Peter Graves

American actor

Photo by: Wire photo · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:March 18, 1926

Died:March 14, 2010

Age at death:83

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Myocardial Infarction

Zodiac Sign:Pisces

Height:1.92 m (6′4″)

Children:3

Born in:Minneapolis, United States

Languages:English

Director Military Personnel Military Officer Actor Television Actor Film Actor Television Director

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Famous For

Notable Work

Mission: Impossible

Movies & TV

House M.D.Men in Black IILooney Tunes: Back in ActionAirplane!The Night of the Hunter

Awards

Golden Plate Award (1970)star on Hollywood Walk of FamePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or SpecialWorld War II Victory MedalAmerican Campaign Medal

Peter Graves

American actor

Biography

Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and in its revival from 1988 to 1990. His elder brother was actor James Arness. Graves also played airline pilot Captain Clarence Oveur in the 1980 comedy film Airplane! and its 1982 sequel Airplane II: The Sequel.

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Photos

Publicity photo of Peter Graves.

Peter Graves attending a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Peter Graves attending a ceremony with his wife, Joan Endress, to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The photo contact sheet, identified as B2004 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This file is a 200 dpi photo contact sheet having images from roll of film B2004 of the August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977 Gerald R. Ford White House Photographic Office Series A0001-A9999 and B0001-B2886 photographs. The date on the photo contact sheet is the date the roll of film was processed, not necessarily the date the photographs were taken. See table below for additional details.

Peter Graves attending a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Photo of Peter Graves, Greg Morris and Lynda Day George as part of the cast of Mission:Impossible in 1972.

Peter Graves

Cast photo from the television program Mission: Impossible. This is the cast for its fifth season, beginning in 1970. From left: Leonard Nimoy, Greg Morris, Lesley Anne Warren, Peter Lupus and Peter Graves.