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
Complete Filmography
Mystery Reel
2022
A look into the subconscious of the 20th century.
Gettysburg - An American Story
2014
as Narrator
The 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment fought bravely and gallantly during the Civil War. Their regiment was the first to sign up for the Union...
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009
as Self
A documentary about Doris Day and the question where she is today.
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
as Self
Four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and veteran movie and television star Peter Graves join with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at T...
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
2004
as Dr. Doug Paul Martin (archive footage)
There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad- that they're just bad...
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
as Himself - Host
A look at Timon
America on the Move 1876-2000
2003
as Host
Two complete documentaries exploring more than a century of invention innovation transportation and transformation. Featuring interviews and fascinat...
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Host of Civil Defense Film
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a...
Men in Black II
2002
as Peter Graves
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB'...
These Old Broads
2001
as Bill
Network television executive Gavin hopes to reunite celebrated Hollywood stars Piper Grayson, Kate Westbourne, and Addie Holden in a TV special after ...
House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Self
An amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a decrepit former mental institution.
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
as Narrator
Linda Darnell had the looks and talent to be a great Hollywood leading lady, but never quite delivered on her potential. This is the story of her rath...
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999
as Self - Host
A&E Biography about life and times of the beautiful actress of the '40s and feature interview of her ex-husband, her second daughter and her co-st...
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Narrator
When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her personal life. This documentary brings viewers clos...
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
as Self - Narrator
A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to gl...
Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
1997
as Self - Host
This poignant portrait is highlighted by talks with those who knew and worked with Mother Teresa -- unknowns to famed leaders. For more than 50 years,...
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
as Narrator
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
as Host
Jerry Lewis biography
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996
William Shakespeare's life produced an unmatched legacy of drama and poetry. But the Bard's own story remains mostly a mystery. Track clues to Shakesp...
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
as Self - Host
A biography of comedian double act Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Self - Host
A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self - Narrator (voice)
From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a ...
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
1994
as Host
Hosted by Peter Graves, this documentary questions the myths and facts about witches, werewolves, and vampires.
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994
as Self - Host
An account of the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, one of Hollywood's most famous and glamorous movie stars.
Addams Family Values
1993
as Host
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from...
Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent
1989
as Jim Phelps
Jim Phelps and his team of agents get the mission to destroy a South East Asian drug smuggling organisation known as "The Golden Serpent", and to loca...
Platinum Bombshell
1987
as Narrator
Short documentary about Jean Harlow's life and career.
Number One with a Bullet
1987
as Capt. Ferris
Number One with a Bullet is a 1987 American police detective film directed by Jack Smight. A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, a...
The Demon Lover
1986
as Ponsonby
When young Kathleen makes a promise to Keith Cameron during World War One, that no matter what happens they will meet again one day, she little realis...
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
as Tom Collins
A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must h...
The Guns and the Fury
1983
as Mark Janser
Two turn of the Century fortune hunters (Peter Graves and Cameron Mitchell) discover oil in Persia and attempt to claim it. Serious resistance is met.
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle...
Savannah Smiles
1982
as Harland Dobbs
The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not too bright crooks who are slowly converted into...
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
as Capt. McIntyre
A San Antonio cop, as an act of faith, vows to run more than 300 miles in five days, hoping his critically ill five-year-old daughter will survive to ...
Airplane!
1980
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as Mike Rogers
A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an inves...
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
as TV Director
Steve Martin's second NBC special was made up entirely of sketches. Highlights include: Marty Robbins' "El Paso" with monkeys; "The Death Of Socrates"...
Death Car on the Freeway
1979
as Lt. Haller
A determined TV reporter is out to find a maniac who is methodically attacking lone women drivers on the Los Angeles Freeway by pushing them off the r...
Parts: The Clonus Horror
1979
as Jeff Knight
An escaped clone tries to expose a government plot to clone everyone and make a perfect society.
The Rebels
1979
as George Washington
This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English nobleman, who has renounced his patrician birthrigh...
Survival Run
1979
as Kandaris
A group of teenagers drive out into the desert in search of sex, beer, and general good times. When their van breaks down, they find a group of prospe...
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979
as Alec Franklin
An American intelligence agent travels to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran to try to thwart a power-mad European baron from using a stolen cruise missile t...
Race for Survival
1978
as Narrator
When a game warden crashes in East Africa, his greyhound goes for help, only to find unexpected assistance from an aging lion.
High Seas Hijack
1977
as Elliott Rhoades
Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.
SST: Death Flight
1977
as Paul Whitley
On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be able to land, due to an act of sabotage and a deadly ...
The Mysterious Monsters
1976
as Himself - Narrator
One of the many notorious 70's "unknown" documentaries, The Mysterious Monsters covers topics such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Pictures, sou...
Sidecar Racers
1975
as Carson
You're going to get us both killed with your grandstanding...! Two guys, one girl, and no brakes! Death defying daredevils burning up the track in thr...
Dead Man on the Run
1975
as Jim Gideon
A government agent who is investigating a colleague's murder discovers a conspiracy to cover up a political assassination.
Where Have All the People Gone
1974
as Steven Anders
A strange series of solar flares proves fatal for inhabitants of the Earth, except for the fortunate few who are somehow immune from the effects. Anim...
The Underground Man
1974
as Lew Archer
A private detective goes after the kidnappers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in a series of murders.
Paul and Michelle
1974
as Sir Henry
Taking place approximately three years after the events in Friends, Paul and Michelle follows the family of Paul Harrison and Michelle Latour-Harrison...
Scream of the Wolf
1974
as John Wetherby
A big-game hunter comes out of retirement to help track down a killer wolf, and begins to suspect that it isn't a wolf but an animal that can take hum...
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
as Mark Jones
When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchan...
Call to Danger
1973
as Doug Warfield
A federal agent recruits a computer whiz to try to free a Mafia witness who has been kidnapped and held in a heavily fortified compound.
The Adventurers
1970
as Trustee Banker
The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the co...
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970
as James Phelps
Prince Stephan's death has been faked by General Sabattini; leaving Stephan's childlike cousin Nicolai as sovereign. Sabattini is forcing Stefan's fia...
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969
as Jim Phelps
Jim Phelps leads the IMF on an assignment to destroy a criminal empire headed by Frank Wayne.
The 5-Man Army
1969
as Dutchman
At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $5...
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
1969
as Jim Phelps
An Eastern Bloc nation is trying to develop a mind-controlling drug, a project led by Dr. Karl Turek. Phelps devises a plan to play Turek off against ...
The Assassination Bureau
1969
as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited)
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its motives are c...
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969
as James Phelps
Dr. Erich Rojak, a brilliant scientist, is being held in an underground bunker containing a laboratory where he is forced to work on a small but extre...
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
The Ballad of Josie
1968
as Jason Meredith
A frontier widow aims to raise sheep despite a cattle rancher in old Wyoming.
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Maj. Whitaker
During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and...
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and gov...
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as Bankman
Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing for...
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967
as Jim Phelps
The Impossible Missions Force takes on the absolute ruler of a Middle East nation who is running a secret slave market. Barney poses as a slave, part ...
Valley of Mystery
1967
as Ben Barstow
A Meridian Airlines flight from Miami to Caracas crashes in the Venezuelan jungle, stranding 130 passengers and crew in hostile surroundings.
Gallegher Goes West
1966
as Marshal Neimeyer
In Part 1, Gallegher befriends a man on the stagecoach while heading west, only to discover he is a famous outlaw, the Sundown Kid. The sheriff is cro...
Texas Across the River
1966
as Capt. Stimpson
The Louisiana wedding of debutante Phoebe Ann Naylor to Don Andrea de Baldasar, El Duce de la Casala is stopped by the Cavalry over a matter of honor....
A Rage to Live
1965
as Jack Hollister
Grace Caldwell, a young Pennsylvania newspaper heiress living with her widowed mother, has trouble restraining herself when it comes to the amorous at...
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
as Donald Beasley
An Air Force pilot finds romance with his war buddy's widow.
Wolf Larsen
1958
as Van Weyden
A mean-spirited ship captain keeps his crew under his autocratic thumb while indulging his more refined side. But when his men rise up in mutiny, Lars...
Death in Small Doses
1957
as Agent / Tom Kaylor
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
Beginning of the End
1957
as Dr. Ed Wainwright
An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation ...
Bayou
1957
as Martin Davis
A community of Cajun fishermen living around a remote bayou includes one authentic beauty, Marie, who wants to better herself but must deal with the u...
Canyon River
1956
as Bob Andrews
A rancher's foreman schemes against him on a cattle drive from Oregon to Wyoming.
Hold Back The Night
1956
as Lt. Lee Couzens
A Marine officer (John Payne) goes through Korea with the bottle of Scotch that his wife (Mona Freeman) gave him in the last war.
It Conquered the World
1956
as Dr. Paul Nelson
An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife ...
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Capt. Bob Elliott
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial figh...
Fury
1955
as Jim Newton
Jim Newton and his adopted son Joey navigate life on the Broken Wheel Ranch, with their close bond to the wild black stallion Fury.
Fort Yuma
1955
as Lt. Ben Keegan
Apaches plan to attack a fort by wearing uniforms plundered from a cavalry officer's (Peter Graves) supply column.
The Naked Street
1955
as Joe McFarland
To make an honest woman of his pregnant sister, Rosalie, callous New York mobster Phil Regal intimidates witnesses and bribes a store clerk to get Ros...
The Night of the Hunter
1955
as Ben Harper
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Wichita
1955
as Morgan Earp
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect...
Robbers' Roost
1955
as Heesman
Jim "Tex" Wall, searching for the last of the three men who raped and killed his wife, joins a gang of cattle rustlers led by Hank Hays. Both Hays' ou...
The Long Gray Line
1955
as Corporal Rudolph Heinz
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States ...
Black Tuesday
1954
as Peter Manning
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a b...
The Raid
1954
as Capt. Frank Dwyer
A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie ...
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
as Sawyer
When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a scout go unheeded.
Killers from Space
1954
as Douglas Martin
Atomic scientist/pilot Doug Martin is missing after his plane crashes on an reconnaissance mission after a nuclear test. Miraculously appearing unhurt...
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
as Arnold Dix
Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the ...
War Paint
1953
as Trooper Tolson
An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
East of Sumatra
1953
as Cowboy
Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly...
Stalag 17
1953
as Sgt. Frank Price
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seem...
Red Planet Mars
1952
as Chris Cronyn
Husband-and-wife scientists pick up a pie-in-the-sky TV message supposedly from Mars.
The Congregation
1952
Film starring Peter Graves
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Fort Defiance
1951
as Ned Tallon
It's just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Shelby was the only survivor of a battle due to ...
Rogue River
1951
as Pete Dandridge
The story of Ownie Rodgers, the nephew of crooked Oregon police chief Joe Dandridge. A $70,000 windfall, bequeathed to Dandridge by a man he'd once fr...
Darkstar: Terror at The Edge of Time
N/A
as Narrator
With the destruction of planet Earth imminent, four spaceships are deployed with an impossible mission-to travel back in time and prevent the global e...
Aliens from Space
N/A
as Doug Martin
A group of extra-terrestrials determined to take over the earth and make it their new home, station themselves in a canyon and set about their task.