Peter Graves: Peter Graves. Actor: Stalag 17. Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 in 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 Army Air Force, he studied drama at the University of Minnesota and then headed to Hollywood, where...
Known For: Stalag 17 (Sgt. Frank Price), Airplane! (Captain Clarence Oveur), Mission: Impossible (James PhelpsJim Phelps), The Night of the Hunter (Ben Harper)