Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness) 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.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
7th Heaven (1996)
Guest starring as John 'The Colonel' Camden
(11 episodes)
- Episode 11x15: Tit for Tat (Feb 11, 2007)
- Episode 10x02: Home Run (Sep 26, 2005)
- Episode 6x22: Holy War: Part 2 (May 20, 2002)
- Episode 6x20: The Known Soldier (May 6, 2002)
- Episode 6x01: Changes (Sep 24, 2001)
- Episode 5x02: Help (Oct 9, 2000)
- Episode 4x01: The Tattle Tale Heart (Sep 20, 1999)
- Episode 2x22: ... And Girlfriends (May 11, 1998)
- Episode 2x11: Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way (Jan 12, 1998)
- Episode 1x19: It's About George... (Apr 28, 1997)
- Episode 1x14: Seven is Enough (Feb 3, 1997)
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn (1996)
Guest starring as Peter Graves
- Episode 1998-02-26: Peter Graves (Feb 26, 1998)
Diagnosis Murder (1992)
Guest starring as Peter Graves
- Episode 5x09: Must Kill TV (Nov 6, 1997) [Special Guest Star]
Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance (1988)
Guest starring as Palmer Kirby
- Episode 1x04: War and Remembrance Part IV (Nov 17, 1988)
Mission: Impossible (1988)
Starring as Jim Phelps
(33 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: The Sands of Seth (Feb 24, 1990)
- Episode 2x15: Church Bells in Bogota (Feb 10, 1990)
- Episode 2x14: Gunslinger (Feb 3, 1990)
- Episode 2x13: The Assassin (Jan 20, 1990)
- Episode 2x12: Cargo Cult (Jan 13, 1990)
- Episode 2x11: Deadly Harvest (Jan 6, 1990)
- Episode 2x10: For Art's Sake (Dec 14, 1989)
- Episode 2x09: Banshee (Nov 30, 1989)
- Episode 2x08: The Fuehrer's Children (Nov 16, 1989)
- Episode 2x07: Target Earth (Nov 9, 1989)
- Episode 2x06: War Games (Nov 2, 1989)
- Episode 2x05: Countdown (Oct 26, 1989)
- Episode 2x03: The Princess (Oct 5, 1989)
- Episode 2x02: The Golden Serpent (2) (Sep 28, 1989)
- Episode 2x01: The Golden Serpent (1) (Sep 21, 1989)
- Episode 1x19: Bayou (May 6, 1989)
- Episode 1x18: Submarine (Apr 29, 1989)
- Episode 1x17: Reprisal (Apr 15, 1989)
- Episode 1x16: The Plague (Apr 8, 1989)
- Episode 1x15: The Devils (Mar 25, 1989)
- Episode 1x14: Spy (Mar 18, 1989)
- Episode 1x13: The Fixer (Feb 25, 1989)
- Episode 1x12: The Fortune (Feb 18, 1989)
- Episode 1x10: The Lions (Feb 4, 1989)
- Episode 1x09: The Haunting (Jan 28, 1989)
- Episode 1x08: The Pawn (Jan 15, 1989)
- Episode 1x07: The Cattle King (Dec 18, 1988)
- Episode 1x06: The Wall (Dec 11, 1988)
- Episode 1x05: The Legacy (Nov 26, 1988)
- Episode 1x04: The Condemned (Nov 20, 1988)
- Episode 1x03: Holograms (Nov 6, 1988)
- Episode 1x02: The System (Oct 30, 1988)
- Episode 1x01: The Killer (Oct 23, 1988)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Dr. Edmund Gerard
- Episode 1x06: Lovers and Other Killers (Nov 18, 1984)
Herman Wouk's The Winds of War (1983)
Starring as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
- Episode 1x01: The Winds Rise (Feb 6, 1983)
Simon & Simon (1981)
Guest starring as Wade Christian
- Episode 1x01: Details at Eleven (Nov 24, 1981)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Guest starring as Major Noah Cooper
- Episode 1x08: Return of the Fighting 69th (Oct 25, 1979)
The Kent Chronicles (1978)
Guest starring as George Washington
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (May 14, 1979)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Carl Lawrence
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: The Promoter / The Judges / The Family Plan / Forever Engaged / May the Best Man Win (2) (Nov 1, 1980)
- Episode 4x02: The Promoter / The Judges / The Family Plan / Forever Engaged / May the Best Man Win (1) (Nov 1, 1980)
Guest starring as Rev. Gerald Whitney
- Episode 2x10: Tony's Family / Man Of The Cloth / Her Own Two Feet (Nov 18, 1978)
Guest starring as Leonard Culver
- Episode S09 Special: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn? (Feb 27, 1987)
Fantasy Island (1977)
Guest starring as Jack Summers
- Episode 3x01: Hit Man / The Swimmer (Sep 7, 1979)
Guest starring as Ned J. Scott
- Episode 3x20: Nona / One Million B.C. (Mar 1, 1980)
Guest starring as tba
- Episode 5x10: A Very Strange Affair / The Sailor (Jan 2, 1982)
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
Guest starring as Peter Graves
- Episode 1x04: Audrey Meadows & Peter Graves (Oct 11, 1970) [Special Guest Star]
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Starring as James Phelps
(143 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: Imitation (Mar 30, 1973)
- Episode 7x21: The Western (Mar 2, 1973)
- Episode 7x20: The Pendulum (Feb 23, 1973)
- Episode 7x19: Speed (Feb 16, 1973)
- Episode 7x18: The Fighter (Feb 9, 1973)
- Episode 7x17: The Fountain (Jan 26, 1973)
- Episode 7x16: The Question (Jan 19, 1973)
- Episode 7x15: Boomerang (Jan 12, 1973)
- Episode 7x14: Incarnate (Jan 5, 1973)
- Episode 7x13: The Puppet (Dec 22, 1972)
- Episode 7x12: Crack-Up (Dec 9, 1972)
- Episode 7x11: Kidnap (Dec 2, 1972)
- Episode 7x10: Ultimatum (Nov 18, 1972)
- Episode 7x09: Hit (Nov 11, 1972)
- Episode 7x08: Movie (Nov 4, 1972)
- Episode 7x07: Underground (Oct 28, 1972)
- Episode 7x06: Cocaine (Oct 21, 1972)
- Episode 7x05: TOD-5 (aka The Carrier) (Oct 14, 1972)
- Episode 7x04: Leona (Oct 7, 1972)
- Episode 7x03: The Deal (Sep 30, 1972)
- Episode 7x02: Two Thousand (Sep 23, 1972)
- Episode 7x01: Break! (Sep 16, 1972)
- Episode 6x22: Trapped (Feb 26, 1972)
- Episode 6x21: Casino (Feb 19, 1972)
- Episode 6x20: Double Dead (Feb 12, 1972)
- Episode 6x19: Bag Woman (Jan 29, 1972)
- Episode 6x18: Committed (Jan 22, 1972)
- Episode 6x17: Image (Jan 15, 1972)
- Episode 6x16: Stone Pillow (Jan 8, 1972)
- Episode 6x15: The Bride (Jan 1, 1972)
- Episode 6x14: The Connection (Dec 18, 1971)
- Episode 6x13: Run for the Money (Dec 11, 1971)
- Episode 6x12: Nerves (Dec 4, 1971)
- Episode 6x11: The Visitors (Nov 27, 1971)
- Episode 6x10: Blues (Nov 20, 1971)
- Episode 6x09: Invasion (Nov 13, 1971)
- Episode 6x08: Underwater (Nov 6, 1971)
- Episode 6x07: Encounter (Oct 30, 1971)
- Episode 6x06: The Miracle (Oct 23, 1971)
- Episode 6x05: Shape-Up (Oct 16, 1971)
- Episode 6x04: Mindbend (Oct 9, 1971)
- Episode 6x03: The Tram (Oct 2, 1971)
- Episode 6x02: Encore (Sep 25, 1971)
- Episode 6x01: Blind (Sep 18, 1971)
- Episode 5x23: The Merchant (Mar 17, 1971)
- Episode 5x22: The Party (Mar 6, 1971)
- Episode 5x21: A Ghost Story (Feb 27, 1971)
- Episode 5x20: Kitara (Feb 20, 1971)
- Episode 5x19: The Catafalque (Feb 6, 1971)
- Episode 5x18: Blast (Jan 30, 1971)
- Episode 5x17: The Field (Jan 23, 1971)
- Episode 5x16: The Missile (Jan 16, 1971)
- Episode 5x15: Cat's Paw (Jan 9, 1971)
- Episode 5x14: Takeover (Jan 2, 1971)
- Episode 5x13: The Hostage (Dec 19, 1970)
- Episode 5x12: Squeeze Play (Dec 12, 1970)
- Episode 5x11: The Rebel (Nov 28, 1970)
- Episode 5x10: Hunted (Nov 21, 1970)
- Episode 5x09: The Amateur (Nov 14, 1970)
- Episode 5x08: Decoy (Nov 7, 1970)
- Episode 5x07: Butterfly (Oct 31, 1970)
- Episode 5x06: My Friend, My Enemy (Oct 24, 1970)
- Episode 5x05: Flight (Oct 17, 1970)
- Episode 5x04: Homecoming (Oct 10, 1970)
- Episode 5x03: The Innocent (Oct 3, 1970)
- Episode 5x02: Flip Side (Sep 26, 1970)
- Episode 5x01: The Killer (Sep 19, 1970)
- Episode 4x26: The Martyr (Mar 29, 1970)
- Episode 4x25: The Choice (Mar 22, 1970)
- Episode 4x24: Death Squad (Mar 15, 1970)
- Episode 4x23: The Crane (Mar 8, 1970)
- Episode 4x22: Orpheus (Mar 1, 1970)
- Episode 4x21: Lover's Knot (Feb 22, 1970)
- Episode 4x20: Terror (Feb 15, 1970)
- Episode 4x19: Phantoms (Feb 8, 1970)
- Episode 4x18: Gitano (aka Toys) (Feb 1, 1970)
- Episode 4x17: Chico (Jan 25, 1970)
- Episode 4x16: The Falcon (3) (Jan 18, 1970)
- Episode 4x15: The Falcon (2) (Jan 11, 1970)
- Episode 4x14: The Falcon (1) (Jan 4, 1970)
- Episode 4x13: The Amnesiac (Dec 21, 1969)
- Episode 4x12: Time Bomb (Dec 14, 1969)
- Episode 4x11: The Brothers (Dec 7, 1969)
- Episode 4x10: Mastermind (Nov 30, 1969)
- Episode 4x09: Robot (Nov 23, 1969)
- Episode 4x08: Submarine (Nov 16, 1969)
- Episode 4x07: The Double Circle (Nov 9, 1969)
- Episode 4x06: Commandante (Nov 2, 1969)
- Episode 4x05: Fool's Gold (Oct 26, 1969)
- Episode 4x04: The Controllers (2) (Oct 19, 1969)
- Episode 4x03: The Controllers (1) (Oct 12, 1969)
- Episode 4x02: The Numbers Game (aka The Key) (Oct 5, 1969)
- Episode 4x01: The Code (Sep 28, 1969)
- Episode 3x25: The Interrogator (Apr 20, 1969)
- Episode 3x24: Illusion (Apr 13, 1969)
- Episode 3x23: The Vault (Apr 6, 1969)
- Episode 3x22: Nicole (Mar 30, 1969)
- Episode 3x21: Nitro (Mar 23, 1969)
- Episode 3x20: The Bunker (2) (Mar 9, 1969)
- Episode 3x19: The Bunker (1) (Mar 2, 1969)
- Episode 3x18: Live Bait (Feb 23, 1969)
- Episode 3x17: Doomsday (Feb 16, 1969)
- Episode 3x16: The Glass Cage (Feb 2, 1969)
- Episode 3x15: The System (Jan 26, 1969)
- Episode 3x14: The Test Case (Jan 19, 1969)
- Episode 3x13: The Mind of Stefan Miklos (Jan 12, 1969)
- Episode 3x12: The Exchange (Jan 5, 1969)
- Episode 3x11: The Freeze (Dec 22, 1968)
- Episode 3x10: The Bargain (Dec 15, 1968)
- Episode 3x09: The Play (Dec 8, 1968)
- Episode 3x08: The Diplomat (Dec 1, 1968)
- Episode 3x07: The Elixir (Nov 24, 1968)
- Episode 3x06: The Cardinal (Nov 17, 1968)
- Episode 3x05: The Execution (Nov 10, 1968)
- Episode 3x04: The Mercenaries (Oct 27, 1968)
- Episode 3x03: The Contender (2) (Oct 13, 1968)
- Episode 3x02: The Contender (1) (Oct 6, 1968)
- Episode 3x01: The Heir Apparent (Sep 29, 1968)
- Episode 2x25: Recovery (Mar 17, 1968)
- Episode 2x24: Trial by Fury (Mar 10, 1968)
- Episode 2x23: The Phoenix (Mar 3, 1968)
- Episode 2x22: The Killing (Feb 28, 1968)
- Episode 2x21: The Town (Feb 18, 1968)
- Episode 2x20: The Counterfeiter (Feb 4, 1968)
- Episode 2x19: The Condemned (Jan 28, 1968)
- Episode 2x18: The Emerald (Jan 21, 1968)
- Episode 2x17: A Game of Chess (Jan 14, 1968)
- Episode 2x16: The Spy (Jan 7, 1968)
- Episode 2x15: The Photographer (Dec 17, 1967)
- Episode 2x14: Echo of Yesterday (Dec 10, 1967)
- Episode 2x13: The Astrologer (Dec 3, 1967)
- Episode 2x12: The Council (2) (Nov 26, 1967)
- Episode 2x11: The Council (1) (Nov 19, 1967)
- Episode 2x10: Charity (Nov 12, 1967)
- Episode 2x09: The Seal (Nov 5, 1967)
- Episode 2x08: The Money Machine (Oct 29, 1967)
- Episode 2x07: Operation Heart (Oct 22, 1967)
- Episode 2x06: The Slave (2) (Oct 15, 1967)
- Episode 2x05: The Slave (1) (Oct 8, 1967)
- Episode 2x04: The Bank (Oct 1, 1967)
- Episode 2x03: The Survivors (Sep 24, 1967)
- Episode 2x02: Trek (Sep 17, 1967)
- Episode 2x01: The Widow (Sep 10, 1967)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Guest starring as Jim Carlson
- Episode 2x05: The Dark Beyond the Door (Oct 10, 1966)
Branded (1965)
Guest starring as Senator Keith Ashley
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x29: The Assassins (2) (Apr 3, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x28: The Assassins (1) (Mar 27, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
12 O'Clock High (1964)
Guest starring as Capt. Cal Dula
- Episode 3x16: A Long Time Dead (Jan 6, 1967)
The Virginian (1962)
Guest starring as Robert Gaynor
- Episode 2x21: A Matter of Destiny (Feb 19, 1964)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Peter Graves
(3 episodes)
- Episode 20x50: Sep 19, 1980 (Sep 19, 1980)
- Episode 15x143: Mar 31, 1976 (Mar 31, 1976)
- Episode 8x24: Oct 10, 1968 (Oct 10, 1968)
Route 66 (1960)
Guest starring as Peter Hale
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x31: Hell is Empty, All the Devils Are Here (May 25, 1962)
- Episode 2x20: You Never Had It So Good (Feb 23, 1962)
Miss Universe Pageant (1955)
Guest starring as Judge
- Episode 1987-05-26: Miss Universe 1987 (May 26, 1987)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 24x12: Race for Survival (Mar 5, 1978)
Guest starring as Marshal Neimeyer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 13x08: Crusading Reporter (Oct 30, 1966)
- Episode 13x07: Showdown with the Sundown Kid (Oct 23, 1966)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Guest starring as Rocky Kent
- Episode 3x16: Part of the Game (Dec 18, 1953)