Peter Graves
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (103)
2022
2014
Gettysburg - An American Storyas Narrator
2010
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Timeas Narrator
5.0
7.7
10.0
2004
Behind the Legend: Timonas Himself - Host
6.0
2003
10.0
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Actionas Host of Civil Defense Film
6.4
2002
Men in Black IIas Peter Graves
6.4
4.3
2001
These Old Broadsas Bill
6.3
1999
House on Haunted Hillas Self
5.6
1999
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angelas Narrator
7.0
1999
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portraitas Self - Host
3.7
1998
Doris Day: It's Magicas Narrator
1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Lifeas Self - Narrator
8.0
1997
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotionas Self - Host
1996
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Staras Narrator
1996
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clownas Self - Host
6.0
1996
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshellas Narrator
1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biographyas Self - Host
1995
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmakeras Self - Host
4.8
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoonsas Self - Narrator (voice)
8.0
1994
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddessas Self - Host
6.9
1993
Addams Family Valuesas Host
7.0
1989
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpentas Jim Phelps
1987
Number One with a Bulletas Capt. Ferris
4.6
1986
The Demon Loveras Ponsonby
7.0
1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Streetas Tom Collins
5.7
1983
The Guns and the Furyas Mark Janser
10.0
1982
Airplane II: The Sequelas Capt. Clarence Oveur
6.1
1982
Savannah Smilesas Harland Dobbs
6.5
1981
300 Miles for Stephanieas Capt. McIntyre
7.5
1980
Airplane!as Capt. Clarence Oveur
7.3
1980
The Memory of Eva Rykeras Mike Rogers
8.0
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Prettyas TV Director
7.0
1979
Death Car on the Freewayas Lieutenant Haller
5.2
1979
Parts: The Clonus Horroras Jeff Knight
4.5
1979
Survival Runas Kandaris
3.2
1979
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incidentas Alec Franklin
3.3
1978
SST: Death Flightas Paul Whitley
5.4
1978
Race for Survivalas Narrator
1977
High Seas Hijackas Elliott Rhoades
10.0
1976
The Mysterious Monstersas Himself - Narrator
6.2
1975
Sidecar Racersas Carson
5.0
1975
Dead Man on the Runas Jim Gideon
7.5
1974
Where Have All the People Goneas Steven Anders
5.9
1974
The Underground Manas Lew Archer
6.3
1974
Paul and Michelleas Sir Henry
5.6
1974
Scream of the Wolfas John Wetherby
6.4
1973
The President's Plane Is Missingas Mark Jones
6.3
1973
Call to Dangeras Doug Warfield
9.0
1973
Under the Law: Arrest and Seizeas Narration
1973
The All Star Spangled Missionas Jim Phelps
1970
The Adventurersas Trustee Banker
4.7
1970
Mission: Impossible - The Falconas James Phelps
1969
The 5-Man Armyas Dutchman
6.6
1969
Mission: Impossible - The Controllersas Jim Phelps
1969
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mobas Jim Phelps
9.7
1969
The Assassination Bureauas Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
6.7
1969
Mission: Impossible - The Bunkeras James Phelps
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Showas Self (uncredited)
7.6
1968
Sergeant Rykeras Maj. Whitaker
6.3
1968
The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage)
6.8
1967
The Ballad of Josieas Jason Meredith
6.0
1967
Sleeping Dogas Sir Geoffrey
1967
Mission: Impossible - The Slaveas Jim Phelps
1967
Valley of Mysteryas Ben Barstow
7.5
1966
Gallegher Goes Westas Marshal Neimeyer
1966
Texas Across the Riveras Capt. Stimpson
5.6
1965
A Rage to Liveas Jack Hollister
4.8
1959
A Stranger in My Armsas Donald Beasley
4.2
1958
Wolf Larsenas Van Weyden
7.0
1957
Death in Small Dosesas Agent / Tom Kaylor
5.1
1957
Beginning of the Endas Dr. Ed Wainwright
4.0
1957
Bayouas Martin Davis
3.5
1956
Canyon Riveras Bob Andrews
6.5
1956
Hold Back the Nightas Lt. Lee Couzens
6.4
1956
It Conquered the Worldas Dr. Paul Nelson
4.9
1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchellas Capt. Bob Elliott
6.8
1955
Furyas Jim Newton
1955
Fort Yumaas Lt. Ben Keegan
5.3
1955
The Naked Streetas Joe McFarland
6.2
1955
The Night of the Hunteras Ben Harper
7.9
1955
Wichitaas Morgan Earp
6.3
1955
Robbers' Roostas Heesman
5.9
1955
The Long Gray Lineas Corporal Rudolph Heinz
7.0
1954
Black Tuesdayas Peter Manning
6.1
1954
The Raidas Capt. Frank Dwyer
6.5
1954
The Yellow Tomahawkas Sawyer
6.6
1954
Killers from Spaceas Douglas Martin
3.8
1953
Beneath the 12-Mile Reefas Arnold Dix
6.0
1953
War Paintas Trooper Tolson
5.6
1953
East of Sumatraas Cowboy
5.8
1953
Stalag 17as Frank Price
7.7
1952
Red Planet Marsas Chris Cronyn
4.9
1952
9.0
1951
Angels in the Outfieldas Radio Announcer (uncredited)
7.0
1951
Fort Defianceas Ned Tallon
6.5
1951
Rogue Riveras Pete Dandridge
7.0
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Aliens from Spaceas Doug Martin