I mostly remember Graves from Airplane. I forgot that he was in the giant grasshopper movie “The Beginning of the end” until I saw the trailer for it at Senski’s Heart in a Jar today. Me and my brothers used to love that movie (along with Them!) I believe there was an effect towards the end which was simply a bunch of grasshoppers walking across a photograph of a building!!! I have not seen it since I was little, I’ll have to check it out again soon. R.I.P.
FatherOfTears
13 years ago
I remember him from the original “Mission Impossible” series as it was shown in re-run syndication on TV when I was a kid. Of course I also remember him from “Airplane” (“Have you ever seen a grown man naked?”) The sci-fi movies that he did (“Parts: The Clonus Horror” & “The Beginning of the End” ) I saw via MST3K but I’ve seen “It Conquered the World” on local TV in the 70’s. He will be missed.
craig
13 years ago
And let’s not forget back in the day when the A&E channel actually stood for Arts and Entertainment, and Graves hosted Biography with the kind of pitch-perfect class the channel (and television in general) is now so sorely lacking. His voice was one of the most distinct on record.
Thank you for the linkage, Unk. Beginning of the End was one of the first I showed to my movie group in Chicago – I’ll never forget the shot of the grasshopper walking past a photo of Wacker Drive, and one of the kids shouting, “Hey, I work near there!” Maybe Peter’s passing will also get a DVD release for Scream of the Wolf – it’s been ages since I saw that.
I remember you metioned they shot Where Have All The People Gone around you. That’s so awesome. I have an online friend who lived near where they shot Condominium and got to see Barbara Eden in person. Did you get to catch a glimpse of any of the cast?
No, all I remember is when the movie premiered on TV it was a big deal and my parents gathered us all around the TV set to see “Our store”. I thought the movie was fascinating though, the people turning to piles of dust in their cars? I loved it. I’m so glad we had those couple of years in California in the late seventies because whenever I see anything filmed around that time in that area it all reminds me of being little.
I remember him from the original “Mission Impossible” series as it was shown in re-run syndication on TV when I was a kid. Of course I also remember him from “Airplane” (“Have you ever seen a grown man naked?”) The sci-fi movies that he did (“Parts: The Clonus Horror” & “The Beginning of the End” ) I saw via MST3K but I’ve seen “It Conquered the World” on local TV in the 70’s. He will be missed.
And let’s not forget back in the day when the A&E channel actually stood for Arts and Entertainment, and Graves hosted Biography with the kind of pitch-perfect class the channel (and television in general) is now so sorely lacking. His voice was one of the most distinct on record.
He’s in a great Golden Girls where he’s this emasculated newscaster that Blanche sets her eyes on.
I loved him in the made for tv movie Where Have All the People Gone, and boy do I remember him hosting those bios. He did indeed have a golden voice.
Thank you for the linkage, Unk. Beginning of the End was one of the first I showed to my movie group in Chicago – I’ll never forget the shot of the grasshopper walking past a photo of Wacker Drive, and one of the kids shouting, “Hey, I work near there!” Maybe Peter’s passing will also get a DVD release for Scream of the Wolf – it’s been ages since I saw that.
I remember you metioned they shot Where Have All The People Gone around you. That’s so awesome. I have an online friend who lived near where they shot Condominium and got to see Barbara Eden in person. Did you get to catch a glimpse of any of the cast?
Amanda,