Acting
Peter Graves
Born 1926-03-18 · Died 2010-03-14
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.
Acting
Mystery Reel
2022
Gettysburg - An American Story
2014 · Narrator
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010 · Narrator
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009 · Self
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005 · Self
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004 · Himself - Host
America on the Move 1876-2000
2003 · Host
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003 · Host of Civil Defense Film
Men in Black II
2002 · Peter Graves
Don't Ask Don't Tell
2002
These Old Broads
2001 · Bill
House on Haunted Hill
1999 · Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999 · Narrator
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999 · Self - Host
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998 · Narrator
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 · Self - Narrator
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997 · Self - Host
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996 · Narrator
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996 · Self - Host
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996 · Narrator
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996 · Self - Host
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995 · Self - Host
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
1994 · Host
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994 · Self - Host
Addams Family Values
1993 · Host
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
1989 · Jim Phelps
Number One with a Bullet
1987 · Capt. Ferris
The Demon Lover
1986 · Ponsonby
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984 · Tom Collins
The Guns and the Fury
1983 · Mark Janser