Peter Graves
Known for Acting · 171 credits
- Born
- 1926-03-18
- Died
- 2010-03-14
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Peter Duesler Aurness
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
TV Shows (68)
House
2004
as Myron
American Dad!
2005
as Mr. Pibb (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Edmund Gerard
The Love Boat
1977
as Gerald Whitney / Leonard Culver / Carl Lawrence
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Cold Case
2003
as Anton Bikker (2006)
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Peter Graves
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mark Needham
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Virginian
1962
as Robert Gaynor
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jim Phelps
Climax!
1954
as Stanley / Steve Baxter
Fantasy Island
1978
as 'Singapore' Eddie Malone
Simon & Simon
1981
as Wade Christian
Matinee Theater
1955
The F.B.I.
1965
as Manning Fryes
Run for Your Life
1965
as Jim Carlson
Daniel Boone
1964
as Logan Harris
Studio One
1948
as Glenn Willis
Route 66
1960
The Golden Girls
1985
as Jerry Kennedy
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Invaders
1967
as Gavin Lewis
7th Heaven
1996
as John 'Colonel' Camden
12 O'Clock High
1964
The Millionaire
1955
as Paul Hartley
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Maj. Frank Whitaker
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Major Noah Cooper
Fireside Theater
1949
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Joel Barker
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
as Instructor Voice (voice)
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Laredo
1965
The Angry Beavers
1997
Biography
1987
as Self - Host
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
Studio 57
1954
as Jim Bailey
Burke's Law
1994
as General Prescott
Fury
1955
as Jim Newton
Branded
1965
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The Great Adventure
1963
as Daniel Boone
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as John Bray
Mission: Impossible
1988
as Jim Phelps
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Maj. Tom Howie
War and Remembrance
1988
as Palmer Kirby
The Winds of War
1983
as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Fred Crain
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. James Ewing
Minoriteam
2005
as Sheldon Miller
Whiplash
1961
as Christopher Cobb
Life with Lucy
1986
as Ben Marshall
Cimarron City
1958
Movies (103)
Airplane!
1980
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Men in Black II
2002
as Peter Graves
Addams Family Values
1993
as Host
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
The Night of the Hunter
1955
as Ben Harper
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Host of Civil Defense Film
House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Self
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Sleeping Dog
1967
as Sir Geoffrey
Stalag 17
1953
as Sgt. Frank Price
Number One with a Bullet
1987
as Capt. Ferris
It Conquered the World
1956
as Dr. Paul Nelson
The Adventurers
1970
as Trustee Banker
These Old Broads
2001
as Bill
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
as Tom Collins
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
as Narrator
The Long Gray Line
1955
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
as Sawyer
SST: Death Flight
1978
as Paul Whitley
The Congregation
1952
Parts: The Clonus Horror
1979
as Jeff Knight
The Assassination Bureau
1969
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Texas Across the River
1966
as Capt. Stimpson
Valley of Mystery
1967
as Ben Barstow
Paul and Michelle
1974
as Sir Henry
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Capt. Bob Elliott
The Raid
1954
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Naked Street
1955
as Joe McFarland
The Demon Lover
1986
as Ponsonby
A Rage to Live
1965
as Jack Hollister
Death Car on the Freeway
1979
as Lt. Haller
Wichita
1955
as Morgan Earp
The Ballad of Josie
1968
as Jason Meredith
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979
as Alec Franklin
Bayou
1957
as Martin Davis
War Paint
1953
as Trooper Tolson
Beginning of the End
1957
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Narrator
Hold Back The Night
1956
as Lt. Lee Couzens
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
as Himself - Host
High Seas Hijack
1977
as Elliott Rhoades
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
as Arnold Dix
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Maj. Whitaker
Death in Small Doses
1957
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as Mike Rogers
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Red Planet Mars
1952
as Chris Cronyn
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
as Donald Beasley
The 5-Man Army
1969
as Dutchman
Black Tuesday
1954
as Peter Manning
Savannah Smiles
1982
as Harland Dobbs
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
as Narrator
Fort Yuma
1955
as Lt. Ben Keegan
Canyon River
1956
as Bob Andrews
Gallegher Goes West
1966
as Marshal Neimeyer
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967
as Jim Phelps
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
as Capt. McIntyre
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Survival Run
1979
as Kandaris
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
as Mark Jones
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997
as Self - Host
The Guns and the Fury
1983
as Mark Janser
Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
Don't Ask Don't Tell
2002
Killers from Space
1954
as Douglas Martin
East of Sumatra
1953
as Cowboy
Dead Man on the Run
1975
as Jim Gideon
Gettysburg - An American Story
2014
as Narrator
Where Have All the People Gone
1974
as Steven Anders
The Underground Man
1974
as Lew Archer
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
as Self - Narrator
The All Star Spangled Mission
1973
Call to Danger
1973
as Doug Warfield
Robbers' Roost
1955
as Heesman
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
as Self - Host
Wolf Larsen
1958
as Van Weyden
Fort Defiance
1951
as Ned Tallon
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
as TV Director
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969
as Jim Phelps
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
as Self - Host
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969
as James Phelps
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970
as James Phelps
Race for Survival
1978
as Narrator
Sidecar Racers
1975
as Carson
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Self - Host
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
as Narrator
Scream of the Wolf
1974
as John Wetherby
The Mysterious Monsters
1976
as Himself - Narrator
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999
as Self - Host
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
1973
as Narration
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
1994
as Host
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
1969
as Jim Phelps
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010
as Narrator
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
1989
as Jim Phelps
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994
as Self - Host
Rogue River
1951
as Pete Dandridge
Fury
1955
as Jim Newton
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009
as Self
Mystery Reel
2022
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
as Self
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
America on the Move 1876-2000
2003
as Host
About Peter Graves
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 primaril… With 171 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Peter Graves has appeared in 103 films and 68 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Graves Movies
- Airplane! (1980) — as Capt. Clarence Oveur
- Men in Black II (2002) — as Peter Graves
- Addams Family Values (1993) — as Host
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) — as Capt. Clarence Oveur
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) — as Ben Harper
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