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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.
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).
- Actor, Director, Soundtrack
- March 14, 2010
- March 18, 1926
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.
- Bronze Star MedalPurple Heart
- Corporal
- World War IIBattle of Anzio
Lance got the actor a role as Loretta Young's brother in The Farmer's Daughter (1947). The director of that film, H.C. Potter, recommended that he drop the "u" from his last name and soon thereafter the actor was officially known as James Arness.
- Actor, Producer, Additional Crew
- June 3, 2011
- May 26, 1923
Peter Graves. Actor: Stalag 17. 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.
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- January 1, 1
- Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Jun 6, 2011 · His younger brother was the actor Peter Graves, who died last year. After high school he had various jobs, and for a time was a lumberjack. When the US entered the second world war, he wanted...
Mar 14, 2010 · Richard Brody. In Memoriam: Peter Graves. March 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...
