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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 18, 1926
Died
March 14, 2010
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Peter Duesler Aurness
Peter Graves
1.2 Popularity
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
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Mystery Reel
2022
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0.0
Narrator
Gettysburg - An American Story
2014
0.0
Narrator
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010
7.7
Self
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009
6.8
Sheldon Miller
Minoriteam
2005
10.0
Self
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
7.0
Mr. Pibb (voice)
American Dad!
2005
8.6
Myron
House
2004
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Himself - Host
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
0.0
Host
America on the Move 1876-2000
2003
Credits
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Mystery Reel
2022
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Gettysburg - An American Story
as Narrator
2014
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Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
as Narrator
2010
0.0
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
as Self
2009
7.7
Minoriteam
as Sheldon Miller
2005
6.8
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
as Self
2005
10.0
American Dad!
as Mr. Pibb (voice)
2005
7.0
House
as Myron
2004
8.6
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Himself - Host
2004
0.0
America on the Move 1876-2000
as Host
2003
0.0
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Host of Civil Defense Film
2003
6.4
Cold Case
as Anton Bikker (2006)
2003
7.8
Men in Black II
as Peter Graves
2002
6.4
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Don't Ask Don't Tell
2002
2.7
These Old Broads
as Bill
2001
6.1
Disney's House of Mouse
as Instructor Voice (voice)
2001
7.4
House on Haunted Hill
as Self
1999
5.6
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
as Narrator
1999
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Mickey Mouse Works
1999
6.9
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
as Self - Host
1999
1.0
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Narrator
1998
0.0
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self - Narrator
1998
0.0
The Angry Beavers
1997
6.9
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
as Self - Host
1997
0.0
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Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
as Narrator
1996
0.0
7th Heaven
as John "Colonel" Camden
1996
6.4
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
as Self - Host
1996
6.0
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
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Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
as Narrator
1996
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Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self - Host
1996
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Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self - Host
1995
3.0
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
6.2
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1995
8.0
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
as Host
1994
0.0
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
as Self - Host
1994
6.8
Burke's Law
as General Prescott
1994
6.7
Addams Family Values
as Host
1993
7.0
Diagnosis: Murder
as Peter Graves
1993
7.1
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Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
as Self - Narrator
1993
0.0
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
as Jim Phelps
1989
0.0
War and Remembrance
as Palmer Kirby
1988
7.8
Mission: Impossible
as Jim Phelps
1988
7.5
Biography
as Self - Host
1987
6.5
Number One with a Bullet
as Capt. Ferris
1987
4.6
Life with Lucy
as Ben Marshall
1986
8.3
The Demon Lover
as Ponsonby
1986
0.0
The Golden Girls
as Jerry Kennedy
1985
7.6
Murder, She Wrote
as Edmund Gerard
1984
7.5
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as John Bray
1984
6.4
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Tom Collins
1984
5.6
The Guns and the Fury
as Mark Janser
1983
0.0
The Winds of War
as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
1983
7.2
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
1982
6.1
Savannah Smiles
as Harland Dobbs
1982
6.5
Simon & Simon
as Wade Christian
1981
6.7
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Capt. McIntyre
1981
0.0
Airplane!
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
1980
7.3
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Mike Rogers
1980
6.0
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as TV Director
1980
6.5
Death Car on the Freeway
as Lt. Haller
1979
5.1
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Major Noah Cooper
1979
7.0
Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Jeff Knight
1979
4.4
The Rebels
as George Washington
1979
0.0
Survival Run
as Kandaris
1979
2.5
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
as Alec Franklin
1979
2.7
SST: Death Flight
as Paul Whitley
1978
5.8
Race for Survival
as Narrator
1978
0.0
High Seas Hijack
as Elliott Rhoades
1977
10.0
The Love Boat
as Gerald Whitney
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Leonard Culver
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Carl Lawrence
1977
6.3
The Mysterious Monsters
as Himself - Narrator
1976
5.8
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
6.8
Sidecar Racers
as Carson
1975
2.5
Dead Man on the Run
as Jim Gideon
1975
6.0
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Where Have All the People Gone
as Steven Anders
1974
5.9
The Underground Man
as Lew Archer
1974
6.0
Paul and Michelle
as Sir Henry
1974
4.8
Scream of the Wolf
as John Wetherby
1974
6.2
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Mark Jones
1973
6.2
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
5.4
Call to Danger
as Doug Warfield
1973
0.0
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Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
as Narration
1973
0.0
Funny Face
1971
5.0
The Adventurers
as Trustee Banker
1970
4.2
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
as James Phelps
1970
0.0
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jim Phelps
1969
10.0
The 5-Man Army
as Dutchman
1969
6.7
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
as Jim Phelps
1969
0.0
The Assassination Bureau
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
1969
6.6
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
as James Phelps
1969
0.0
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
7.6
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Premiere
1968
0.0
Sergeant Ryker
as Maj. Whitaker
1968
6.0
The Ballad of Josie
as Jason Meredith
1968
5.9
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
6.3
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
as Jim Phelps
1967
0.0
Valley of Mystery
as Ben Barstow
1967
5.0
The Invaders
as Gavin Lewis
1967
6.8
Gallegher Goes West
as Marshal Neimeyer
1966
0.0
Texas Across the River
as Capt. Stimpson
1966
5.6
Mission: Impossible
as Jim Phelps
1966
7.6
A Rage to Live
as Jack Hollister
1965
4.4
The F.B.I.
as Manning Fryes
1965
5.4
Laredo
1965
6.3
The Dean Martin Show
1965
7.3
Run for Your Life
as Jim Carlson
1965
7.2
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Court Martial
as Major Frank Whittaker
1965
6.0
Branded
1965
6.6
Daniel Boone
as Logan Harris
1964
7.0
12 O'Clock High
1964
7.2
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Maj. Frank Whitaker
1963
5.3
The Great Adventure
as Daniel Boone
1963
0.0
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
5.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mark Needham
1962
7.8
The Virginian
as Robert Gaynor
1962
6.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Whiplash
as Christopher Cobb
1961
6.8
Route 66
1960
6.3
A Stranger in My Arms
as Donald Beasley
1959
3.2
Wolf Larsen
as Van Weyden
1958
0.0
Cimarron City
1958
5.0
Death in Small Doses
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
1957
4.7
Beginning of the End
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
1957
3.8
Bayou
as Martin Davis
1957
2.6
Canyon River
as Bob Andrews
1956
6.4
Hold Back The Night
as Lt. Lee Couzens
1956
6.3
It Conquered the World
as Dr. Paul Nelson
1956
4.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Bob Elliott
1955
6.8
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
Fury
as Jim Newton
1955
6.2
Fury
as Jim Newton
1955
0.0
Fort Yuma
as Lt. Ben Keegan
1955
5.2
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Celebrity Playhouse
1955
7.0
The Naked Street
as Joe McFarland
1955
6.1
The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
1955
7.9
Wichita
as Morgan Earp
1955
6.4
Robbers' Roost
as Heesman
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
as Paul Hartley
1955
5.0
The Long Gray Line
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
1955
7.0
Black Tuesday
as Peter Manning
1954
6.0
Climax!
as Stanley
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Steve Baxter
1954
3.3
Studio 57
as Jim Bailey
1954
0.0
The Raid
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
1954
6.5
The Yellow Tomahawk
as Sawyer
1954
6.0
Killers from Space
as Douglas Martin
1954
3.8
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Arnold Dix
1953
5.9
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The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
7.0
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The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as Fred Crain
1953
7.0
War Paint
as Trooper Tolson
1953
5.5
East of Sumatra
as Cowboy
1953
5.2
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Frank Price
1953
7.7
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
7.5
Cavalcade of America
as Maj. Tom Howie
1952
3.5
Red Planet Mars
as Chris Cronyn
1952
4.7
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The Congregation
1952
0.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. James Ewing
1951
8.6
Angels in the Outfield
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1951
6.7
Fort Defiance
as Ned Tallon
1951
6.3
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Rocky Kent
1951
7.2
Rogue River
as Pete Dandridge
1951
0.0
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Lux Video Theatre
as Joel Barker
1950
6.3
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Fireside Theater
1949
7.2
Studio One
as Glenn Willis
1948
5.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2
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Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
N/A
0.0