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Peter Graves (I) (1926–2010)


Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Arness 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... See full bio »

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2010 Darkstar: The Interactive Movie (Video Game)
Narrator
 
2010 Jack's Family Adventure (TV movie)
Uncle George Vickery
 
2009 Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (Video Game)
Clark Taslemuff (voice)
 
2007 American Dad! (TV series)
Mr. Pibb
 
1997-2007 7th Heaven (TV series)
John 'The Colonel' Camden
 
2006 Cold Case (TV series)
Anton Bikker - 2006
The Hen House (2006) … Anton Bikker - 2006
 
2006 Minoriteam (TV series)
Sheldon
Tax Day (2006) … Sheldon
 
2005 House M.D. (TV series)
Myron
Love Hurts (2005) … Myron
 
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film (uncredited)
 
2003 With You in Spirit (TV movie)
Hal Whitman
 
2001 House of Mouse (TV series)
Instructor Voice (segment 'How to Be a Spy')
Clarabelle's Big Secret (2001) … Instructor Voice (segment 'How to Be a Spy') (voice)
 
1994-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy (2001) … Narrator
Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily (2000) … Narrator (voice)
Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell (1998) … Narrator (voice)
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star (1996) … Narrator (voice)
 
2001 These Old Broads (TV movie)
Bill
 
1999 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Doctor on TV
Trash TV - Part One (1999) … Doctor on TV (uncredited)
 
1998 The Angry Beavers (TV series)
General Warning / Narrator
The Day the Earth Got Really Screwed Up (1998) … General Warning/Narrator (voice)
 
1995 Burke's Law (TV series)
 
1993 Addams Family Values
Host
 
1991 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Jerry Kennedy
Mother Load (1991) … Jerry Kennedy
 
1988-1990 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Jim Phelps
The Sands of Seth (1990) … Jim Phelps
The Gunslinger (1990) … Jim Phelps
The Assassin (1990) … Jim Phelps
Cargo Cult (1990) … Jim Phelps
 
1988 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
Palmer Kirby
Part 4 (1988) … Palmer Kirby
Part I (1988) … Palmer Kirby
 
1987 If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (TV movie)
Mr. Wainwright
 
1987 Number One with a Bullet
Capt. Ferris
 
1978-1987 The Love Boat (TV series)
Carl Lawrence / Leonard Culver / Rev. Gerald Whitney
Who Killed Maxwell Thorn? (1987) … Leonard Culver
Man of the Cloth/Her Own Two Feet/Tony's Family (1978) … Rev. Gerald Whitney
 
1986 Life with Lucy (TV series)
Ben Marshall
Love Among the Two-by Fours (1986) … Ben Marshall
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Dr. Edmund Gerard
Lovers and Other Killers (1984) … Dr. Edmund Gerard
 
1984 Fox Mystery Theater (TV series)
Vicar John Bray
Tennis Court (1984) … Vicar John Bray
 
1978-1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
'Singapore' Eddie Malone / Captain Hendrik Von Horten / Jack Summers / …
Nurses Night Out (1983)
A Very Strange Affair/The Sailor (1982) … Captain Hendrik Von Horten
Nona/One Million B.C. (1980) … Ned J. Scott
Hit Man/The Swimmer (1979) … Jack Summers
The Island of Lost Women/The Flight of Great Yellow Bird (1978) … 'Singapore' Eddie Malone
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series)
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Defiance (1983) … Palmer 'Fred' Kirby (credit only)
 
1982 Savannah Smiles
Harland Dobbs
 
1981 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Wade Christian
Details at Eleven (1981) … Wade Christian
 
1981 Best of Friends (TV movie)
Nick Adams
 
1981 Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie (TV movie)
Captain McIntyre
 
1981 The Guns and the Fury
Mark Janser
 
1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker (TV movie)
Mike Rogers
 
1980 Matt and Jenny (TV series)
Jake Winfield
Wagon Train West (1980) … Jake Winfield
 
1980 Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (TV movie)
TV Director
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Major Noah Cooper
Return of the Fighting 69th (1979) … Major Noah Cooper
 
1979 Death Car on the Freeway (TV movie)
Lieutenant Haller
 
1979 The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
 
1979 The Rebels (TV movie)
George Washington
 
1979 Spree
Kandaris
 
1978 The Gift of the Magi (TV movie)
O. Henry
 
1978 High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades (English version only)
 
1978 Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Alec Franklin
 
1977 SST: Death Flight (TV movie)
Paul Whitley
 
1975 Dead Man on the Run (TV movie)
Jim Gideon
 
1975 Sidecar Racers
Carson
 
1974 Where Have All the People Gone (TV movie)
Steven Anders
 
1974 The Underground Man (TV movie)
Lew Archer
 
1974 Scream of the Wolf (TV movie)
John Wetherby
 
1973 The President's Plane Is Missing (TV movie)
Mark Jones
 
1967-1973 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
James Phelps
Imitation (1973) … James Phelps
The Western (1973) … James Phelps
The Pendulum (1973) … James Phelps
Speed (1973) … James Phelps
The Fighter (1973) … James Phelps
 
1973 Call to Danger (TV movie)
Doug Warfield
 
1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode #1.4 (1970)
 
1969 The Five Man Army
Dutchman
 
1969 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
U.S. Astronaut
Pop the Astronaut (1969) … U.S. Astronaut
 
1968 Call to Danger (TV movie)
Jim Kingsley
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
Jim Kingsley
Call to Danger (1968) … Jim Kingsley
 
1968 Sergeant Ryker
Maj. Whitaker
 
1967 Valley of Mystery (TV movie)
Ben Barstow
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Sgt. Gavin Lewis
Moonshot (1967) … Sgt. Gavin Lewis
 
1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Manning Fryes
Rope of Gold (1967) … Manning Fryes
 
1967 The Ballad of Josie
Jason Meredith
 
1967 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Capt. Dula
A Long Time Dead (1967) … Capt. Dula
 
1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Logan Harris
Run a Crooked Mile (1966) … Logan Harris
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Jim Carlson
The Dark Beyond the Door (1966) … Jim Carlson
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Senator Keith Ashley
The Assassins: Part 2 (1966) … Senator Keith Ashley
The Assassins: Part 1 (1966) … Senator Keith Ashley
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
Ben Conrad
That's Noway, Thataway (1966) … Ben Conrad
 
1965 A Rage to Live
Jack Hollister
 
1965 The Eye Creatures (TV movie)
Narrator of USAF Briefing Film (uncredited)
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Daniel Boone
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Robert Gaynor
A Matter of Destiny (1964) … Robert Gaynor
 
1964 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Congressman McDermott
The Playboy of Capitol Hill (1964) … Congressman McDermott
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Maj. Frank Whitaker
The Case Against Paul Ryker: Part 2 (1963) … Maj. Frank Whitaker
The Case Against Paul Ryker: Part 1 (1963) … Maj. Frank Whitaker
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Mark Needham
I'll Be Judge - I'll Be Jury (1963) … Mark Needham
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
David Leland 'Lee' Fisk / Peter Hale
Hell Is Empty, All the Devils Are Here (1962) … Peter Hale
You Never Had It So Good (1962) … David Leland 'Lee' Fisk
 
1961 Whiplash (TV series)
Chris Cobb / Christopher Cobb / Christ Cobb
The Adelaide Arabs (1961) … Christ Cobb
Act of Courage (1961) … Chris Cobb
The Haunted Valley (1961) … Chris Cobb
 
1961 Las Vegas Beat (TV movie)
Bill Ballin
 
1955-1960 Fury (TV series)
Jim Newton / Cyrus
Packy's Dream (1960) … Jim Newton / Cyrus
The Skin Divers (1960) … Jim Newton
Gaucho (1960) … Jim Newton
Packy's Dilemma (1960) … Jim Newton
Trottin' Horse (1960) … Jim Newton
 
1959 A Stranger in My Arms
Donald Ashton Beasley
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Jens Seidengaard
The Unaccepted (1959) … Jens Seidengaard
 
1957-1958 Climax! (TV series)
Stanley / Steve Baxter
The Deadly Tattoo (1958) … Steve Baxter
Carnival at Midnight (1957) … Stanley
 
1957 Death in Small Doses
Agent/Tom Kaylor
 
1957 Bayou
Martin Davis
 
1957 Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Joel Barker
The Armed Venus (1957) … Joel Barker
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Paul Hartley
The Anna Hartley Story (1956) … Paul Hartley
 
1956 Canyon River
Bob Andrews
 
1956 Hold Back the Night
Lt. Lee Couzens
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Christopher Newman
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Maj. Thomas D. Howie
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
East of Nowhere (1956)
 
1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Glenn
Circle of Guilt (1956) … Glenn
 
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
 
1955 Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
 
1955 Wichita
Morgan
 
1955 Robbers' Roost
Heesman
 
1953-1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Ed / Eddie / Lonnie Berghoff / …
Bitter Grapes (1955) … Eddie
Bread Upon the Waters (1954) … Lonnie Berghoff
Beyond the Cross (1954) … Robert
The Suitors (1953) … Ed
 
1955 The Man Who Tore Down the Wall (TV movie)
Dr. James Ewing
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Expectant Father
Trouble on the Double (1955) … Expectant Father
 
1955 The Long Gray Line
Cpl. Rudolph Heinz
 
1954 Black Tuesday
Peter Manning
 
1954 Studio 57 (TV series)
Jim Bailey
Sauce for the Gander (1954) … Jim Bailey
 
1954 A Man of Many Ideas (TV movie)
Sam Wanamaker
 
1954 The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
 
1954 The Yellow Tomahawk
Sawyer
 
1954 Killers from Space
Dr. Doug Paul Martin
 
1953-1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Fred Crain
Miss Darkness (1954)
Melody in Black (1953) … Fred Crain
 
1954 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV series)
The Jewel (1954)
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Rocky Kent
Part of the Game (1953) … Rocky Kent
 
1953 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Arnold Dix
 
1953 East of Sumatra
Cowboy
 
1953 War Paint
Trooper Tolson
 
1953 Stalag 17
Sgt. Price
 
1953 Where's Raymond? (TV series)
 
1952 Red Planet Mars
Chris Cronyn
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
Agent Fielding
Victim: Ann Norville (1952) … Agent Fielding
 
1951 Fort Defiance
Ned Tallon
 
1951 Angels in the Outfield
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
 
1951 Up Front
Military Policeman (uncredited)
 
1951 Rogue River
Pete Dandridge
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Kidnap (1972)
 
1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Which Dr. (1966)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Life on Planet 51 (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (53 titles)
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Crime Dramas (2011) … Himself
Westerns (2011) … Himself
Science Fiction (2011) … Himself
 
2009 What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.35 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Florence Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself
 
2008 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #15.88 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 5 January 2007 (2007) … Himself - Guest
 
2006 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of 'War & Remembrance' (video short)
Himself
 
2004 On the Record with Bob Costas (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.7 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Behind the Legend: Timon (video short)
Himself - Host
 
2004 Super Secret Movie Rules (TV series documentary)
Himself ("Captain Oveur" - Airplane!)
Disaster Movies (2004) … Himself ("Captain Oveur" - Airplane!)
 
2003 CBS at 75 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Men in Black II
Himself
 
1992-2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself Host / …
Biography: 15 Years and Counting (2002) … Himself - Host
Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect (2001) … Himself - Host (voice)
Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady (2001) … Himself - Host (voice)
Che Guevara: Restless Revolutionary (2000) … Himself - Host
Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer (2000) … Himself - Host
 
2000 Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1999 House on Haunted Hill
Himself
 
1999 Mickey Mouse Works (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
Episode #1.5 (1999) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1998 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Peter Graves (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1997 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Himself
Must Kill TV (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1997 The 19th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Informational Series
 
1995 America: A Call to Greatness (TV documentary)
Host
 
1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1994 Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Northern Lights (TV documentary)
Narration
 
1987 Solid Gold (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.2 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 You Are the Jury (TV series)
Himself - Host / Narrator
The State of Oregon vs. Stanley Manning (1987) … Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1986 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The 37th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
 
1980 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 January 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
Race for Survival (1978) … Himself - Narrator
 
1977 The Sonny and Cher Show (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
Episode #2.20 (1977) … Himself/Various Characters
 
1975-1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.42 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 10 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode #2.39 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Mysterious Monsters (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1974 Valley of the Old Ones (TV series documentary)
Host and Narrator
 
1974 Other People, Other Places (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1973 Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971-1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Greg Morris (1972) … Himself
Peter Graves (1971) … Himself
 
1972 The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.94 (1972) … Himself
 
1968-1971 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.12 (1971) … Himself
Episode #6.12 (1970) … Himself
Episode #5.15 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 6 March 1969 (1969) … Himself
1968 Christmas Show (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1971 Funny Face (TV series)
Himself
A Star Is Born on a Stretcher (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1970 The 12th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #2.1 (1968) … Himself - Guest
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.194 (1968) … Himself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.1 (1955) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2012 Hush (documentary)
(archive sound)
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2002 Don't Ask Don't Tell
(uncredited)
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
 

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Unsold pilot: In 1964, he starred in an unsold pilot called "Mr. Kingston", a proposed ABC drama series set on a luxury liner and where he played the ship's executive officer. His co-star, Walter Pidgeon, played the ship's captain. His other co-star was Ina Balin. See more »

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Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

Some people just stand out on the screen. Bob certainly did. [commenting on Airplane! co-star Robert Stack] See more »

Trivia:

Words of remembrance tribute provided by critic Richard Corliss for "Time" magazine's milestones section (Issue: March 29, 2010). See more »

Trademark:

Deep commanding voice See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces