Peter Graves
Born March 18, 1926 (Age: 100)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010
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as Narrator
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Age: 84
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
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as Host of Civil Defense Film
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Age: 77
Men in Black II
2002
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as Peter Graves
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Age: 76
House on Haunted Hill
1999
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as Self
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Age: 73
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
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as Narrator
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Age: 73
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
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as Narrator
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Age: 70
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
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as Self - Host
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Age: 70
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
1994
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as Host
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Age: 68
Addams Family Values
1993
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as Host
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Age: 67
The Demon Lover
1986
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as Ponsonby
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Age: 60
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
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as Capt. Clarence Oveur
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Age: 56
Airplane!
1980
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as Capt. Clarence Oveur
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Age: 54
Race for Survival
1978
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as Narrator
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Age: 51
No Image
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
1973
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as Narration
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Age: 46
The All Star Spangled Mission
1973
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as
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Age: 46
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970
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as James Phelps
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Age: 43
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
1969
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as Jim Phelps
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Age: 43
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969
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as Jim Phelps
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Age: 43
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969
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as James Phelps
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Age: 42
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
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as Donald Beasley
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Age: 32
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
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as Capt. Bob Elliott
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Age: 29
Fury
1955
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as Jim Newton
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Age: 29
Robbers' Roost
1955
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as Heesman
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Age: 29
Stalag 17
1953
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as Sgt. Frank Price
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Age: 27