Deceased

How Did Peter Graves Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asPeter Duesler AurnessGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/03/1926Born inMinneapolis, Minnesota, USADied14/03/2010 (aged 83)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ156532 ↗TMDb#9111 ↗

Peter Graves was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and in its revival from 1988 to 1990. His elder brother was actor James Arness. Graves also played airline pilot Captain Clarence Oveur in the 1980 comedy film Airplane! and its 1982 sequel Airplane II: The Sequel.

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Filmography133 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2005	American Dad!Series	Mr. Pibb (voice)	79
2005	MinoriteamSeries	Sheldon Miller	79
2004	HouseSeries	Myron	78
2003	Cold CaseSeries	Anton Bikker (2006)	77
2003	Looney Tunes: Back in ActionMovie	Host of Civil Defense Film	77
2002	Don't Ask Don't TellMovie	—	76
2001	Disney's House of MouseSeries	Instructor Voice (voice)	75
2001	These Old BroadsMovie	Bill	75
1999	Mickey Mouse WorksSeries	—	73
1999	House on Haunted HillMovie	Self	73
1999	Gene Tierney: A Shattered PortraitMovie	Self - Host	73
1998	Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's LifeMovie	Self - Narrator	72
1997	The Angry BeaversSeries	—	71
1997	Mother Teresa: A Life of DevotionMovie	Self - Host	71
1996	7th HeavenSeries	John 'Colonel' Camden	70
1996	Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little StarMovie	Narrator	70
1996	Abbott & Costello Meet BiographyMovie	Self - Host	70
1996	Jerry Lewis: The Last American ClownMovie	Self - Host	70
1995	The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASeries	Self	69
1995	Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerMovie	Self - Host	69
1994	Burke's LawSeries	General Prescott	68
1994	Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal GoddessMovie	Self - Host	68
1993	Diagnosis: MurderSeries	Peter Graves	67
1993	Addams Family ValuesMovie	Host	67
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries	—	66
1989	Mission: Impossible - The Golden SerpentMovie	Jim Phelps	63
1988	War and RemembranceSeries	Palmer Kirby	62
1988	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Jim Phelps	62
1987	BiographySeries	Self - Host	61
1987	Number One with a BulletMovie	Capt. Ferris	61
1986	The Demon LoverMovie	Ponsonby	60
1986	Life with LucySeries	Ben Marshall	60
1985	The Golden GirlsSeries	Jerry Kennedy	59
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Edmund Gerard	58
1984	Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries	John Bray	58
1984	Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond StreetMovie	Tom Collins	58
1983	The Winds of WarSeries	Palmer 'Fred' Kirby	57
1982	Airplane II: The SequelMovie	Capt. Clarence Oveur	56
1982	Savannah SmilesMovie	Harland Dobbs	56
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	Wade Christian	55
1980	Airplane!Movie	Capt. Clarence Oveur	54
1980	Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyMovie	TV Director	54
1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySeries	Major Noah Cooper	53
1979	The RebelsSeries	George Washington	53
1979	Death Car on the FreewayMovie	Lt. Haller	53
1978	SST: Death FlightMovie	Paul Whitley	52
1978	Fantasy IslandSeries	'Singapore' Eddie Malone	52
1978	Race for SurvivalMovie	Narrator	52
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Gerald Whitney	51
1977	High Seas HijackMovie	Elliott Rhoades	51
1976	The Duchess of Duke StreetSeries	Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley	50
1976	The Sonny and Cher ShowSeries	—	50
1975	Sidecar RacersMovie	Carson	49
1975	Dead Man on the RunMovie	Jim Gideon	49
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	48
1974	Paul and MichelleMovie	Sir Henry	48
1974	Where Have All the People GoneMovie	Steven Anders	48
1974	The Underground ManMovie	Lew Archer	48
1974	Scream of the WolfMovie	John Wetherby	48
1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries	Self	47
1973	The President's Plane Is MissingMovie	Mark Jones	47
1973	Call to DangerMovie	Doug Warfield	47
1973	The All Star Spangled MissionMovie	Jim Phelps	47
1971	Funny FaceSeries	—	45
1970	The AdventurersMovie	Trustee Banker	44
1969	Mission: Impossible - The BunkerMovie	James Phelps	43
1969	The Assassination BureauMovie	Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)	43
1969	The 5-Man ArmyMovie	Dutchman	43
1968	The Movie OrgyMovie	Self (archive footage)	42
1968	Sergeant RykerMovie	Maj. Whitaker	42
1968	The Dean Martin Christmas ShowMovie	Self (uncredited)	42
1968	The Ballad of JosieMovie	Jason Meredith	42
1967	The InvadersSeries	Gavin Lewis	41
1967	Valley of MysteryMovie	Ben Barstow	41
1967	Mission: Impossible - The SlaveMovie	Jim Phelps	41
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Jim Phelps	40
1966	Texas Across the RiverMovie	Capt. Stimpson	40
1965	The Dean Martin ShowSeries	—	39
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Jim Carlson	39
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Manning Fryes	39
1965	BrandedSeries	—	39
1965	A Rage to LiveMovie	Jack Hollister	39
1965	LaredoSeries	—	39
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Logan Harris	38
1964	12 O'Clock HighSeries	—	38
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Maj. Frank Whitaker	37
1963	The Farmer's DaughterSeries	—	37
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Daniel Boone	37
1962	The VirginianSeries	Robert Gaynor	36
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Mark Needham	36
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	35
1960	Route 66Series	—	34
1959	A Stranger in My ArmsMovie	Donald Beasley	33
1958	Wolf LarsenMovie	Van Weyden	32
1957	Death in Small DosesMovie	Agent / Tom Kaylor	31
1957	BayouMovie	Martin Davis	31
1956	Hold Back The NightMovie	Lt. Lee Couzens	30
1956	It Conquered the WorldMovie	Dr. Paul Nelson	30
1956	Canyon RiverMovie	Bob Andrews	30
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	29
1955	FurySeries	Jim Newton	29
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Paul Hartley	29
1955	The Long Gray LineMovie	Corporal Rudolph Heinz	29
1955	WichitaMovie	Morgan Earp	29
1955	The Night of the HunterMovie	Ben Harper	29
1955	Fort YumaMovie	Lt. Ben Keegan	29
1955	The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellMovie	Capt. Bob Elliott	29
1955	Robbers' RoostMovie	Heesman	29
1955	FuryMovie	Jim Newton	29
1955	The Naked StreetMovie	Joe McFarland	29
1954	Climax!Series	Stanley	28
1954	Studio 57Series	Jim Bailey	28
1954	Killers from SpaceMovie	Douglas Martin	28
1954	The RaidMovie	Capt. Frank Dwyer	28
1954	Black TuesdayMovie	Peter Manning	28
1953	Beneath the 12-Mile ReefMovie	Arnold Dix	27
1953	Stalag 17Movie	Frank Price	27
1953	War PaintMovie	Trooper Tolson	27
1953	The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeries	—	27
1952	Red Planet MarsMovie	Chris Cronyn	26
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Maj. Tom Howie	26
1952	Biff Baker U.S.A.Series	—	26
1952	The CongregationMovie	—	26
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Dr. James Ewing	25
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Rocky Kent	25
1951	Fort DefianceMovie	Ned Tallon	25
1951	Angels in the OutfieldMovie	Radio Announcer (uncredited)	25
1951	Rogue RiverMovie	Pete Dandridge	25
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Joel Barker	24
1949	Fireside TheaterSeries	—	23
1948	Studio OneSeries	Glenn Willis	22
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	22
0	Aliens from SpaceMovie	Doug Martin	—