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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, 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
Airplane!
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Men in Black II
as Peter Graves
Addams Family Values
as Host
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Host of Civil Defense Film
The Night of the Hunter
as Ben Harper
Texas Across the River
as Capt. Stimpson
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Arnold Dix
Scream of the Wolf
as John Wetherby
House on Haunted Hill
as Himself
