Peter Graves (actor)

The left-handed Graves is married with Joan Endress (since 1950) and has 3 daughters. His brother is the American actor James Arness (Gunsmoke). Hurt was awarded the CBE in June 2004. He is best known as a lead in TV's Mission: Impossible and for his portrayal of Captain Clarence Oveur in Airplane!. He is likely best known to American audiences as the memorable first victim of the title creature in the film Alien. Peter Graves (born March 18, 1926 as Peter Aurness) is an American actor who made more than 70 screen and TV films and series. The following year, Hurt gave a memorable performance as the emperor Caligula in the major BBC drama serial, I, Claudius. However, it was his portrayal of the outrageous Quentin Crisp in the 1975 TV play, The Naked Civil Servant, that he shot to fame, earning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor in the process.

His first film was 1962's The Wild and the Willing, but his first major role was as Richard Rich in 1966's A Man for All Seasons. He performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and is a member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Martin's School for Art, but turned to the stage in 1962. Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Hurt studied art at the St.

John Vincent Hurt (born January 22, 1940) CBE, is a British actor. The Plague Dogs (voice only). The Black Cauldron (voice only). Hellboy.

Harry Potter and the Sorceror's/Philosopher's Stone. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). Love and Death on Long Island (1997). 1984.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. King Ralph. Frankenstein Unbound. The Field.

Scandal. White Mischief. Aria. Spaceballs (cameo appearance spoofing his role in Alien).

The Osterman Weekend. Watership Down (voice only). Champions. History of the World, Part I (cameo appearance as Jesus).

The Elephant Man (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor). Heaven's Gate. Alien. Midnight Express (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor).