Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1926-03-18
- Day of Death2010-03-14 (83 years)
- Place of BirthMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Also Known AsPeter Duesler Aurness
Peter Graves
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2005
Minoriteam
As: Sheldon Miller
- 2005
American Dad!
As: Mr. Pibb (voice)
- 2004
House
As: Myron
- 2003
America on the Move 1876-2000
As: Host
- 2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
As: Host of Civil Defense Film
- 2003
Cold Case
As: Anton Bikker (2006)
- 2002
Men in Black II
As: Peter Graves
- 2001
These Old Broads
As: Bill
2001Disney's House of Mouse
As: Instructor Voice (voice)
1999Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
As: Narrator
1998Doris Day: It's Magic
As: Narrator
19967th Heaven
As: John "Colonel" Camden
1994The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
As: Host
1994Burke's Law
As: General Prescott
- 1993
Addams Family Values
As: Host
1993Diagnosis: Murder
As: Peter Graves
1988War and Remembrance
As: Palmer Kirby
1988Mission: Impossible
As: Jim Phelps
1987Number One with a Bullet
As: Capt. Ferris
1986Life with Lucy
As: Ben Marshall
1986The Demon Lover
As: Ponsonby
1985The Golden Girls
As: Jerry Kennedy
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Edmund Gerard
1984Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
As: John Bray
1984Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
As: Tom Collins
1983The Guns and the Fury
As: Mark Janser
1983The Winds of War
As: Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
1982Airplane II: The Sequel
As: Capt. Clarence Oveur
1982Savannah Smiles
As: Harland Dobbs
1981300 Miles for Stephanie
As: Capt. McIntyre
- 1980
Airplane!
As: Capt. Clarence Oveur
1980The Memory of Eva Ryker
As: Mike Rogers
1980Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
As: TV Director
1979Death Car on the Freeway
As: Lt. Haller
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
As: Major Noah Cooper
1979Parts: The Clonus Horror
As: Jeff Knight
1979The Rebels
As: George Washington
1979Survival Run
As: Kandaris
1979Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
As: Alec Franklin
1978Race for Survival
As: Narrator
1977High Seas Hijack
As: Elliott Rhoades
1977The Love Boat
As: Gerald Whitney
- 1977
The Love Boat
As: Leonard Culver
- 1977
The Love Boat
As: Carl Lawrence
1977SST: Death Flight
As: Paul Whitley
1975Sidecar Racers
As: Carson
1975Dead Man on the Run
As: Jim Gideon
1974Where Have All the People Gone
As: Steven Anders
1974The Underground Man
As: Lew Archer
1974Paul and Michelle
As: Sir Henry
1974Scream of the Wolf
As: John Wetherby
1973The President's Plane Is Missing
As: Mark Jones
1973Call to Danger
As: Doug Warfield
1970The Adventurers
As: Trustee Banker
1969Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
As: Jim Phelps
1969The 5-Man Army
As: Dutchman
1969The Assassination Bureau
As: Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
1968Mission: Impossible
As: Jim Phelps
1968The Ballad of Josie
As: Jason Meredith
1968Sergeant Ryker
As: Maj. Whitaker
1967I'll Never Forget What's'isname
As: Bankman
1967Valley of Mystery
As: Ben Barstow
1967The Invaders
As: Gavin Lewis
1966Gallegher Goes West
As: Marshal Neimeyer
1966Texas Across the River
As: Capt. Stimpson
1965A Rage to Live
As: Jack Hollister
1965The F.B.I.
As: Manning Fryes
1965Run for Your Life
As: Jim Carlson
1964Daniel Boone
As: Logan Harris
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
As: Maj. Frank Whitaker
1963The Great Adventure
As: Daniel Boone
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Mark Needham
1962The Virginian
As: Robert Gaynor
1961Whiplash
As: Christopher Cobb
1959A Stranger in My Arms
As: Donald Beasley
1958Wolf Larsen
As: Van Weyden
1957Death in Small Doses
As: Agent / Tom Kaylor
1957Beginning of the End
As: Dr. Ed Wainwright
1957Bayou
As: Martin Davis
1956Canyon River
As: Bob Andrews
1956Hold Back The Night
As: Lt. Lee Couzens
1956It Conquered the World
As: Dr. Paul Nelson
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
As: Capt. Bob Elliott
1955Fury
As: Jim Newton
1955Fort Yuma
As: Lt. Ben Keegan
- 1955
The Night of the Hunter
As: Ben Harper
1955The Naked Street
As: Joe McFarland
1955Wichita
As: Morgan Earp
1955Robbers' Roost
As: Heesman
1955The Millionaire
As: Paul Hartley
1955The Long Gray Line
As: Corporal Rudolph Heinz
1954Black Tuesday
As: Peter Manning
1954Climax!
As: Stanley
- 1954
Climax!
As: Steve Baxter
1954The Raid
As: Capt. Frank Dwyer
1954The Yellow Tomahawk
As: Sawyer
1954Killers from Space
As: Douglas Martin
1953Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
As: Arnold Dix
1953East of Sumatra
As: Cowboy
1953War Paint
As: Trooper Tolson
1953Stalag 17
As: Sgt. Frank Price
1952Cavalcade of America
As: Maj. Tom Howie
1952Red Planet Mars
As: Chris Cronyn
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Dr. James Ewing
1951Angels in the Outfield
As: Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1951Fort Defiance
As: Ned Tallon
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Rocky Kent
1951Rogue River
As: Pete Dandridge
1950Fury
As: Jim Newton
1948Studio One
As: Glenn Willis