Peter Graves, nascut Peter Duesler Aurness (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 18 de març de 1926 - Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, 14 de març de 2010), va ser un actor nord-americà que va interpretar a Jim Phelps a la sèrie de televisió CBS Mission: Impossible de 1967 a 1973 i en el seu renaixement de 1988 a 1990. El seu germà gran era l'actor James Arness.

Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 on 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. After two years in the United States 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. However, Graves is primarily recognized for his television work, particularly as Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1966). Peter Graves died of a heart attack on March 14, 2010, just four days before his 84th birthday.

Peter Graves (* 18. März 1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; † 14. März 2010 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien; eigentlich Peter Duesler Aurness) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, der unter anderem durch seine Hauptrolle als Geheimagent Jim Phelps in der Fernsehserie Kobra, übernehmen Sie bekannt wurde. Quelle: Wikipedia