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sinton66
03-14-2010, 10:28 PM
Best known for his role as Jim Phelps on TV's Mission Impossible, Peter Graves died today of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home. He would have turned 84 this week.
Maroon87
03-14-2010, 11:07 PM
:(
ASUFrisbeeStud
03-15-2010, 10:33 AM
Very sad indeed, when I get old I want to be as cool as Peter Graves.
Bullaholic
03-15-2010, 10:39 AM
Also the brother of James Arness of "Gunsmoke".....
SWMustang
03-15-2010, 10:39 AM
Have you ever seen a grown man naked
BullsFan
03-15-2010, 11:50 AM
Originally posted by SWMustang
Have you ever seen a grown man naked

Do you like movies about gladiators?


His most memorable role, for me at least. Although Winds of War/War and Remembrance runs a very close second.
Blackcat1954
03-15-2010, 01:50 PM
Love the MI show - Watched all the episodes every Saturday night and loved Greg as actoir as well

i have full first four season episodes on my computer and watch them often

Peter was a great actor on the show will miss him
LionKing
03-15-2010, 03:41 PM
Peter Graves played the dad in the 1960's series ''Fury'' with Bobby Diamond and William Fawcett, about a boy and a Black Stallion that only the boy could ride.
I remember when I was a little kid in the early 70's, one of the independant TV stations ran back to back to back reruns of Fury, the Rifleman, and the Lone Ranger every weekday after school.
Aesculus gilmus
03-16-2010, 08:05 AM
So, it sounds like, at the end of his life, he "self-destructed in five seconds."

Massive heart attack is the way I want to go also — in my sleep.

R.I.P. "Jim" aka Peter Graves
Phil C
03-16-2010, 08:45 AM
:(
BwdLion73
03-16-2010, 09:51 AM
Originally posted by Aesculus gilmus
So, it sounds like, at the end of his life, he "self-destructed in five seconds."

Massive heart attack is the way I want to go also — in my sleep.

R.I.P. "Jim" aka Peter Graves

Somethings not right about that....but it did make me smile. :)
Phil C
03-16-2010, 10:03 AM
Peter Graves was great as Jim Phelps in Mission Impossible on tv. They made a movie by the same title with Tom Cruise in 1996 that I resented because in it the Peter Graves character was protrayed by Jon Voight as turning traitor in his old age. They should have left that alone in my opinion.
turbostud
03-16-2010, 04:32 PM
Originally posted by SWMustang
Have you ever seen a grown man naked

Peter Graves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDHqP4WHOE4)
SWMustang
03-16-2010, 06:14 PM
Originally posted by turbostud
Peter Graves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDHqP4WHOE4)

As a 9 or 10 year old it was funny because Peter Graves seemed to be saying such random things (Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?) then as I got older it was obviously funny for different reasons.
sinton66
03-16-2010, 10:02 PM
Although it's said he never achieved the fame of his older brother, he was a good actor and I always enjoyed the MI episodes. Both were very good in their major roles.
Phil C
03-17-2010, 10:06 AM
Another great movie he was in was the 1955 movie Night of the Hunter which was due to politics neglected by the Academy. Robert Mitchum stars as the false preacher and he should have got at least an oscar nomination for best actor because he was magnificient in this one. Also great is Lillian Gish who helps the children and she should have got nominated as best supporting actress. Peter Graves is only in the first part of the movie and plays the childrens's father who kills a bank teller in a botched bank robbery.

This is a great movie and is available at youtube. Just go to search there and type in Night of the Hunger 1955 pt 1 and you can see it. It is a tough one.