Peter Graves
Acting
Born: 1926-03-18 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known For
Men in Black II
Peter Graves
House
Myron
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Addams Family Values
Host
American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice)
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
Airplane II: The Sequel
Capt. Clarence Oveur
House on Haunted Hill
Self
Stalag 17
Frank Price
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
The Angry Beavers
7th Heaven
John 'Colonel' Camden
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney
The Love Boat
Leonard Culver
The Love Boat
Carl Lawrence
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Major Noah Cooper
Fantasy Island
'Singapore' Eddie Malone
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian
The Assassination Bureau
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham
The 5-Man Army
Dutchman
The Invaders
Gavin Lewis
Wichita
Morgan Earp
Killers from Space
Douglas Martin
The Long Gray Line
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
It Conquered the World
Dr. Paul Nelson
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Tom Collins
The Winds of War
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
Where Have All the People Gone
Steven Anders