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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Mystery Reel as
- 2014 · Gettysburg - An American Story as Narrator
- 2009 · What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar as Self
- 2005 · Minoriteam as Sheldon Miller
- 2005 · Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves as Self
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mr. Pibb (voice)
- 2004 · House as Myron
- 2004 · The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
- 2004 · Behind the Legend: Timon as Himself - Host
- 2003 · America on the Move 1876-2000 as Host
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Host of Civil Defense Film
- 2003 · Cold Case as Anton Bikker (2006)
- 2002 · Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter' as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Men in Black II as Peter Graves
- 2001 · These Old Broads as Bill
- 1999 · House on Haunted Hill as Himself
- 1999 · Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel as Narrator
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as
- 1999 · Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait as Self - Host
- 1998 · Doris Day: It's Magic as Narrator
- 1998 · Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life as Self - Narrator
- 1997 · The Angry Beavers as
- 1997 · Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion as Self - Host
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as John "Colonel" Camden
- 1996 · Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown as Host
- 1996 · William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama as
- 1996 · Abbott & Costello Meet Biography as Host
- 1995 · Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker as Self - Host
- 1995 · Screen Actors Guild Awards as
- 1995 · Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires as Host
- 1994 · Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess as Self - Host
- 1994 · Burke's Law as General Prescott
- 1993 · Addams Family Values as Host
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Peter Graves
- 1993 · Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves as Self - Narrator
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Palmer Kirby
- 1988 · Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
- 1987 · Number One with a Bullet as Capt. Ferris
- 1986 · Life with Lucy as Ben Marshall
- 1986 · The Demon Lover as Ponsonby
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space'
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Jerry Kennedy
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Edmund Gerard
- 1984 · Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as John Bray
- 1984 · Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street as Tom Collins
- 1983 · The Guns and the Fury as Mark Janser
- 1983 · The Winds of War as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
- 1982 · Airplane II: The Sequel as Capt. Clarence Oveur
- 1982 · Savannah Smiles as Harland Dobbs
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · 300 Miles for Stephanie as Capt. McIntyre
- 1980 · Airplane! as Captain Clarence Oveur
- 1980 · The Memory of Eva Ryker as Mike Rogers
- 1980 · Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty as TV Director
- 1979 · Death Car on the Freeway as Lt. Haller
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Major Noah Cooper
- 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
- 1978 · Race for Survival as Narrator
- 1977 · High Seas Hijack as Elliott Rhoades
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Gerald Whitney
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Leonard Culver
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Carl Lawrence
- 1977 · SST: Death Flight as Paul Whitley
- 1976 · The Mysterious Monsters as Himself - Narrator
- 1976 · The Sonny & Cher Show as
- 1975 · Sidecar Racers as Carson
- 1975 · Dead Man on the Run as Jim Gideon
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · 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
- 1973 · The President's Plane Is Missing as Mark Jones
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1973 · Call to Danger as Doug Warfield
- 1971 · Funny Face as
- 1970 · The Adventurers as Trustee Banker
- 1969 · Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob as Jim Phelps
- 1969 · The 5-Man Army as Dutchman
- 1969 · The Assassination Bureau as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
- 1968 · The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Premiere as
- 1968 · Sergeant Ryker as Maj. Whitaker
- 1968 · The Ballad of Josie as Jason Meredith
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · I'll Never Forget What's'isname as Bankman
- 1967 · Valley of Mystery as Ben Barstow
- 1967 · The Invaders as Gavin Lewis
- 1966 · Gallegher Goes West as Marshal Neimeyer
- 1966 · Texas Across the River as Capt. Stimpson
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
- 1965 · A Rage to Live as Jack Hollister
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Manning Fryes
- 1965 · The Dean Martin Show as
- 1965 · Laredo as
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Jim Carlson
- 1965 · Court Martial as Major Frank Whittaker
- 1965 · Branded as
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Logan Harris
- 1964 · 12 O'Clock High as
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Maj. Frank Whitaker
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Daniel Boone
- 1963 · The Farmer's Daughter as
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mark Needham
- 1962 · The Virginian as Robert Gaynor
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Whiplash as Christopher Cobb
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1959 · A Stranger in My Arms as Donald Beasley
- 1958 · Wolf Larsen as Van Weyden
- 1958 · Cimarron City as
- 1957 · Death in Small Doses as Agent / Tom Kaylor
- 1957 · Beginning of the End as Dr. Ed Wainwright
- 1957 · Bayou as Martin Davis
- 1956 · Canyon River as Bob Andrews
- 1956 · Hold Back The Night as Lt. Lee Couzens
- 1956 · It Conquered the World as Dr. Paul Nelson
- 1955 · The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Capt. Bob Elliott
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Fury as Jim Newton
- 1955 · Fort Yuma as Lt. Ben Keegan
- 1955 · Celebrity Playhouse as
- 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 Millionaire as Paul Hartley
- 1955 · The Long Gray Line as Rudolph Heinz
- 1954 · Black Tuesday as Peter Manning
- 1954 · Climax! as Stanley
- 1954 · Climax! as Steve Baxter
- 1954 · Studio 57 as
- 1954 · The Raid as Capt. Frank Dwyer
- 1954 · The Yellow Tomahawk as Sawyer
- 1954 · Killers from Space as Douglas Martin
- 1953 · Beneath the 12-Mile Reef as Arnold Dix
- 1953 · The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as
- 1953 · East of Sumatra as Cowboy
- 1953 · War Paint as Trooper Tolson
- 1953 · Stalag 17 as Sgt. Frank Price
- 1952 · Biff Baker U.S.A. as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Maj. Tom Howie
- 1952 · Red Planet Mars as Chris Cronyn
- 1952 · The Congregation as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. James Ewing
- 1951 · Angels in the Outfield as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- 1951 · Fort Defiance as Ned Tallon
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Rocky Kent
- 1951 · Rogue River as Pete Dandridge
- 1950 · Fury as Jim Newton
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Joel Barker
- 1949 · Fireside Theater as
- 1948 · Studio One as Glenn Willis
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter