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Peter Graves

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A.k.a. Peter George Wellesley Graves, 8th Baron Graves

English Actor (21 October 1911 – 6 June 1994) Known during his acting career as Peter Graves, he specialised in light comedies and musicals, often cast as dapper young men about town. His career peaked in the mid to late 1940s. He re-emerged in the 1960s as a popular comic supporting player in number of films, including "Alfie" (1966); "The Wrong Box" (1966); "The Jokers" (1967); "I'll Never Forget What's'isname" (1967); and "The Magic Christian" (1969). He continued acting until a few years before his death, mostly on television. In 1963 he succeeded his father as eighth Baron Graves.