Peter Graves

Peter Graves (1926 - 2010)
==Film Deaths:==
*Red Planet Mars (1952) [Chris Cronyn]: Killed in a lab explosion along with his wife (Andrea King) and Herbert Berghof when Herbert fires a pistol at the communication apparatus receiving a message from Mars igniting hydrogen gas that Andrea had released into the room.
* Stalag 17 (1953) [Price]: Shot to death by Nazi guards after his bunker mates throw him out as a decoy in order to let William Holden and Don Taylor escape the camp. (as Peter is also revealed to be the 'mole' in the case). 
*Killers From Space (1954) [Doug Martin]: Temporarily killed when his plane is telepathically crashed by the Delebs.
*Robber's Roost (1955) [Heesman]: Climbing up the cliff towards Richard Boone, the latter feigns being shot so as Graves gets to him, Boone stands up and shoots him at point blank range sending him falling down the cliff. (Thanks to Brian)
* Night of the Hunter (1955) [Ben Harper]: Executed by hanging (off screen); he is last seen talking to Robert Mitchum in their cell.
== TV Deaths: ==
*The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: I'll Be Judge - I'll Be Jury (1963) [Mark Needham]: Killed (off-screen, exact method unclear) by Albert Salmi during a struggle on Peter's boat. At first, we are led to believe that it was Albert who was killed, but we discover the truth when Sarah Marshall sees Albert alive and well.
*Mission: Impossible (1967 -73) [Jim Phelps]: Death faked/staged in several episodes as part of the assignments. (awaiting episode(s) descriptions)
*SST: Death Flight (1977) [Paul Whitley]: Dies either from the virus he suffers or dies when the jet 'minorly' crashes. His death is pointed out by Season Hubley afterwards. 
==Notable Connections:==
*Brother of James Arness
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