Peter Graves
AKA: Peter Duesler Aurness
Birthday: 1926-03-18
Died: 2010-03-14
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Filmography
Character: Sgt. Frank Price
Character: Captain Clarence Oveur
Character: Capt. Clarence Oveur
Character: Douglas Martin
Character: Dr. Paul Nelson
Character: Himself - Narrator
Character: Dr. Ed Wainwright
Character: Jason Meredith
Character: Agent / Tom Kaylor
Character: Jack Hollister
Character: Trooper Tolson
Character: Lt. Lee Couzens
Character: Capt. Bob Elliott
Character: Lt. Ben Keegan
Character: Donald Beasley
Character: Capt. Frank Dwyer
Character: Himself - Host
Character: Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Character: Elliott Rhoades
Character: Host of Civil Defense Film
Character: Himself - Host
Character: Self / Narrator
Character: Capt. McIntyre
Character: Marshal Neimeyer
Character: Trustee Banker
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Pete Dandridge
Character: Self (uncredited)
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Character: Capt. Stimpson
Character: George Washington
Character: Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)