Peter Graves
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
House
Myron
American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice)
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney
The Love Boat
Leonard Culver
The Love Boat
Carl Lawrence
The Dean Martin Show
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard
The F.B.I.
Manning Fryes
Matinee Theater
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves
Studio One
Glenn Willis
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
The Angry Beavers
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Major Noah Cooper
Climax!
Stanley
Climax!
Steve Baxter
7th Heaven
John "Colonel" Camden
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy
Studio 57
Jim Bailey
The Virginian
Robert Gaynor
Mickey Mouse Works
Daniel Boone
Logan Harris
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maj. Frank Whitaker
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham
Run for Your Life
Jim Carlson
Lux Video Theatre
Joel Barker
Route 66
12 O'Clock High
Fireside Theater
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian
Fury
Jim Newton
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Cavalcade of America
Maj. Tom Howie
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Laredo
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Men in Black II
Peter Graves
Addams Family Values
Host
The Invaders
Gavin Lewis
Burke's Law
General Prescott
The Millionaire
Paul Hartley
The Farmer's Daughter
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Dinah!
Self
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
Airplane II: The Sequel
Capt. Clarence Oveur
The Great Adventure
Daniel Boone
Branded
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. James Ewing
The Sonny and Cher Show
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
John Bray
War and Remembrance
Palmer Kirby
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
The Winds of War
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
The Long Gray Line
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rocky Kent
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Angels in the Outfield
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
These Old Broads
Bill
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
Life with Lucy
Ben Marshall
Black Tuesday
Peter Manning
The Rebels
George Washington
Cimarron City
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Mike Rogers
Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
SST: Death Flight
Paul Whitley
Stalag 17
Sgt. Frank Price
The Assassination Bureau
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
The President's Plane Is Missing
Mark Jones
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Arnold Dix
It Conquered the World
Dr. Paul Nelson
Celebrity Playhouse
The 5-Man Army
Dutchman
Texas Across the River
Capt. Stimpson
The Ballad of Josie
Jason Meredith
Minoriteam
Sheldon Miller
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Savannah Smiles
Harland Dobbs
The Yellow Tomahawk
Sawyer
Number One with a Bullet
Capt. Ferris
The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
Sergeant Ryker
Maj. Whitaker
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
TV Director
House on Haunted Hill
Himself
Red Planet Mars
Chris Cronyn
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
Robbers' Roost
Heesman
The Underground Man
Lew Archer
Call to Danger
Doug Warfield
Paul and Michelle
Sir Henry
Killers from Space
Douglas Martin
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self - Narrator
The Naked Street
Joe McFarland
Death Car on the Freeway
Lt. Haller
The Adventurers
Trustee Banker
A Rage to Live
Jack Hollister
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jim Phelps
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
Self - Narrator
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Bankman
Whiplash
Christopher Cobb
Rogue River
Pete Dandridge
Valley of Mystery
Ben Barstow
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
Sidecar Racers
Carson
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Alec Franklin
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dead Man on the Run
Jim Gideon
War Paint
Trooper Tolson
Hold Back The Night
Lt. Lee Couzens
Canyon River
Bob Andrews
Fort Defiance
Ned Tallon
Doris Day: It's Magic
Narrator
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Tom Collins
Death in Small Doses
Agent / Tom Kaylor
The Demon Lover
Ponsonby
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self - Host
A Stranger in My Arms
Donald Beasley
Behind the Legend: Timon
Himself - Host
East of Sumatra
Cowboy
Where Have All the People Gone
Steven Anders
Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
The Mysterious Monsters
Himself - Narrator
Race for Survival
Narrator
Scream of the Wolf
John Wetherby
Funny Face
Premiere
Wichita
Morgan Earp
300 Miles for Stephanie
Capt. McIntyre
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Host
High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self - Host
Aliens from Space
Doug Martin
The Guns and the Fury
Mark Janser
Bayou
Martin Davis
Survival Run
Kandaris
Wolf Larsen
Van Weyden
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self - Host
Fury
Jim Newton
Gallegher Goes West
Marshal Neimeyer
Platinum Bombshell
Narrator
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Narrator
Court Martial
Major Frank Whittaker
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Self - Host
Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time
Narrator
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self
Gettysburg - An American Story
Narrator
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Narrator
Mystery Reel
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Host
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
The Congregation
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Self - Host
America on the Move 1876-2000
Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter