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Peter Graves
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.
As actor
Mystery Reel
Gettysburg - An American Story
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Behind the Legend: Timon
America on the Move 1876-2000
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Men in Black II
Don't Ask Don't Tell
These Old Broads
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
House on Haunted Hill
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Doris Day: It's Magic
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Addams Family Values
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
Number One with a Bullet
The Demon Lover