Peter George Wellesley Graves, 8th Baron Graves (21 October 1911 â€" 6
June 1994) was an English actor.Born in London, Graves was the son of
Henry Algernon Claude Graves, 7th Baron Graves. Admiral Thomas Graves,
1st Baron Graves, was his great-great-great-grandfather. He was
educated at Harrow School.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, beginning with the films of director/writer Val Guest,
including Miss London Ltd. (1943) and Bees in Paradise (1944),
opposite Arthur Askey; and Give Us the Moon (1944) and I'll Be Your
Sweetheart (1945), opposite Margaret Lockwood. Other roles included
the lead in Spring Song (1946), and George IV in both The Laughing
Lady (1946) and Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947).
June 1994) was an English actor.Born in London, Graves was the son of
Henry Algernon Claude Graves, 7th Baron Graves. Admiral Thomas Graves,
1st Baron Graves, was his great-great-great-grandfather. He was
educated at Harrow School.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, beginning with the films of director/writer Val Guest,
including Miss London Ltd. (1943) and Bees in Paradise (1944),
opposite Arthur Askey; and Give Us the Moon (1944) and I'll Be Your
Sweetheart (1945), opposite Margaret Lockwood. Other roles included
the lead in Spring Song (1946), and George IV in both The Laughing
Lady (1946) and Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947).
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