Peter Graves
Born
18 March 1926 (100)
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, es...
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 (40)
Mystery Reel
2022
Gettysburg - An American Story
2014
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
America on the Move 1876-2000
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Men in Black II
2002
Don't Ask Don't Tell
2002
These Old Broads
2001
House on Haunted Hill
1999
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
1994
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994
Addams Family Values
1993
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
1989
Number One with a Bullet
1987
The Demon Lover
1986
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
The Guns and the Fury
1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
Savannah Smiles
1982
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
Airplane!
1980
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
Death Car on the Freeway
1979
Parts: The Clonus Horror
1979