Peter Graves Net Worth

Peter Graves Orchestra net worth is
$8 Million

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Peter Duesler Aurness was born on 18 March 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA, of English, German and Norwegian descent. Peter was an actor, best known for being part of the CBS television series “Mission: Impossible” as Jim Phelps from 1967 to 1973, and then also part of the show’s revival from 1988 to 1990. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where was prior to his passing.

How rich was Peter Graves? As of early-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that was at $8 million, mostly earned through success in his acting endeavors. He was also part of the comedy film “Airplane!” and subsequently “Airplane II: The Sequel”. All of these achievements ensured the position of his wealth.

Peter Graves Net Worth $8 million

Peter attended Southwest High School, and would matriculate in 1944. Afterwards, he would spend two years as part of the US Army Air Force during World War II, then after returning home, he attended the University of Minnesota.

At the start of his acting career, he used the stage name “Graves” in honor of his mother’s family. He also used it to avoid confusion with his older brother – actor James Arness. One of his first notable roles was in the television series “Fury”, in which he played the rancher and single father, Jim Newton, following his was casting in the World War II film “Stalag 17”. In 1960, he was given the lead role in the series “Whiplash”, which aired until 1961 and featured a total of 34 episodes. In the show, he played Christopher Cobb, an American who goes to Australia in 1850 to establish their first stagecoach line; his character used a bullwhip rather than a gun to fight enemies. After the show, he starred in “Court Marshal” as Army lawyer Major Frank Whittaker. He also made guest appearances in “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “Cimarron City”, and “The Invaders” – his popularity continued to increase, and so did his net worth.

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In 1967, Graves was recruited by Desilu Studios to replace Steven Hill in “Mission: Impossible” as the character James Phelps, and would be part of the series for six seasons. The show ended in 1973 and he then made a cameo appearance in the film “Sidecar Racers”, and in the soap opera “Class of 74”. In 1983, he was cast in the miniseries “The Winds of War” which became the second-most watched miniseries of all time in that year. He appeared in several serious roles in the next few years, and would then be a part of the revival of “Mission: Impossible” again, the only original series cast member to return as a regular in the show which lasted for two seasons from 1988 to 1990, and he would then star in “Call to Danger”.

In the 1990s, Peter became the host of the show “Biography” on A&E, appeared in “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, and was then cast in “Men in Black II” playing a parody of his “Biography” work. In 1996, he was offered the role of Jim Phelps in the “Mission: Impossible” film, but turned it down, as his character was turned into a villain and it disappointed a lot of fans of the original series. He also became the narrator of the game “Darkstar: The Interactive Movie” which would be his last project.

Peter won several awards over the course of his career. These include a Golden Globe Award for his role in “Mission: Impossible”. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work in “Biography”. In 2009, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

For his personal life, it is known that Graves was a Christian, and was married to Joan Endress from 1950 until his passing in 2010 following a heart attack; they had three daughters.



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Full Name	Peter Graves
Net Worth	$8 Million
Date Of Birth	March 18, 1926
Died	March 14, 2010, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height	1.92 m
Profession	Actor
Education	University of Minnesota, Southwest High School
Nationality	American
Spouse	Joan Graves (m. 1950–2010)
Children	Amanda Graves, Kelly Graves, Claudia Graves
Parents	Ruth Aurness, Rolf Cirkler Aurness
Siblings	James Arness
IMDB	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336335/
Awards	Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series
Nominations	Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Male, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
Movies	Airplane!, The Night of the Hunter, The Five Man Army, Airplane II: The Sequel, It Conquered the World, Killers from Space, Stalag 17, Beginning of the End, The Long Gray Line, The Ballad of Josie, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, Savannah Smiles, Red Planet Mars, Texas Across the River, The Win…
TV Shows	Mission: Impossible, Court Martial, Whiplash, Fury, Biography, Where’s Raymond?, Discover: The World of Science

#	Trademark
1	Charismatic characters whose leadership inspires great confidence
2	Broad shoulders
3	Deep commanding voice
4	Grey hair and blue eyes

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Title	Salary
Mission: Impossible (1966)	$7,500 per episode (1969 season)

#	Quote
1	Some people just stand out on the screen. Bob certainly did. [commenting on Airplane! co-star Robert Stack]

#	Fact
1	Bore slight resemblances to those of Buddy Ebsen and Martin Landau, who also starred in Mission: Impossible (1966) with him.
2	Peter Graves passed away only one year before his older brother James Arness. Peter Graves died in 2010 while James Arness died in 2011.
3	Was good friends with: Dean Martin,Frank Sinatra,Peter Lawford,Sammy Davis Jr.,Telly Savalas,Bob Hope,William Holden,Gary Cooper,Robert Mitchum,George Kennedy,Van Heflin,Robert Fuller,William Shatner,Michael Landon,Pernell Roberts,Clint Walker,Robert Conrad,Troy Donahue,Mike Connors,DeForest Kelley,Barbara Rush,Robert Goulet,Walter Matthau,Leslie Nielsen,Robert Stack,Joan Collins,Shirley Jones,Zsa Zsa Gabor,Doris Day,Beverly Garland.As well as his ‘Mission Impossible’ co-stars Martin Landau,Barbara Bain,Greg Morris,Leonard Nimoy,Lynda Day George and Peter Lupus.
4	Phil Morris, the son of his future Mission: Impossible (1988) co-star Greg Morris, grew up with Graves’ children and was said to be a huge fan of the show.
5	While a member of the track team, he won the State High Hurdles Championship in his junior year of high school.
6	Brother James Arness moved to Los Angeles, California before World War II; Graves moved there after the war, when he was discharged from the military.
7	When he was 12 he discovered the music of Benny Goodman, a jazz clarinetist. It made a lasting impression and led him to join the band in junior high.
8	His mother cultivated a love for the arts in both he and older (by three years) brother James Arness.
9	Acting ran in his family.
10	Met Joan Graves while in college. She would be his wife for nearly 60 years, until Graves’ own passing in 2010.
11	During World War II he and his brother James Arness joined the US 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 US military).
12	An athletic enthusiast.
13	In 1941, when he was 15, he become one of the youngest members of the musician’s union.
14	His father, Rolf Aurness, sold surgical instruments, and his mother, Ruth Duesler Graves, was a housewife.
15	Before he was a successful actor, he worked in a variety of jobs, such as cab driver.
16	Before he was a successful actor, he was in a post-band in Denver.
17	Began his career as a contract player for Eagle-Lion Pictures in 1950.
18	College classmate of Jack Smight.
19	Before he married Joan Graves; her parents asked Graves to get a steady job. He went to Los Angeles, California, to become an actor.
20	He played a tuba in junior high; which was something he didn’t enjoy, So his father gave him a clarinet.
21	Upon his death, he was cremated. His ashes are in his family’s possession.
22	Was a Boy Scout.
23	Acting mentor and friend of Lynda Day George.
24	Died on March 14, 2010, just four days before his 84th birthday.
25	He was a registered Republican.
26	Words of remembrance tribute provided by critic Richard Corliss for “Time” magazine’s milestones section (Issue: March 29, 2010).
27	Received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 30, 2009.
28	Interviewed in “Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers” by Tom Weaver (McFarland, 2005).
29	Ex-brother-in-law of Virginia Chapman.
30	Uncle of Craig Aurness, Rolf Aurness and Jenny Lee Arness.
31	Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1966).
32	Although he and older brother James Arness never acted onscreen together, Graves did direct him in Gunsmoke: Which Dr. (1966).
33	He said it was almost over for Capt. Clarence Oveur before the movie Airplane! (1980) 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 and David Zucker.
34	Daughters with Endress: Kelly, Claudia and Amanda Graves.

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Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Laredo	1966	TV Series	Ben Conrad
Attack of the Eye Creatures	1965	TV Movie	Narrator of USAF Briefing Film (uncredited)
A Rage to Live	1965		Jack Hollister
Mr. Kingston	1964	TV Movie
The Great Adventure	1964	TV Series	Daniel Boone
The Virginian	1964	TV Series	Robert Gaynor
The Farmer’s Daughter	1964	TV Series	Congressman McDermott
Kraft Suspense Theatre	1963	TV Series	Maj. Frank Whitaker
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	1963	TV Series	Mark Needham
Route 66	1962	TV Series	Peter Hale / Lee Fisk
Whiplash	1961	TV Series	Chris Cobb / Christopher Cobb
Las Vegas Beat	1961	TV Movie	Bill Ballin
Fury	1955-1960	TV Series	Jim Newton / Cyrus
A Stranger in My Arms	1959		Donald Ashton Beasley
Cimarron City	1959	TV Series	Jens Seidengaard
Wolf Larsen	1958		Van Weyden
Climax!	1957-1958	TV Series	Steve Baxter / Stanley
Death in Small Doses	1957		Agent / Tom Kaylor
Beginning of the End	1957		Dr. Ed Wainwright
Bayou	1957		Martin Davis
Lux Video Theatre	1957	TV Series	Joel Barker
The Millionaire	1956	TV Series	Paul Hartley
Canyon River	1956		Bob Andrews
Hold Back the Night	1956		Lt. Lee Couzens
It Conquered the World	1956		Dr. Paul Nelson
Cavalcade of America	1956	TV Series	Maj. Tom Howie
Matinee Theatre	1956	TV Series	Christopher Newman
Celebrity Playhouse	1956	TV Series
Studio One in Hollywood	1956	TV Series	Glenn
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell	1955		Capt. Bob Elliott
Fort Yuma	1955		Lt. Ben Keegan
The Naked Street	1955		Joe McFarland
The Night of the Hunter	1955		Ben Harper
Wichita	1955		Morgan
Robbers’ Roost	1955		Heesman
Fireside Theatre	1953-1955	TV Series	Eddie / Lonnie Berghoff / Robert / …
The Man Who Tore Down the Wall	1955	TV Movie	Dr. James Ewing
TV Reader’s Digest	1955	TV Series	Expectant Father
The Long Gray Line	1955		Cpl. Rudolph Heinz
Black Tuesday	1954		Peter Manning
Studio 57	1954	TV Series	Jim Bailey
Your Favorite Story	1954	TV Series
A Man of Many Ideas	1954	TV Movie	Sam Wanamaker
The Raid	1954		Capt. Frank Dwyer
The Yellow Tomahawk	1954		Walt Sawyer
Killers from Space	1954		Dr. Doug Paul Martin
Biff Baker, U.S.A.	1954	TV Series
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse	1953-1954	TV Series	Fred Crain
Schlitz Playhouse	1953	TV Series	Rocky Kent
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef	1953		Arnold Dix
Chevron Theatre	1953	TV Series
Where’s Raymond?	1953	TV Series
East of Sumatra	1953		Cowboy
War Paint	1953		Trooper Tolson
Stalag 17	1953		Sgt. Frank Price
Red Planet Mars	1952		Chris Cronyn
Gruen Guild Theater	1952	TV Series	Agent Fielding
The Congregation	1952
Fort Defiance	1951		Ned Tallon
Angels in the Outfield	1951		Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Up Front	1951		Military Policeman (uncredited)
Rogue River	1951		Pete Dandridge
Christmas in Sweden		Short	Offscreen narrator (unconfirmed, uncredited)
Darkstar: The Interactive Movie	2010	Video Game	Narrator (voice)
Jack’s Family Adventure	2010	TV Movie	Uncle George Vickery
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust	2009	Video Game	Clark Tasslemuff (voice)
7th Heaven	1997-2007	TV Series	John ‘The Colonel’ Camden
American Dad!	2007	TV Series	Mr. Pibb
Cold Case	2006	TV Series	Anton Bikker – 2006
Minoriteam	2006	TV Series	Sheldon
House M.D.	2005	TV Series	Myron
With You in Spirit	2003	TV Movie	Hal Whitman
Looney Tunes: Back in Action	2003		Host of Civil Defense Film (uncredited)
House of Mouse	2001	TV Series	Instructor Voice (segment ‘How to Be a Spy’)
Biography	1994-2001	TV Series documentary	Narrator
These Old Broads	2001	TV Movie	Bill
Diagnosis Murder	1997-1999	TV Series	Doctor on TV / Peter Graves
The Angry Beavers	1998	TV Series	General Warning / Narrator
Burke’s Law	1995	TV Series
Addams Family Values	1993		Host
The Golden Girls	1991	TV Series	Jerry Kennedy
Mission: Impossible	1988-1990	TV Series	Jim Phelps
War and Remembrance	1988	TV Mini-Series	Palmer Kirby
If It’s Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium	1987	TV Movie	Mr. Wainwright
Number One with a Bullet	1987		Capt. Ferris
The Love Boat	1978-1987	TV Series	Carl Lawrence / Leonard Culver / Rev. Gerald Whitney
Life with Lucy	1986	TV Series	Ben Marshall
Murder, She Wrote	1984	TV Series	Dr. Edmund Gerard
Fox Mystery Theater	1984	TV Series	Vicar John Bray
Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street	1984		Tom Collins
Fantasy Island	1978-1983	TV Series	Captain Hendrik Von Horten / Ned J. Scott / Jack Summers / …
The Winds of War	1983	TV Mini-Series	Palmer ‘Fred’ Kirby
Airplane II: The Sequel	1982		Captain Clarence Oveur
Savannah Smiles	1982		Harland Dobbs
The Guns and the Fury	1981		Mark Janser
Simon & Simon	1981	TV Series	Wade Christian
Best of Friends	1981	TV Movie	Nick Adams
300 Miles for Stephanie	1981	TV Movie	Captain McIntyre
Airplane!	1980		Captain Clarence Oveur
The Memory of Eva Ryker	1980	TV Movie	Mike Rogers
Matt and Jenny	1980	TV Series	Jake Winfield
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	1979	TV Series	Major Noah Cooper
Death Car on the Freeway	1979	TV Movie	Lieutenant Haller
The Clonus Horror	1979		Jeff Knight
The Rebels	1979	TV Movie	George Washington
Spree	1979		Kandaris
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident	1979		Alec Franklin
The Gift of the Magi	1978	TV Movie	O. Henry
High Seas Hijack	1977		Elliott Rhoades (English version only)
SST: Death Flight	1977	TV Movie	Paul Whitley
Dead Man on the Run	1975	TV Movie	Jim Gideon
Sidecar Racers	1975		Carson
Where Have All the People Gone	1974	TV Movie	Steven Anders
The Underground Man	1974	TV Movie	Lew Archer
Scream of the Wolf	1974	TV Movie	John Wetherby
The President’s Plane Is Missing	1973	TV Movie	Mark Jones
Mission: Impossible	1967-1973	TV Series	James Phelps Jim Phelps
Call to Danger	1973	TV Movie	Doug Warfield
The Five Man Army	1969		Dutchman
The Red Skelton Hour	1969	TV Series	U.S. Astronaut
Call to Danger	1968	TV Movie	Jim Kingsley
Premiere	1968	TV Series	Jim Kingsley
Valley of Mystery	1967	TV Movie	Ben Barstow
The Invaders	1967	TV Series	Sgt. Gavin Lewis
The F.B.I.	1967	TV Series	Manning Fryes
The Ballad of Josie	1967		Jason Meredith
12 O’Clock High	1967	TV Series	Capt. Cal Dula
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color	1966	TV Series	Marshal Neimeyer
Texas Across the River	1966		Capt. Stimpson
Daniel Boone	1966	TV Series	Logan Harris
Run for Your Life	1966	TV Series	Jim Carlson
Court Martial	1965-1966	TV Series	Maj. Frank Whittaker Major Frank Whittaker
Branded	1966	TV Series	Senator Keith Ashley

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Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mission: Impossible	1972	TV Series 1 episode
Gunsmoke	1966	TV Series 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Life on Planet 51	2010	Video documentary short special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Pioneers of Television	2011	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2009	TV Series	Himself
The Florence Henderson Show	2009	TV Series	Himself
Today	2008	TV Series	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	2007	TV Series	Himself
The O’Reilly Factor	2007	TV Series	Himself – Guest
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2006	TV Special	Himself
Airplane: Long-Haul Version	2005	Video documentary	Himself – ‘Captain Oveur’
The Making of ‘War & Remembrance’	2004	Video short	Himself
On the Record with Bob Costas	2004	TV Series	Himself
Behind the Legend: Timon	2004	Video short	Himself – Host
Super Secret Movie Rules	2004	TV Series documentary	Himself (“Captain Oveur” – Airplane!)
CBS at 75	2003	TV Special documentary	Himself
Men in Black II	2002		Himself
Biography	1987-2002	TV Series documentary	Himself – Host / Himself / Narrator / …
Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story	2000	TV Movie documentary	Himself – Narrator
House on Haunted Hill	1999		Himself
Mickey Mouse Works	1999	TV Series	Himself – Narrator
Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero	1998	TV Movie documentary	Himself – Narrator
The Daily Show	1998	TV Series	Himself
The 19th Annual CableACE Awards	1997	TV Special	Himself
The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1997	TV Special	Himself – Winner: Outstanding Informational Series
Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star	1997	TV Movie documentary	Himself – Narrator
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons	1995	Documentary	Himself – Narrator (voice)
The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires	1994	TV Movie documentary	Himself – Host
Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration	1994	TV Movie	Himself
Northern Lights	1993	TV Movie documentary	Narration
Solid Gold	1987	TV Series	Himself
You Are the Jury	1987	TV Series	Himself – Host / Narrator
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder	1986	TV Special documentary	Himself
All-Star Party for ‘Dutch’ Reagan	1985	TV Special	Himself
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1985	TV Special	Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 25 Years of Science Fiction	1984	TV Movie documentary	actor ‘It Conquered the World’
The Mike Douglas Show	1976-1980	TV Series	Himself / Himself – Actor
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty	1980	TV Special	TV Director
The Alan Hamel Show	1980	TV Series	Himself
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color	1978	TV Series	Himself – Narrator
The Sonny and Cher Show	1977	TV Series	Himself / Various Characters
Dinah!	1975-1976	TV Series	Himself
Magic at the Roxy	1976	TV Special	Himself – Host
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver	1976	TV Special	Himself
The Mysterious Monsters	1975	Documentary	Himself – Narrator
Other People, Other Places	1974	TV Series documentary	Narrator
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Telly Savalas	1974	TV Special	Himself
Valley of the Old Ones	1974	TV Series documentary	Host and Narrator
Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man	1973	TV Special	Himself
This Is Your Life	1971-1972	TV Series	Himself
The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1972	TV Special	Himself
The David Frost Show	1972	TV Series	Himself
The Dean Martin Show	1968-1971	TV Series	Himself
Funny Face	1971	TV Series	Himself
The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1971	TV Special	Himself – Presenter
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour	1970	TV Series	Himself
The 12th Annual TV Week Logie Awards	1970	TV Special	Himself
The 27th Annual Golden Globes Awards	1970	TV Special	Himself
The Jonathan Winters Show	1968	TV Series	Himself – Guest
The Joey Bishop Show	1968	TV Series	Himself
Here’s Hollywood	1961	TV Series	Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show	1955	TV Series	Himself

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Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Gettysburg, an American Story	2014/V	Documentary
17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2011	TV Special	Himself – Memorial Tribute
The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards	2010	TV Special	Himself – Memorial Tribute
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell	2002	uncredited
Horrible Horror	1986	Video	Doctor Doug Paul Martin, In clips from ‘Killers from Space’
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	1980	TV Series	Major Noah Cooper
Mission Impossible Versus the Mob	1969		Jim Phelps
Sergeant Ryker	1968		Maj. Whitaker

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2009	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 23 October 2009. At 6667 Hollywood Blvd.
1997	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Informational Series	Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997)
1971	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best TV Actor – Drama	Mission: Impossible (1966)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1995	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Informational or Documentary Host	Biography (1987)
1970	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best TV Actor – Drama	Mission: Impossible (1966)
1969	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best TV Star – Male	Mission: Impossible (1966)
1969	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series	Mission: Impossible (1966)

Known for movies

Mission: Impossible (1967-1973)
as James Phelps / Jim Phelps

Airplane! (1980)
as Captain Clarence Oveur

Fury (1955-1960)
as Jim Newton / Cyrus

The Night of the Hunter (1955)
as Ben Harper