Peter Graves
Acting
Born 1926-03-18 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Filmography
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
Nov 5, 2010
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Apr 2, 2009
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Sep 15, 2005
Behind the Legend: Timon
Feb 10, 2004
America on the Move 1876-2000
Nov 29, 2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Nov 14, 2003
Men in Black II
Jul 3, 2002
These Old Broads
Feb 12, 2001
House on Haunted Hill
Oct 29, 1999
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Aug 24, 1999
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Mar 26, 1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
Oct 18, 1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
May 10, 1998
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Jan 1, 1997
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Aug 18, 1996
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Aug 16, 1996
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
May 20, 1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Apr 29, 1996
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Sep 3, 1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Jan 1, 1995
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Oct 23, 1994
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Oct 17, 1994
Addams Family Values
Nov 19, 1993
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Sep 21, 1989
Number One with a Bullet
Feb 27, 1987
The Demon Lover
Jun 21, 1986
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Jan 25, 1984
The Guns and the Fury
Dec 12, 1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
Dec 10, 1982
Savannah Smiles
Apr 9, 1982