
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.

House
TV • 2004

American Dad!
TV • 2005

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944

Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984

Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993

The Love Boat
TV • 1977

The Love Boat
TV • 1977

The Love Boat
TV • 1977

Cold Case
TV • 2003

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992

Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962

The Virginian
TV • 1962

The F.B.I.
TV • 1965

Climax!
TV • 1954

Climax!
TV • 1954

Studio One
TV • 1948