Peter Graves

Known for ActingBorn 1926-03-18Died 2010-03-14Minneapolis, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

America on the Move 1876-2000

The Guns and the Fury

The Rebels

High Seas Hijack

The Great Adventure

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Call to Danger

House

The Congregation

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Life with Lucy

Cold Case

The Memory of Eva Ryker

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

War and Remembrance

The Duchess of Duke Street

Court Martial

Celebrity Playhouse

Studio 57

Disney's House of Mouse

The Golden Girls

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Night of the Hunter

Mission: Impossible

Murder, She Wrote

300 Miles for Stephanie

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Dead Man on the Run

Mission: Impossible

Stalag 17

Valley of Mystery

Airplane!

The Winds of War

American Dad!

Minoriteam

The Dean Martin Show

Behind the Legend: Timon

Diagnosis: Murder

Whiplash

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Mickey Mouse Works

The Sonny and Cher Show