Best known for his Golden Globe-winning portrayal of lead agent Jim Phelps on the Cold War spy series "Mission: Impossible" (1967-73), Graves is also remembered for his quote-worthy turn as unflappable pilot Capt. Clarence Oveur in the disaster spoof Airplane (1980). He reprised the part two years later in Airplane II: The Sequel.
Later in life, Graves hosted A&E's acclaimed "Biography" series, winning an Emmy for outstanding informational series in 1997. He died of a heart attack on March 14, 2010, just days before his 84th birthday.
Red Planet MarsA scientist (Peter Graves) attempts to contact life forms on Mars and receives a response that changes the world in this Cold War-era sci-fi film. The message, claiming a utopian society exists on Mars, causes a panic in the United States as fears of the aliens' presumed advanced technology result... Read More
Peter the Great: The Tyrant ReformerThis revealing documentary draws on archival material and the research of scholars such as Nicholas Riasanovsky and Dr. Paul Bushkovitch to explore the life of Peter the Great, the czar who single-handedly modernized and Westernized Russia. Read More
The Film Crew: Killers from SpaceBrainwashed Doug Martin (Peter Graves) steals top secret plans that will help a race of googly-eyed aliens conquer Earth. Martin manages to shake off the mind control, but no one buys his alien abduction story, and so it's all up to him to save the world. Fortunately, three of the warped minds... Read More
Don't Ask, Don't TellIn this hilarious comedy based in part on the sci-fi cult favorite Killers from Space, the devious Dr. Doug Fartin (Peter Graves) makes it his mission to stop gay men from infiltrating the military. But soon, he turns out to prefer men himself, thanks to the machinations of extraterrestrials, and... Read More
Waltz TimeSet amid the grandeur and decadence of Old Vienna, Paul L. Stein's costume musical centers on a love triangle involving the dashing Count Franz von Hofer (Peter Graves), Empress Maria (Carol Raye) and the prime minister's daughter, Cenci (Patricia Medina). The film also features two numbers from... Read More
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These Old Broads (2001) | NR | |
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Doris Day: It's Magic (2000) | NR | |
House on Haunted Hill (1999) | R | |
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Biography: Robert E. Lee (1995) | NR | |
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MST3K: Beginning of the End (1993) | NR | |
War and Remembrance (1988) | NR | |
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Number One With a Bullet (1987) | R | |
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The Winds of War (1983) | NR | |
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) | PG | |
Savannah Smiles (1982) | PG | |
Airplane! (1980) | PG | |
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Scream of the Wolf (1974) | R | |
Mission: Impossible (1966) | NR | |
Texas Across the River (1966) | TV-14 | |
Alfie (1966) | PG | |
A Rage to Live (1965) | NR | |
Wolf Larsen (1958) | NR | |
Beginning of the End (1957) | NR | |
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Wichita (1955) | TV-PG | |
The Night of the Hunter (1955) | NR | |
The Long Gray Line (1955) | NR | |
Killers from Space (1954) | NR | |
Stalag 17 (1953) | NR | |
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) | NR | |
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Red Planet Mars (1952) | NR | |
Encore (1951) | NR | |
Waltz Time (1945) | NR | |
Bees in Paradise (1944) | NR | |
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