Peter Graves
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Mar 18 1926• Died Mar 14 2010
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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 recognize…
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House
Myron
American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
The Virginian
Robert Gaynor
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham
Climax!
Stanley
The F.B.I.
Manning Fryes
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy
Matinee Theater
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian
Studio One
Glenn Willis
Daniel Boone
Logan Harris
The Invaders
Gavin Lewis
Dinah!
Self
Route 66
7th Heaven
John "Colonel" Camden
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maj. Frank Whitaker
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Major Noah Cooper
The Angry Beavers
Studio 57
Jim Bailey
Laredo
12 O'Clock High
Burke's Law
General Prescott
The Millionaire
Paul Hartley
Run for Your Life
Jim Carlson
Biography
Self - Host
Cavalcade of America
Maj. Tom Howie
The Dean Martin Show
The Great Adventure
Daniel Boone
Branded
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice)
Lux Video Theatre
Joel Barker
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
The Duchess of Duke Street
Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
War and Remembrance
Palmer Kirby
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Men in Black II
Peter Graves
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
John Bray
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Farmer's Daughter
Mickey Mouse Works
Fury
Jim Newton
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
The Winds of War
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. James Ewing
Angels in the Outfield
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Addams Family Values
Host
Life with Lucy
Ben Marshall
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
Airplane II: The Sequel
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Fireside Theater
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
Minoriteam
Sheldon Miller
Stalag 17
Sgt. Frank Price
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rocky Kent
Cimarron City
House on Haunted Hill
Self
Funny Face
Wichita
Morgan Earp
Whiplash
Christopher Cobb
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Mike Rogers
Premiere
These Old Broads
Bill
Biff Baker U.S.A.
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
Sergeant Ryker
Maj. Whitaker
Black Tuesday
Peter Manning
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Tom Collins
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
Number One with a Bullet
Capt. Ferris
Celebrity Playhouse
The Assassination Bureau
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
Scream of the Wolf
John Wetherby
The Long Gray Line
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
The Naked Street
Joe McFarland
The 5-Man Army
Dutchman
Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
Red Planet Mars
Chris Cronyn
It Conquered the World
Dr. Paul Nelson
The Yellow Tomahawk
Sawyer
Texas Across the River
Capt. Stimpson
The Adventurers
Trustee Banker
Robbers' Roost
Heesman
The President's Plane Is Missing
Mark Jones
A Rage to Live
Jack Hollister
High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades
The Rebels
George Washington
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Arnold Dix
SST: Death Flight
Paul Whitley
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Court Martial
Major Frank Whittaker
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Alec Franklin
A Stranger in My Arms
Donald Beasley
Fort Defiance
Ned Tallon
Paul and Michelle
Sir Henry
Bayou
Martin Davis
The Ballad of Josie
Jason Meredith
Doris Day: It's Magic
Narrator
Canyon River
Bob Andrews
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self - Narrator
Sidecar Racers
Carson
Where Have All the People Gone
Steven Anders
Call to Danger
Doug Warfield
Killers from Space
Douglas Martin
Death Car on the Freeway
Lt. Haller
The Underground Man
Lew Archer
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
East of Sumatra
Cowboy
Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
Savannah Smiles
Harland Dobbs
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
Survival Run
Kandaris
The Demon Lover
Ponsonby
Valley of Mystery
Ben Barstow
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Narrator
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self - Host
Death in Small Doses
Agent / Tom Kaylor
Hold Back The Night
Lt. Lee Couzens
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Narrator
Mystery Reel
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self - Host
Rogue River
Pete Dandridge
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
Self - Narrator
The Congregation
Dead Man on the Run
Jim Gideon
Wolf Larsen
Van Weyden
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self - Host
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Self - Host
War Paint
Trooper Tolson
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Jim Phelps
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Jim Phelps
The Mysterious Monsters
Himself - Narrator
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
TV Director
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
James Phelps
Race for Survival
Narrator
Fury
Jim Newton
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jim Phelps
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Self - Host
Behind the Legend: Timon
Himself - Host
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Jim Phelps
The All Star Spangled Mission
America on the Move 1876-2000
Host
Aliens from Space
Doug Martin
Gallegher Goes West
Marshal Neimeyer
300 Miles for Stephanie
Capt. McIntyre
The Guns and the Fury
Mark Janser
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
Narration
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Narrator
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
James Phelps
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
Narrator
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Host
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Self - Host
Don't Ask Don't Tell
Gettysburg - An American Story
Narrator
The Complete Churchill
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