Peter Graves
Acting
Born: March 18, 1926 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: March 14, 2010 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
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
Men in Black II
2002
House
2004
Airplane!
1980
Addams Family Values
1993
American Dad!
2005
The Night of the Hunter
1955
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
House on Haunted Hill
1999
Stalag 17
1953
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cold Case
2003
Photos (5)
Movies (82)
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Men in Black II
Peter Graves
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
Addams Family Values
Host
Airplane II: The Sequel
Capt. Clarence Oveur
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
The Assassination Bureau
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Tom Collins
Stalag 17
Frank Price
The Ballad of Josie
Jason Meredith
Wichita
Morgan Earp
Sleeping Dog
Sir Geoffrey
The 5-Man Army
Dutchman
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
The Adventurers
Trustee Banker
Texas Across the River
Capt. Stimpson
The Long Gray Line
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Naked Street
Joe McFarland
Black Tuesday
Peter Manning
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Arnold Dix
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Mike Rogers
Savannah Smiles
Harland Dobbs
Death in Small Doses
Agent / Tom Kaylor
Sergeant Ryker
Maj. Whitaker
High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades
SST: Death Flight
Paul Whitley
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
It Conquered the World
Dr. Paul Nelson
Red Planet Mars
Chris Cronyn
The Yellow Tomahawk
Sawyer
A Rage to Live
Jack Hollister
These Old Broads
Bill
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jim Phelps
Robbers' Roost
Heesman
Killers from Space
Douglas Martin
The President's Plane Is Missing
Mark Jones
Number One with a Bullet
Capt. Ferris
Where Have All the People Gone
Steven Anders
Death Car on the Freeway
Lieutenant Haller
Scream of the Wolf
John Wetherby
Valley of Mystery
Ben Barstow
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Alec Franklin
Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
A Stranger in My Arms
Donald Beasley
Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
Bayou
Martin Davis
Sidecar Racers
Carson
Paul and Michelle
Sir Henry
War Paint
Trooper Tolson
Gallegher Goes West
Marshal Neimeyer
Call to Danger
Doug Warfield
Doris Day: It's Magic
Narrator
Hold Back the Night
Lt. Lee Couzens
The Demon Lover
Ponsonby
Canyon River
Bob Andrews
Wolf Larsen
Van Weyden
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Narrator
Survival Run
Kandaris
Dead Man on the Run
Jim Gideon
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Narrator
Race for Survival
Narrator
Fort Defiance
Ned Tallon
The Underground Man
Lew Archer
East of Sumatra
Cowboy
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
James Phelps
Fury
Jim Newton
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
TV Director
The All Star Spangled Mission
Jim Phelps
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
Narrator
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Jim Phelps
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Jim Phelps
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Host
Rogue River
Pete Dandridge
300 Miles for Stephanie
Capt. McIntyre
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
Narration
The Guns and the Fury
Mark Janser
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
James Phelps
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Jim Phelps
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
America on the Move 1876-2000
Host
TV Shows (56)
American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice) · 1 eps
House
Myron · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Leonard Culver · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Carl Lawrence · 1 eps
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006) · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian · 1 eps
The Virginian
Robert Gaynor · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
'Singapore' Eddie Malone · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps · 143 eps
Climax!
Stanley · 1 eps
Climax!
Steve Baxter · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Logan Harris · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
Studio One
Glenn Willis · 1 eps
Route 66
2 eps
The F.B.I.
Manning Fryes · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Jim Carlson · 1 eps
Mickey Mouse Works
1 eps
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Major Noah Cooper · 1 eps
7th Heaven
John 'Colonel' Camden · 11 eps
The Invaders
Gavin Lewis · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Paul Hartley · 1 eps
The Angry Beavers
1 eps
12 O'Clock High
1 eps
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
Branded
2 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maj. Frank Whitaker · 2 eps
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice) · 1 eps
Fury
Jim Newton · 117 eps
Studio 57
Jim Bailey · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps · 35 eps
Cavalcade of America
Maj. Tom Howie · 1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
War and Remembrance
Palmer Kirby · 1 eps
Burke's Law
General Prescott · 1 eps
The Farmer's Daughter
1 eps
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
John Bray · 1 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley · 1 eps
The Winds of War
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby · 7 eps
The Great Adventure
Daniel Boone · 2 eps
The Sonny and Cher Show
1 eps
Life with Lucy
Ben Marshall · 1 eps
Minoriteam
Sheldon Miller · 1 eps
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1 eps
Cimarron City
1 eps
Whiplash
Christopher Cobb · 34 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rocky Kent · 1 eps
The Rebels
George Washington · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. James Ewing · 1 eps
Funny Face
1 eps
Self / Appearances (21)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Biography
Self - Host · 2 eps
Dinah!
Self · 3 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 2 eps
House on Haunted Hill
Self
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self - Host
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self - Narrator
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self - Host
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self - Host
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Self - Host
The Mysterious Monsters
Himself - Narrator
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Self - Host
Behind the Legend: Timon
Himself - Host
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self