Peter Graves

Born: 1926-03-18, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died: 2010-03-14

Biography

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

• American Dad! (2005)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• The Love Boat (1977)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Cold Case (2003)
• Simon & Simon (1981)
• The Virginian (1962)
• Studio One (1948)
• Route 66 (1960)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Climax! (1954)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• Biography (1987)
• The Invaders (1967)
• Men in Black II (2002)
• The Angry Beavers (1997)
• Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
• The Dean Martin Show (1965)
• Airplane! (1980)
• Branded (1965)
• 12 O'Clock High (1964)
• The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
• War and Remembrance (1988)
• Laredo (1965)
• Cavalcade of America (1952)
• Addams Family Values (1993)