Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Peter Graves: Actor, Dead at 83...
Peter Aurness
(March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010)
Peter Graves, born Peter Aurness, was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his starring role in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973.
Graves was born in Minnesota Graves and graduated from High School in 1944, and spent two years in the United States Army Air Force near the end of World War II.
Graves appeared in more than seventy films, TV shows and TV movies. His brother is actor James Arness.
Graves was a devout Christian. He was married to Joan Endress from 1950 until his death. They had three daughters: Kelly Jean, Claudia King and Amanda Lee, all of whom survive him. Graves had six grandchildren.
Graves died of a heart attack, four days prior to his 84th birthday.
RIP
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