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Peter Graves

Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible, Jim Phelps in Mission : Impossible

Photos Peter Graves Birth name: Peter Aurness
Birth date: 1926/03/18
Date of death : 2010/03/14 (84 years old)
Birth place : Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Height: 1.85 m
Salary : 7500$, Mission: Impossible (saison 1969)

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Biography for Peter Graves

While growing up in Minnesota, Peter Graves 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 U.S. 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. Graves is primarily recognized for his television work, however, particularly as Jim Phelps in "Mission: Impossible" (1966).

Hero of the television series "Mission Impossible" from 1967 to 1973 and then from 1988 to 1990, we could also see it as a pilot in "Is there a pilot on the plane?" (1980) ...

Peter Graves was an American actor known for his roles in many films and television series. He was born on March 18, 1926 in Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, in the United States. He grew up in a family of filmmakers and began his acting career at the age of 16 playing in series B films.

During his long career, he played in many films and television series, notably in the television series "Mission: Impossible" in the 1960s, in which he interpreted the main character, Jim Phelps. He also played in films such as "Stalag 17", "The War of the Worlds" and "Airplane!".

Apart from his acting career, Peter Graves was also an activist engaged in social and political causes. He was a member of the committee for an American child without nuclear weapons and also supported the Peace Movement in Vietnam.

Peter Graves died on March 14, 2010 at the age of 84. His death was largely covered by the media and he was praised by his colleagues and admirers for his long and fruitful career in the world of cinema.

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Filmography

Title Role
Behind the Legend: Timon (2004) (V) Host
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (uncredited) Host of Civil Defense film
With You In Spirit (2003) (TV) Hal Whitman
These Old Broads (2001) (TV) Bill
A&E Biography: Mussolini - Italy's Nightmare (1996) (TV) Host
A&E Biography: Jack the Ripper - Phantom of Death (1995) (TV) Host
A&E Biography: Marilyn Monroe - The Mortal Goddess (1995) (TV) Host
A&E Biography: Dalai Lama - The Soul of Tibet (1994) (TV) Host
A&E Biography: The Rockefellers (1994) (TV) Host
Addams Family Values (1993) Host
Mission: Impossible (1988) TV Series Jim Phelps (1988-1990)
War and Remembrance (1988) (mini) TV Series Palmer Kirby
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987) (TV)
Best of Friends (1987) (TV) Nick Adams
Number One with a Bullet (1987) Capt. Ferris
Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling (1984) Tom Collins
Tennis Court (1984) (TV) John Bray
The Winds of War (1983) (mini) TV Series Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Capt. Clarence Oveur
Savannah Smiles (1982) Harland Dobbs
Missile X - Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe (1981) Alec Franklin
Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie (1981) (TV) Captain McIntyre
The Guns and the Fury (1981) Janzer
Airplane! (1980) Capt. Clarence Oveur
The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980) (TV) Rogers
Survival Run (1980) Kandaris
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980) (TV) TV Director
The Clonus Horror (1979) Jeffrey Knight
The Rebels (1979) (mini) TV Series George Washington
Death Car on the Freeway (1979) (TV) Lieutenant Haller
The Gift of the Magi (1978) (TV) O. Henry
High Seas Hijack (1978) Elliott Rhoades (English version only)
SST: Death Flight (1977) (TV) Paul Whitley
Sidecar Racers (1975) Carson
Dead Man on the Run (1975) (TV) Jim Gideon
Where Have All the People Gone? (1974) (TV) Steven Anders
The Underground Man (1974) (TV) Lew Archer
Scream of the Wolf (1974) (TV) John Wetherby
Other People, Other Places (1974) TV Series Narrator
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973) (TV) Mark Jones
Call to Danger (1973) (TV) Doug Warfield
Esercito di cinque uomini, Un (1969) Dutchman
Call to Danger (1968) (TV) Jim Kingsley
Sergeant Ryker (1968) Maj. Whitaker
Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (1968) Jim Phelps
Mission: Impossible (1966) TV Series James Phelps (1967-1973)
Valley of Mystery (1967) (TV) Ben Barstow
The Ballad of Josie (1967) Jason Meredith
Texas Across the River (1966) Capt. Rodney Stimpson
A Rage to Live (1965) Jack Hollister
The Eye Creatures (1965) (TV) (uncredited) Narrator of USAF Briefing Film
Court Martial (1964) TV Series Maj. Frank Whittaker
Whiplash (1961) TV Series Christopher Cobb
Las Vegas Beat (1961) (TV) Bill Ballin
A Stranger in My Arms (1959) Donald Ashton Beasley
Wolf Larsen (1958) Van Weyden
Wolf Larsen (1958) (TV) Van Weyden
Death in Small Doses (1957) Agent Posing As Tom Kaylor
Bayou (1957) Martin Davis
Beginning of the End (1957) Dr. Ed Wainwright
Canyon River (1956) Bob Andrews
Hold Back the Night (1956) Lt. Lee Couzens
It Conquered the World (1956) Dr. Paul Nelson
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) Capt. Bob Elliott
Fury (1955) TV Series Jim Newton
The Night of the Hunter (1955) Ben Harper
The Naked Street (1955) Joe McFarland
Wichita (1955) Morgan Earp
Robbers' Roost (1955) Heesman (Herrick's foreman)
The Long Gray Line (1955) Cpl. Rudolph Heinz
Fort Yuma (1955) Lt. Ben Keegan
Black Tuesday (1954) Peter Manning
The Raid (1954) Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) Sawyer
Killers from Space (1954) Dr. Douglas Martin
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) Arnold
Where's Raymond? (1953) TV Series
East of Sumatra (1953) Cowboy
War Paint (1953) Trooper Tolson
Stalag 17 (1953) Price
Red Planet Mars (1952) Chris Cronyn
The Congregation (1952)
Fort Defiance (1951) Ned Tallon
Up Front (1951) (uncredited) MP #1
Rogue River (1951) Pete Dandridge

Trivia

Family

Spouse : Joan Endress (1950 - present) 3 daughters.

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by misou
  • Last update: 01/05/2007 by abdest

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