Guns and the FuryMark Janser | |
| 1983 | The Winds of WarPalmer 'Fred' Kirby | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The SequelCapt. Clarence Oveur | |
| 1982 | Savannah SmilesHarland Dobbs | |
| 1981 | 300 Miles for StephanieCapt. McIntyre | |
| 1981 | Simon & SimonWade Christian | |
| 1980 | Airplane!Capt. Clarence Oveur | |
| 1980 | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyTV Director | |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva RykerMike Rogers | |
| 1979 | Missile X: The Neutron Bomb IncidentAlec Franklin | |
| 1979 | Parts: The Clonus HorrorJeff Knight | |
| 1979 | Survival RunKandaris | |
| 1979 | Death Car on the FreewayLt. Haller | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyMajor Noah Cooper | |
| 1979 | The RebelsGeorge Washington | |
| 1978 | SST: Death FlightPaul Whitley | |
| 1978 | Race for SurvivalNarrator | |
| 1977 | High Seas HijackElliott Rhoades | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatGerald Whitney | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatLeonard Culver | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatCarl Lawrence | |
| 1976 | The Mysterious MonstersHimself - Narrator | |
| 1976 | The Sonny and Cher Show | |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke StreetSir Evelyn Grant-Wortley | |
| 1975 | Sidecar RacersCarson | |
| 1975 | Dead Man on the RunJim Gideon | |
| 1974 | Paul and MichelleSir Henry | |
| 1974 | Where Have All the People GoneSteven Anders | |
| 1974 | Scream of the WolfJohn Wetherby | |
| 1974 | The Underground ManLew Archer | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is MissingMark Jones | |
| 1973 | Call to DangerDoug Warfield | |
| 1973 | Under the Law: Arrest and SeizeNarration | |
| 1973 | The All Star Spangled Mission | |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf | |
| 1971 | Funny Face | |
| 1970 | The AdventurersTrustee Banker | |
| 1970 | Mission: Impossible - The FalconJames Phelps | |
| 1969 | The 5-Man ArmyDutchman | |
| 1969 | The Assassination BureauDragomiloff's Butler (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible vs. the MobJim Phelps | |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible - The BunkerJames Phelps | |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible - The ControllersJim Phelps | |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | The Ballad of JosieJason Meredith | |
| 1968 | Sergeant RykerMaj. Whitaker | |
| 1968 | Premiere | |
| 1967 | Valley of MysteryBen Barstow | |
| 1967 | Mission: Impossible - The SlaveJim Phelps | |
| 1967 | The InvadersGavin Lewis | |
| 1966 | Texas Across the RiverCapt. Stimpson | |
| 1966 | Gallegher Goes WestMarshal Neimeyer | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleJim Phelps | |
| 1965 | A Rage to LiveJack Hollister | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Manning Fryes | |
| 1965 | Laredo | |
| 1965 | Run for Your LifeJim Carlson | |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | |
| 1965 | Branded | |
| 1965 | Court MartialMajor Frank Whittaker | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneLogan Harris | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureDaniel Boone | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreMaj. Frank Whitaker | |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter | |
| 1962 | The VirginianRobert Gaynor | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourMark Needham | |
| 1961 | WhiplashChristopher Cobb | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1959 | A Stranger in My ArmsDonald Beasley | |
| 1958 | Wolf LarsenVan Weyden | |
| 1958 | Cimarron City | |
| 1957 | Beginning of the EndDr. Ed Wainwright | |
| 1957 | Death in Small DosesAgent / Tom Kaylor | |
| 1957 | BayouMartin Davis | |
| 1956 | It Conquered the WorldDr. Paul Nelson | |
| 1956 | Hold Back The NightLt. Lee Couzens | |
| 1956 | Canyon RiverBob Andrews | |
| 1955 | The Night of the HunterBen Harper | |
| 1955 | The Long Gray LineCorporal Rudolph Heinz | |
| 1955 | FuryJim Newton | |
| 1955 | The Naked StreetJoe McFarland | |
| 1955 | WichitaMorgan Earp | |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellCapt. Bob Elliott | |
| 1955 | Fort YumaLt. Ben Keegan | |
| 1955 | Robbers' RoostHeesman | |
| 1955 | FuryJim Newton | |
| 1955 | The MillionairePaul Hartley | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1955 | Celebrity Playhouse | |
| 1954 | Killers from SpaceDouglas Martin | |
| 1954 | Black TuesdayPeter Manning | |
| 1954 | The Yellow TomahawkSawyer | |
| 1954 | The RaidCapt. Frank Dwyer | |
| 1954 | Climax!Stanley | |
| 1954 | Climax!Steve Baxter | |
| 1954 | Studio 57Jim Bailey | |
| 1953 | Stalag 17Sgt. Frank Price | |
| 1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile ReefArnold Dix | |
| 1953 | War PaintTrooper Tolson | |
| 1953 | East of SumatraCowboy | |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseFred Crain | |
| 1952 | Red Planet MarsChris Cronyn | |
| 1952 | The Congregation | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaMaj. Tom Howie | |
| 1952 | Biff Baker U.S.A. | |
| 1951 | Rogue RiverPete Dandridge | |
| 1951 | Fort DefianceNed Tallon | |
| 1951 | Angels in the OutfieldRadio Announcer (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameDr. James Ewing | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRocky Kent | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreJoel Barker | |
| 1949 | Fireside Theater | |
| 1948 | Studio OneGlenn Willis | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| - | Aliens from SpaceDoug Martin |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleDirector |