Peter Graves
Acting · 83 years old
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known For
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jim Phelps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. James Ewing
House
Myron
Life with Lucy
Ben Marshall
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Duchess of Duke Street
Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
War and Remembrance
Palmer Kirby
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self
Stalag 17
Sgt. Frank Price
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice)