Peter Graves

Acting March 18, 1926 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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Jim Newton

Fury

1955

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Jim Phelps

Mission: Impossible

1966

6.5

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'Singapore' Eddie Malone

Fantasy Island

1978

7.5

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Jim Phelps

Mission: Impossible

1988

6.5

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Jim Newton

Fury

1955

Peter Graves

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