Peter Graves
Acting
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
2010Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
Narrator
2009What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self
2005Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
2004Behind the Legend: Timon
Himself - Host
2003America on the Move 1876-2000
Host
2003Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
2002Men in Black II
Peter Graves
2001These Old Broads
Bill
1999Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Narrator
1999House on Haunted Hill
Self
1999Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Self - Host
1998Doris Day: It's Magic
Narrator
1998Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self - Narrator
1997Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Self - Host
1996Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Self - Host
1996Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self - Host
1996William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Narrator
1995Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self - Host
1995Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Host
1994Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self - Host
1993Addams Family Values
Host
1989Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Jim Phelps