Peter Graves
Birthday: 1926-03-18 | Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAPeter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 on Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Bill
as Jim Phelps
as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
as Captain Clarence Oveur
as Kandaris
as Alec Franklin
as Jeff Knight
as Lt. Haller
as Paul Whitley
as Himself - Narrator
as Jim Gideon
as John Wetherby
as Sir Henry
as Steven Anders
as Mark Jones
as Dutchman
as Maj. Whitaker
as Capt. Stimpson
as Jim Phelps
as Christopher Cobb
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
as Dr. Paul Nelson
as Lt. Lee Couzens
as Ben Harper
as Jim Newton
as Morgan Earp