Peter Graves

Peter Graves Net Worth

Peter Graves net worth: Peter Graves was an American actor who had a net worth of $8 million. Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness in Minneapolis, Minnesota in March 1926 and passed away in March 2010. He was best known for his starring role on the TV series Mission: Impossible. His older brother James Arness starred in the TV series Gunsmoke. He served for two years in the United States Army Air Forces and attended the University of Minnesota. Graves had more than 70 acting credits to his name. He started in the early 1950s with roles on Fury and in the film Stalag 17. In the early 1960s he starred in the series Whiplash. From 1967 to 1973 he starred as James Phelps on the CBS television series Mission: Impossible. He revived the role when the show came back from 1988 to 1990. Graves had a recurring role on the TV series Fantasy island from 1978 to 1983. He also made appearances on The Love Boat from 1978 to 1987. He served as a narrator for the television documentary series Biography from 1994 to 2001. One of his last roles came as John "The Colonel" Camden on 7th Heaven from 1997 to 2007. In 1971 he won a Golden Globe Award for Mission: Impossible. He won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award. He married Joan Endress Graves in 1950 and had three daughters. Peter Graves passed away on March 14, 2010 at the age of 83 from a heart attack.