Peter Graves
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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
Credits
Men in Black II (2002)
as Peter Graves
Airplane! (1980)
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Addams Family Values (1993)
as Host
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
as Host of Civil Defense Film
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
as Ben Harper
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
as Self
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
as Tom Collins
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)
as Jeff Knight
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
Texas Across the River (1966)
as Capt. Stimpson
The 5-Man Army (1969)
as Dutchman
Stalag 17 (1953)
as Frank Price
The Ballad of Josie (1967)
as Jason Meredith
It Conquered the World (1956)
as Dr. Paul Nelson
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
as Capt. Bob Elliott
The Long Gray Line (1955)
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980)
as Mike Rogers
These Old Broads (2001)
as Bill
A Rage to Live (1965)
as Jack Hollister
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
as Arnold Dix
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)
as Mark Jones
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
as Capt. Ferris
The Raid (1954)
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Adventurers (1970)
as Trustee Banker
Sleeping Dog (1967)
as Sir Geoffrey
Beginning of the End (1957)
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
Death Car on the Freeway (1979)
as Lieutenant Haller
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980)
as TV Director
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969)
as Jim Phelps
Wichita (1955)
as Morgan Earp
Death in Small Doses (1957)
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
Sergeant Ryker (1968)
as Maj. Whitaker
The Naked Street (1955)
as Joe McFarland
A Stranger in My Arms (1959)
as Donald Beasley
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell (1996)
as Narrator
SST: Death Flight (1978)
as Paul Whitley
The Congregation (1952)
Actor
Black Tuesday (1954)
as Peter Manning
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)
as Self - Host
Where Have All the People Gone (1974)
as Steven Anders
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1979)
as Alec Franklin
Savannah Smiles (1982)
as Harland Dobbs
Killers from Space (1954)
as Douglas Martin
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star (1996)
as Narrator
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
as Narrator
Hold Back the Night (1956)
as Lt. Lee Couzens
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
High Seas Hijack (1977)
as Elliott Rhoades
Scream of the Wolf (1974)
as John Wetherby
Red Planet Mars (1952)
as Chris Cronyn
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998)
as Self - Narrator
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker (1969)
as James Phelps
The All Star Spangled Mission (1973)
as Jim Phelps
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)
as Self - Host
Valley of Mystery (1967)
as Ben Barstow
Dead Man on the Run (1975)
as Jim Gideon
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize (1973)
as Narration
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
as Sawyer
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers (1969)
as Jim Phelps
Paul and Michelle (1974)
as Sir Henry
300 Miles for Stephanie (1981)
as Capt. McIntyre
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown (1996)
as Self - Host
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon (1970)
as James Phelps
War Paint (1953)
as Trooper Tolson
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves (2005)
as Self
Behind the Legend: Timon (2004)
as Himself - Host
Robbers' Roost (1955)
as Heesman
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (1994)
as Self - Host
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009)
as Self
East of Sumatra (1953)
as Cowboy
Fort Yuma (1955)
as Lt. Ben Keegan
Don't Ask Don't Tell (2002)
Actor
Mission: Impossible - The Slave (1967)
as Jim Phelps
The Guns and the Fury (1983)
as Mark Janser
The Underground Man (1974)
as Lew Archer
Call to Danger (1973)
as Doug Warfield
Canyon River (1956)
as Bob Andrews
Survival Run (1979)
as Kandaris
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999)
as Narrator
Fort Defiance (1951)
as Ned Tallon
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion (1997)
as Self - Host
Sidecar Racers (1975)
as Carson
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires (1994)
as Host
The Demon Lover (1986)
as Ponsonby
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (1999)
as Self - Host
Wolf Larsen (1958)
as Van Weyden
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent (1989)
as Jim Phelps
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time (2010)
as Narrator
Fury (1955)
as Jim Newton
Aliens from Space (—)
as Doug Martin
Rogue River (1951)
as Pete Dandridge
America on the Move 1876-2000 (2003)
as Host
The Mysterious Monsters (1976)
as Himself - Narrator
Bayou (1957)
as Martin Davis
Gallegher Goes West (1966)
as Marshal Neimeyer
Gettysburg - An American Story (2014)
as Narrator
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama (1996)
Actor
Mystery Reel (2022)
Actor
Race for Survival (1978)
as Narrator