Peter Graves
Acting
- Born:
- 1926-03-18
- Died:
- 2010-03-14
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Mystery Reel
Gettysburg - An American Story
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Minoriteam
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
American Dad!
House
Behind the Legend: Timon
America on the Move 1876-2000
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Cold Case
Men in Black II
Don't Ask Don't Tell
These Old Broads
Disney's House of Mouse
House on Haunted Hill
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Mickey Mouse Works
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Doris Day: It's Magic
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
The Angry Beavers
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
7th Heaven
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Burke's Law
Addams Family Values
Diagnosis: Murder
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Complete Churchill
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
War and Remembrance
Mission: Impossible
Biography
Number One with a Bullet
Life with Lucy
The Demon Lover
The Golden Girls
Murder, She Wrote
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
The Guns and the Fury
The Winds of War
Airplane II: The Sequel
Savannah Smiles
Simon & Simon
300 Miles for Stephanie
Airplane!
The Memory of Eva Ryker