Cast
Peter Graves
Acting
Cast
Peter Graves
Known for
Acting
Born
1926-03-18
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died
2010-03-14
Also known as Peter Duesler Aurness
Biography
Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 β 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.
Men in Black II
as Peter Graves
Airplane!
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Addams Family Values
as Host
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Host of Civil Defense Film
The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
House on Haunted Hill
as Self
Angels in the Outfield
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Tom Collins
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Frank Price
Wichita
as Morgan Earp
The Assassination Bureau
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Valley of Mystery
as Ben Barstow
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
These Old Broads
as Bill
The Long Gray Line
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
The 5-Man Army
as Dutchman
Number One with a Bullet
as Capt. Ferris
The Adventurers
as Trustee Banker
Fort Yuma
as Lt. Ben Keegan
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Mike Rogers
Texas Across the River
as Capt. Stimpson
Sergeant Ryker
as Maj. Whitaker
Death Car on the Freeway
as Lt. Haller
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
as Self - Host
The Ballad of Josie
as Jason Meredith
Fort Defiance
as Ned Tallon
Savannah Smiles
as Harland Dobbs
Canyon River
as Bob Andrews
Black Tuesday
as Peter Manning
Death in Small Doses
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
SST: Death Flight
as Paul Whitley
War Paint
as Trooper Tolson
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Bob Elliott
The Raid
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Naked Street
as Joe McFarland
East of Sumatra
as Cowboy
The Underground Man
as Lew Archer
A Rage to Live
as Jack Hollister
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Mark Jones
The Congregation
Red Planet Mars
as Chris Cronyn
The Yellow Tomahawk
as Sawyer
High Seas Hijack
as Elliott Rhoades
Where Have All the People Gone
as Steven Anders
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
as Jim Phelps
It Conquered the World
as Dr. Paul Nelson
The Demon Lover
as Ponsonby
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Arnold Dix
Beginning of the End
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Capt. McIntyre
Killers from Space
as Douglas Martin
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as TV Director
Robbers' Roost
as Heesman
Bayou
as Martin Davis
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jim Phelps
Dead Man on the Run
as Jim Gideon
Survival Run
as Kandaris
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
as Self - Host
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Scream of the Wolf
as John Wetherby
Mystery Reel
The All Star Spangled Mission
Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Jeff Knight
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Narrator
A Stranger in My Arms
as Donald Beasley
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
as Alec Franklin
Paul and Michelle
as Sir Henry
The Guns and the Fury
as Mark Janser
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
as James Phelps
Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
Wolf Larsen
as Van Weyden
Hold Back The Night
as Lt. Lee Couzens
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
as Self - Host
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self - Host
Sidecar Racers
as Carson
The Mysterious Monsters
as Himself - Narrator
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
as James Phelps
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
as Self - Host
Call to Danger
as Doug Warfield
Gettysburg - An American Story
as Narrator
Rogue River
as Pete Dandridge
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
as Narrator
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self - Host
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
as Narration
Gallegher Goes West
as Marshal Neimeyer
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
as Narrator
Fury
as Jim Newton
Race for Survival
as Narrator
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
as Narrator
Don't Ask Don't Tell
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Himself - Host
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
as Self
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
as Narrator
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self - Narrator
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
as Self
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
as Jim Phelps
America on the Move 1876-2000
as Host
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
as Jim Phelps
Sleeping Dog
as Sir Geoffrey
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
as Host