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Peter Graves

Bio: Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 on Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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

Born: Thu, Mar 18 1926

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Death: Sun, Mar 14 2010

Peter Graves is 83 years old

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Mystery Reel

Peter Graves would have been no older than

83 in Mystery Reel

Fri, Aug 19 2022

Gettysburg - An American Story

Peter Graves would have been no older than

83 in Gettysburg - An American Story

as 'Narrator'.

Fri, Oct 24 2014

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

Peter Graves was

83 in What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

as 'Self'.

Thu, Apr 02 2009

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

Peter Graves was

79 in Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

as 'Self'.

Thu, Sep 15 2005

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

Peter Graves was

78 in The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

as 'Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)'.

Tue, Jul 13 2004

Behind the Legend: Timon

Peter Graves was

77 in Behind the Legend: Timon

as 'Himself - Host'.

Tue, Feb 10 2004

America on the Move 1876-2000

Peter Graves was

77 in America on the Move 1876-2000

as 'Host'.

Sat, Nov 29 2003

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Peter Graves was

77 in Looney Tunes: Back in Action

as 'Host of Civil Defense Film'.

Fri, Nov 14 2003

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

Peter Graves was

76 in Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Thu, Aug 15 2002

Men in Black II

Peter Graves was

76 in Men in Black II

as 'Peter Graves'.

Wed, Jul 03 2002

These Old Broads

Peter Graves was

74 in These Old Broads

as 'Bill'.

Mon, Feb 12 2001

House on Haunted Hill

Peter Graves was

73 in House on Haunted Hill

as 'Himself'.

Fri, Oct 29 1999

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Peter Graves was

73 in Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

as 'Narrator'.

Tue, Aug 24 1999

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

Peter Graves was

73 in Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

as 'Self - Host'.

Fri, Mar 26 1999

Doris Day: It's Magic

Peter Graves was

72 in Doris Day: It's Magic

as 'Narrator'.

Sun, Oct 18 1998

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Peter Graves was

72 in Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

as 'Self - Narrator'.

Sun, May 10 1998

Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

Peter Graves was

70 in Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

as 'Self - Host'.

Wed, Jan 01 1997

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Peter Graves was

70 in Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

as 'Host'.

Sun, Aug 18 1996

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

Peter Graves was

70 in William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

Fri, Aug 16 1996

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Peter Graves was

70 in Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

as 'Host'.

Mon, Apr 29 1996

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Peter Graves was

69 in Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

as 'Self - Host'.

Sun, Sep 03 1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Peter Graves was

68 in Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.

Sun, Jan 01 1995

The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

Peter Graves was

68 in The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires

as 'Host'.

Sun, Oct 23 1994

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

Peter Graves was

68 in Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

as 'Self - Host'.

Mon, Oct 17 1994

Addams Family Values

Peter Graves was

67 in Addams Family Values

as 'Host'.

Fri, Nov 19 1993

Number One with a Bullet

Peter Graves was

60 in Number One with a Bullet

as 'Capt. Ferris'.

Fri, Feb 27 1987

The Demon Lover

Peter Graves was

60 in The Demon Lover

as 'Ponsonby'.

Sat, Jun 21 1986

Horrible Horror

Peter Graves was

59 in Horrible Horror

as 'Dr. Doug Paul Martin in 'Killers from Space''.

Wed, Jan 01 1986

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

Peter Graves was

57 in Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

as 'Tom Collins'.

Wed, Jan 25 1984

The Guns and the Fury

Peter Graves was

57 in The Guns and the Fury

as 'Mark Janser'.

Mon, Dec 12 1983

Airplane II: The Sequel

Peter Graves was

56 in Airplane II: The Sequel

as 'Capt. Clarence Oveur'.

Fri, Dec 10 1982

Savannah Smiles

Peter Graves was

56 in Savannah Smiles

as 'Harland Dobbs'.

Fri, Apr 09 1982

300 Miles for Stephanie

Peter Graves was

54 in 300 Miles for Stephanie

as 'Capt. McIntyre'.

Mon, Jan 12 1981

Airplane!

Peter Graves was

54 in Airplane!

as 'Captain Clarence Oveur'.

Wed, Jul 02 1980

The Memory of Eva Ryker

Peter Graves was

54 in The Memory of Eva Ryker

as 'Mike Rogers'.

Mon, May 05 1980

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Peter Graves was

53 in Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

as 'TV Director'.

Thu, Feb 14 1980

Death Car on the Freeway

Peter Graves was

53 in Death Car on the Freeway

as 'Lt. Haller'.

Mon, Sep 24 1979

Parts: The Clonus Horror

Peter Graves was

53 in Parts: The Clonus Horror

as 'Jeff Knight'.

Wed, Aug 01 1979

The Rebels

Peter Graves was

53 in The Rebels

as 'George Washington'.

Mon, May 14 1979

Survival Run

Peter Graves was

53 in Survival Run

as 'Kandaris'.

Thu, Apr 26 1979

Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

Peter Graves was

52 in Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

as 'Alec Franklin'.

Mon, Feb 26 1979

Race for Survival

Peter Graves was

51 in Race for Survival

as 'Narrator'.

Sun, Mar 05 1978

High Seas Hijack

Peter Graves was

51 in High Seas Hijack

as 'Elliott Rhoades'.

Thu, Oct 20 1977

SST: Death Flight

Peter Graves was

50 in SST: Death Flight

as 'Paul Whitley'.

Fri, Feb 25 1977

The Mysterious Monsters

Peter Graves was

50 in The Mysterious Monsters

as 'Himself - Narrator'.

Thu, Jul 01 1976

Sidecar Racers

Peter Graves was

49 in Sidecar Racers

as 'Carson'.

Wed, Apr 30 1975

Dead Man on the Run

Peter Graves was

49 in Dead Man on the Run

as 'Jim Gideon'.

Wed, Apr 02 1975

Where Have All the People Gone

Peter Graves was

48 in Where Have All the People Gone

as 'Steven Anders'.

Tue, Oct 08 1974

The Underground Man

Peter Graves was

48 in The Underground Man

as 'Lew Archer'.

Mon, May 06 1974

Paul and Michelle

Peter Graves was

47 in Paul and Michelle

as 'Sir Henry'.

Fri, Mar 15 1974

Scream of the Wolf

Peter Graves was

47 in Scream of the Wolf

as 'John Wetherby'.

Wed, Jan 16 1974

The President's Plane Is Missing

Peter Graves was

47 in The President's Plane Is Missing

as 'Mark Jones'.

Tue, Oct 23 1973

Call to Danger

Peter Graves was

46 in Call to Danger

as 'Doug Warfield'.

Tue, Feb 27 1973

The Adventurers

Peter Graves was

44 in The Adventurers

as 'Trustee Banker'.

Wed, Mar 25 1970

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Peter Graves was

43 in Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

as 'Jim Phelps'.

Mon, Dec 01 1969

The 5-Man Army

Peter Graves was

43 in The 5-Man Army

as 'Dutchman'.

Thu, Oct 16 1969

The Assassination Bureau

Peter Graves was

42 in The Assassination Bureau

as 'Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)'.

Sun, Mar 09 1969

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Peter Graves was

42 in The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as 'Self (uncredited)'.

Thu, Dec 19 1968

The Ballad of Josie

Peter Graves was

41 in The Ballad of Josie

as 'Jason Meredith'.

Thu, Feb 01 1968

Sergeant Ryker

Peter Graves was

41 in Sergeant Ryker

as 'Maj. Whitaker'.

Thu, Feb 01 1968

The Movie Orgy

Peter Graves was

41 in The Movie Orgy

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Mon, Jan 01 1968

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

Peter Graves was

41 in I'll Never Forget What's'isname

as 'Bankman'.

Mon, Dec 18 1967

Valley of Mystery

Peter Graves was

41 in Valley of Mystery

as 'Ben Barstow'.

Fri, Sep 29 1967

Gallegher Goes West

Peter Graves was

40 in Gallegher Goes West

as 'Marshal Neimeyer'.

Sun, Oct 30 1966

Texas Across the River

Peter Graves was

40 in Texas Across the River

as 'Capt. Stimpson'.

Wed, Oct 26 1966

A Rage to Live

Peter Graves was

39 in A Rage to Live

as 'Jack Hollister'.

Wed, Oct 20 1965

A Stranger in My Arms

Peter Graves was

32 in A Stranger in My Arms

as 'Donald Beasley'.

Tue, Mar 03 1959

Wolf Larsen

Peter Graves was

32 in Wolf Larsen

as 'Van Weyden'.

Sun, Oct 26 1958

Death in Small Doses

Peter Graves was

31 in Death in Small Doses

as 'Agent / Tom Kaylor'.

Sun, Sep 15 1957

Beginning of the End

Peter Graves was

31 in Beginning of the End

as 'Dr. Ed Wainwright'.

Fri, Jun 28 1957

Bayou

Peter Graves was

31 in Bayou

as 'Martin Davis'.

Sat, Jun 01 1957

Canyon River

Peter Graves was

30 in Canyon River

as 'Bob Andrews'.

Sat, Aug 04 1956

Hold Back The Night

Peter Graves was

30 in Hold Back The Night

as 'Lt. Lee Couzens'.

Sun, Jul 29 1956

It Conquered the World

Peter Graves was

30 in It Conquered the World

as 'Dr. Paul Nelson'.

Sat, Jul 14 1956

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Peter Graves was

29 in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as 'Capt. Bob Elliott'.

Sat, Dec 31 1955

Fort Yuma

Peter Graves was

29 in Fort Yuma

as 'Lt. Ben Keegan'.

Tue, Oct 04 1955

The Night of the Hunter

Peter Graves was

29 in The Night of the Hunter

as 'Ben Harper'.

Fri, Aug 26 1955

The Naked Street

Peter Graves was

29 in The Naked Street

as 'Joe McFarland'.

Mon, Aug 01 1955

Wichita

Peter Graves was

29 in Wichita

as 'Morgan Earp'.

Sun, Jul 03 1955

Robbers' Roost

Peter Graves was

29 in Robbers' Roost

as 'Heesman'.

Mon, May 30 1955

The Long Gray Line

Peter Graves was

28 in The Long Gray Line

as 'Rudolph Heinz'.

Tue, Jan 04 1955

Black Tuesday

Peter Graves was

28 in Black Tuesday

as 'Peter Manning'.

Fri, Dec 31 1954

The Raid

Peter Graves was

28 in The Raid

as 'Capt. Frank Dwyer'.

Wed, Aug 04 1954

The Yellow Tomahawk

Peter Graves was

28 in The Yellow Tomahawk

as 'Sawyer'.

Sat, May 01 1954

Killers from Space

Peter Graves was

27 in Killers from Space

as 'Douglas Martin'.

Sat, Jan 23 1954

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Peter Graves was

27 in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

as 'Arnold Dix'.

Wed, Dec 02 1953

East of Sumatra

Peter Graves was

27 in East of Sumatra

as 'Cowboy'.

Wed, Sep 23 1953

War Paint

Peter Graves was

27 in War Paint

as 'Trooper Tolson'.

Fri, Aug 28 1953

Stalag 17

Peter Graves was

27 in Stalag 17

as 'Sgt. Frank Price'.

Fri, May 29 1953

Red Planet Mars

Peter Graves was

26 in Red Planet Mars

as 'Chris Cronyn'.

Thu, May 15 1952

The Congregation

Peter Graves was

25 in The Congregation

Tue, Jan 01 1952

Angels in the Outfield

Peter Graves was

25 in Angels in the Outfield

as 'Radio Announcer (uncredited)'.

Fri, Oct 19 1951

Fort Defiance

Peter Graves was

25 in Fort Defiance

as 'Ned Tallon'.

Tue, Oct 09 1951

Rogue River

Peter Graves was

24 in Rogue River

as 'Pete Dandridge'.

Thu, Feb 15 1951

Fury

Peter Graves was

24 in Fury

as 'Jim Newton'.

Fri, Nov 10 1950

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Minoriteam

Peter Graves was

79+ in Minoriteam

as 'Sheldon Miller'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 06 2005

American Dad!

Peter Graves was

78+ in American Dad!

as 'Mr. Pibb (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 06 2005

House

Peter Graves was

78+ in House

as 'Myron'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 16 2004

Cold Case

Peter Graves was

77+ in Cold Case

as 'Anton Bikker (2006)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 28 2003

Mickey Mouse Works

Peter Graves was

73+ in Mickey Mouse Works

First Air Date
Sat, May 01 1999

The Angry Beavers

Peter Graves was

71+ in The Angry Beavers

First Air Date
Sat, Apr 19 1997

7th Heaven

Peter Graves was

70+ in 7th Heaven

as 'John "Colonel" Camden'.

First Air Date
Mon, Aug 26 1996

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Peter Graves was

68+ in Screen Actors Guild Awards

First Air Date
Sat, Feb 25 1995

Burke's Law

Peter Graves was

67+ in Burke's Law

as 'General Prescott'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 07 1994

Diagnosis: Murder

Peter Graves was

67+ in Diagnosis: Murder

as 'Peter Graves'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 29 1993

Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

Peter Graves was

66+ in Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves

as 'Self - Narrator'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 01 1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Peter Graves was

66+ in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

First Air Date
Mon, May 25 1992

War and Remembrance

Peter Graves was

62+ in War and Remembrance

as 'Palmer Kirby'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 13 1988

Mission: Impossible

Peter Graves was

62+ in Mission: Impossible

as 'Jim Phelps'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 23 1988

Life with Lucy

Peter Graves was

60+ in Life with Lucy

as 'Ben Marshall'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 20 1986

The Golden Girls

Peter Graves was

59+ in The Golden Girls

as 'Jerry Kennedy'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1985

Murder, She Wrote

Peter Graves was

58+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Edmund Gerard'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Peter Graves was

58+ in Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as 'John Bray'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 05 1984

The Winds of War

Peter Graves was

56+ in The Winds of War

as 'Palmer 'Fred' Kirby'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 06 1983

Simon & Simon

Peter Graves was

55+ in Simon & Simon

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 24 1981

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Peter Graves was

53+ in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as 'Major Noah Cooper'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1979

The Love Boat

Peter Graves was

51+ in The Love Boat

as 'Gerald Whitney, Leonard Culver, Carl Lawrence'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977

The Sonny & Cher Show

Peter Graves was

49+ in The Sonny & Cher Show

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1976

Dinah!

Peter Graves was

48+ in Dinah!

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 21 1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Peter Graves was

47+ in The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 14 1973

Funny Face

Peter Graves was

45+ in Funny Face

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1971

Premiere

Peter Graves was

42+ in Premiere

First Air Date
Mon, Jul 01 1968

The Invaders

Peter Graves was

40+ in The Invaders

as 'Gavin Lewis'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 10 1967

Mission: Impossible

Peter Graves was

40+ in Mission: Impossible

as 'Jim Phelps'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966

The F.B.I.

Peter Graves was

39+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Manning Fryes'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965

Laredo

Peter Graves was

39+ in Laredo

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 16 1965

The Dean Martin Show

Peter Graves was

39+ in The Dean Martin Show

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 16 1965

Run for Your Life

Peter Graves was

39+ in Run for Your Life

as 'Jim Carlson'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 13 1965

Court Martial

Peter Graves was

39+ in Court Martial

as 'Major Frank Whittaker'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 05 1965

Branded

Peter Graves was

38+ in Branded

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 24 1965

Daniel Boone

Peter Graves was

38+ in Daniel Boone

as 'Logan Harris'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

12 O'Clock High

Peter Graves was

38+ in 12 O'Clock High

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 18 1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Peter Graves was

37+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre

as 'Maj. Frank Whitaker'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963

The Great Adventure

Peter Graves was

37+ in The Great Adventure

as 'Daniel Boone'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 27 1963

The Farmer's Daughter

Peter Graves was

37+ in The Farmer's Daughter

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Peter Graves was

36+ in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as 'Mark Needham'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1962

The Virginian

Peter Graves was

36+ in The Virginian

as 'Robert Gaynor'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

Peter Graves was

35+ in The Mike Douglas Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Whiplash

Peter Graves was

34+ in Whiplash

as 'Christopher Cobb'.

First Air Date
Sat, Feb 18 1961

Route 66

Peter Graves was

34+ in Route 66

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960

Cimarron City

Peter Graves was

32+ in Cimarron City

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 27 1958

Matinee Theater

Peter Graves was

29+ in Matinee Theater

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 31 1955

Fury

Peter Graves was

29+ in Fury

as 'Jim Newton'.

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 15 1955

Celebrity Playhouse

Peter Graves was

29+ in Celebrity Playhouse

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 27 1955

The Millionaire

Peter Graves was

28+ in The Millionaire

as 'Paul Hartley'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 19 1955

Climax!

Peter Graves was

28+ in Climax!

as 'Stanley, Steve Baxter'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 07 1954

Studio 57

Peter Graves was

28+ in Studio 57

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 21 1954

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Peter Graves was

27+ in The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1953

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Peter Graves was

26+ in Biff Baker U.S.A.

First Air Date
Thu, Nov 06 1952

Cavalcade of America

Peter Graves was

26+ in Cavalcade of America

as 'Maj. Tom Howie'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 01 1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Peter Graves was

25+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Dr. James Ewing'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Peter Graves was

25+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as 'Rocky Kent'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

Lux Video Theatre

Peter Graves was

24+ in Lux Video Theatre

as 'Joel Barker'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1950

Fireside Theater

Peter Graves was

23+ in Fireside Theater

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 05 1949

Studio One

Peter Graves was

22+ in Studio One

as 'Glenn Willis'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Peter Graves was

22+ in The Ed Sullivan Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948

Golden Globe Awards

Peter Graves was

17+ in Golden Globe Awards

as 'Self - Presenter'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 20 1944