Peter Graves, Off to Valhalla...
 

Outstanding in the old Mission Impossible TV series, Airplane, etc.


Peter Graves, ‘Mission: Impossible’ Star, Dies at 83
Published: March 14, 2010
Peter Graves, the cool spymaster of television’s “Mission: Impossible” and the dignified host of the “Biography” series, who successfully spoofed his own gravitas in the “Airplane!” movie farces, died on Sunday. He was 83.


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Peter Graves in 1969, when he was in “Mission: Impossible.”


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Mr. Graves in a Geico commercial, spoofing his own image.

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'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA - Yahoo! News

Damn good actor. I think an honorary screening of Airplane is in order.

Good morning Mr. Phelps... this tape will self destruct in 10 seconds...always a classic.

Rest well. Loved Mission Impossible!

so is "this tape will self destruct in 5 seconds" :)