Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Born: October 21, 1911
Died: June 6, 1994
in London, England, UK

Movies for Peter Graves...

The Eligible Bachelor
Title: The Eligible Bachelor
Character: George Tidy
Released: February 3, 1993
Type: Movie
Sherlock Holmes' problem with disturbing dreams proves to be both an impediment and an aid in the search for a missing woman.
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I Hired a Contract Killer
Title: I Hired a Contract Killer
Character: Jeweller
Released: October 12, 1990
Type: Movie
After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
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The Woman He Loved
Title: The Woman He Loved
Character: Lord Reith
Released: April 3, 1988
Type: Movie
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
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Title: Sherlock Holmes
Character: George Tidy
Released: April 24, 1984
Type: TV
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
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The Slipper and the Rose
Title: The Slipper and the Rose
Character: General
Released: March 25, 1976
Type: Movie
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the prince is determined to find and marry her.
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Title: Notorious Woman
Released: November 3, 1974
Type: TV
The incredible life of novelist George Sand is explored with a particular focus on her romance with the famed musician Frédéric Chopin.
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Title: Father Brown
Released: September 26, 1974
Type: TV
Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.
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Title: Crown Court
Character: Mr. Justice Burton
Released: October 11, 1972
Type: TV
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.
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Title: Department S
Character: Reggie
Released: September 9, 1969
Type: TV
Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The series consists of 28 episodes which originally aired in 1969–1970. It starred Peter Wyngarde as author Jason King, Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan, and Rosemary Nicols as computer expert Annabelle Hurst. The trio were agents for a fictional special department of Interpol. The head of Department S was Sir Curtis Seretse.
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How I Won the War
Title: How I Won the War
Character: Staff Officer
Released: October 18, 1967
Type: Movie
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
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The Jokers
Title: The Jokers
Character: Mr. Tremayne
Released: May 15, 1967
Type: Movie
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
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The Wrong Box
Title: The Wrong Box
Character: Military Officer
Released: June 19, 1966
Type: Movie
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
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The Admirable Crichton
Title: The Admirable Crichton
Character: Brocklehurst
Released: June 11, 1957
Type: Movie
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.
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Lilacs in the Spring
Title: Lilacs in the Spring
Character: Albert Gutman
Released: December 21, 1954
Type: Movie
A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.
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Derby Day
Title: Derby Day
Character: Gerald Berkeley
Released: June 9, 1952
Type: Movie
Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are excited about their chance to go to the races, but end up listening to it on the radio in the car-park because they've got such a bad view.
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The Lady with a Lamp
Title: The Lady with a Lamp
Character: Prince Albert
Released: September 22, 1951
Type: Movie
Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence gains a reputation for being devoted to the care of wounded soldiers and for pioneering higher standards for sanitary hospital conditions.
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Encore
Title: Encore
Character: Philip Cronshaw
Released: June 11, 1951
Type: Movie
Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T. E. B. Clarke; "Winter Cruise", helmed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; "Gigolo and Gigolette", directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler. It is the last film in a Maugham trilogy, preceded by Quartet and Trio.
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Maytime in Mayfair
Title: Maytime in Mayfair
Character: D'Arcy Davenport
Released: May 24, 1949
Type: Movie
Penniless man-about-town Michael Gore-Brown is delighted to hear he has been left a high-class Mayfair fashion salon. His intention is to sell it as quickly as possible, but on meeting Ellen, chief designer and manager, he quickly changes his mind and turns his attention to courting her.
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Spring in Park Lane
Title: Spring in Park Lane
Character: Basil Maitland
Released: March 17, 1948
Type: Movie
Life in the normally tranquil high society home of Joshua Howard is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious footman in this sparkling British romantic comedy hit. Richard acts like anything but a servant. He has aristocratic airs and graces, an expert knowledge of fine art and can play classical music and boogie-woogie on a grand piano with equal aplomb. And is that an Old Etonian tie he's wearing? Judy, is determined to discover Richard's true identity and the reason he's posing as a lowly footman. Bored with the attentions of vain movie stars and eccentric minor nobility, she's captivated by his easy-going charm and ready to fall. But will his scandalous secret come between them and true happiness?
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Mrs. Fitzherbert
Title: Mrs. Fitzherbert
Character: Prince of Wales
Released: December 3, 1947
Type: Movie
The tangled affairs of George, Prince of Wales, leading to his illegal marriage to commoner Mrs. Fitzherbert. Also portrayed is the conflict between the future George IV and his father George III.
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Spring Song
Title: Spring Song
Character: Tony Winster
Released: December 23, 1946
Type: Movie
The film follows the history of a brooch after it is given as a present by a man to a woman in 1911.
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The Laughing Lady
Title: The Laughing Lady
Character: Prince of Wales
Released: October 16, 1946
Type: Movie
A musical set during the French Revolution.
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Gaiety George
Title: Gaiety George
Character: Henry Carter
Released: July 15, 1946
Type: Movie
The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and loosely based on fact.
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Waltz Time
Title: Waltz Time
Character: Count Franz von Hofer
Released: August 13, 1945
Type: Movie
Waltz Time is a 1945 British musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina. In Imperial Vienna a young Grand Duchess is prevented from marrying the man she loves.
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I'll Be Your Sweetheart
Title: I'll Be Your Sweetheart
Released: July 30, 1945
Type: Movie
In turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author's royalties were still unprotected.
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Give Us the Moon
Title: Give Us the Moon
Character: Peter Pyke
Released: July 31, 1944
Type: Movie
Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).
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Bees in Paradise
Title: Bees in Paradise
Character: Peter Lovell
Released: March 20, 1944
Type: Movie
Four pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.
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Miss London Ltd.
Title: Miss London Ltd.
Character: Capt. Rory O'Moore
Released: June 14, 1943
Type: Movie
Askey stars as a man trying to save his flagging escort agency. A new partner suggests getting some new girls in, just in time for the soldiers' leave. The film also features the English singing favourite of the forties, Anne Shelton.
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King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Title: King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Character: Lance Elliott
Released: December 28, 1942
Type: Movie
Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.
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Leap Year
Title: Leap Year
Released: October 11, 1932
Type: Movie
'Affianced Foreign Office agent searches for mystery woman he loves.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
Title: Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Sherlock Holmes Documentary