Peter Graves
Actor
Born March 18, 1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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
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
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
7th Heaven
John 'Colonel' Camden
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
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
John Bray
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Tom Collins
The Guns and the Fury
Mark Janser
The Winds of War
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Airplane II: The Sequel
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Savannah Smiles
Harland Dobbs
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian
300 Miles for Stephanie
Capt. McIntyre
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Mike Rogers
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
TV Director
Death Car on the Freeway
Lt. Haller
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Major Noah Cooper
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
The Rebels
George Washington
Survival Run
Kandaris
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Alec Franklin
SST: Death Flight
Paul Whitley
Race for Survival
Narrator
Fantasy Island
'Singapore' Eddie Malone
High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney
The Duchess of Duke Street
Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley
The Mysterious Monsters
Himself - Narrator
The Sonny and Cher Show
Sidecar Racers
Carson
Dead Man on the Run
Jim Gideon
Dinah!
Self
Where Have All the People Gone
Steven Anders
The Underground Man
Lew Archer
Paul and Michelle
Sir Henry
Scream of the Wolf
John Wetherby
The President's Plane Is Missing
Mark Jones
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Call to Danger
Doug Warfield
The All Star Spangled Mission
Funny Face
The Adventurers
Trustee Banker
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
James Phelps
The 5-Man Army
Dutchman
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Jim Phelps
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jim Phelps
The Assassination Bureau
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
James Phelps
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
The Ballad of Josie
Jason Meredith
Sergeant Ryker
Maj. Whitaker
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Sleeping Dog
Sir Geoffrey
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Jim Phelps
Valley of Mystery
Ben Barstow
The Invaders
Gavin Lewis
Gallegher Goes West
Marshal Neimeyer
Texas Across the River
Capt. Stimpson
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
A Rage to Live
Jack Hollister
The F.B.I.
Manning Fryes
Laredo
The Dean Martin Show
Run for Your Life
Jim Carlson
Branded
Daniel Boone
Logan Harris
12 O'Clock High
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maj. Frank Whitaker
The Great Adventure
Daniel Boone
The Farmer's Daughter
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham
The Virginian
Robert Gaynor
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Whiplash
Christopher Cobb
Route 66
A Stranger in My Arms
Donald Beasley
Wolf Larsen
Van Weyden
Cimarron City
Death in Small Doses
Agent / Tom Kaylor
Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
Bayou
Martin Davis
Canyon River
Bob Andrews
Hold Back The Night
Lt. Lee Couzens
It Conquered the World
Dr. Paul Nelson
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
Matinee Theater
Fury
Jim Newton
Fury
Jim Newton
Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
The Naked Street
Joe McFarland
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
Wichita
Morgan Earp
Robbers' Roost
Heesman
The Millionaire
Paul Hartley
The Long Gray Line
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
Black Tuesday
Peter Manning
Climax!
Stanley
Studio 57
Jim Bailey
The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Yellow Tomahawk
Sawyer
Killers from Space
Douglas Martin
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Arnold Dix
War Paint
Trooper Tolson
East of Sumatra
Cowboy
Stalag 17
Sgt. Frank Price
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Cavalcade of America
Maj. Tom Howie
Red Planet Mars
Chris Cronyn
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. James Ewing
Angels in the Outfield
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Fort Defiance
Ned Tallon
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rocky Kent
Rogue River
Pete Dandridge
Studio One
Glenn Willis
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter