'Mission: Impossible' actor Peter Graves found dead

Aw man, I loved that guy, one of my favorite actors.

Rest well my old friend,

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A rare gem indeed. He will be missed.
 
I enjoyed the original Mission: Impossible. He was funny in Airplane!.
 
Airplane is such a comedy classic. That's sad about Peter Graves.
 
Oh, no. Rest in peace, Peter Graves. :( I used to watch T.V. series "Mission: Impossible" years ago but it was hard for me to understand what they were talking about without close-captioned as I had to watch them in action. I do hope some T.V programs will produce close-captioned for the Deaf for "Mission: Impossible" as a rerun. I have never see him as he got old now at 83 years old. He still look handsome in spite of his wrinkles. He is a good actor and yes, he had a brother, James Arness, who play Matt Dillion in "Gunsmoke". He was also old like his younger brother just a few years ago (or was it more than few years ago?) when James Arness was making his last comeback movie at the turn of the century in "Gunsmoke", I think. :shrug:
 
RIP for Peter Graves. :( I always watched favorite T.V. series "Mission: Impossible" everyweek but no closed captioning. I want to watch it as re-run with CC.
 
Totally shocking!! This guy was unstoppable. He will be really missed.
 
Royale said:
'Mission: Impossible' actor Peter Graves found dead - CNN.com

U will be sorely missed, Peter. :(
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I heard he was out with his family and had a heart attack , one of his daughter did CPR on him but he was done.
LOS ANGELES – Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of "Mission Impossible" as well as the satire of the "Airplane" films, has died.

Graves passed away Sunday just a few days before his 84th birthday outside his home in Los Angeles, publicist Sandy Brokaw said. Graves was returning from brunch with his wife of nearly 60 years and his family when he had what Graves' doctor believed was a heart attack, Brokaw said.

Graves first gained attention of many baby boomers with the 1950s TV series "Fury," but remained best known for the role of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in TV's "Mission: Impossible."

Normally cast as a hero, he turned in an unforgettable performance early in his career as the treacherous Nazi spy in Billy Wilder's 1953 prisoner-of-war drama "Stalag 17."

He also masterfully lampooned his straight-arrow image when he portrayed bumbling airline pilot Clarence Oveur in the 1980 disaster movie spoof "Airplane!"

Graves appeared in dozens of films and a handful of television shows in a career of nearly 60 years.

The authority and trust he projected made him a favorite for commercials late in his life, and he was often encouraged to go into politics.

We're losing all the great old actors! :(
 
I had no idea that he was brother of James Arness that I loved his show Gunsmoke and movie The Thing.
 
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