Peter Graves

Peter Graves
Graves in 1967
Born
Peter Duesler Aurness

(1926-03-18)March 18, 1926
DiedMarch 14, 2010(2010-03-14) (aged 83)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
OccupationActor
Years active1951–2010
Spouse
Joan Endress
(m. 1950)
Children3
RelativesJames Arness (brother)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army Air Forces
Years of service1944–1945[1][2]
Rank Corporal
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) 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.

  1. ^ Peter Graves, ‘Mission: Impossible’ Star, Dies at 83. The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Graves, Peter, Cpl". www.airforce.togetherweserved.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

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