Polyphemus
person poster

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-18 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Peter Graves

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.

Known For

Acting

2022

2014

2009

2005

American Dad! as Mr. Pibb (voice)
Minoriteam as Sheldon Miller

2004

Behind the Legend: Timon as Himself - Host
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
House as Myron

2003

Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Host of Civil Defense Film
Cold Case as Anton Bikker (2006)

2002

Men in Black II as Peter Graves

2001

Disney's House of Mouse as Instructor Voice (voice)

1999

1998

1997

1996

7th Heaven as John "Colonel" Camden

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self - Narrator (voice)

1994

Burke's Law as General Prescott

1993

Diagnosis: Murder as Peter Graves

1992

1988

Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
War and Remembrance as Palmer Kirby

1987

Number One with a Bullet as Capt. Ferris
Platinum Bombshell as Narrator

1986

The Demon Lover as Ponsonby
Life with Lucy as Ben Marshall

1985

The Golden Girls as Jerry Kennedy

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Edmund Gerard

1983

The Guns and the Fury as Mark Janser
The Winds of War as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Savannah Smiles as Harland Dobbs

1981

300 Miles for Stephanie as Capt. McIntyre
Simon & Simon as Wade Christian

1980

Airplane! as Capt. Clarence Oveur

1979

Survival Run as Kandaris
The Rebels as George Washington
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Major Noah Cooper

1978

Race for Survival as Narrator

1977

SST: Death Flight as Paul Whitley
High Seas Hijack as Elliott Rhoades
The Love Boat as Gerald Whitney
The Love Boat as Leonard Culver
The Love Boat as Carl Lawrence

1976

The Mysterious Monsters as Himself - Narrator

1975

Sidecar Racers as Carson
Dead Man on the Run as Jim Gideon

1974

Paul and Michelle as Sir Henry
Scream of the Wolf as John Wetherby
The Underground Man as Lew Archer
Dinah! as Self

1973

Call to Danger as Doug Warfield

1971

1970

The Adventurers as Trustee Banker

1969

The 5-Man Army as Dutchman
The Assassination Bureau as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)

1968

The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
The Ballad of Josie as Jason Meredith
Sergeant Ryker as Maj. Whitaker

1967

Valley of Mystery as Ben Barstow
The Invaders as Gavin Lewis

1966

Texas Across the River as Capt. Stimpson
Gallegher Goes West as Marshal Neimeyer
Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps

1965

A Rage to Live as Jack Hollister
The F.B.I. as Manning Fryes
Run for Your Life as Jim Carlson
Court Martial as Major Frank Whittaker

1964

Daniel Boone as Logan Harris

1963

The Great Adventure as Daniel Boone
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Maj. Frank Whitaker

1962

The Virginian as Robert Gaynor

1961

Whiplash as Christopher Cobb

1960

1959

A Stranger in My Arms as Donald Beasley

1958

Wolf Larsen as Van Weyden

1957

Beginning of the End as Dr. Ed Wainwright
Death in Small Doses as Agent / Tom Kaylor
Bayou as Martin Davis

1956

It Conquered the World as Dr. Paul Nelson
Hold Back The Night as Lt. Lee Couzens
Canyon River as Bob Andrews

1955

The Long Gray Line as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
Fury as Jim Newton
The Naked Street as Joe McFarland
Wichita as Morgan Earp
Fort Yuma as Lt. Ben Keegan
Robbers' Roost as Heesman
Fury as Jim Newton
The Millionaire as Paul Hartley

1954

Killers from Space as Douglas Martin
Black Tuesday as Peter Manning
The Raid as Capt. Frank Dwyer
Climax! as Stanley
Climax! as Steve Baxter
Studio 57 as Jim Bailey

1953

Stalag 17 as Sgt. Frank Price
War Paint as Trooper Tolson
East of Sumatra as Cowboy

1952

Red Planet Mars as Chris Cronyn
Cavalcade of America as Maj. Tom Howie

1951

Rogue River as Pete Dandridge
Fort Defiance as Ned Tallon
Angels in the Outfield as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. James Ewing

1950

Lux Video Theatre as Joel Barker

1949

1948

Studio One as Glenn Willis

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter

-

Aliens from Space as Doug Martin

Directing

1966