Peter Graves
Birthday
1926/03/18
Day of death
2010/03/14 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also know as
Peter Duesler Aurness
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, es...Read more
Acting
(1953) Stalag 17
as Sgt. Frank Price
(1980) Airplane!
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
(1955) The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
(1984) Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Tom Collins
(1982) Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
(1968) The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1974) Paul and Michelle
as Sir Henry
(1954) Killers from Space
as Douglas Martin
(1995) Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self - Host
(1953) Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Arnold Dix
(1951) Rogue River
as Pete Dandridge
(1952) Red Planet Mars
as Chris Cronyn
(1954) Black Tuesday
as Peter Manning
(1975) Sidecar Racers
as Carson
(1956) It Conquered the World
as Dr. Paul Nelson
(1999) Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
as Narrator
(1955) The Long Gray Line
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
(1969) The 5-Man Army
as Dutchman
(1968) The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(1982) Savannah Smiles
as Harland Dobbs
(1957) Beginning of the End
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
(1976) The Mysterious Monsters
as Himself - Narrator
(1979) Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
as Alec Franklin
(1968) The Ballad of Josie
as Jason Meredith
(1957) Death in Small Doses
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
(1950) Fury
as Jim Newton
(2001) These Old Broads
as Bill
(1979) Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Jeff Knight
(1979) Survival Run
as Kandaris
(1957) Bayou
as Martin Davis
(1965) A Rage to Live
as Jack Hollister
(1974) Where Have All the People Gone
as Steven Anders
(1955) The Naked Street
as Joe McFarland
(1953) War Paint
as Trooper Tolson
(1956) Hold Back The Night
as Lt. Lee Couzens
(1955) Wichita
as Morgan Earp
(1998) Doris Day: It's Magic
as Narrator
(1955) The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Bob Elliott
(1967) I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Bankman
(1951) Fort Defiance
as Ned Tallon
(1974) Scream of the Wolf
as John Wetherby
(1956) Canyon River
as Bob Andrews
(1954) The Yellow Tomahawk
as Sawyer
(1958) Wolf Larsen
as Van Weyden
(1955) Fort Yuma
as Lt. Ben Keegan
(1995) Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2009) What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
as Self
(1975) Dead Man on the Run
as Jim Gideon
(1955) Robbers' Roost
as Heesman
(1959) A Stranger in My Arms
as Donald Beasley
(1977) SST: Death Flight
as Paul Whitley
(1979) Death Car on the Freeway
as Lt. Haller
(1966) Texas Across the River
as Capt. Stimpson
(2022) Mystery Reel
as ---
(1953) East of Sumatra
as Cowboy
(2005) Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
as Self
(1993) Addams Family Values
as Host
(2002) Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as TV Director
(1952) The Congregation
as ---
(1954) The Raid
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
(2003) America on the Move 1876-2000
as Host
(1979) The Rebels
as George Washington
(1969) The Assassination Bureau
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
(2004) Behind the Legend: Timon
as Himself - Host
(1999) House on Haunted Hill
as Himself
(1967) Valley of Mystery
as Ben Barstow
(2004) The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
(1951) Angels in the Outfield
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
(1978) Race for Survival
as Narrator
(1994) The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
as Host
(1977) High Seas Hijack
as Elliott Rhoades
(1987) Number One with a Bullet
as Capt. Ferris
(1968) Sergeant Ryker
as Maj. Whitaker
(1973) The President's Plane Is Missing
as Mark Jones
(1994) Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
as Self - Host
(2003) Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Host of Civil Defense Film
(1996) Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
as Host
(1999) Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
as Self - Host
(1980) The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Mike Rogers
(1997) Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
as Self - Host
(2002) Men in Black II
as Peter Graves
(1998) Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self - Narrator
(1973) Call to Danger
as Doug Warfield
(1983) The Guns and the Fury
as Mark Janser
(1981) 300 Miles for Stephanie
as Capt. McIntyre
(1966) Gallegher Goes West
as Marshal Neimeyer
(1970) The Adventurers
as Trustee Banker
(1969) Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jim Phelps
(1974) The Underground Man
as Lew Archer
(1996) Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self - Host
(2014) Gettysburg - An American Story
as Narrator
(1996) William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
as ---
(1986) The Demon Lover
as Ponsonby
Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time
as Narrator
Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
(1987) platinum bombshell
as ---
(1963) The Great Adventure
as Daniel Boone
(1986) Life with Lucy
as Ben Marshall
(2004) House
as Myron
(2005) American Dad!
as Mr. Pibb (voice)
(1976) The Sonny and Cher Show
as ---
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Maj. Frank Whitaker
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Manning Fryes
(1977) The Love Boat
as Gerald Whitney
(1985) The Golden Girls
as Jerry Kennedy
(1981) Simon & Simon
as ---
(1999) Mickey Mouse Works
as ---
(2003) Cold Case
as Anton Bikker (2006)
(1960) Route 66
as ---
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Major Noah Cooper
(1955) Fury
as Jim Newton
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Peter Graves
(1997) The Angry Beavers
as ---
(1948) Studio One
as Glenn Willis
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1966) Mission: Impossible
as Jim Phelps
(1996) 7th Heaven
as John "Colonel" Camden
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. James Ewing
(1965) Laredo
as ---
(1971) Funny Face
as ---
(1965) Run for Your Life
as Jim Carlson
(2005) Minoriteam
as Sheldon Miller
(1949) Fireside Theater
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Logan Harris
(1955) The Millionaire
as Paul Hartley
(1962) The Virginian
as Robert Gaynor
(1988) Mission: Impossible
as Jim Phelps
(1961) Whiplash
as Christopher Cobb
(1963) The Farmer's Daughter
as ---
(1953) The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as ---
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Rocky Kent
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Joel Barker
(1954) Climax!
as Stanley
(1965) The Dean Martin Show
as ---
(1955) Matinee Theater
as ---
(1965) Branded
as ---
(1964) 12 O'Clock High
as ---
(1958) Cimarron City
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Maj. Tom Howie
(1984) Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as John Bray
(1955) Celebrity Playhouse
as ---
(1995) Screen Actors Guild Awards
as ---
(1952) Biff Baker U.S.A.
as ---
(1968) Premiere
as ---
(1954) Studio 57
as ---
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1983) The Winds of War
as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
(1965) Court Martial
as Major Frank Whittaker
(1988) War and Remembrance
as Palmer Kirby
(1977) The Love Boat
as Leonard Culver
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1993) Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
as Self - Narrator
(1994) Burke's Law
as General Prescott
(1954) Climax!
as Steve Baxter
(1967) The Invaders
as Gavin Lewis
(1977) The Love Boat
as Carl Lawrence
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mark Needham
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Edmund Gerard
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(2001) Disney's House of Mouse
as Instructor Voice (voice)