People
Peter Graves
- Name: Peter Graves
- Birthday: 1926-03-18
- Also known as: Peter Duesler Aurness
- Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Popularity: 10.235
Biography:
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Mystery Reel | 2022-08-19 |
| Gettysburg - An American Story as Narrator | 2014-10-24 |
| What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar as Self | 2009-04-02 |
| Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves as Self | 2005-09-15 |
| The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage) | 2004-07-13 |
| Behind the Legend: Timon as Himself - Host | 2004-02-10 |
| America on the Move 1876-2000 as Host | 2003-11-29 |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Host of Civil Defense Film | 2003-11-14 |
| Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter' as Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-15 |
| Men in Black II as Peter Graves | 2002-07-03 |
| These Old Broads as Bill | 2001-02-12 |
| House on Haunted Hill as Himself | 1999-10-29 |
| Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel as Narrator | 1999-08-24 |
| Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait as Self - Host | 1999-03-26 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic as Narrator | 1998-10-18 |
| Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life as Self - Narrator | 1998-05-10 |
| Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion as Self - Host | 1997-01-01 |
| Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown as Host | 1996-08-18 |
| William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama | 1996-08-16 |
| Abbott & Costello Meet Biography as Host | 1996-04-29 |
| Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker as Self - Host | 1995-09-03 |
| Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self - Narrator (voice) | 1995-01-01 |
| The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires as Host | 1994-10-23 |
| Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess as Self - Host | 1994-10-17 |
| Addams Family Values as Host | 1993-11-19 |
| Number One with a Bullet as Capt. Ferris | 1987-02-27 |
| The Demon Lover as Ponsonby | 1986-06-21 |
| Horrible Horror as Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space' | 1986-01-01 |
| Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street as Tom Collins | 1984-01-25 |
| The Guns and the Fury as Mark Janser | 1983-12-12 |
| Airplane II: The Sequel as Capt. Clarence Oveur | 1982-12-10 |
| Savannah Smiles as Harland Dobbs | 1982-04-09 |
| 300 Miles for Stephanie as Capt. McIntyre | 1981-01-12 |
| Airplane! as Captain Clarence Oveur | 1980-07-02 |
| The Memory of Eva Ryker as Mike Rogers | 1980-05-05 |
| Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty as TV Director | 1980-02-14 |
| Death Car on the Freeway as Lt. Haller | 1979-09-24 |
| Parts: The Clonus Horror as Jeff Knight | 1979-08-01 |
| The Rebels as George Washington | 1979-05-14 |
| Survival Run as Kandaris | 1979-04-26 |
| Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident as Alec Franklin | 1979-02-26 |
| Race for Survival as Narrator | 1978-03-05 |
| High Seas Hijack as Elliott Rhoades | 1977-10-20 |
| SST: Death Flight as Paul Whitley | 1977-02-25 |
| The Mysterious Monsters as Himself - Narrator | 1976-07-01 |
| Sidecar Racers as Carson | 1975-04-30 |
| Dead Man on the Run as Jim Gideon | 1975-04-02 |
| Where Have All the People Gone as Steven Anders | 1974-10-08 |
| The Underground Man as Lew Archer | 1974-05-06 |
| Paul and Michelle as Sir Henry | 1974-03-15 |
| Scream of the Wolf as John Wetherby | 1974-01-16 |
| The President's Plane Is Missing as Mark Jones | 1973-10-23 |
| Call to Danger as Doug Warfield | 1973-02-27 |
| The Adventurers as Trustee Banker | 1970-03-25 |
| Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob as Jim Phelps | 1969-12-01 |
| The 5-Man Army as Dutchman | 1969-10-16 |
| The Assassination Bureau as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited) | 1969-03-09 |
| The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-19 |
| The Ballad of Josie as Jason Meredith | 1968-02-01 |
| Sergeant Ryker as Maj. Whitaker | 1968-02-01 |
| The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| I'll Never Forget What's'isname as Bankman | 1967-12-18 |
| Valley of Mystery as Ben Barstow | 1967-09-29 |
| Gallegher Goes West as Marshal Neimeyer | 1966-10-30 |
| Texas Across the River as Capt. Stimpson | 1966-10-26 |
| A Rage to Live as Jack Hollister | 1965-10-20 |
| A Stranger in My Arms as Donald Beasley | 1959-03-03 |
| Wolf Larsen as Van Weyden | 1958-10-26 |
| Death in Small Doses as Agent / Tom Kaylor | 1957-09-15 |
| Beginning of the End as Dr. Ed Wainwright | 1957-06-28 |
| Bayou as Martin Davis | 1957-06-01 |
| Canyon River as Bob Andrews | 1956-08-04 |
| Hold Back The Night as Lt. Lee Couzens | 1956-07-29 |
| It Conquered the World as Dr. Paul Nelson | 1956-07-14 |
| The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Capt. Bob Elliott | 1955-12-31 |
| Fort Yuma as Lt. Ben Keegan | 1955-10-04 |
| The Night of the Hunter as Ben Harper | 1955-08-26 |
| The Naked Street as Joe McFarland | 1955-08-01 |
| Wichita as Morgan Earp | 1955-07-03 |
| Robbers' Roost as Heesman | 1955-05-30 |
| The Long Gray Line as Rudolph Heinz | 1955-01-04 |
| Black Tuesday as Peter Manning | 1954-12-31 |
| The Raid as Capt. Frank Dwyer | 1954-08-04 |
| The Yellow Tomahawk as Sawyer | 1954-05-01 |
| Killers from Space as Douglas Martin | 1954-01-23 |
| Beneath the 12-Mile Reef as Arnold Dix | 1953-12-02 |
| East of Sumatra as Cowboy | 1953-09-23 |
| War Paint as Trooper Tolson | 1953-08-28 |
| Stalag 17 as Sgt. Frank Price | 1953-05-29 |
| Red Planet Mars as Chris Cronyn | 1952-05-15 |
| The Congregation | 1952-01-01 |
| Angels in the Outfield as Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1951-10-19 |
| Fort Defiance as Ned Tallon | 1951-10-09 |
| Rogue River as Pete Dandridge | 1951-02-15 |
| Fury as Jim Newton | 1950-11-10 |
