Peter Graves

Acting

Peter Graves

Born 1911-10-21 · London, England, UK

Acting credits

The Slipper and the Rose poster
6.9

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.

The Slipper and the Rose

1976

The Admirable Crichton poster
6.9

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.

The Admirable Crichton

1957

The Wrong Box poster
6.4

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.

The Wrong Box

1966

I Hired a Contract Killer poster
6.9

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.

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990

The Jokers poster
6.2

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.

The Jokers

1967

The Woman He Loved poster
10.0

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.

The Woman He Loved

1988

The Eligible Bachelor poster
6.7

Sherlock Holmes' problem with disturbing dreams proves to be both an impediment and an aid in the search for a missing woman.

The Eligible Bachelor

1993

How I Won the War poster
5.6

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

How I Won the War

1967

The Lady with a Lamp poster
6.6

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.

The Lady with a Lamp

1951

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun poster
6.0

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

Encore poster
6.2

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.

Encore

1951

Derby Day poster
6.8

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.

Derby Day

1952

Tennis Court poster
9.0

Maggie and Harry Dowl arrive in England to inspect a house left to Maggie. The house has a dilapidated tennis court, but this seems to have some force which takes over the daughter of the local holy man, as well as causing tennis balls to gush blood and kill people with animated nets.

Tennis Court

1984

Bees in Paradise poster
6.1

Four pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.

Bees in Paradise

1944

Waltz Time poster
10.0

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.

Waltz Time

1945

I'll Never Forget What's'isname poster
5.4

Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing for a small literary magazine. He wants to leave his former life behind, going as far as saying good-bye to his wife and mistresses. He finds, however, that it's not so easy to escape the past.

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

Give Us the Moon poster
6.9

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).

Give Us the Moon

1944

Lilacs in the Spring poster
6.0

A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.

Lilacs in the Spring

1954

I'll Be Your Sweetheart poster
6.5

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.

I'll Be Your Sweetheart

1945

Maytime in Mayfair poster
6.5

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.

Maytime in Mayfair

1949

Mrs. Fitzherbert poster
6.7

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.

Mrs. Fitzherbert

1947

Gaiety George poster
6.3

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.

Gaiety George

1946

Miss London Ltd. poster
6.0

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.

Miss London Ltd.

1943

King Arthur Was a Gentleman poster
6.2

Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.

King Arthur Was a Gentleman

1942