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Peter Graves(1926-2010)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,0002013
Peter Graves
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Play trailer0:31
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
21 Videos
99+ Photos
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 Army 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.
BornMarch 18, 1926
DiedMarch 14, 2010(83)
BornMarch 18, 1926
DiedMarch 14, 2010(83)
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,0002013
  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Photos193

Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, and Peter Graves in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Lesley Ann Warren, Johnny Bench, and Peter Graves in The Catafalque (1971)
Barbara Bestar and Peter Graves in Killers from Space (1954)
Peter Graves and Karen Kadler in It Conquered the World (1956)
Sally Fraser and Peter Graves in It Conquered the World (1956)
Leslie Nielsen and Peter Graves in Airplane! (1980)
Peter Graves in Airplane! (1980)
Peter Graves in Daniel Boone (1964)
Kathie Browne and Peter Graves in The Love Boat (1977)
Peter Graves in The Love Boat (1977)
Edward G. Robinson, Peter Graves, and Jean Parker in Black Tuesday (1954)
Peter Graves and Tracey Roberts in Fort Defiance (1951)

Known for

William Holden, Harvey Lembeck, and Robert Strauss in Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17
8.0
  • Sgt. Frank Price
  • 1953
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane!
7.7
  • Captain Clarence Oveur
  • 1980
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • James Phelps
  • Jim Phelps
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter
8.0
  • Ben Harper
  • 1955

Credits

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Actor

  • Christmas in Sweden
    • Offscreen narrator (unconfirmed, uncredited)
    • Short
  • The Official Walkthrough of Darkstar (2010)
    The Official Walkthrough of Darkstar
    • Narrator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2010
  • Darkstar: The Interactive Movie (2010)
    Darkstar: The Interactive Movie
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2010
  • Jack's Family Adventure (2010)
    Jack's Family Adventure
    • Uncle George Vickery
    • TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (2009)
    Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
    • Clark Tasslemuff (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • Mr. Pibb (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Catherine Hicks, Mackenzie Rosman, and Happy in 7th Heaven (1996)
    7th Heaven
    • John 'The Colonel' Camden
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2007
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    • Anton Bikker - 2006
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Minoriteam (2005)
    Minoriteam
    • Sheldon Miller
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
    House
    • Myron
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • With You in Spirit
    • Hal Whitman
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
    Men in Black II
    • Peter Graves
    • 2002
  • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, and Russi Taylor in House of Mouse (2001)
    House of Mouse
    • Instructor Voice (segment 'How to Be a Spy') (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Biography (1987)
    Biography
    • Narrator
    • Self Host (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1987–2001
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley MacLaine, Joan Collins, and Debbie Reynolds in These Old Broads (2001)
    These Old Broads
    • Bill
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Geoffrey Rush, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in House on Haunted Hill (1999)
    House on Haunted Hill
    • Peter Graves
    • 1999

Director

  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1966

Soundtrack

  • Peter Graves in Whiplash (1960)
    Whiplash
    • performer: "Listen to the Beat" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1961

Videos21

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Trailer 2:33
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Trailer 1:57
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Trailer 1:28
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MeTV Promo Trailer
Trailer 0:32
MeTV Promo Trailer
Fury
Trailer 1:51
Fury
The Night of the Hunter
Trailer 1:41
The Night of the Hunter
A Rage to Live
Trailer 2:29
A Rage to Live
The Night of the Hunter
Trailer 1:40
The Night of the Hunter
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Trailer 0:31
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • March 18, 1926
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • March 14, 2010
    • Pacific Palisades, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Joan EndressDecember 16, 1950 - March 14, 2010 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Amanda Graves
  • Parents
    • Rolf Aurness
  • Relatives
    • James Arness(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Metropolitan Mortgage.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Met Joan Graves while in college. She would be his wife for nearly 60 years, until Graves' own passing on March 14, 2010.
  • Quotes
    Some people just stand out on the screen. Bob certainly did. [commenting on Airplane! co-star Robert Stack]
  • Trademarks
      Grey hair and blue eyes
  • Salary
    • Mission: Impossible
      (1966)
      $7,500 per episode (1969 season)

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