Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Acting
Born 1926-03-18 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.2
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 m...
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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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Minoriteam poster
Minoriteam
as Sheldon Miller
2005-11-06
American Dad! poster
American Dad!
as Mr. Pibb (voice)
2005-02-06
House poster
House
as Myron
2004-11-16
Disney's House of Mouse poster
Disney's House of Mouse
as Instructor Voice (voice)
2001-01-13
The Angry Beavers poster
The Angry Beavers
1997-04-19
7th Heaven poster
7th Heaven
as John 'Colonel' Camden
1996-08-26
Burke's Law poster
Burke's Law
as General Prescott
1994-01-07
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

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