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