Personal Info
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1926-03-18 (99 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also Known For
Peter Duesler Aurness
Peter Graves
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, es ...
Known For
Acting
2022 --
Mystery Reel
|
2014 --
Gettysburg - An American Story
| Narrator
2009 --
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
| Self
2005 --
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
| Self
2004 --
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
| Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
2004 --
Behind the Legend: Timon
| Himself - Host
2003 --
America on the Move 1876-2000
| Host
2003 --
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
| Host of Civil Defense Film
2002 --
Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
| Self (archive footage)
2002 --
Men in Black II
| Peter Graves
2001 --
These Old Broads
| Bill
1999 --
House on Haunted Hill
| Himself
1999 --
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
| Narrator
1999 --
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
| Self - Host
1998 --
Doris Day: It's Magic
| Narrator
1998 --
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
| Self - Narrator
1997 --
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
| Self - Host
1996 --
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
| Host
1996 --
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
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1996 --
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
| Self - Host
1995 --
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
| Self - Host
1995 --
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
| Self - Narrator (voice)
1994 --
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
| Host
1994 --
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
| Self - Host
1993 --
Addams Family Values
| Host
1987 --
platinum bombshell
|
1987 --
Number One with a Bullet
| Capt. Ferris
1986 --
The Demon Lover
| Ponsonby
1984 --
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
| Tom Collins
1983 --
The Guns and the Fury
| Mark Janser
1982 --
Airplane II: The Sequel
| Capt. Clarence Oveur
1982 --
Savannah Smiles
| Harland Dobbs
1981 --
300 Miles for Stephanie
| Capt. McIntyre
1980 --
Airplane!
| Capt. Clarence Oveur
1980 --
The Memory of Eva Ryker
| Mike Rogers
1980 --
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
| TV Director
1979 --
Death Car on the Freeway
| Lt. Haller
1979 --
Parts: The Clonus Horror
| Jeff Knight
1979 --
The Rebels
| George Washington
1979 --
Survival Run
| Kandaris
1979 --
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
| Alec Franklin
1978 --
Race for Survival
| Narrator
1977 --
High Seas Hijack
| Elliott Rhoades
1977 --
SST: Death Flight
| Paul Whitley
1976 --
The Mysterious Monsters
| Himself - Narrator
1975 --
Sidecar Racers
| Carson
1975 --
Dead Man on the Run
| Jim Gideon
1974 --
Where Have All the People Gone
| Steven Anders
1974 --
The Underground Man
| Lew Archer
1974 --
Paul and Michelle
| Sir Henry
1974 --
Scream of the Wolf
| John Wetherby
1973 --
The President's Plane Is Missing
| Mark Jones
1973 --
Call to Danger
| Doug Warfield
1970 --
The Adventurers
| Trustee Banker
1969 --
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
| Jim Phelps
1969 --
The 5-Man Army
| Dutchman
1969 --
The Assassination Bureau
| Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
1968 --
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
| Self (uncredited)
1968 --
Sergeant Ryker
| Maj. Whitaker
1968 --
The Ballad of Josie
| Jason Meredith
1968 --
The Movie Orgy
| Self (archive footage)
1967 --
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
| Bankman
1967 --
Valley of Mystery
| Ben Barstow
1966 --
Gallegher Goes West
| Marshal Neimeyer
1966 --
Texas Across the River
| Capt. Stimpson
1965 --
A Rage to Live
| Jack Hollister
1959 --
A Stranger in My Arms
| Donald Beasley
1958 --
Wolf Larsen
| Van Weyden
1957 --
Death in Small Doses
| Agent / Tom Kaylor
1957 --
Beginning of the End
| Dr. Ed Wainwright
1957 --
Bayou
| Martin Davis
1956 --
Canyon River
| Bob Andrews
1956 --
Hold Back The Night
| Lt. Lee Couzens
1956 --
It Conquered the World
| Dr. Paul Nelson
1955 --
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
| Capt. Bob Elliott
1955 --
Fort Yuma
| Lt. Ben Keegan
1955 --
The Night of the Hunter
| Ben Harper
1955 --
The Naked Street
| Joe McFarland
1955 --
Wichita
| Morgan Earp
1955 --
Robbers' Roost
| Heesman
1955 --
The Long Gray Line
| Corporal Rudolph Heinz
1954 --
Black Tuesday
| Peter Manning
1954 --
The Raid
| Capt. Frank Dwyer
1954 --
The Yellow Tomahawk
| Sawyer
1954 --
Killers from Space
| Douglas Martin
1953 --
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
| Arnold Dix
1953 --
East of Sumatra
| Cowboy
1953 --
War Paint
| Trooper Tolson
1953 --
Stalag 17
| Sgt. Frank Price
1952 --
Red Planet Mars
| Chris Cronyn
1952 --
The Congregation
|
1951 --
Angels in the Outfield
| Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1951 --
Fort Defiance
| Ned Tallon
1951 --
Rogue River
| Pete Dandridge
1950 --
Fury
| Jim Newton