Peter Graves
Born March 18, 1926 (Age: 100)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010
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as Narrator
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Age: 84
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
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as Self
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Age: 79
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
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as Himself - Host
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Age: 77
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
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as Host of Civil Defense Film
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Age: 77
Men in Black II
2002
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as Peter Graves
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Age: 76
No Image
Don't Ask Don't Tell
2002
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as
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Age: 76
House on Haunted Hill
1999
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as Self
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Age: 73
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
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as Narrator
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Age: 73
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
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as Narrator
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Age: 72
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 72
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997
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as Self - Host
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Age: 70
No Image
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
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as Narrator
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Age: 70
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
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as Self - Host
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Age: 70
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
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as
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Age: 70
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
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as Narrator
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Age: 70
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
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as Self - Host
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Age: 70
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
1994
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as Host
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Age: 68
Addams Family Values
1993
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as Host
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Age: 67
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
1989
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as Jim Phelps
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Age: 63
Number One with a Bullet
1987
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as Capt. Ferris
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Age: 60
The Demon Lover
1986
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as Ponsonby
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Age: 60
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
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as Capt. Clarence Oveur
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Age: 56
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
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as Capt. McIntyre
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Age: 54
Airplane!
1980
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as Capt. Clarence Oveur
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Age: 54
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
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as Mike Rogers
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Age: 54
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
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as TV Director
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Age: 53
SST: Death Flight
1978
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as Paul Whitley
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Age: 52
Race for Survival
1978
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as Narrator
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Age: 51
Where Have All the People Gone
1974
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as Steven Anders
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Age: 48
The Underground Man
1974
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as Lew Archer
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Age: 48
Paul and Michelle
1974
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as Sir Henry
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Age: 47
Scream of the Wolf
1974
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as John Wetherby
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Age: 47
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
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as Mark Jones
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Age: 47
Call to Danger
1973
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as Doug Warfield
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Age: 46
The All Star Spangled Mission
1973
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as
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Age: 46
No Image
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
1973
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as Narration
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Age: 46
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970
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as James Phelps
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Age: 43
The 5-Man Army
1969
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as Dutchman
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Age: 43
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
1969
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as Jim Phelps
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Age: 43
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969
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as Jim Phelps
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Age: 43
The Assassination Bureau
1969
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as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969
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as James Phelps
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Age: 42
A Rage to Live
1965
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as Jack Hollister
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Age: 39
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
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as Donald Beasley
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Age: 32
Wolf Larsen
1958
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as Van Weyden
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Age: 32
Canyon River
1956
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as Bob Andrews
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Age: 30
Hold Back The Night
1956
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as Lt. Lee Couzens
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Age: 30
It Conquered the World
1956
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as Dr. Paul Nelson
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Age: 30
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
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as Capt. Bob Elliott
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Age: 29
Fury
1955
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as Jim Newton
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Age: 29
Fort Yuma
1955
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as Lt. Ben Keegan
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Age: 29
The Naked Street
1955
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as Joe McFarland
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Age: 29
The Night of the Hunter
1955
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as Ben Harper
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Age: 29
Wichita
1955
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as Morgan Earp
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Age: 29
Robbers' Roost
1955
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as Heesman
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Age: 29
The Long Gray Line
1955
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as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
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Age: 28
Black Tuesday
1954
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as Peter Manning
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Age: 28
The Raid
1954
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as Capt. Frank Dwyer
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Age: 28
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
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as Sawyer
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Age: 28
Killers from Space
1954
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as Douglas Martin
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Age: 27
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
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as Arnold Dix
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Age: 27
War Paint
1953
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as Trooper Tolson
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Age: 27
East of Sumatra
1953
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as Cowboy
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Age: 27
Stalag 17
1953
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as Sgt. Frank Price
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Age: 27