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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

2.4

Known For

Men in Black II
Men in Black II
2002 as Peter Graves
★ 6.4
Airplane!
Airplane!
1980 as Capt. Clarence Oveur
★ 7.3
Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values
1993 as Host
★ 7.0
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 as Capt. Clarence Oveur
★ 6.1
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003 as Host of Civil Defense Film
★ 6.4
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 as Ben Harper
★ 7.9
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield
1951 as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Stalag 17
Stalag 17
1953 as Frank Price
★ 7.7
House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill
1999 as Self
★ 5.6
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
The Long Gray Line
The Long Gray Line
1955 as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
★ 7.0
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau
1969 as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 as Capt. Bob Elliott
★ 6.8
Wichita
Wichita
1955 as Morgan Earp
★ 6.3
Texas Across the River
Texas Across the River
1966 as Capt. Stimpson
★ 5.6
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
★ 5.7
The Ballad of Josie
The Ballad of Josie
1968 as Jason Meredith
★ 6.0
The 5-Man Army
The 5-Man Army
1969 as Dutchman
★ 6.6
These Old Broads
These Old Broads
2001 as Bill
★ 6.3
The Raid
The Raid
1954 as Capt. Frank Dwyer
★ 6.5
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953 as Arnold Dix
★ 6.0
The Adventurers
The Adventurers
1970 as Trustee Banker
★ 4.7
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday
1954 as Peter Manning
★ 6.2
SST: Death Flight
SST: Death Flight
1978 as Paul Whitley
★ 5.4
A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live
1965 as Jack Hollister
★ 4.8
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979 as Alec Franklin
★ 3.3
Sergeant Ryker
Sergeant Ryker
1968 as Maj. Whitaker
★ 6.3
The President's Plane Is Missing
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973 as Mark Jones
★ 6.3
Red Planet Mars
Red Planet Mars
1952 as Chris Cronyn
★ 4.9
It Conquered the World
It Conquered the World
1956 as Dr. Paul Nelson
★ 4.9
Savannah Smiles
Savannah Smiles
1982 as Harland Dobbs
★ 6.5
The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980 as Mike Rogers
★ 8.0
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost
1955 as Heesman
★ 5.9
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969 as Jim Phelps
★ 9.7
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.6
East of Sumatra
East of Sumatra
1953 as Cowboy
★ 5.8
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Parts: The Clonus Horror
1979 as Jeff Knight
★ 4.5
Paul and Michelle
Paul and Michelle
1974 as Sir Henry
★ 5.5
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967 as Jim Phelps
Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet
1987 as Capt. Ferris
★ 4.6
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 as Self - Narrator
★ 8.0
Fort Yuma
Fort Yuma
1955 as Lt. Ben Keegan
★ 5.3
Killers from Space
Killers from Space
1954 as Douglas Martin
★ 3.8
Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End
1957 as Dr. Ed Wainwright
★ 4.0
War Paint
War Paint
1953 as Trooper Tolson
★ 5.6
The Naked Street
The Naked Street
1955 as Joe McFarland
★ 6.2
Doris Day: It's Magic
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998 as Narrator
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
★ 4.3
The Yellow Tomahawk
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954 as Sawyer
★ 6.6
Canyon River
Canyon River
1956 as Bob Andrews
★ 6.5
Sleeping Dog
Sleeping Dog
1967 as Sir Geoffrey
Survival Run
Survival Run
1979 as Kandaris
★ 3.2
Death Car on the Freeway
Death Car on the Freeway
1979 as Lieutenant Haller
★ 5.2
movie
★ 6.0
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980 as TV Director
★ 7.0
Valley of Mystery
Valley of Mystery
1967 as Ben Barstow
★ 7.5
Call to Danger
Call to Danger
1973 as Doug Warfield
★ 9.0
Scream of the Wolf
Scream of the Wolf
1974 as John Wetherby
★ 6.4
Where Have All the People Gone
Where Have All the People Gone
1974 as Steven Anders
★ 5.9
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994 as Self - Host
★ 6.9
Bayou
Bayou
1957 as Martin Davis
★ 3.5
A Stranger in My Arms
A Stranger in My Arms
1959 as Donald Beasley
★ 4.2
Sidecar Racers
Sidecar Racers
1975 as Carson
★ 5.0
Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance
1951 as Ned Tallon
★ 6.5
The Underground Man
The Underground Man
1974 as Lew Archer
★ 6.3
High Seas Hijack
High Seas Hijack
1977 as Elliott Rhoades
★ 10.0
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970 as James Phelps
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
1973 as Narration
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
★ 8.0
The Demon Lover
The Demon Lover
1986 as Ponsonby
★ 7.0
Race for Survival
Race for Survival
1978 as Narrator
300 Miles for Stephanie
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981 as Capt. McIntyre
★ 7.5
Wolf Larsen
Wolf Larsen
1958 as Van Weyden
★ 7.0
movie
★ 9.0
Death in Small Doses
Death in Small Doses
1957 as Agent / Tom Kaylor
★ 5.1
The Guns and the Fury
The Guns and the Fury
1983 as Mark Janser
★ 10.0
Fury
Fury
1955 as Jim Newton
Dead Man on the Run
Dead Man on the Run
1975 as Jim Gideon
★ 7.5
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996 as Self - Host
Hold Back The Night
Hold Back The Night
1956 as Lt. Lee Couzens
★ 6.5
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969 as James Phelps
movie
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
★ 7.0
Rogue River
Rogue River
1951 as Pete Dandridge
★ 7.0
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999 as Self - Host
★ 3.7
The Mysterious Monsters
The Mysterious Monsters
1976 as Himself - Narrator
★ 6.2
Gallegher Goes West
Gallegher Goes West
1966 as Marshal Neimeyer
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997 as Self - Host
movie
movie
Aliens from Space
as Doug Martin
Behind the Legend: Timon
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004 as Himself - Host
★ 7.0
movie
★ 4.3
America on the Move 1876-2000
★ 10.0