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Peter Graves, born Peter Duesler Aurness in 1926, was a versatile American actor whose career spanned television and film. A Minnesotan prodigy in sports and music, he became a radio announcer at sixteen. After military service, Graves studied drama and ventured to Hollywood, making his film debut in 1951. His early roles often featured in Westerns, but he found enduring fame as Jim Phelps in the espionage series Mission: Impossible. His performance in the show solidified his status in television history, even as his film career continued to evolve. Graves passed away in 2010, just shy of his 84th birthday, leaving behind a legacy marked by both versatility and longevity in the entertainment industry.
The roles that explain the career.
69 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gettysburg - An American Story | Narrator | Film |
| 2001 | These Old Broads | Bill | Film |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Self | Film |
| 1999 | Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait | Self - Host | Film |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's Magic | Narrator | Film |
| 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker | Self - Host | Film |
| 1990 | I Hired a Contract Killer | Jeweller | Film |
| 1988 | Mission: Impossible | Jim Phelps | TV |
| 1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Capt. Ferris | Film |
| 1984 | Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street | Tom Collins | Film |
| 1982 | Savannah Smiles | Harland Dobbs | Film |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Capt. Clarence Oveur | Film |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Capt. Clarence Oveur | Film |
| 1979 | Death Car on the Freeway | Lt. Haller | Film |
| 1979 | Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident | Alec Franklin | Film |
| 1979 | The Rebels | George Washington | TV |
| 1979 | Parts: The Clonus Horror | Jeff Knight | Film |
| 1979 | Survival Run | Kandaris | Film |
| 1977 | High Seas Hijack | Elliott Rhoades | Film |
| 1976 | The Mysterious Monsters | Himself - Narrator | Film |
| 1976 | The Slipper and the Rose | General | Film |
| 1975 | Sidecar Racers | Carson | Film |
| 1974 | Scream of the Wolf | John Wetherby | Film |
| 1974 | Where Have All the People Gone | Steven Anders | Film |
| 1974 | Paul and Michelle | Sir Henry | Film |
| 1970 | The Adventurers | Trustee Banker | Film |
| 1969 | The 5-Man Army | Dutchman | Film |
| 1968 | The Ballad of Josie | Jason Meredith | Film |
| 1967 | How I Won the War | Staff Officer | Film |
| 1967 | The Jokers | Mr. Tremayne | Film |
| 1967 | Sleeping Dog | Sir Geoffrey | Film |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname | Bankman | Film |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River | Capt. Stimpson | Film |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Military Officer | Film |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Jim Phelps | TV |
| 1965 | Court Martial | Major Frank Whittaker | TV |
| 1965 | A Rage to Live | Jack Hollister | Film |
| 1961 | Whiplash | Christopher Cobb | TV |
| 1958 | Wolf Larsen | Van Weyden | Film |
| 1957 | The Admirable Crichton | Brocklehurst | Film |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End | Dr. Ed Wainwright | Film |
| 1957 | Death in Small Doses | Agent / Tom Kaylor | Film |
| 1957 | Bayou | Martin Davis | Film |
| 1956 | Hold Back The Night | Lt. Lee Couzens | Film |
| 1956 | It Conquered the World | Dr. Paul Nelson | Film |
| 1956 | Canyon River | Bob Andrews | Film |
| 1955 | The Naked Street | Joe McFarland | Film |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Corporal Rudolph Heinz | Film |
| 1955 | The Night of the Hunter | Ben Harper | Film |
| 1955 | Fort Yuma | Lt. Ben Keegan | Film |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Capt. Bob Elliott | Film |
| 1955 | Wichita | Morgan Earp | Film |
| 1955 | Fury | Jim Newton | TV |
| 1954 | Black Tuesday | Peter Manning | Film |
| 1954 | The Raid | Capt. Frank Dwyer | Film |
| 1954 | Killers from Space | Douglas Martin | Film |
| 1954 | The Yellow Tomahawk | Sawyer | Film |
| 1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Arnold Dix | Film |
| 1953 | War Paint | Trooper Tolson | Film |
| 1953 | Stalag 17 | Sgt. Frank Price | Film |
| 1952 | Red Planet Mars | Chris Cronyn | Film |
| 1951 | Fort Defiance | Ned Tallon | Film |
| 1951 | Encore | Philip Cronshaw | Film |
| 1951 | Rogue River | Pete Dandridge | Film |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Waltz Time | Count Franz von Hofer | Film |
| 1944 | Bees in Paradise | Peter Lovell | Film |
| 1943 | Miss London Ltd. | Capt. Rory O'Moore | Film |
| 1942 | King Arthur Was a Gentleman | Lance Elliott | Film |
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