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Peter Graves

Peter Graves

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,

Born

Mar 18, 1926

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died

Mar 14, 2010

Known For

Acting

Movies

103 acting

0 crew

Popularity

2.5

Known For

Airplane!
Airplane!
1980 as Capt. Clarence Oveur
★ 7.3
Men in Black II
Men in Black II
2002 as Peter Graves
★ 6.4
Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values
1993 as Host
★ 7.0
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield
1951 as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003 as Host of Civil Defense Film
★ 6.4
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 as Capt. Clarence Oveur
★ 6.1
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 as Ben Harper
★ 7.9
House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill
1999 as Self
★ 5.6
Stalag 17
Stalag 17
1953 as Sgt. Frank Price
★ 7.7
Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet
1987 as Capt. Ferris
★ 4.8
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
★ 5.8
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Wichita
Wichita
1955 as Morgan Earp
★ 6.3
The Adventurers
The Adventurers
1970 as Trustee Banker
★ 4.7
The Long Gray Line
The Long Gray Line
1955 as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
★ 7.0
The 5-Man Army
The 5-Man Army
1969 as Dutchman
★ 6.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Sergeant Ryker
Sergeant Ryker
1968 as Maj. Whitaker
★ 6.3
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau
1969 as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.7
War Paint
War Paint
1953 as Trooper Tolson
★ 5.6
Savannah Smiles
Savannah Smiles
1982 as Harland Dobbs
★ 6.5
Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance
1951 as Ned Tallon
★ 6.5
Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End
1957 as Dr. Ed Wainwright
★ 3.9
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday
1954 as Peter Manning
★ 6.2
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 as Capt. Bob Elliott
★ 6.8
The Yellow Tomahawk
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954 as Sawyer
★ 6.6
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953 as Arnold Dix
★ 6.0
These Old Broads
These Old Broads
2001 as Bill
★ 6.3
Texas Across the River
Texas Across the River
1966 as Capt. Stimpson
★ 5.7
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Parts: The Clonus Horror
1979 as Jeff Knight
★ 4.5
The Raid
The Raid
1954 as Capt. Frank Dwyer
★ 6.5
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969 as Jim Phelps
★ 9.7
It Conquered the World
It Conquered the World
1956 as Dr. Paul Nelson
★ 4.9
Fort Yuma
Fort Yuma
1955 as Lt. Ben Keegan
★ 5.3
Where Have All the People Gone
Where Have All the People Gone
1974 as Steven Anders
★ 5.9
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost
1955 as Heesman
★ 5.9
Hold Back The Night
Hold Back The Night
1956 as Lt. Lee Couzens
★ 6.5
The President's Plane Is Missing
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973 as Mark Jones
★ 6.3
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979 as Alec Franklin
★ 3.3
Survival Run
Survival Run
1979 as Kandaris
★ 3.2
Death Car on the Freeway
Death Car on the Freeway
1979 as Lt. Haller
★ 5.2
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
★ 4.3
The Ballad of Josie
The Ballad of Josie
1968 as Jason Meredith
★ 6.0
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980 as TV Director
★ 6.7
High Seas Hijack
High Seas Hijack
1977 as Elliott Rhoades
★ 10.0
Red Planet Mars
Red Planet Mars
1952 as Chris Cronyn
★ 4.9
Wolf Larsen
Wolf Larsen
1958 as Van Weyden
★ 7.0
Fury
Fury
1955 as Jim Newton
SST: Death Flight
SST: Death Flight
1978 as Paul Whitley
★ 5.4
The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980 as Mike Rogers
★ 8.0
Valley of Mystery
Valley of Mystery
1967 as Ben Barstow
★ 7.5
East of Sumatra
East of Sumatra
1953 as Cowboy
★ 5.8
Canyon River
Canyon River
1956 as Bob Andrews
★ 6.5
Scream of the Wolf
Scream of the Wolf
1974 as John Wetherby
★ 6.4
Death in Small Doses
Death in Small Doses
1957 as Agent / Tom Kaylor
★ 5.1
A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live
1965 as Jack Hollister
★ 4.8
Behind the Legend: Timon
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004 as Himself - Host
★ 9.0
A Stranger in My Arms
A Stranger in My Arms
1959 as Donald Beasley
★ 4.2
Dead Man on the Run
Dead Man on the Run
1975 as Jim Gideon
★ 7.5
The Guns and the Fury
The Guns and the Fury
1983 as Mark Janser
★ 10.0
Doris Day: It's Magic
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998 as Narrator
The Naked Street
The Naked Street
1955 as Joe McFarland
★ 6.2
The Underground Man
The Underground Man
1974 as Lew Archer
★ 6.3
Killers from Space
Killers from Space
1954 as Douglas Martin
★ 3.8
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 as Self - Narrator
★ 8.0
Call to Danger
Call to Danger
1973 as Doug Warfield
★ 9.0
movie
★ 9.0
The Mysterious Monsters
The Mysterious Monsters
1976 as Himself - Narrator
★ 6.2
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994 as Self - Host
★ 6.9
The Demon Lover
The Demon Lover
1986 as Ponsonby
★ 7.0
Bayou
Bayou
1957 as Martin Davis
★ 3.5
Sidecar Racers
Sidecar Racers
1975 as Carson
★ 5.0
Gallegher Goes West
Gallegher Goes West
1966 as Marshal Neimeyer
movie
Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
movie
★ 4.3
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
Rogue River
Rogue River
1951 as Pete Dandridge
★ 7.0
300 Miles for Stephanie
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981 as Capt. McIntyre
★ 7.5
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
★ 7.0
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970 as James Phelps
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
★ 6.0
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996 as Self - Host
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999 as Self - Host
★ 3.7
Race for Survival
Race for Survival
1978 as Narrator
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967 as Jim Phelps
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
★ 8.0
movie
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969 as James Phelps
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997 as Self - Host
movie
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
1973 as Narration
Paul and Michelle
Paul and Michelle
1974 as Sir Henry
★ 5.5
America on the Move 1876-2000
★ 10.0
movie
Sleeping Dog
Sleeping Dog
1967 as Sir Geoffrey