Peter Graves
Highest Rated: 100% The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Lowest Rated: 33% Red Planet Mars (1952)
Birthday: Mar 18, 1926
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Few actors were able to convey a sense of gravitas like the tall, dignified Peter Graves. Brother of actor James Arness, Graves was readily remembered as one of the hosts on "Biography" (A&E, 1987-2006), where he solemnly intoned about the lives of public figures for over a decade. Prior to "Biography," Graves was a film and television star whose heyday came in the late-1960s with the hip Cold War spy drama, "Mission: Impossible" (CBS, 1966-1973). Before stardom, the actor struggled to make a name for himself by starring in a series of schlock horror films, some of which were lampooned on the cult series, "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (KTMA-Comedy Central-Sci Fi Channel, 1988-1999). Regardless of such inauspicious beginnings, Graves was unafraid to poke fun of his persona, which he did to hilarious effect as the captain of a doomed passenger jet in "Airplane" (1980) and "Airplane II: The Sequel" (1982). Though not known for any award-worthy performances, Graves became engrained in pop culture - both as an understated comedic actor as well as a gifted dramatic performer.
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Peter Graves
Filmography
Movies
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Jack's Family Adventure | Uncle George Vickery (Character) | - | 2009 |
38% |
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Men in Black II | Self | $192.4M | 2002 |
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These Old Broads | Bill (Character) | - | 2001 |
75% |
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Addams Family Values | Host (Character) | $45.7M | 1993 |
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Number One With a Bullet | Capt. Ferris (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tennis Court | Vicar John Bray (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Guns and the Fury | Mark Janser (Character) | - | 1983 |
42% |
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Airplane II: The Sequel | Capt. Clarence Oveur (Character) | - | 1982 |
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Savannah Smiles | Harland Dobbs (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie | Captain McIntyre (Character) | - | 1981 |
97% |
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Airplane! | Captain Clarence Oveur (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Mike Rogers (Character) | - | 1980 |
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Death Car on the Freeway | Lieutenant Haller (Character) | - | 1979 |
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Parts: The Clonus Horror | Jeff Knight (Character) | - | 1979 |
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Survival Run | Kandaris (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cruise Missile | Alec Franklin (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gift of the Magi | O. Henry (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Clonus Horror | Jeff Knight (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | High Seas Hijack | Elliott Rhoades (Character) | - | 1978 |
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SST: Death Flight | Paul Whitley (Character) | - | 1977 |
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The Mysterious Monsters | Narrator | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sidecar Racers | Carson (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Man on the Run | Jim Gideon (Character) | - | 1975 |
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Scream of the Wolf | John Wetherby (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Where Have All the People Gone? | Steven Anders (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Underground Man | Lew Archer (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hunter | John Wetherby (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Call to Danger | Doug Warfield (Character) | - | 1973 |
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The President's Plane Is Missing | Mark Jones (Character) | - | 1971 |
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The Five Man Army | Dutchman (Character) | - | 1969 |
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The Ballad of Josie | Jason Meredith (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sergeant Ryker | Maj. Whitaker (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Valley of Mystery | Ben Barstow (Character) | - | 1967 |
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Texas Across the River | Capt. Rodney Stimpson (Character) | - | 1966 |
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A Rage to Live | Jack Hollister (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stranger in My Arms | Donald Ashton Beasley (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wolf Larsen | Van Weyden (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bayou | Martin Davis (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Beginning of the End | Dr. Ed Wainwright (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death in Small Doses | Agent Tom Kaylor (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Canyon River | Bob Andrews (Character) | - | 1956 |
80% |
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It Conquered the World | Dr. Paul Nelson (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hold Back the Night | Lt. Lee Couzens (Character) | - | 1956 |
100% |
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Capt. Bob Elliott (Character) | - | 1955 |
93% |
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The Night of the Hunter | Ben Harper (Character) | - | 1955 |
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The Naked Street | Joe McFarland (Character) | - | 1955 |
100% |
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Wichita | Morgan (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Robbers' Roost | Heesman (Character) | - | 1955 |
90% |
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The Long Gray Line | Cpl. Rudolph Heinz (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Black Tuesday | Peter Manning (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Killers From Space | Dr. Doug Paul Martin (Character) | - | 1954 |
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The Raid | Capt. Frank Dwyer (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Yellow Tomahawk | Sawyer (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | War Paint | Trooper Tolson (Character) | - | 1953 |
60% |
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Arnold Dix (Character) | - | 1953 |
91% |
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Stalag 17 | Price (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East of Sumatra | Cowboy (Character) | - | 1953 |
33% |
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Red Planet Mars | Chris Cronyn (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Fort Defiance | Ned Tallon (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rogue River | Pete Dandridge (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I'll Be Your Sweetheart | Jim Knight (Character) | - | 1945 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th Heaven | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-2001 2005 2007 |
No Score Yet | 91% | American Dad! | Mr. Pibb (Guest Voice) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
90% | 96% | House | Myron (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
43% | No Score Yet | Burke's Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Jerry Scott (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mission: Impossible | Unknown (Character) | 1988-1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | War and Remembrance | Palmer Kirby (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Edmund Gerard (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978-1979 1982-1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Wade Christian (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tattletales | Guest | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mission: Impossible | James Phelps (Character) | 1966-1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 12 O'Clock High | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Branded | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laredo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Virginian | Robert Gaynor (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Farmer's Daughter | Congressman (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Route 66 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fury | Jim Newton (Character) | 1955-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1957-1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One | Glenn (Character) | 1956 |