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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.
James Arness and his family were Methodists. Arness' younger brother was actor Peter Graves. Peter used the stage name "Graves", a maternal family name. Arness attended John Burroughs Grade School, Washburn High School, and West High School in Minneapolis.
During World War II, he and his brother James Arness joined the United States Army. Arness was an infantryman and was wounded in the battle of Anzio, Italy, while Graves was posted to the Army Air Force (which later became a separate branch of the United States military).
May 20, 2024 · The Peter Graves and James Arness story begins with the birth of James King Aurness on May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to businessman Rolf Cirkler Aurnes and journalist Ruth Duesler. His younger brother, Peter — born Peter Duesler Aurness — arrived three years later on March 18, 1926.
Peter Graves and James Arness, respectively stars of iconic TV shows 'Mission Impossible' and 'Gunsmoke,' were actually brothers.
Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 in 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.
Mar 14, 2010 · I didn’t know that Peter Graves, the star of “Mission: Impossible,” who died on Sunday, four days before his eighty-fourth birthday, was the younger brother of James Arness, the star of...
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.
Mar 15, 2010 · Graves’ older brother, James Arness, would later play Marshal Matt Dillon on “Gunsmoke.” Graves adopted his grandfather’s last name to avoid confusion with his brother.
Mar 15, 2010 · He’d come to Hollywood in the shadow of his more-famous brother, James Arness, who became an even bigger TV legend as the star of Gunsmoke, the most popular and longest-running Western of its...
