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Peter Graves

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 18, 1926 (Died at 84)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Career Span1944 – 2010
Known Credits158 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 2.1

Peter Graves

Also known as:Peter Duesler Aurness
Total Works

158

97 movies • 61 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Men in Black II
6.4
Men in Black II
2002•movie
as Peter Graves
House
8.6
House
2004•series
as Myron
Airplane!
7.3
Airplane!
1980•movie
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Addams Family Values
7.0
as Host

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 158 titles featuring Peter Graves

Men in Black II
6.4
Men in Black II
2002•movie

as Peter Graves

House
8.6
1 eps
House
2004•series

as Myron

Airplane!
7.3
Airplane!
1980•movie

as Capt. Clarence Oveur

Addams Family Values
7.0

as Host

American Dad!
7.0
1 eps
American Dad!
2005•series

as Mr. Pibb (voice)

The Night of the Hunter
7.9

as Ben Harper

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
6.4

as Host of Civil Defense Film

Airplane II: The Sequel
6.1

as Capt. Clarence Oveur

House on Haunted Hill
5.6

as Self

Stalag 17
7.7
Stalag 17
1953•movie

as Frank Price

Murder, She Wrote
7.5
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984•series

as Edmund Gerard

Cold Case
7.7
1 eps
Cold Case
2003•series

as Anton Bikker (2006)

The Golden Girls
7.6
1 eps
The Golden Girls
1985•series

as Jerry Kennedy

Mission: Impossible
7.6
143 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966•series

as Jim Phelps

The Angry Beavers
7.0
1 eps
The Angry Beavers
1997•series
7th Heaven
6.4
11 eps
7th Heaven
1996•series

as John 'Colonel' Camden

Mission: Impossible
7.6
35 eps
Mission: Impossible
1988•series

as Jim Phelps

The Love Boat
6.2
2 eps
The Love Boat
1977•series

as Gerald Whitney

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
7.1
1 eps

as Major Noah Cooper

Fantasy Island
6.5
1 eps
Fantasy Island
1978•series

as 'Singapore' Eddie Malone

Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
1993•series

as Peter Graves

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.3
1 eps
Simon & Simon
6.7
1 eps
Simon & Simon
1981•series

as Wade Christian

The Assassination Bureau
6.7

as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)

Disney's House of Mouse
7.7
1 eps

as Instructor Voice (voice)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9
1 eps

as Mark Needham

The 5-Man Army
6.6
The 5-Man Army
1969•movie

as Dutchman

The Invaders
6.8
1 eps
The Invaders
1967•series

as Gavin Lewis

Wichita
6.4
Wichita
1955•movie

as Morgan Earp

Killers from Space
3.8
Killers from Space
1954•movie

as Douglas Martin

The Long Gray Line
7.0
The Long Gray Line
1955•movie

as Corporal Rudolph Heinz

It Conquered the World
4.8

as Dr. Paul Nelson

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8

as Capt. Bob Elliott

Parts: The Clonus Horror
4.5

as Jeff Knight

The Winds of War
7.3
7 eps
The Winds of War
1983•series

as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

Beginning of the End
4.0

as Dr. Ed Wainwright

Where Have All the People Gone
5.9

as Steven Anders

War and Remembrance
7.9
1 eps
War and Remembrance
1988•series

as Palmer Kirby

Biography
6.7
2 eps
Biography
1987•series

as Self - Host

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
6.0

as Arnold Dix

Black Tuesday
6.2
Black Tuesday
1954•movie

as Peter Manning

The Raid
6.6
The Raid
1954•movie

as Capt. Frank Dwyer

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Robert Gaynor

Daniel Boone
7.0
1 eps
Daniel Boone
1964•series

as Logan Harris

Savannah Smiles
6.5
Savannah Smiles
1982•movie

as Harland Dobbs

Texas Across the River
5.6

as Capt. Stimpson

Angels in the Outfield
7.0

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Red Planet Mars
4.9
Red Planet Mars
1952•movie

as Chris Cronyn

The F.B.I.
5.6
1 eps
The F.B.I.
1965•series

as Manning Fryes

The Ballad of Josie
6.0

as Jason Meredith

The Naked Street
6.2
The Naked Street
1955•movie

as Joe McFarland

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Fort Yuma
5.3
Fort Yuma
1955•movie

as Lt. Ben Keegan

12 O'Clock High
7.2
1 eps
12 O'Clock High
1964•series
Golden Globe Awards
7.0
1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944•series

as Self - Presenter

Route 66
6.7
2 eps
Route 66
1960•series
The Movie Orgy
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Mickey Mouse Works
7.1
1 eps
Mickey Mouse Works
1999•series
The Dean Martin Show
7.4
1 eps
Death Car on the Freeway
5.2

as Lieutenant Haller

Branded
6.8
2 eps
Branded
1965•series
These Old Broads
6.3
These Old Broads
2001•movie

as Bill

Fury
6.5
117 eps
Fury
1955•series

as Jim Newton

Robbers' Roost
5.9
Robbers' Roost
1955•movie

as Heesman

A Rage to Live
4.8
A Rage to Live
1965•movie

as Jack Hollister

Laredo
6.4
1 eps
Laredo
1965•series
The Duchess of Duke Street
8.0
1 eps

as Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley

Death in Small Doses
5.1

as Agent / Tom Kaylor

War Paint
5.6
War Paint
1953•movie

as Trooper Tolson

The Adventurers
4.7
The Adventurers
1970•movie

as Trustee Banker

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Glenn Willis

Fort Defiance
6.4
Fort Defiance
1951•movie

as Ned Tallon

Number One with a Bullet
4.6

as Capt. Ferris

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Stanley

Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
3.4

as Alec Franklin

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.5
1 eps

as John Bray

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.4
2 eps
Survival Run
3.2
Survival Run
1979•movie

as Kandaris

Sergeant Ryker
6.3
Sergeant Ryker
1968•movie

as Maj. Whitaker

Scream of the Wolf
6.4
Scream of the Wolf
1974•movie

as John Wetherby

SST: Death Flight
5.4
SST: Death Flight
1978•movie

as Paul Whitley

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Dr. James Ewing

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
6.0
1 eps
Paul and Michelle
5.6
Paul and Michelle
1974•movie

as Sir Henry

The Yellow Tomahawk
6.6

as Sawyer

The President's Plane Is Missing
6.3

as Mark Jones

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
6.9

as Self - Host

The Sonny and Cher Show
7.1
1 eps
Run for Your Life
7.1
1 eps
Run for Your Life
1965•series

as Jim Carlson

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Joel Barker

Matinee Theater
5.3
1 eps
Matinee Theater
1955•series
Bayou
3.5
Bayou
1957•movie

as Martin Davis

Canyon River
6.5
Canyon River
1956•movie

as Bob Andrews

East of Sumatra
5.8
East of Sumatra
1953•movie

as Cowboy

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
4.8
The Mysterious Monsters
6.2

as Himself - Narrator

Hold Back the Night
6.4

as Lt. Lee Couzens

A Stranger in My Arms
4.2

as Donald Beasley

Minoriteam
6.4
1 eps
Minoriteam
2005•series

as Sheldon Miller

Whiplash
7.4
34 eps
Whiplash
1961•series

as Christopher Cobb

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Rocky Kent

Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps

as Maj. Tom Howie

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
7.6

as Self (uncredited)

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
8.0

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
7.0

as TV Director

Life with Lucy
8.0
1 eps
Life with Lucy
1986•series

as Ben Marshall

Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
2 eps

as Maj. Frank Whitaker

The Millionaire
5.8
1 eps
The Millionaire
1955•series

as Paul Hartley

Biff Baker U.S.A.
7.8
1 eps
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952•series
Burke's Law
6.8
1 eps
Burke's Law
1994•series

as General Prescott

Dinah!
7.0
3 eps
Dinah!
1974•series

as Self

Sidecar Racers
5.0
Sidecar Racers
1975•movie

as Carson

Behind the Legend: Timon
6.0

as Himself - Host

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
3.7

as Self - Host

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
9.7

as Jim Phelps

The Underground Man
6.3

as Lew Archer

The Farmer's Daughter
6.0
1 eps
Cimarron City
6.3
1 eps
Cimarron City
1958•series
Rogue River
7.0
Rogue River
1951•movie

as Pete Dandridge

Wolf Larsen
7.0
Wolf Larsen
1958•movie

as Van Weyden

Dead Man on the Run
7.5

as Jim Gideon

Valley of Mystery
7.5
Valley of Mystery
1967•movie

as Ben Barstow

High Seas Hijack
10.0
High Seas Hijack
1977•movie

as Elliott Rhoades

The Memory of Eva Ryker
8.0

as Mike Rogers

300 Miles for Stephanie
7.5

as Capt. McIntyre

Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
5.0
Funny Face
7.0
1 eps
Funny Face
1971•series
Studio 57
7.5
1 eps
Studio 57
1954•series

as Jim Bailey

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
7.0
America on the Move 1876-2000
10.0
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
8.0

as Self - Narrator

Call to Danger
9.0
Call to Danger
1973•movie

as Doug Warfield

The Guns and the Fury
10.0

as Mark Janser

The Demon Lover
7.0
The Demon Lover
1986•movie

as Ponsonby

The Great Adventure
10.0
2 eps
The Great Adventure
1963•series

as Daniel Boone

The Rebels
10.0
2 eps
The Rebels
1979•series

as George Washington

Fury
Fury
1955•movie

as Jim Newton

Doris Day: It's Magic

as Narrator

Race for Survival
Race for Survival
1978•movie

as Narrator

Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

as Self - Host

Gallegher Goes West

as Marshal Neimeyer

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

as Self - Host

Aliens from Space

as Doug Martin

Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

as Narrator

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

as Jim Phelps

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

as James Phelps

Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

as Jim Phelps

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

as James Phelps

Under the Law: Arrest and Seize

as Narration

The All Star Spangled Mission

as Jim Phelps

Sleeping Dog
Sleeping Dog
1967•movie

as Sir Geoffrey