Peter Graves profile
Actor profile

Peter Graves

18th March 1926 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Acting

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.

103 Movies 67 TV Shows 170 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Airplane! poster
Airplane! 27th June 1980 as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Bayou poster
Bayou 1st June 1957 as Martin Davis
Fury poster
Fury 15th October 1955 as Jim Newton
The Raid poster
The Raid 4th August 1954 as Capt. Frank Dwyer
House poster
House 16th November 2004 as Myron
Cold Case poster
Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Anton Bikker (2006)
Whiplash poster
Whiplash 18th February 1961 as Christopher Cobb
Fury poster
Fury 15th October 1955 as Jim Newton
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Steve Baxter