Peter Graves
85 movies · 60 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 18, 1926
- Died
- Mar 14, 2010 (age 83)
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Peter Graves: movies and TV shows
Acting (145)
- Upcoming Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
- 2022
- 2014 Gettysburg - An American Story
as Narrator
- 2010 Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
as Narrator
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Host of Civil Defense Film
- 2003
- 2002 Men in Black II
as Peter Graves
- 2002
- 2001 These Old Broads
as Bill
- 2001
- 1999 Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
as Narrator
- 1999
- 1998 Doris Day: It's Magic
as Narrator
- 1997
- 1996 Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
as Narrator
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
as Narrator
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1989 Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
as Jim Phelps
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987 Number One with a Bullet
as Capt. Ferris
- 1986
- 1986 The Demon Lover
as Ponsonby
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Tom Collins
- 1983 The Guns and the Fury
as Mark Janser
- 1983
- 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
- 1982 Savannah Smiles
as Harland Dobbs
- 1981
- 1981 300 Miles for Stephanie
as Capt. McIntyre
- 1980 Airplane!
as Capt. 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 Lieutenant Haller
- 1979
- 1979 Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Jeff Knight
- 1979
- 1979 Survival Run
as Kandaris
- 1979 Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
as Alec Franklin
- 1978 SST: Death Flight
as Paul Whitley
- 1978 Race for Survival
as Narrator
- 1978
- 1977 High Seas Hijack
as Elliott Rhoades
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975 Sidecar Racers
as Carson
- 1975 Dead Man on the Run
as Jim Gideon
- 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 Call to Danger
as Doug Warfield
- 1973 Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
as Narration
- 1973 The All Star Spangled Mission
as Jim Phelps
- 1971
- 1970 The Adventurers
as Trustee Banker
- 1970 Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
as James Phelps
- 1969 The 5-Man Army
as Dutchman
- 1969 Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
as Jim Phelps
- 1969 Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jim Phelps
- 1969 The Assassination Bureau
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
- 1969 Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
as James Phelps
- 1968
- 1968 Sergeant Ryker
as Maj. Whitaker
- 1967 The Ballad of Josie
as Jason Meredith
- 1967 Sleeping Dog
as Sir Geoffrey
- 1967 Mission: Impossible - The Slave
as Jim Phelps
- 1967 Valley of Mystery
as Ben Barstow
- 1967
- 1966 Gallegher Goes West
as Marshal Neimeyer
- 1966 Texas Across the River
as Capt. Stimpson
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965 A Rage to Live
as Jack Hollister
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959 A Stranger in My Arms
as Donald Beasley
- 1958 Wolf Larsen
as Van Weyden
- 1958
- 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
- 1955 Fury
as Jim Newton
- 1955
- 1955 Fort Yuma
as Lt. Ben Keegan
- 1955
- 1955 The Naked Street
as Joe McFarland
- 1955 The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
- 1955 Wichita
as Morgan Earp
- 1955 Robbers' Roost
as Heesman
- 1955
- 1955 The Long Gray Line
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
- 1954 Black Tuesday
as Peter Manning
- 1954
- 1954
- 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
- 1953 War Paint
as Trooper Tolson
- 1953 East of Sumatra
as Cowboy
- 1953 Stalag 17
as Frank Price
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952 Red Planet Mars
as Chris Cronyn
- 1952
- 1952
- 1951
- 1951 Angels in the Outfield
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- 1951 Fort Defiance
as Ned Tallon
- 1951
- 1951 Rogue River
as Pete Dandridge
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
Behind the camera (1)
- 1966
Talk shows and appearances (27)
- 2009
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995 The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1 episode
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993 Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
4 episodes
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1987 Biography
268 episodes
- 1976
- 1974 Dinah!
3 episodes
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
2 episodes
- 1968
- 1968
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode