Peter Graves
March 18, 1926 (99 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Mystery Reel as
- 2014 · Gettysburg - An American Story as Narrator
- 2010 · Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time as Narrator
- 2009 · What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar as Self
- 2005 · Minoriteam as Sheldon Miller
- 2005 · Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves as Self
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mr. Pibb (voice)
- 2004 · House as Myron
- 2004 · Behind the Legend: Timon as Himself - Host
- 2003 · America on the Move 1876-2000 as Host
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Host of Civil Defense Film
- 2003 · Cold Case as Anton Bikker (2006)
- 2002 · Men in Black II as Peter Graves
- 2002 · Don't Ask Don't Tell as
- 2001 · These Old Broads as Bill
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Instructor Voice (voice)
- 1999 · House on Haunted Hill as Self
- 1999 · Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel as Narrator
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as
- 1999 · Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait as Self - Host
- 1998 · Doris Day: It's Magic as Narrator
- 1998 · Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life as Self - Narrator
- 1997 · The Angry Beavers as
- 1997 · Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion as Self - Host
- 1996 · Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star as Narrator
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as John "Colonel" Camden
- 1996 · Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown as Self - Host
- 1996 · William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama as
- 1996 · Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell as Narrator
- 1996 · Abbott & Costello Meet Biography as Self - Host
- 1995 · Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker as Self - Host
- 1995 · The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA as Self
- 1995 · Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires as Host
- 1994 · Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess as Self - Host
- 1994 · Burke's Law as General Prescott
- 1993 · Addams Family Values as Host
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Peter Graves