Peter Graves
Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 on Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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.
Stalag 17
(Sgt. Frank Price)
Airplane!
(Captain Clarence Oveur)
The Night of the Hunter
(Ben Harper)
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
(Tom Collins)
Airplane II: The Sequel
(Capt. Clarence Oveur)
The Movie Orgy
(Self (archive footage))
Paul and Michelle
(Sir Henry)
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
(Self - Host)
Killers from Space
(Douglas Martin)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
(Arnold Dix)
Rogue River
(Pete Dandridge)
Red Planet Mars
(Chris Cronyn)
Black Tuesday
(Peter Manning)
Sidecar Racers
(Carson)
It Conquered the World
(Dr. Paul Nelson)
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
(Narrator)
The Long Gray Line
(Corporal Rudolph Heinz)
The 5-Man Army
(Dutchman)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
(Self (uncredited))
Savannah Smiles
(Harland Dobbs)
Beginning of the End
(Dr. Ed Wainwright)
The Mysterious Monsters
(Himself - Narrator)
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
(Alec Franklin)
The Ballad of Josie
(Jason Meredith)
Death in Small Doses
(Agent / Tom Kaylor)
Horrible Horror
(Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space')
Fury
(Jim Newton)
These Old Broads
(Bill)
Parts: The Clonus Horror
(Jeff Knight)
Survival Run
(Kandaris)
Bayou
(Martin Davis)
A Rage to Live
(Jack Hollister)
Where Have All the People Gone
(Steven Anders)
The Naked Street
(Joe McFarland)
War Paint
(Trooper Tolson)
Hold Back The Night
(Lt. Lee Couzens)
Wichita
(Morgan Earp)
Doris Day: It's Magic
(Narrator)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(Capt. Bob Elliott)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
(Bankman)
Fort Defiance
(Ned Tallon)
Scream of the Wolf
(John Wetherby)
Canyon River
(Bob Andrews)
The Yellow Tomahawk
(Sawyer)
Wolf Larsen
(Van Weyden)
Fort Yuma
(Lt. Ben Keegan)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
(Self - Narrator (voice))
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
(Self)
Dead Man on the Run
(Jim Gideon)
Robbers' Roost
(Heesman)
A Stranger in My Arms
(Donald Beasley)
SST: Death Flight
(Paul Whitley)
Death Car on the Freeway
(Lt. Haller)
Texas Across the River
(Capt. Stimpson)
Mystery Reel
East of Sumatra
(Cowboy)
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
(Self)
Addams Family Values
(Host)
Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
(Self (archive footage))
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
(TV Director)
The Congregation
The Raid
(Capt. Frank Dwyer)
America on the Move 1876-2000
(Host)
The Rebels
(George Washington)
The Assassination Bureau
(Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited))
Behind the Legend: Timon
(Himself - Host)
House on Haunted Hill
(Himself)
Valley of Mystery
(Ben Barstow)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
(Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage))
Angels in the Outfield
(Radio Announcer (uncredited))
Race for Survival
(Narrator)
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
(Host)
High Seas Hijack
(Elliott Rhoades)
Number One with a Bullet
(Capt. Ferris)
Sergeant Ryker
(Maj. Whitaker)
The President's Plane Is Missing
(Mark Jones)
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
(Self - Host)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
(Host of Civil Defense Film)
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
(Host)
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
(Self - Host)
The Memory of Eva Ryker
(Mike Rogers)
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
(Self - Host)
Men in Black II
(Peter Graves)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
(Self - Narrator)
Call to Danger
(Doug Warfield)
The Guns and the Fury
(Mark Janser)
300 Miles for Stephanie
(Capt. McIntyre)
Gallegher Goes West
(Marshal Neimeyer)
The Adventurers
(Trustee Banker)
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
(Jim Phelps)
The Underground Man
(Lew Archer)
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
(Host)
Gettysburg - An American Story
(Narrator)
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
The Demon Lover
(Ponsonby)
The Great Adventure
(Daniel Boone)
Life with Lucy
(Ben Marshall)
House
(Myron)
American Dad!
(Mr. Pibb (voice))
The Sonny & Cher Show
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Maj. Frank Whitaker)
The F.B.I.
(Manning Fryes)
The Love Boat
(Gerald Whitney)
The Golden Girls
(Jerry Kennedy)
Simon & Simon
Mickey Mouse Works
Cold Case
(Anton Bikker (2006))
Route 66
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Major Noah Cooper)
Fury
(Jim Newton)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Diagnosis: Murder
(Peter Graves)
The Angry Beavers
Studio One
(Glenn Willis)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
Mission: Impossible
(Jim Phelps)
7th Heaven
(John "Colonel" Camden)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Dr. James Ewing)
Laredo
Funny Face
Run for Your Life
(Jim Carlson)
Minoriteam
(Sheldon Miller)
Fireside Theater
Daniel Boone
(Logan Harris)
The Millionaire
(Paul Hartley)
Whiplash
(Christopher Cobb)
The Virginian
(Robert Gaynor)
Mission: Impossible
(Jim Phelps)
The Farmer's Daughter
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Lux Video Theatre
(Joel Barker)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Rocky Kent)
Climax!
(Stanley)
The Dean Martin Show
Matinee Theater
Branded
12 O'Clock High
Cimarron City
Cavalcade of America
(Maj. Tom Howie)
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
(John Bray)
Celebrity Playhouse
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Premiere
Studio 57
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
(Self)
The Winds of War
(Palmer 'Fred' Kirby)
Court Martial
(Major Frank Whittaker)
War and Remembrance
(Palmer Kirby)
The Love Boat
(Leonard Culver)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
(Self - Narrator)
Burke's Law
(General Prescott)
Climax!
(Steve Baxter)
The Invaders
(Gavin Lewis)
The Love Boat
(Carl Lawrence)
Dinah!
(Self)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Mark Needham)
Murder, She Wrote
(Edmund Gerard)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)