Peter Graves
Born
March 18, 1926
Died
March 14, 2010 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Mystery Reel
2022
Gettysburg - An American Story
Narrator
2014
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self
2009
Minoriteam
Sheldon Miller · (1 episode)
2005
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
2005
American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
House
Myron · (1 episode)
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
2004
Behind the Legend: Timon
Himself - Host
2004
America on the Move 1876-2000
Host
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
2003
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006) · (1 episode)
2003
Men in Black II
Peter Graves
2002
These Old Broads
Bill
2001
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice) · (1 episode)
2001
House on Haunted Hill
Self
1999
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Narrator
1999
Mickey Mouse Works
(1 episode)
1999
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Self - Host
1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
Narrator
1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self - Narrator
1998
The Angry Beavers
(1 episode)
1997
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Self - Host
1997
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Narrator
1996
7th Heaven
John "Colonel" Camden · (11 episodes)
1996
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Host
1996
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self - Host
1996
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self - Host
1995
Screen Actors Guild Awards
(1 episode)
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
1995
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Host
1994
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self - Host
1994
Burke's Law
General Prescott · (1 episode)
1994
Addams Family Values
Host
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves · (1 episode)
1993
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
Self - Narrator · (4 episodes)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps · (35 episodes)
1991
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Jim Phelps
1989
War and Remembrance
Palmer Kirby · (12 episodes)
1988
Platinum Bombshell
Narrator
1987
Number One with a Bullet
Capt. Ferris
1987
Life with Lucy
Ben Marshall · (1 episode)
1986
The Demon Lover
Ponsonby
1986
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy · (1 episode)
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard · (1 episode)
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
John Bray · (1 episode)
1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Tom Collins
1984
The Guns and the Fury
Mark Janser
1983
The Winds of War
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby · (7 episodes)
1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
Capt. Clarence Oveur
1982
Savannah Smiles
Harland Dobbs
1982
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian · (1 episode)
1981
300 Miles for Stephanie
Capt. McIntyre
1981
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
1980
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Mike Rogers
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
TV Director
1980
Death Car on the Freeway
Lt. Haller
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Major Noah Cooper · (1 episode)
1979
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
1979
The Rebels
George Washington
1979
Survival Run
Kandaris
1979
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Alec Franklin
1979
Race for Survival
Narrator
1978
High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades
1977
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney · (2 episodes)
1977
The Love Boat
Leonard Culver · (1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat
Carl Lawrence · (1 episode)
1977
SST: Death Flight
Paul Whitley
1977
The Mysterious Monsters
Himself - Narrator
1976
The Sonny and Cher Show
(1 episode)
1976
Sidecar Racers
Carson
1975
Dead Man on the Run
Jim Gideon
1975
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Where Have All the People Gone
Steven Anders
1974
The Underground Man
Lew Archer
1974
Paul and Michelle
Sir Henry
1974
Scream of the Wolf
John Wetherby
1974
The President's Plane Is Missing
Mark Jones
1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (2 episodes)
1973
Call to Danger
Doug Warfield
1973
The Adventurers
Trustee Banker
1970
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jim Phelps
1969
Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time
Narrator
Aliens from Space
Doug Martin
Funny Face
(1 episode)
1971
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
James Phelps
1970
The 5-Man Army
Dutchman
1969
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Jim Phelps
1969
The Assassination Bureau
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
1969
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
James Phelps
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Premiere
(1 episode)
1968
The Ballad of Josie
Jason Meredith
1968
Sergeant Ryker
Maj. Whitaker
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Bankman
1967
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Jim Phelps
1967
Valley of Mystery
Ben Barstow
1967
The Invaders
Gavin Lewis · (1 episode)
1967
Gallegher Goes West
Marshal Neimeyer
1966
Texas Across the River
Capt. Stimpson
1966
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps · (143 episodes)
1966
A Rage to Live
Jack Hollister
1965
The F.B.I.
Manning Fryes · (1 episode)
1965
Laredo
(1 episode)
1965
The Dean Martin Show
(1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life
Jim Carlson · (1 episode)
1965
Court Martial
Major Frank Whittaker · (1 episode)
1965
Branded
(2 episodes)
1965
Daniel Boone
Logan Harris · (1 episode)
1964
12 O'Clock High
(1 episode)
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maj. Frank Whitaker · (2 episodes)
1963
The Great Adventure
Daniel Boone · (2 episodes)
1963
The Farmer's Daughter
(1 episode)
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Robert Gaynor · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Whiplash
Christopher Cobb · (34 episodes)
1961
Route 66
(2 episodes)
1960
A Stranger in My Arms
Donald Beasley
1959
Wolf Larsen
Van Weyden
1958
Cimarron City
(1 episode)
1958
Death in Small Doses
Agent / Tom Kaylor
1957
Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
1957
Bayou
Martin Davis
1957
Canyon River
Bob Andrews
1956
Hold Back The Night
Lt. Lee Couzens
1956
It Conquered the World
Dr. Paul Nelson
1956
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
1955
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
Fury
Jim Newton
1955
Fury
Jim Newton · (116 episodes)
1955
Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
1955
Celebrity Playhouse
(1 episode)
1955
The Naked Street
Joe McFarland
1955
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
1955
Wichita
Morgan Earp
1955
Robbers' Roost
Heesman
1955
The Millionaire
Paul Hartley · (1 episode)
1955
The Long Gray Line
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
1955
Black Tuesday
Peter Manning
1954
Climax!
Stanley · (1 episode)
1954
Climax!
Steve Baxter · (1 episode)
1954
Studio 57
Jim Bailey · (1 episode)
1954
The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
1954
The Yellow Tomahawk
Sawyer
1954
Killers from Space
Douglas Martin
1954
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Arnold Dix
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
(2 episodes)
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Fred Crain · (1 episode)
1953
War Paint
Trooper Tolson
1953
East of Sumatra
Cowboy
1953
Stalag 17
Sgt. Frank Price
1953
Biff Baker U.S.A.
(1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
Maj. Tom Howie · (1 episode)
1952
Red Planet Mars
Chris Cronyn
1952
The Congregation
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. James Ewing · (1 episode)
1951
Angels in the Outfield
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1951
Fort Defiance
Ned Tallon
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rocky Kent · (1 episode)
1951
Rogue River
Pete Dandridge
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Joel Barker · (1 episode)
1950
Fireside Theater
(4 episodes)
1949
Studio One
Glenn Willis · (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944