Peter Graves
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1926-03-18 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- 2010-03-14
Known for
- Men in Black II (2002) — Peter Graves
- House (2004) — Myron
- Airplane! (1980) — Capt. Clarence Oveur
- Addams Family Values (1993) — Host
- American Dad! (2005) — Mr. Pibb (voice)
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) — Ben Harper
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) — Host of Civil Defense Film
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) — Capt. Clarence Oveur
- House on Haunted Hill (1999) — Self
- Stalag 17 (1953) — Frank Price
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Edmund Gerard
- Cold Case (2003) — Anton Bikker (2006)
- The Golden Girls (1985) — Jerry Kennedy
- Mission: Impossible (1966) — Jim Phelps
- The Angry Beavers (1997)
- 7th Heaven (1996) — John 'Colonel' Camden