Peter Graves

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Real Name: Peter Duesler Aurness
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Birth Date: March 18, 1926
Occupation: Actor, Director

Peter Graves Biography

Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Arness on March 18, 1926 on Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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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