Peter Graves
Known For
Acting
Born
1926-03-18 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died
2010-03-14
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.
Most Known For
House
as Myron
American Dad!
as Mr. Pibb (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Edmund Gerard
Mission: Impossible
as Jim Phelps
The Love Boat
as Gerald Whitney
The Love Boat
as Leonard Culver
The Love Boat
as Carl Lawrence
Cold Case
as Anton Bikker (2006)
Diagnosis: Murder
as Peter Graves
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
The Golden Girls
as Jerry Kennedy
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mark Needham
Studio One
as Glenn Willis
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Virginian
as Robert Gaynor
7th Heaven
as John "Colonel" Camden
The Angry Beavers
Climax!
as Stanley
Climax!
as Steve Baxter