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Peter Graves
Age: 83
Height: 6' 2"
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Born: Mar. 18th, 1926
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BIOGRAPHY: While growing up in Minnesota, Peter Graves 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 U.S. 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. Graves is primarily recognized for his television work, however, particularly as Jim Phelps in "Mission: Impossible" (1966).
TRIVIA:
- He said it was almost over for Captain Oveur before the movie _Airplane! (1980)_ (qv) took flight. Graves said he was astounded when his agent sent him the script for the 1980 spoof, and after reading it, he felt that it was "the worst piece of junk" he had ever seen. However, he changed his mind after meeting with the movie's writers, 'Jerry Zucker' (qv) and 'David Zucker (I)' (qv).
- He directed the "Which Dr." episode of _"Gunsmoke" (1955)_ (qv), his older brother 'James Arness' (qv) being the star of that series.
- Left handed
- Brother of James Aurness, star of long running Gunsmoke TV series.
- Daughters with Endress: Kelly, Claudia, and Amanda.
- Best remembered by the public for his starring role as "Jim Phelps" in _"Mission: Impossible" (1966)_ (qv).
- Ex-brother-in-law of 'Virginia Chapman' (qv).
- Interviewed in "Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers" by 'Tom Weaver (I)' (qv) (McFarland, 2005).
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