Birth Day: 1926-03-18
Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Credits
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As Narrator
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As Self
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As Self
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As Himself - Host
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As Host of Civil Defense Film
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As Host
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As Peter Graves
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Bill
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As Self - Host
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As Narrator
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As Self / Narrator
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As Narrator
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As Himself - Host
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As Host
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As Host
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As Self - Host
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As Self - Narrator (voice)
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As Self - Host
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As Host
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As Capt. Ferris
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As Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space'
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As Tom Collins
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As Mark Janser
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As Harland Dobbs
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As Capt. Clarence Oveur
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As Capt. McIntyre
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As Mike Rogers
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As Captain Clarence Oveur
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As TV Director
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As Jeff Knight
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As Kandaris
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As Lt. Haller
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As Alec Franklin
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As George Washington
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As Paul Whitley
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As Elliott Rhoades
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As Himself - Narrator
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As Jim Gideon
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As Carson
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As Sir Henry
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As Steven Anders
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As Lew Archer
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As John Wetherby
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As Mark Jones
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As Doug Warfield
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As Trustee Banker
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As Jim Phelps
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As Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
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As Dutchman
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As Maj. Whitaker
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As Self (uncredited)
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Jason Meredith
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As Ben Barstow
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As Bankman
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As Marshal Neimeyer
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As Capt. Stimpson
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As Jack Hollister
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As Donald Beasley
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As Van Weyden
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As Dr. Ed Wainwright
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As Agent / Tom Kaylor
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As Martin Davis
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As Dr. Paul Nelson
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As Lt. Lee Couzens
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As Bob Andrews
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As Ben Harper
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As Joe McFarland
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As Morgan Earp
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As Capt. Bob Elliott
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As Lt. Ben Keegan
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As Heesman
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As Rudolph Heinz
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As Douglas Martin
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As Capt. Frank Dwyer
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As Sawyer
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As Peter Manning
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As Arnold Dix
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As Sgt. Frank Price
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As Trooper Tolson
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As Cowboy
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As Chris Cronyn
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As Pete Dandridge
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As Ned Tallon
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As Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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As Jim Newton