Peter Graves
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 18, 1926
- Died
- Mar 14, 2010 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 172
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
2022Movie
Gettysburg - An American Story
2014Movie
Narrator
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010Movie
Narrator
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009Movie
Self
Minoriteam
2005TV
Sheldon Miller
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005Movie
Self
American Dad!
2005TV
Mr. Pibb (voice)
House
2004TV
Myron
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004Movie
Himself - Host
America on the Move 1876-2000
2003Movie
Host
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003Movie
Host of Civil Defense Film
Cold Case
2003TV
Anton Bikker (2006)
Men in Black II
2002Movie
Peter Graves
Don't Ask Don't Tell
2002Movie
These Old Broads
2001Movie
Bill
Disney's House of Mouse
2001TV
Instructor Voice (voice)
House on Haunted Hill
1999Movie
Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999Movie
Narrator
Mickey Mouse Works
1999TV
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999Movie
Self - Host
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998Movie
Narrator
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998Movie
Self - Narrator
The Angry Beavers
1997TV
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997Movie
Self - Host
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996Movie
Narrator
7th Heaven
1996TV
John 'Colonel' Camden
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996Movie
Self - Host
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996Movie
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996Movie
Narrator
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996Movie
Self - Host
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995Movie
Self - Host
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995TV
Self
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
1994Movie
Host
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994Movie
Self - Host
Burke's Law
1994TV
General Prescott
Addams Family Values
1993Movie
Host
Diagnosis: Murder
1993TV
Peter Graves
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
1993TV
Self - Narrator
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
The Complete Churchill
1992TV
Presenter
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
1989Movie
Jim Phelps
War and Remembrance
1988TV
Palmer Kirby
Mission: Impossible
1988TV
Jim Phelps
Biography
1987TV
Self - Host
Number One with a Bullet
1987Movie
Capt. Ferris
Life with Lucy
1986TV
Ben Marshall
The Demon Lover
1986Movie
Ponsonby
The Golden Girls
1985TV
Jerry Kennedy
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Edmund Gerard
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984TV
John Bray
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984Movie
Tom Collins
The Guns and the Fury
1983Movie
Mark Janser
The Winds of War
1983TV
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982Movie
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Savannah Smiles
1982Movie
Harland Dobbs
Simon & Simon
1981TV
Wade Christian
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981Movie
Capt. McIntyre
Airplane!
1980Movie
Capt. Clarence Oveur
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980Movie
Mike Rogers
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980Movie
TV Director
Death Car on the Freeway
1979Movie
Lieutenant Haller
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979TV
Major Noah Cooper
Parts: The Clonus Horror
1979Movie
Jeff Knight
The Rebels
1979TV
George Washington
Survival Run
1979Movie
Kandaris
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979Movie
Alec Franklin
SST: Death Flight
1978Movie
Paul Whitley
Race for Survival
1978Movie
Narrator
Fantasy Island
1978TV
'Singapore' Eddie Malone
High Seas Hijack
1977Movie
Elliott Rhoades
The Love Boat
1977TV
Gerald Whitney, Leonard Culver, Carl Lawrence
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976TV
Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley
The Mysterious Monsters
1976Movie
Himself - Narrator
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976TV
Sidecar Racers
1975Movie
Carson
Dead Man on the Run
1975Movie
Jim Gideon
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
Where Have All the People Gone
1974Movie
Steven Anders
The Underground Man
1974Movie
Lew Archer
Paul and Michelle
1974Movie
Sir Henry
Scream of the Wolf
1974Movie
John Wetherby
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973Movie
Mark Jones
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973TV
Self
Call to Danger
1973Movie
Doug Warfield
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
1973Movie
Narration
The All Star Spangled Mission
1973Movie
Jim Phelps
Funny Face
1971TV
The Adventurers
1970Movie
Trustee Banker
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970Movie
James Phelps
The 5-Man Army
1969Movie
Dutchman
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
1969Movie
Jim Phelps
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969Movie
Jim Phelps
The Assassination Bureau
1969Movie
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969Movie
James Phelps
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968Movie
Self (uncredited)
Premiere
1968TV
Sergeant Ryker
1968Movie
Maj. Whitaker
The Movie Orgy
1968Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Josie
1967Movie
Jason Meredith
Sleeping Dog
1967Movie
Sir Geoffrey
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967Movie
Jim Phelps
Valley of Mystery
1967Movie
Ben Barstow
The Invaders
1967TV
Gavin Lewis
Gallegher Goes West
1966Movie
Marshal Neimeyer
Texas Across the River
1966Movie
Capt. Stimpson
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Jim Phelps
Court Martial
1966TV
Major Frank Whittaker
A Rage to Live
1965Movie
Jack Hollister
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Manning Fryes
Laredo
1965TV
The Dean Martin Show
1965TV
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Jim Carlson
Branded
1965TV
Daniel Boone
1964TV
Logan Harris
12 O'Clock High
1964TV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963TV
Maj. Frank Whitaker
The Great Adventure
1963TV
Daniel Boone
The Farmer's Daughter
1963TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
Mark Needham
The Virginian
1962TV
Robert Gaynor
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Whiplash
1961TV
Christopher Cobb
Route 66
1960TV
A Stranger in My Arms
1959Movie
Donald Beasley
Wolf Larsen
1958Movie
Van Weyden
Cimarron City
1958TV
Death in Small Doses
1957Movie
Agent / Tom Kaylor
Beginning of the End
1957Movie
Dr. Ed Wainwright
Bayou
1957Movie
Martin Davis
Canyon River
1956Movie
Bob Andrews
Hold Back the Night
1956Movie
Lt. Lee Couzens
It Conquered the World
1956Movie
Dr. Paul Nelson
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955Movie
Capt. Bob Elliott
Matinee Theater
1955TV
Fury
1955Movie
Jim Newton
Fury
1955TV
Jim Newton
Fort Yuma
1955Movie
Lt. Ben Keegan
Celebrity Playhouse
1955TV
The Naked Street
1955Movie
Joe McFarland
The Night of the Hunter
1955Movie
Ben Harper
Wichita
1955Movie
Morgan Earp
Robbers' Roost
1955Movie
Heesman
The Millionaire
1955TV
Paul Hartley
The Long Gray Line
1955Movie
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
Black Tuesday
1954Movie
Peter Manning
Climax!
1954TV
Stanley, Steve Baxter
Studio 57
1954TV
Jim Bailey
The Raid
1954Movie
Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954Movie
Sawyer
Killers from Space
1954Movie
Douglas Martin
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953Movie
Arnold Dix
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953TV
Fred Crain
War Paint
1953Movie
Trooper Tolson
East of Sumatra
1953Movie
Cowboy
Stalag 17
1953Movie
Frank Price
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952TV
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Maj. Tom Howie
Red Planet Mars
1952Movie
Chris Cronyn
Chevron Theatre
1952TV
The Congregation
1952Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Dr. James Ewing
Angels in the Outfield
1951Movie
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Fort Defiance
1951Movie
Ned Tallon
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Rocky Kent
Rogue River
1951Movie
Pete Dandridge
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Joel Barker
Fireside Theater
1949TV
Studio One
1948TV
Glenn Willis
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter
Aliens from Space
Movie
Doug Martin