Peter Graves
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Frank Price
1953
Airplane!
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
1980
The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
1955
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Tom Collins
1984
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
1982
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Paul and Michelle
as Sir Henry
1974
Killers from Space
as Douglas Martin
1954
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self - Host
1995
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Arnold Dix
1953
Rogue River
as Pete Dandridge
1951
Red Planet Mars
as Chris Cronyn
1952
Black Tuesday
as Peter Manning
1954
Sidecar Racers
as Carson
1975
It Conquered the World
as Dr. Paul Nelson
1956
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
as Narrator
1999
The Long Gray Line
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
1955
The 5-Man Army
as Dutchman
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Savannah Smiles
as Harland Dobbs
1982
TV Appearances
The Great Adventure
as Daniel Boone
1963
Life with Lucy
as Ben Marshall
1986
House
as Myron
2004
American Dad!
as Mr. Pibb (voice)
2005
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Maj. Frank Whitaker
1963
The F.B.I.
as Manning Fryes
1965
The Love Boat
as Gerald Whitney
1977
The Golden Girls
as Jerry Kennedy
1985
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
Cold Case
as Anton Bikker (2006)
2003
Route 66
1960