Peter Graves Biography
Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor. 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 Air Force, he studied drama at the University of Minnesota and then headed to Hollywood, where he first appeared on television and later made his film debut in Rogue River (1951).
Numerous film appearances followed, especially in Westerns. However, Graves is primarily recognized for his television work, particularly as Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1966). Peter Graves died of a heart attack on March 14, 2010, just four days before his 84th birthday.
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Peter Graves Quotes
Tension Between Science and Military Solutions
Col. Tom Sturgeon:
Where do I get off asking the Regular Army for help with a bunch of oversize grasshoppers?
Gen. John T. Short:
Dr. Wainright, you're a scientist, you know what grasshoppers can do. I'm a soldier, I know what guns can do.
Dr. Ed Wainwright:
You can't drop an atom bomb on Chicago!
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Betrayal of Humanity and Moral Conscience
Dr. Tom Anderson:
He wants you on his side. Next to me, he wants you.
Dr. Paul Nelson:
And you want me to condone this reign of terror? To swear allegiance to this monstrous king of yours? To kill my own soul and all within reach? Well, I won't, Anderson. I'll fight it til the last breath in my body. And I'll fight you, too, because you're part of it – the worst part. Because you belong to a living race, not a dying one. This is your land, your world. Your hands are human but your mind is enemy. You're a traitor, Anderson. The greatest traitor of all time. And you know why? Because you're not betraying part of mankind – you're betraying all of it.
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