Cast & creator
Peter Graves
Best known for American Dad!, The Mike Douglas Show, House
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.
Also known as: Peter Duesler Aurness
103
film credits
75
television credits
177
1944–2022 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (178)
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American Dad!
Mr. Pibb (voice)
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
House
Myron
2004
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter Graves
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Love Boat
Gerald Whitney
1977The Love Boat
Leonard Culver
1977The Love Boat
Carl Lawrence
1977
Murder, She Wrote
Edmund Gerard
1984
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Cold Case
Anton Bikker (2006)
2003
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
1966Mission: Impossible
Director
1966
Climax!
Stanley
1954Climax!
Steve Baxter
1954
Matinee Theater
1955
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mark Needham
1962
The Virginian
Robert Gaynor
1962
The Golden Girls
Jerry Kennedy
1985
Simon & Simon
Wade Christian
1981
Studio One
Glenn Willis
1948
The F.B.I.
Manning Fryes
1965
Daniel Boone
Logan Harris
1964
Route 66
1960
Dinah!
Self
1974
Fantasy Island
'Singapore' Eddie Malone
1978
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
7th Heaven
John 'Colonel' Camden
1996
Run for Your Life
Jim Carlson
1965
The Invaders
Gavin Lewis
1967
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maj. Frank Whitaker
1963
Biography
Self - Host
1987Biography
1987
Studio 57
Jim Bailey
1954
The Millionaire
Paul Hartley
1955
The Angry Beavers
1997
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Major Noah Cooper
1979
Disney's House of Mouse
Instructor Voice (voice)
2001
Laredo
1965
12 O'Clock High
1964
Men in Black II
Peter Graves
2002
Branded
1965
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
The Farmer's Daughter
1963Lux Video Theatre
Joel Barker
1950
Airplane!
Capt. Clarence Oveur
1980
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
1988
Cavalcade of America
Maj. Tom Howie
1952
Burke's Law
General Prescott
1994
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
War and Remembrance
Palmer Kirby
1988
The Great Adventure
Daniel Boone
1963The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Fred Crain
1953
Addams Family Values
Host
1993
The Duchess of Duke Street
Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley
1976
Fury
Jim Newton
1955Chevron Theatre
1952
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995
The Winds of War
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
1983
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
John Bray
1984
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Life with Lucy
Ben Marshall
1986
Airplane II: The Sequel
Capt. Clarence Oveur
1982
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Host of Civil Defense Film
2003
The Night of the Hunter
Ben Harper
1955Fireside Theater
1949
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. James Ewing
1951
House on Haunted Hill
Self
1999
Cimarron City
1958
Minoriteam
Sheldon Miller
2005
Funny Face
1971
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rocky Kent
1951
The Rebels
George Washington
1979
Angels in the Outfield
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1951
Texas Across the River
Capt. Stimpson
1966
Whiplash
Christopher Cobb
1961
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Bob Elliott
1955
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Tom Collins
1984
Stalag 17
Frank Price
1953
The 5-Man Army
Dutchman
1969
The Ballad of Josie
Jason Meredith
1967
Beginning of the End
Dr. Ed Wainwright
1957
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Arnold Dix
1953
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Mike Rogers
1980
These Old Broads
Bill
2001
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Jeff Knight
1979
The Adventurers
Trustee Banker
1970
It Conquered the World
Dr. Paul Nelson
1956
A Rage to Live
Jack Hollister
1965
The Naked Street
Joe McFarland
1955
The Long Gray Line
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
1955
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
The President's Plane Is Missing
Mark Jones
1973
The Assassination Bureau
Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
1969
Number One with a Bullet
Capt. Ferris
1987
The Raid
Capt. Frank Dwyer
1954
Death Car on the Freeway
Lieutenant Haller
1979Celebrity Playhouse
1955
Sleeping Dog
Sir Geoffrey
1967
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
TV Director
1980Premiere
1968
Doris Day: It's Magic
Narrator
1998
Where Have All the People Gone
Steven Anders
1974The Congregation
1952
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jim Phelps
1969
Wichita
Morgan Earp
1955
Valley of Mystery
Ben Barstow
1967
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self - Narrator (voice)
1995
High Seas Hijack
Elliott Rhoades
1977
The All Star Spangled Mission
Jim Phelps
1973
Death in Small Doses
Agent / Tom Kaylor
1957
SST: Death Flight
Paul Whitley
1978
Savannah Smiles
Harland Dobbs
1982
Hold Back the Night
Lt. Lee Couzens
1956
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Narrator
1996
Sergeant Ryker
Maj. Whitaker
1968
A Stranger in My Arms
Donald Beasley
1959
Black Tuesday
Peter Manning
1954
Scream of the Wolf
John Wetherby
1974
Robbers' Roost
Heesman
1955
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self - Host
1996
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Alec Franklin
1979Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Self - Host
1996
Behind the Legend: Timon
Himself - Host
2004
Paul and Michelle
Sir Henry
1974Court Martial
Major Frank Whittaker
1966
Red Planet Mars
Chris Cronyn
1952
Killers from Space
Douglas Martin
1954
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self - Narrator
1998
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
James Phelps
1969
East of Sumatra
Cowboy
1953
War Paint
Trooper Tolson
1953
Call to Danger
Doug Warfield
1973
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
2005
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
James Phelps
1970
The Yellow Tomahawk
Sawyer
1954
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self - Host
1995
Under the Law: Arrest and Seize
Narration
1973
Survival Run
Kandaris
1979
Dead Man on the Run
Jim Gideon
1975
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self - Host
1994
The Underground Man
Lew Archer
1974Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Narrator
1996
The Guns and the Fury
Mark Janser
1983
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Jim Phelps
1969
300 Miles for Stephanie
Capt. McIntyre
1981
Rogue River
Pete Dandridge
1951
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Narrator
1999Don't Ask Don't Tell
2002
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self
2009
Fort Yuma
Lt. Ben Keegan
1955
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Self - Host
1999
Canyon River
Bob Andrews
1956
Sidecar Racers
Carson
1975
The Demon Lover
Ponsonby
1986
Fury
Jim Newton
1955Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
Self - Narrator
1993
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
Narrator
2010
Fort Defiance
Ned Tallon
1951
Gallegher Goes West
Marshal Neimeyer
1966
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Host
1994
Wolf Larsen
Van Weyden
1958
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Self - Host
1997
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Jim Phelps
1989Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Jim Phelps
1967
Aliens from Space
Doug Martin
America on the Move 1876-2000
Host
2003The Complete Churchill
Presenter
1992Gettysburg - An American Story
Narrator
2014
Bayou
Martin Davis
1957
The Mysterious Monsters
Himself - Narrator
1976
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996Mystery Reel
2022
Race for Survival
Narrator
1978