Peter Graves

Career timeline

1. 1926 · Born

   Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   Studio One (TV)

3. 1966 · Directing debut

   Mission: Impossible (TV)

4. 2002 · Breakthrough

   Men in Black II (Movie)

5. 2005 · Latest release

   Minoriteam (TV)

6. 2010 · Died

   March 14, 2010

Career in numbers

2 1940s

21 1950s

20 1960s

7 1970s

12 1980s

4 1990s

6 2000s

• Drama42
• Comedy22
• Crime12
• Western11
• Mystery9
• Action & Adventure8

Highest-rated title House 2004 8.6 Most popular title House 2004 8.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Peter Graves in our catalogue.

Robert Douglas

8 titles together

Buzz Kulik

6 titles together

Abner Biberman

5 titles together

Ted Post

4 titles together

Fielder Cook

4 titles together

Norman Lloyd

3 titles together

Robert Altman

3 titles together

Tom Bosley

2 titles together

Robert Mulligan

2 titles together

Bob Johnson

2 titles together

1. 2005 Minoriteam as Sheldon Miller TV
2. 2005 American Dad! as Mr. Pibb (voice) 7.0 TV
3. 2004 House as Myron 8.6 TV
4. 2003 Cold Case as Anton Bikker (2006) 7.7 TV
5. 2002 Men in Black II as Peter Graves 6.4 Movie
6. 2001 Disney's House of Mouse as Instructor Voice (voice) 7.7 TV
7. 1999 Mickey Mouse Works TV
8. 1997 The Angry Beavers 7.0 TV
9. 1994 Burke's Law as General Prescott TV
10. 1993 Diagnosis: Murder as Peter Graves 7.1 TV
11. 1988 War and Remembrance as Palmer Kirby 7.8 TV
12. 1988 Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps 7.6 TV
13. 1987 Biography as Self - Host 6.7 TV
14. 1986 Life with Lucy as Ben Marshall TV
15. 1985 The Golden Girls as Jerry Kennedy 7.6 TV
16. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Edmund Gerard 7.5 TV
17. 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as John Bray TV
18. 1984 Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street as Tom Collins 5.7 Movie
19. 1983 The Winds of War as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby 7.3 TV
20. 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel as Capt. Clarence Oveur 6.1 Movie
21. 1981 Simon & Simon as Wade Christian 6.7 TV
22. 1980 Airplane! as Capt. Clarence Oveur 7.3 Movie
23. 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Major Noah Cooper 7.1 TV
24. 1979 Parts: The Clonus Horror as Jeff Knight 4.5 Movie
25. 1979 The Rebels as George Washington TV
26. 1977 The Love Boat as Gerald Whitney 6.3 TV
27. 1976 The Duchess of Duke Street as Sir Evelyn Grant-Wortley TV
28. 1976 The Sonny and Cher Show TV
29. 1971 Funny Face TV
30. 1969 The 5-Man Army as Dutchman 6.7 Movie
31. 1969 The Assassination Bureau as Dragomiloff's Butler (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
32. 1967 The Ballad of Josie as Jason Meredith 6.0 Movie
33. 1967 The Invaders as Gavin Lewis 6.9 TV
34. 1966 Texas Across the River as Capt. Stimpson 5.6 Movie
35. 1966 Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps 7.6 TV
36. 1965 The F.B.I. as Manning Fryes 5.6 TV
37. 1965 The Dean Martin Show TV
38. 1965 Laredo TV
39. 1965 Run for Your Life as Jim Carlson TV
40. 1965 Branded TV
41. 1964 Daniel Boone as Logan Harris 7.0 TV
42. 1964 12 O'Clock High 7.2 TV
43. 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre as Maj. Frank Whitaker TV
44. 1963 The Great Adventure as Daniel Boone TV
45. 1963 The Farmer's Daughter TV
46. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mark Needham 7.9 TV
47. 1962 The Virginian as Robert Gaynor 6.5 TV
48. 1961 Whiplash as Christopher Cobb TV
49. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
50. 1958 Cimarron City TV
51. 1957 Beginning of the End as Dr. Ed Wainwright 4.0 Movie
52. 1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Capt. Bob Elliott 6.8 Movie
53. 1955 Matinee Theater TV
54. 1955 Fury as Jim Newton TV
55. 1955 Celebrity Playhouse TV
56. 1955 The Night of the Hunter as Ben Harper 7.9 Movie
57. 1955 Wichita as Morgan Earp 6.4 Movie
58. 1955 The Millionaire as Paul Hartley TV
59. 1955 The Long Gray Line as Corporal Rudolph Heinz 7.0 Movie
60. 1954 Climax! as Stanley TV
61. 1954 Studio 57 as Jim Bailey TV
62. 1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse TV
63. 1953 Stalag 17 as Frank Price 7.7 Movie
64. 1952 Biff Baker U.S.A. TV
65. 1952 Cavalcade of America as Maj. Tom Howie TV
66. 1952 Chevron Theatre TV
67. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. James Ewing TV
68. 1951 Angels in the Outfield as Radio Announcer (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
69. 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Rocky Kent TV
70. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Joel Barker TV
71. 1949 Fireside Theater TV
72. 1948 Studio One as Glenn Willis TV

1. 1966 Mission: Impossible 7.6 TV

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