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Actor Born: March 18, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN Biography:The younger brother of "Gunsmoke" star "James Arness", American actor "Peter Graves" worked as a musician and radio actor before entering films with 1950's "Rogue River". At first, it appeared that Graves would be the star of the family, since he was cast in leads while brother Jim languished in secondary roles. Then came "Stalag 17" (1953), in which Graves was first-rate as a supposedly all-American POW who turned out to be a vicious Nazi spy. Trouble was, Graves played the part too well, and couldn't shake the Nazi stereotype in the eyes of most Hollywood producers. Suddenly the actor found himself in such secondary roles as "Shelley Winters"' doomed husband in "Night of the Hunter" (1955) (he was in and out of the picture after the first ten minutes), while sibling "James Arness" was riding high with "Gunsmoke". Dissatisfied with his film career, Graves signed on in 1955 for a network kid's... Full Biography
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