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Peter Graves
American actor (–)
This article is about the American actor. For the English actor, see Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves. For other uses, see Peter Graves (disambiguation).
Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, – March 14, ) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from to and in its revival from to His elder brother was actor James Arness. Graves also played airline pilot Captain Clarence Oveur in the comedy film Airplane! and its sequel Airplane II: The Sequel.
Early life and education
[edit]Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, , in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[3][4] the younger son of Rolf Cirkler Aurness (–), a businessman, and his wife, Ruth (née Duesler, died ), a journalist.
Graves's ancestry was Norwegian, German, and English. He used the stage name Graves, a maternal family name,[5] to honor his mother's family, and also so as to n
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Peter Graves
Birthplace
Minneapolis, MN
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Early life[]
Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a son of Methodist parents Rolf Cirkler Aurness (–), a businessman, and his wife Ruth (née Duesler, died ), a journalist. Graves' ancestry was Norwegian and German. The family name originally was "Aursnes," but when Rolf's Norwegian father, Peter Aursnes, immigrated to New York City in , he changed the spelling. Peter used the stage name "Graves", a maternal family name. He used the name Graves to honor his mother's family, and also so as to not be confused with his
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James Arness
American actor (–)
James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, – June 3, ) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: to in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge () and kvartet more made-for-televisionGunsmoke films in the s. In europe, Arness reached cult ställning eller tillstånd for his role as Zeb Macahan in the Western series How the West Was Won. He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves.
Early life
[edit]James Arness was born in Minneapolis.[1] His parents were businessman Rolf Cirkler Aurness and reporter Ruth Duesler. His father's ancestry was Norwegian; his mother's was German.[2] The family name had been Aursnes, but when Rolf's father, Peter Aursnes, emigrated from Norway in , he changed it to Aurness.[3] James Arness and his family were Methodists.[4] Arness