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Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Acting • 1926-03-18 • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.

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Mission: Impossible7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966

Airplane!7.3

Airplane!

1980

7th Heaven6.4

7th Heaven

1996

Mission: Impossible7.6

Mission: Impossible

1988

Biography6.7

Biography

1987

The Night of the Hunter7.8

The Night of the Hunter

1955

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