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Peter Graves

  • Born March 18, 1926
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died March 14, 2010, aged 83

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 …

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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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Peter Graves

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Capt. Clarence Oveur

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Mr. Pibb (voice)

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Ben Harper

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Host of Civil Defense Film

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Capt. Clarence Oveur

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Frank Price

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Edmund Gerard

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Anton Bikker (2006)

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Jerry Kennedy

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Jim Phelps

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John 'Colonel' Camden

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Jim Phelps

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Gerald Whitney / Leonard Culver / Carl Lawrence

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Major Noah Cooper

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'Singapore' Eddie Malone

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Peter Graves

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Wade Christian

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Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)

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Instructor Voice (voice)

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Mark Needham

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Dutchman

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Gavin Lewis

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Douglas Martin

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Morgan Earp

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Dr. Paul Nelson

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Corporal Rudolph Heinz

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Capt. Bob Elliott

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Jeff Knight

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Tom Collins

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Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

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Dr. Ed Wainwright

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Steven Anders

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Palmer Kirby

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Robert Gaynor

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Arnold Dix

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Peter Manning

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Capt. Frank Dwyer

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Logan Harris

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Harland Dobbs

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Capt. Stimpson

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Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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Chris Cronyn

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Manning Fryes

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Jason Meredith

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Joe McFarland

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Lt. Ben Keegan

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Lieutenant Haller

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Bill

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Jim Newton

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Heesman

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Jack Hollister

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Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley

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Trustee Banker

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Trooper Tolson

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Alec Franklin

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John Wetherby

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Maj. Whitaker

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Kandaris

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Dr. James Ewing

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Paul Whitley

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Joel Barker

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Sir Henry

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Jim Carlson

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Mark Jones

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Sawyer

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Martin Davis

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Bob Andrews

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Cowboy

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Donald Beasley

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Maj. Tom Howie

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Lt. Lee Couzens

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Sheldon Miller

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Rocky Kent

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Christopher Cobb

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General Prescott

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Maj. Frank Whitaker

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Ben Marshall

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TV Director

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Paul Hartley

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Jim Phelps

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Carson

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Lew Archer

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Capt. McIntyre

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Major Frank Whittaker

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Jim Gideon

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Elliott Rhoades

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Pete Dandridge

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Jim Bailey

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Mike Rogers

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Ben Barstow

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Van Weyden

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Doug Warfield

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Ponsonby

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Daniel Boone

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Mark Janser

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George Washington

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Doug Martin

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Jim Newton

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Marshal Neimeyer

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James Phelps

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Jim Phelps

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James Phelps

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Jim Phelps

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Jim Phelps

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Sir Geoffrey

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Jim Phelps

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