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Acting

Peter Graves

Career

Active from 1942 to 1984, with a break from 1958 to 1983, busiest in 1946 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tennis Court
Tennis Court
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Graves Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    36
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    2 titles · average score 70
    The Eligible Bachelor
    The Eligible Bachelor (1993)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as George Tidy

    I Hired a Contract Killer
    I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Jeweller

    1980s

    4 titles · average score 80
    The Woman He Loved
    The Woman He Loved (1988)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Lord Reith

    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)

    as Doctor - England

    Tennis Court
    Tennis Court (1984)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Vicar John Bray

    Sherlock Holmes
    Sherlock Holmes (1984)
    GoodWatch score 88

    TV show · as George Tidy

    1970s

    4 titles · average score 70
    The Slipper and the Rose
    The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as General

    Ten from the Twenties
    Ten from the Twenties (1975)

    TV show · as Ralph Templeton

    Father Brown
    Father Brown (1974)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Sir Leopold Pulman

    Crown Court
    Crown Court (1972)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Mr. Justice Burton

    1960s

    7 titles · average score 62
    Department S
    Department S (1969)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show · as Reggie

    The Jazz Age
    The Jazz Age (1968)

    TV show · as Shelton-Shelton

    How I Won the War
    How I Won the War (1967)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Staff Officer

    I'll Never Forget What's'isname
    I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Bankman

    The Jokers
    The Jokers (1967)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Mr. Tremayne

    The Wrong Box
    The Wrong Box (1966)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Military Officer

    The Wednesday Play
    The Wednesday Play (1964)

    TV show · as Sir Geoffrey

    1950s

    6 titles · average score 65
    The Admirable Crichton
    The Admirable Crichton (1957)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Brocklehurst

    Armchair Theatre
    Armchair Theatre (1956)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show

    Lilacs in the Spring
    Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Albert Gutman

    Derby Day
    Derby Day (1952)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Gerald Berkeley

    Encore
    Encore (1951)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Philip Cronshaw

    The Lady with a Lamp
    The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Prince Albert

    1940s

    13 titles · average score 63
    Maytime in Mayfair
    Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as D'Arcy Davenport

    Spring in Park Lane
    Spring in Park Lane (1948)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Basil Maitland

    Mrs. Fitzherbert
    Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947)

    as Prince of Wales

    Gaiety George
    Gaiety George (1946)

    as Henry Carter

    Spring Song
    Spring Song (1946)

    as Tony Winster

    The Laughing Lady
    The Laughing Lady (1946)

    as Prince of Wales

    Waltz Time
    Waltz Time (1945)

    as Count Franz von Hofer

    Bees in Paradise
    Bees in Paradise (1944)

    as Peter Lovell

    Give Us the Moon
    Give Us the Moon (1944)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Peter Pyke

    Miss London Ltd.
    Miss London Ltd. (1943)

    as Capt. Rory O'Moore

    King Arthur Was a Gentleman
    King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)

    as Lance Elliott

    Kipps
    Kipps (1941)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Sidney Revel