Peter Graves

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 four days before his 84th birthday

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D.O.B: 1926-03-18
D.O.D: 2010-03-14
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Profession: Acting

Credits

2001 - These Old Broads actor - Bill

1987 - Number One with a Bullet actor - Capt. Ferris

1983 - The Winds of War actor - Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

1982 - Savannah Smiles actor - Harland Dobbs

1982 - Airplane II: The Sequel actor - Capt. Clarence Oveur

1980 - Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty actor - TV Director

1980 - Airplane! actor - Captain Clarence Oveur

1980 - The Memory of Eva Ryker actor - Mike Rogers

1979 - Death Car on the Freeway actor - Lt. Haller

1975 - The Mysterious Monsters actor - Himself - Narrator

1974 - The Underground Man actor - Lew Archer

1974 - Where Have All the People Gone actor - Steven Anders

1974 - Scream of the Wolf actor - John Wetherby

1973 - The President's Plane Is Missing actor - Mark Jones

1969 - The Five Man Army actor - Dutchman

1968 - Sergeant Ryker actor - Maj. Whitaker

1967 - The Ballad of Josie actor - Jason Meredith

1966 - Mission: Impossible actor - Jim Phelps

1966 - Texas Across the River actor - Capt. Stimpson

1959 - A Stranger in My Arms actor - Donald Beasley

1957 - Beginning of the End actor - Dr. Ed Wainwright

1957 - Death in Small Doses actor - Agent / Tom Kaylor

1956 - It Conquered the World actor - Dr. Paul Nelson

1956 - Hold Back the Night actor - Lt. Lee Couzens

1955 - Wichita actor - Morgan Earp

1955 - The Night of the Hunter actor - Ben Harper

1955 - Fury actor - Jim Newton

1955 - The Naked Street actor - Joe McFarland

1955 - The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell actor - Capt. Bob Elliott

1954 - Black Tuesday actor - Peter Manning

1954 - Killers from Space actor - Douglas Martin

1954 - The Raid actor - Capt. Frank Dwyer

1953 - Beneath the 12-Mile Reef actor - Arnold Dix

1953 - Stalag 17 actor - Sgt. Frank Price

1953 - War Paint actor - Trooper Tolson

1952 - Red Planet Mars actor - Chris Cronyn

1951 - Fort Defiance actor - Ned Tallon

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