Peter Graves
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar | Self | HIT | |
| 2005 | Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves | Self | HIT | |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Host of Civil Defense Film | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Peter Graves | FLOP | |
| 2001 | These Old Broads | Bill | FLOP | |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Self | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown | Self - Host | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self - Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 1994 | Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess | Self - Host | HIT | |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Host | HIT | |
| 1984 | Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street | Tom Collins | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Capt. Clarence Oveur | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Savannah Smiles | Harland Dobbs | HIT | |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Capt. Clarence Oveur | HIT | |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Mike Rogers | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | TV Director | HIT | |
| 1978 | SST: Death Flight | Paul Whitley | FLOP | |
| 1977 | High Seas Hijack | Elliott Rhoades | HIT | |
| 1976 | The Mysterious Monsters | Himself - Narrator | FLOP | |
| 1975 | Dead Man on the Run | Jim Gideon | FLOP | |
| 1974 | Where Have All the People Gone | Steven Anders | FLOP | |
| 1974 | The Underground Man | Lew Archer | FLOP | |
| 1974 | Scream of the Wolf | John Wetherby | FLOP | |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is Missing | Mark Jones | FLOP | |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob | Jim Phelps | HIT | |
| 1969 | The 5-Man Army | Dutchman | HIT | |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Maj. Whitaker | FLOP | |
| 1968 | The Ballad of Josie | Jason Meredith | FLOP | |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River | Capt. Stimpson | FLOP | |
| 1956 | Canyon River | Bob Andrews | FLOP | |
| 1956 | Hold Back The Night | Lt. Lee Couzens | FLOP | |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Capt. Bob Elliott | HIT | |
| 1955 | Fort Yuma | Lt. Ben Keegan | FLOP | |
| 1955 | The Naked Street | Joe McFarland | FLOP | |
| 1955 | The Night of the Hunter | Ben Harper | HIT | |
| 1955 | Wichita | Morgan Earp | FLOP | |
| 1955 | Robbers' Roost | Heesman | FLOP | |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Corporal Rudolph Heinz | HIT | |
| 1954 | Black Tuesday | Peter Manning | FLOP | |
| 1954 | The Raid | Capt. Frank Dwyer | HIT | |
| 1954 | The Yellow Tomahawk | Sawyer | FLOP | |
| 1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Arnold Dix | FLOP | |
| 1953 | War Paint | Trooper Tolson | FLOP | |
| 1953 | East of Sumatra | Cowboy | FLOP | |
| 1953 | Stalag 17 | Sgt. Frank Price | HIT | |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1951 | Fort Defiance | Ned Tallon | FLOP |