ACTOR

Peter Graves

Best known as Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible.

16 Appearances

7 Series

9 Films

10.0 Top rated

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Acting

Gender

Male

Born

18 marzo 1926

Died

14 marzo 2010

Place of birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also known as

Peter Duesler Aurness

Biography

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.

Peter Graves

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