PETER GRAVES

Peter Graves
Peter Graves
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: March 18, 1926
Deathday: March 14, 2010
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.

Filmography

Starring

Himself - Host
Host of Civil Defense Film
Peter Graves
Instructor Voice (voice)
Self - Narrator
Narrator
Self - Narrator (voice)
General Prescott
Palmer Kirby
Jim Phelps
1987·
Biography
Self - Host
Capt. Ferris
Edmund Gerard
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Mark Janser
Harland Dobbs
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Wade Christian
Capt. McIntyre
Mike Rogers
1980·
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
George Washington
Lt. Haller
Kandaris
Jeff Knight
Narrator
Paul Whitley
Carl Lawrence, Leonard Culver, Gerald Whitney
Elliott Rhoades
Himself - Narrator
Jim Gideon
Carson
1974·
Dinah!
Self
John Wetherby
Sir Henry
Doug Warfield
Trustee Banker
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Dutchman
1968·
Premiere
Maj. Whitaker
Jason Meredith
Self (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Gavin Lewis
Ben Barstow
Marshal Neimeyer
Capt. Stimpson
Major Frank Whittaker
1965·
Branded
Jack Hollister
Logan Harris
Mark Needham
Robert Gaynor
1961·
Whiplash
Christopher Cobb
Donald Beasley
Van Weyden
1957·
Bayou
Martin Davis
Agent / Tom Kaylor
Dr. Ed Wainwright
Bob Andrews
Lt. Lee Couzens
Dr. Paul Nelson
Paul Hartley
Heesman
1955·
Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
1955·
Wichita
Morgan Earp
Joe McFarland
1955·
Fury
Jim Newton, Jim Newton
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
Ben Harper
1954·
Studio 57
Jim Bailey
1954·
Climax!
Steve Baxter, Stanley
1954·
The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
Peter Manning
Douglas Martin
Fred Crain
Cowboy
1953·
War Paint
Trooper Tolson
Arnold Dix
1953·
Stalag 17
Sgt. Frank Price
Maj. Tom Howie
Chris Cronyn
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Ned Tallon
Pete Dandridge
Joel Barker
Self - Presenter
Doug Martin
Sheldon Miller
Mr. Pibb (voice)
2004·
House
Myron
2003·
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
John "Colonel" Camden
Peter Graves
Ben Marshall
Ponsonby
Jerry Kennedy
Major Noah Cooper
Lew Archer
Jim Phelps
Jim Carlson
1965·
Laredo
Manning Fryes
Maj. Frank Whitaker
Daniel Boone
1960·
Route 66
Dr. James Ewing
Glenn Willis

Production

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