Peter Graves
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.
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- Born:
- Mar 18, 1926 In Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 165
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time
- Latest Project:
- Movie What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar 2009-04-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time | Narrator | 2026 |
| Movie | What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar | Self | 2009-04-02 |
| Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
| Movie | Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves | Self | 2005-09-15 |
| Series | Minoriteam | Unknown | 2005-11-06 |
| Movie | Behind the Legend: Timon | Himself - Host | 2004-02-10 |
| Series | House | Myron | 2004-11-16 |
| Movie | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage) | 2004-07-13 |
| Series | Cold Case | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
| Movie | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Host of Civil Defense Film | 2003-11-14 |
| Movie | Men in Black II | Peter Graves | 2002-07-03 |
| Movie | These Old Broads | Bill | 2001-02-12 |
| Movie | Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait | Self - Host | 1999-03-26 |
| Series | Mickey Mouse Works | Unknown | 1999-05-01 |
| Movie | House on Haunted Hill | Self | 1999-10-29 |
| Movie | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life | Self - Narrator | 1998-05-10 |
| Movie | Doris Day: It's Magic | Narrator | 1998-10-18 |
| Movie | Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion | Self - Host | 1997-01-01 |
| Series | The Angry Beavers | Unknown | 1997-04-19 |
| Movie | Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell | Narrator | 1996-05-20 |
| Movie | Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown | Host | 1996-08-18 |
| Series | 7th Heaven | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
| Movie | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker | Self - Host | 1995-09-03 |
| Movie | Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA | Unknown | 1995-02-25 |
| Movie | Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess | Self - Host | 1994-10-17 |
| Movie | The Eligible Bachelor | George Tidy | 1993-02-03 |
| Movie | Addams Family Values | Host | 1993-11-19 |
| Series | Diagnosis: Murder | Himself | 1993-10-29 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | I Hired a Contract Killer | Jeweller | 1990-10-12 |
| Series | Mission: Impossible | Jim Phelps | 1988-10-23 |
| Movie | The Woman He Loved | Lord Reith | 1988-04-03 |
| Movie | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | Doctor - England | 1988-05-15 |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Palmer Kirby | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | Number One with a Bullet | Capt. Ferris | 1987-02-27 |
| Movie | Horrible Horror | Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space' | 1986-01-01 |
| Series | Life with Lucy | Unknown | 1986-09-20 |
| Series | The Golden Girls | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
| Movie | Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street | Tom Collins | 1984-01-25 |
| Movie | Tennis Court | Vicar John Bray | 1984-12-17 |
| Series | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | Unknown | 1984-09-05 |
| Series | The Winds of War | Palmer 'Fred' Kirby | 1983-02-06 |
| Movie | Airplane II: The Sequel | Capt. Clarence Oveur | 1982-12-10 |
| Movie | Savannah Smiles | Harland Dobbs | 1982-04-09 |
| Movie | 300 Miles for Stephanie | Capt. McIntyre | 1981-01-12 |
| Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
| Movie | Airplane! | Capt. Clarence Oveur | 1980-06-27 |
| Movie | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | TV Director | 1980-02-14 |
| Movie | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Mike Rogers | 1980-05-05 |
| Movie | Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident | Alec Franklin | 1979-02-26 |
| Movie | Survival Run | Kandaris | 1979-04-26 |
| Movie | Death Car on the Freeway | Lt. Haller | 1979-09-24 |
| Movie | The Rebels | George Washington | 1979-05-14 |
| Movie | Parts: The Clonus Horror | Jeff Knight | 1979-08-01 |
| Series | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Unknown | 1979-09-20 |
| Movie | SST: Death Flight | Paul Whitley | 1978-04-23 |
| Movie | High Seas Hijack | Elliott Rhoades | 1977-10-20 |
| Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
| Series | The Sonny and Cher Show | Unknown | 1976-02-01 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Monsters | Himself - Narrator | 1976-07-01 |
| Movie | The Slipper and the Rose | General | 1976-03-25 |
| Movie | Dead Man on the Run | Jim Gideon | 1975-04-02 |
| Movie | Sidecar Racers | Carson | 1975-04-30 |
| Movie | Scream of the Wolf | John Wetherby | 1974-01-16 |
| Movie | Paul and Michelle | Sir Henry | 1974-03-15 |
| Movie | Where Have All the People Gone | Steven Anders | 1974-10-08 |
| Movie | The Underground Man | Lew Archer | 1974-05-06 |
| Series | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Unknown | 1973-09-14 |
| Movie | The President's Plane Is Missing | Mark Jones | 1973-10-23 |
| Series | Funny Face | Unknown | 1971-09-18 |
| Movie | The Adventurers | Trustee Banker | 1970-03-25 |
| Movie | The 5-Man Army | Dutchman | 1969-10-16 |
| Movie | Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob | Jim Phelps | 1969-12-01 |
| Movie | The Assassination Bureau | Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited) | 1969-03-09 |
| Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | The Ballad of Josie | Jason Meredith | 1968-02-01 |
| Movie | Sergeant Ryker | Maj. Whitaker | 1968-02-01 |
| Series | Premiere | Unknown | 1968-07-01 |
| Movie | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-19 |
| Movie | Valley of Mystery | Ben Barstow | 1967-09-29 |
| Movie | The Jokers | Mr. Tremayne | 1967-05-15 |
| Movie | I'll Never Forget What's'isname | Bankman | 1967-12-18 |
| Movie | How I Won the War | Staff Officer | 1967-10-18 |
| Movie | The Wrong Box | Military Officer | 1966-06-19 |
| Series | Mission: Impossible | Jim Phelps | 1966-09-17 |
| Movie | Texas Across the River | Capt. Stimpson | 1966-10-26 |
| Series | Court Martial | Major Frank Whittaker | 1965-09-05 |
| Series | Branded | Unknown | 1965-01-24 |
| Series | Run for Your Life | Unknown | 1965-09-13 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
| Movie | A Rage to Live | Jack Hollister | 1965-10-20 |
| Series | The Dean Martin Show | Unknown | 1965-09-16 |
| Series | Laredo | Unknown | 1965-09-16 |
| Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
| Series | 12 O'Clock High | Unknown | 1964-09-18 |
| Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
| Series | The Farmer's Daughter | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Series | The Great Adventure | Unknown | 1963-09-27 |
| Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
| Series | Whiplash | Christopher Cobb | 1961-02-18 |
| Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
| Movie | A Stranger in My Arms | Donald Beasley | 1959-03-03 |
| Series | Cimarron City | Unknown | 1958-09-27 |
| Movie | Wolf Larsen | Van Weyden | 1958-10-26 |
| Movie | Bayou | Martin Davis | 1957-06-01 |
| Movie | Death in Small Doses | Agent / Tom Kaylor | 1957-09-15 |
| Movie | The Admirable Crichton | Brocklehurst | 1957-06-11 |
| Movie | Beginning of the End | Dr. Ed Wainwright | 1957-06-28 |
| Movie | Hold Back The Night | Lt. Lee Couzens | 1956-07-29 |
| Movie | Canyon River | Bob Andrews | 1956-08-04 |
| Movie | It Conquered the World | Dr. Paul Nelson | 1956-07-14 |
| Movie | Wichita | Morgan Earp | 1955-07-03 |
| Movie | Robbers' Roost | Heesman | 1955-05-30 |
| Movie | The Long Gray Line | Corporal Rudolph Heinz | 1955-01-04 |
| Movie | The Night of the Hunter | Ben Harper | 1955-07-27 |
| Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
| Series | Celebrity Playhouse | Unknown | 1955-09-27 |
| Movie | The Naked Street | Joe McFarland | 1955-08-01 |
| Movie | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Capt. Bob Elliott | 1955-12-31 |
| Series | Fury | Jim Newton | 1955-10-15 |
| Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
| Movie | Fury | Jim Newton | 1955-10-15 |
| Movie | Fort Yuma | Lt. Ben Keegan | 1955-10-04 |
| Movie | The Yellow Tomahawk | Sawyer | 1954-05-01 |
| Movie | The Raid | Capt. Frank Dwyer | 1954-08-04 |
| Movie | Killers from Space | Douglas Martin | 1954-01-23 |
| Movie | Black Tuesday | Peter Manning | 1954-12-31 |
| Movie | Lilacs in the Spring | Albert Gutman | 1954-12-21 |
| Series | Studio 57 | Unknown | 1954-09-21 |
| Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
| Movie | East of Sumatra | Cowboy | 1953-08-26 |
| Movie | War Paint | Trooper Tolson | 1953-08-28 |
| Movie | Stalag 17 | Sgt. Frank Price | 1953-05-29 |
| Series | Where's Raymond? | 1953-10-08 | |
| Movie | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Arnold Dix | 1953-12-02 |
| Series | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Unknown | 1953-10-02 |
| Movie | Red Planet Mars | Chris Cronyn | 1952-05-15 |
| Movie | Derby Day | Gerald Berkeley | 1952-06-09 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Series | Biff Baker U.S.A. | Unknown | 1952-11-06 |
| Movie | Encore | Philip Cronshaw | 1951-06-11 |
| Movie | The Lady with a Lamp | Prince Albert | 1951-09-22 |
| Movie | Rogue River | Pete Dandridge | 1951-02-15 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | Angels in the Outfield | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1951-10-19 |
| Movie | Fort Defiance | Ned Tallon | 1951-10-09 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Series | Fireside Theater | Unknown | 1949-04-05 |
| Movie | Maytime in Mayfair | D'Arcy Davenport | 1949-05-24 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Movie | Spring in Park Lane | Basil Maitland | 1948-03-17 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Mrs. Fitzherbert | Prince of Wales | 1947-12-03 |
| Movie | Gaiety George | Henry Carter | 1946-07-15 |
| Movie | Spring Song | Tony Winster | 1946-12-23 |
| Movie | The Laughing Lady | Prince of Wales | 1946-10-16 |
| Movie | I'll Be Your Sweetheart | 1945-07-30 | |
| Movie | Waltz Time | Count Franz von Hofer | 1945-08-13 |
| Movie | Bees in Paradise | Peter Lovell | 1944-03-20 |
| Movie | Give Us the Moon | Peter Pyke | 1944-07-31 |
| Movie | Miss London Ltd. | Capt. Rory O'Moore | 1943-06-14 |
| Movie | King Arthur Was a Gentleman | Lance Elliott | 1942-12-28 |
| Movie | Leap Year | 1932-10-11 |