Acting
Peter Graves
Also Known As: Peter Duesler Aurness
Birth Date
March 18, 1926
Death Date
March 14, 2010
(passed away at 83)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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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.
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American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice)
2005 • 1 episode
House
Myron
2004 • 1 episode
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 1 episode
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney
1977 • 2 episodes
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
2003 • 1 episode
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944 • 1 episode
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard
1984 • 1 episode
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves
1993 • 1 episode
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham
1962 • 1 episode
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy
1985 • 1 episode
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
1966 • 143 episodes
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • 1 episode
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian
1981 • 1 episode
Fantasy Island
'Singapore' Eddie Malone
1978 • 1 episode
The Virginian
Robert Gaynor
1962 • 1 episode
Matinee Theater
1955 • 1 episode
Studio One
Glenn Willis
1948 • 1 episode
Climax!
Stanley
1954 • 1 episode
Daniel Boone
Logan Harris
1964 • 1 episode
Run for Your Life
Jim Carlson
1965 • 1 episode