Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 18, 1926
Died
Mar 14, 2010
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Credits
172 titles
Peter Graves
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
Narrator
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
Narrator
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self
Minoriteam
Sheldon Miller
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice)
House
Myron
Behind the Legend: Timon
Himself - Host
America on the Move 1876-2000
Host
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
Men in Black II
Peter Graves
Don't Ask Don't Tell
These Old Broads
Bill
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice)
House on Haunted Hill
Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Narrator
Mickey Mouse Works
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Self - Host
Doris Day: It's Magic
Narrator
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self - Narrator
The Angry Beavers
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Self - Host
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Narrator
7th Heaven
John 'Colonel' Camden
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Self - Host
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Narrator
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self - Host
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self - Host
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Host
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self - Host
Burke's Law
General Prescott
Addams Family Values
Host
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
Self - Narrator
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Complete Churchill
Presenter
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Jim Phelps
War and Remembrance
Palmer Kirby
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
Biography
Self - Host
Number One with a Bullet
Capt. Ferris
Life with Lucy
Ben Marshall
The Demon Lover
Ponsonby
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard