Peter Graves

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

168

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Farmer's Daughter

    The Farmer's Daughter

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • The Angry Beavers

    The Angry Beavers

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values

  • Disney's House of Mouse

    Disney's House of Mouse

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Airplane!

    Airplane!

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • The Dean Martin Show

    The Dean Martin Show

  • Mickey Mouse Works

    Mickey Mouse Works

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

    Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • House on Haunted Hill

    House on Haunted Hill

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Sonny and Cher Show

    The Sonny and Cher Show

  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Fury

    Fury

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • Stalag 17

    Stalag 17

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

    Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

  • War and Remembrance

    War and Remembrance

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Wichita

    Wichita

  • The Mysterious Monsters

    The Mysterious Monsters

  • What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

    What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • Number One with a Bullet

    Number One with a Bullet

  • Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time

    Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time

  • Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

  • Fireside Theater

    Fireside Theater

  • Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

    Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

  • The Winds of War

    The Winds of War

  • A Rage to Live

    A Rage to Live

  • The Guns and the Fury

    The Guns and the Fury

  • The Assassination Bureau

    The Assassination Bureau

  • East of Sumatra

    East of Sumatra

  • Rogue River

    Rogue River

  • Airplane II: The Sequel

    Airplane II: The Sequel

  • Dead Man on the Run

    Dead Man on the Run

  • Bayou

    Bayou

  • Killers from Space

    Killers from Space

  • The Yellow Tomahawk

    The Yellow Tomahawk

  • The Ballad of Josie

    The Ballad of Josie

  • Race for Survival

    Race for Survival

  • Hold Back The Night

    Hold Back The Night

  • Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

    Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

  • 300 Miles for Stephanie

    300 Miles for Stephanie

  • Canyon River

    Canyon River

  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

    Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

  • Mystery Reel

    Mystery Reel

  • Texas Across the River

    Texas Across the River

  • The Raid

    The Raid

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Cimarron City

    Cimarron City

  • Call to Danger

    Call to Danger

  • Life with Lucy

    Life with Lucy

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • Survival Run

    Survival Run

  • The 5-Man Army

    The 5-Man Army

  • Savannah Smiles

    Savannah Smiles

  • Biff Baker U.S.A.

    Biff Baker U.S.A.

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • A Stranger in My Arms

    A Stranger in My Arms

  • The Long Gray Line

    The Long Gray Line

  • Fort Yuma

    Fort Yuma

  • It Conquered the World

    It Conquered the World

  • The Congregation

    The Congregation

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Where Have All the People Gone

    Where Have All the People Gone

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • Funny Face

    Funny Face

  • Wolf Larsen

    Wolf Larsen

  • Death in Small Doses

    Death in Small Doses

  • Sergeant Ryker

    Sergeant Ryker

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

  • Death Car on the Freeway

    Death Car on the Freeway

  • War Paint

    War Paint

  • The Underground Man

    The Underground Man

  • The Adventurers

    The Adventurers

  • The Memory of Eva Ryker

    The Memory of Eva Ryker

  • Beginning of the End

    Beginning of the End

  • Fury

    Fury

  • Gallegher Goes West

    Gallegher Goes West

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • These Old Broads

    These Old Broads

  • Celebrity Playhouse

    Celebrity Playhouse

  • The Demon Lover

    The Demon Lover

  • Doris Day: It's Magic

    Doris Day: It's Magic

  • Minoriteam

    Minoriteam

  • Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent

    Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent

  • Paul and Michelle

    Paul and Michelle

  • Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

    Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

  • 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

  • Scream of the Wolf

    Scream of the Wolf

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Robbers' Roost

    Robbers' Roost

  • High Seas Hijack

    High Seas Hijack

  • The Naked Street

    The Naked Street

  • Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

    Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

  • Premiere

    Premiere

  • Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

    Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

  • Court Martial

    Court Martial

  • Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

    Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

  • Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

    Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

  • Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

    Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

  • Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

  • Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

    Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

  • Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

    Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

  • Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

    Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

  • Aliens from Space

    Aliens from Space

  • Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

    Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

  • Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

    Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

  • Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

    Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

  • Mission: Impossible - The Slave

    Mission: Impossible - The Slave

  • Red Planet Mars

    Red Planet Mars

  • SST: Death Flight

    SST: Death Flight

  • Parts: The Clonus Horror

    Parts: The Clonus Horror

  • The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

    The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

  • The President's Plane Is Missing

    The President's Plane Is Missing

  • Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

    Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

  • Fort Defiance

    Fort Defiance

  • Behind the Legend: Timon

    Behind the Legend: Timon

  • Valley of Mystery

    Valley of Mystery

  • Gettysburg - An American Story

    Gettysburg - An American Story

  • Sidecar Racers

    Sidecar Racers

  • Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

    Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

  • William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

    William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

  • America on the Move 1876-2000

    America on the Move 1876-2000