Peter Graves

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

170

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-18

Day of death

2010-03-14 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.

Known For

  • House

    House

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Angry Beavers

    The Angry Beavers

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Disney's House of Mouse

    Disney's House of Mouse

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values

  • Airplane!

    Airplane!

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Stalag 17

    Stalag 17

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Biography

    Biography

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • The Dean Martin Show

    The Dean Martin Show

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

    Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Fury

    Fury

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Mickey Mouse Works

    Mickey Mouse Works

  • The Sonny and Cher Show

    The Sonny and Cher Show

  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Rogue River

    Rogue River

  • The Raid

    The Raid

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

  • Fort Yuma

    Fort Yuma

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • Canyon River

    Canyon River

  • Survival Run

    Survival Run

  • The Winds of War

    The Winds of War

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • Savannah Smiles

    Savannah Smiles

  • Sergeant Ryker

    Sergeant Ryker

  • Wichita

    Wichita

  • Bayou

    Bayou

  • Robbers' Roost

    Robbers' Roost

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • House on Haunted Hill

    House on Haunted Hill

  • The Farmer's Daughter

    The Farmer's Daughter

  • Wolf Larsen

    Wolf Larsen

  • Airplane II: The Sequel

    Airplane II: The Sequel

  • War and Remembrance

    War and Remembrance

  • Texas Across the River

    Texas Across the River

  • War Paint

    War Paint

  • The Congregation

    The Congregation

  • What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

    What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

  • The Adventurers

    The Adventurers

  • Red Planet Mars

    Red Planet Mars

  • The 5-Man Army

    The 5-Man Army

  • A Rage to Live

    A Rage to Live

  • The Long Gray Line

    The Long Gray Line

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

    Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

  • Life with Lucy

    Life with Lucy

  • The Assassination Bureau

    The Assassination Bureau

  • High Seas Hijack

    High Seas Hijack

  • 300 Miles for Stephanie

    300 Miles for Stephanie

  • Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

  • Cimarron City

    Cimarron City

  • It Conquered the World

    It Conquered the World

  • The Guns and the Fury

    The Guns and the Fury

  • A Stranger in My Arms

    A Stranger in My Arms

  • Fireside Theater

    Fireside Theater

  • East of Sumatra

    East of Sumatra

  • Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time

    Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time

  • Paul and Michelle

    Paul and Michelle

  • The Underground Man

    The Underground Man

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • The Ballad of Josie

    The Ballad of Josie

  • Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

    Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • Death Car on the Freeway

    Death Car on the Freeway

  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

    Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

  • Number One with a Bullet

    Number One with a Bullet

  • Race for Survival

    Race for Survival

  • Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

    Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

  • The Yellow Tomahawk

    The Yellow Tomahawk

  • Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

    Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

  • Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

    Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

  • These Old Broads

    These Old Broads

  • Where Have All the People Gone

    Where Have All the People Gone

  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

    The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

  • Death in Small Doses

    Death in Small Doses

  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

  • Biff Baker U.S.A.

    Biff Baker U.S.A.

  • Beginning of the End

    Beginning of the End

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

    Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

  • Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

    Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

  • Dead Man on the Run

    Dead Man on the Run

  • Hold Back The Night

    Hold Back The Night

  • Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

    Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

  • Call to Danger

    Call to Danger

  • Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent

    Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent

  • The Demon Lover

    The Demon Lover

  • Scream of the Wolf

    Scream of the Wolf

  • Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

  • Doris Day: It's Magic

    Doris Day: It's Magic

  • Fury

    Fury

  • The Mysterious Monsters

    The Mysterious Monsters

  • The Naked Street

    The Naked Street

  • Funny Face

    Funny Face

  • Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

    Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

  • Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

    Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

  • Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

    Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

  • Mission: Impossible - The Slave

    Mission: Impossible - The Slave

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • Minoriteam

    Minoriteam

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Celebrity Playhouse

    Celebrity Playhouse

  • Parts: The Clonus Horror

    Parts: The Clonus Horror

  • Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

    Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

  • Fort Defiance

    Fort Defiance

  • Valley of Mystery

    Valley of Mystery

  • Premiere

    Premiere

  • The Memory of Eva Ryker

    The Memory of Eva Ryker

  • Don't Ask Don't Tell

    Don't Ask Don't Tell

  • Behind the Legend: Timon

    Behind the Legend: Timon

  • Aliens from Space

    Aliens from Space

  • Killers from Space

    Killers from Space

  • Gettysburg - An American Story

    Gettysburg - An American Story

  • SST: Death Flight

    SST: Death Flight

  • William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

    William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

  • Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

    Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

  • Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

    Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

  • America on the Move 1876-2000

    America on the Move 1876-2000

  • The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

    The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

  • Court Martial

    Court Martial

  • The President's Plane Is Missing

    The President's Plane Is Missing

  • Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

    Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

  • Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

    Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

  • Mystery Reel

    Mystery Reel

  • Sidecar Racers

    Sidecar Racers

  • Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

    Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

  • Gallegher Goes West

    Gallegher Goes West

  • Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

    Mission: Impossible - The Controllers