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Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Peter 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1926-03-18

Birth Place

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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12 O'Clock High

1964

7.3

TV
300 Miles for Stephanie

300 Miles for Stephanie

1981

0.0

Movie
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7th Heaven

1996

6.4

TV
A Rage to Live

A Rage to Live

1965

4.7

Movie
A Stranger in My Arms

A Stranger in My Arms

1959

2.3

Movie
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996

0.0

Movie
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

1984

5.7

Movie
Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

1993

7.0

Movie
Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

6.1

Movie
Airplane!

Airplane!

1980

7.3

Movie
America on the Move 1876-2000

America on the Move 1876-2000

2003

0.0

Movie
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American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1951

6.6

Movie
Bayou

Bayou

1957

2.6

Movie
Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

3.7

Movie
Behind the Legend: Timon

Behind the Legend: Timon

2004

0.0

Movie
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

5.8

Movie
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1995

8.0

Movie
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Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952

7.5

TV
Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday

1954

5.9

Movie
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Branded

1965

6.4

TV
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

6.9

TV
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Burke's Law

1994

6.7

TV
Call to Danger

Call to Danger

1973

0.0

Movie
Canyon River

Canyon River

1956

6.4

Movie
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Cavalcade of America

1952

3.5

TV
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Celebrity Playhouse

1955

0.0

TV
Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

2002

5.7

Movie
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

0.0

Movie
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

2005

10.0

Movie
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Cimarron City

1958

5.0

TV
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Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
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Cold Case

2003

7.8

TV
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Court Martial

1965

6.0

TV
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Daniel Boone

1964

6.9

TV
Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time

Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time

0.0

Movie
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995

4.0

Movie
Dead Man on the Run

Dead Man on the Run

1975

6.0

Movie
Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway

1979

5.3

Movie
Death in Small Doses

Death in Small Doses

1957

5.0

Movie
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Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
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Dinah!

1974

6.5

TV
Doris Day: It's Magic

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

0.0

Movie
East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra

1953

5.5

Movie
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Fireside Theater

1949

7.0

TV
Fort Defiance

Fort Defiance

1951

6.3

Movie
Fort Yuma

Fort Yuma

1955

5.1

Movie
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Funny Face

1971

0.0

TV
Fury

Fury

1950

0.0

Movie
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Fury

1955

5.9

TV
Gallegher Goes West

Gallegher Goes West

1966

0.0

Movie
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

1999

1.0

Movie
Gettysburg - An American Story

Gettysburg - An American Story

2014

0.0

Movie
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Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984

6.4

TV
High Seas Hijack

High Seas Hijack

1977

10.0

Movie
Hold Back The Night

Hold Back The Night

1956

6.3

Movie
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House

2004

8.6

TV
House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

1999

5.6

Movie
I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

5.5

Movie
It Conquered the World

It Conquered the World

1956

4.8

Movie
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

1996

6.0

Movie
Killers from Space

Killers from Space

1954

3.7

Movie
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Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

5.3

TV
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Laredo

1965

6.3

TV
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Life with Lucy

1986

8.3

TV
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999

0.0

Movie
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003

6.3

Movie
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Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

1994

6.8

Movie
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Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
Men in Black II

Men in Black II

2002

6.4

Movie
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Mickey Mouse Works

1999

6.5

TV
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Minoriteam

2005

6.8

TV
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

1979

2.8

Movie
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Mission: Impossible

1966

7.6

TV
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Mission: Impossible

1988

7.5

TV
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

1969

10.0

Movie
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

1997

0.0

Movie
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Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
Mystery Reel

Mystery Reel

2022

0.0

Movie
Number One with a Bullet

Number One with a Bullet

1987

4.2

Movie
Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror

1979

4.5

Movie
Paul and Michelle

Paul and Michelle

1974

5.5

Movie
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Premiere

1968

0.0

TV
Race for Survival

Race for Survival

1978

0.0

Movie
Red Planet Mars

Red Planet Mars

1952

4.7

Movie
Robbers' Roost

Robbers' Roost

1955

5.8

Movie
Rogue River

Rogue River

1951

0.0

Movie
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Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
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Run for Your Life

1965

7.2

TV
Savannah Smiles

Savannah Smiles

1982

6.4

Movie
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Scream of the Wolf

Scream of the Wolf

1974

6.3

Movie
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Screen Actors Guild Awards

1995

6.2

TV
Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

1968

6.5

Movie
Sidecar Racers

Sidecar Racers

1975

2.5

Movie
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Simon & Simon

1981

6.7

TV
SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

1977

5.3

Movie
Stalag 17

Stalag 17

1953

7.7

Movie
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

1980

6.5

Movie
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Studio 57

1954

0.0

TV
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Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
Survival Run

Survival Run

1979

2.7

Movie
Texas Across the River

Texas Across the River

1966

5.6

Movie
The 5-Man Army

The 5-Man Army

1969

6.5

Movie
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

2004

4.6

Movie
The Adventurers

The Adventurers

1970

4.5

Movie
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
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The Angry Beavers

1997

6.9

TV
The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

1969

6.4

Movie
The Ballad of Josie

The Ballad of Josie

1968

5.7

Movie
The Congregation

The Congregation

1952

0.0

Movie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

6.7

Movie
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

7.6

Movie
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The Dean Martin Show

1965

7.3

TV
The Demon Lover

The Demon Lover

1986

0.0

Movie
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The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
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The F.B.I.

1965

5.4

TV
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The Farmer's Daughter

1963

5.0

TV
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The Golden Girls

1985

7.5

TV
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The Great Adventure

1963

0.0

TV
The Guns and the Fury

The Guns and the Fury

1983

0.0

Movie
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The Invaders

1967

6.8

TV
The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

1955

6.8

Movie
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The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

6.0

Movie
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The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
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The Millionaire

1955

5.0

TV
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

6.2

Movie
The Mysterious Monsters

The Mysterious Monsters

1976

5.8

Movie
The Naked Street

The Naked Street

1955

6.0

Movie
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955

7.9

Movie
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The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

0.0

TV
The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

6.2

Movie
The Raid

The Raid

1954

6.5

Movie
The Rebels

The Rebels

1979

0.0

Movie
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The Sonny & Cher Show

1976

4.7

TV
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
The Underground Man

The Underground Man

1974

0.0

Movie
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

1994

0.0

Movie
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The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
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The Winds of War

1983

7.3

TV
The Yellow Tomahawk

The Yellow Tomahawk

1954

6.0

Movie
These Old Broads

These Old Broads

2001

6.5

Movie
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Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

1993

0.0

TV
Valley of Mystery

Valley of Mystery

1967

5.0

Movie
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War and Remembrance

1988

8.0

TV
War Paint

War Paint

1953

5.5

Movie
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

2009

7.7

Movie
Where Have All the People Gone

Where Have All the People Gone

1974

6.0

Movie
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Whiplash

1961

6.8

TV
Wichita

Wichita

1955

6.2

Movie
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

1996

0.0

Movie
Wolf Larsen

Wolf Larsen

1958

0.0

Movie