Obit: Peter Graves, "Mission Impossible" Dies

[Carmine5]

Actor Peter Graves was found dead Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 83.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...nd-dead-at-his-home-in-pacific-palisades.html

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[KentBrockman]

Captain Oveur: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?

Captain Oveur: Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

Captain Oveur: You ever been in a cockpit before?
Joey: No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Captain Oveur: You ever seen a grown man naked?


He will be missed. :-[

 

[BRNout]

His role in Airplane was made all the more entertaining because Peter Graves was such a fine serious actor. So, his dry wit was just spectacular. But, aside from his well-known work in Mission Impossible, Graves was in a number of movies. My favorite was Stalag 17, where he played the part of one of the POW's (with a twist) along side William Holden. That was a 4-star acting job on his part.

It would be good to remember him for far more than merely his role as Captain Oveur. He was a fine actor and classy guy who will be missed.

 

[Carmine5]

His role in Airplane was made all the more entertaining because Peter Graves was such a fine serious actor. So, his dry wit was just spectacular. But, aside from his well-known work in Mission Impossible, Graves was in a number of movies. My favorite was Stalag 17, where he played the part of one of the POW's (with a twist) along side William Holden. That was a 4-star acting job on his part.

It would be good to remember him for far more than merely his role as Captain Oveur. He was a fine actor and classy guy who will be missed.

Yes, I was actually thinking of Peter Graves performance as Price in "Stalag 17". He was excellent and, I believe, that makes him the last cast member of the film to pass away.

Mr. Grave's older brother, James Arness, is still with us. He has a nicely designed website about his career and history here:

http://www.jamesarness.com/

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[KML0224]

"Airplane!" (1980) is still my favorite movie of all time. We've lost Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel Merman (in her memorable cameo) and the guy who played Johnny (Stephen Stucker, I think?). Barbara Billingsley, who played the Jive Lady, is still with us at 94 years of age. How much time does Leslie Neilsen have left? Hmmmm!

I remember his recent GEICO commercial, with his quote of "...I was ONE lucky woman!". Sadly, Don LaFontaine, a.k.a. the movie voice guy, was in another spot of theirs, and he's gone, too. Damn!

 

[captex]

i liked the mission impossible series and have all on dvd's, i've been looking for the 1988-89 or 90 mission impossible series and can't find it. one post said about another website called i-offer.com. i don't know how good that website is.

 

[Silkie]

"Do you ever wonder why Scraps rubs up and down on your leg?"

 

[anotherguyTN]

i liked the mission impossible series and have all on dvd's, i've been looking for the 1988-89 or 90 mission impossible series and can't find it. one post said about another website called i-offer.com. i don't know how good that website is.

I don't know how reliable the seller is, but it's very likely that these are bootleg copies. Unfortunately with some shows that may never be released by the owners of the copyrights that may be the only to ever get them. I wouldn't want to risk it myself.

 

[FreddyE1977]

I was under the impression he had been living in Australia ever since doing the
MI revival there in the late 80's.

 

[MediaBoy4Radio]

Please don't forget that he was in "Fury" on NBC, Saturday mornings 1955-1960.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047734/

He will be missed.

Thank you Peter for all the great hours of entertainment that you gave us.

 

[Braves2005]

i liked the mission impossible series and have all on dvd's, i've been looking for the 1988-89 or 90 mission impossible series and can't find it. one post said about another website called i-offer.com. i don't know how good that website is.

I don't know how reliable the seller is, but it's very likely that these are bootleg copies. Unfortunately with some shows that may never be released by the owners of the copyrights that may be the only to ever get them. I wouldn't want to risk it myself.

I don't know if CBS/Paramount handles the distribution of the 1988-1990 revival of Mission: Impossible or not for either syndication or DVD sales or whether another company took over the revival.

 

[kenrayc]

I was under the impression he had been living in Australia ever since doing the
MI revival there in the late 80's.

This wasn't mentioned, but Peter also had a recurring role on "7th Heaven" as Eric Camden's Father up to the shows end in 2007.

 

[Silkie]

Do we have clearance, Clarence?

 

[KML0224]

What's your Vector, Victor? Roger! What?

 

[DToTheJ]

So which cable network has rights to "M:I"? Will there be a marathon this weekend?

Or are there better chances of seeing the Tom Cruise movies on AMC?

 

[1069_KIFR]

This thread will self destruct in 30 seconds......

 

[bk77]

"Airplane!" (1980) is still my favorite movie of all time. We've lost Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel Merman (in her memorable cameo) and the guy who played Johnny (Stephen Stucker, I think?). Barbara Billingsley, who played the Jive Lady, is still with us at 94 years of age. How much time does Leslie Neilsen have left? Hmmmm!

I remember his recent GEICO commercial, with his quote of "...I was ONE lucky woman!". Sadly, Don LaFontaine, a.k.a. the movie voice guy, was in another spot of theirs, and he's gone, too. Damn!

For some reason I had thought Merman was in Airplane 2, but your are right. She was in the first Airplane. Has it been that long?

Sonny Bono and Raymond Burr were in Airplane 2 and sadly they are gone too.

About Airplane, were there actually a number of stars who had turned down the chance to be in either Airplane movie? When Desi Arnaz had died in 1986 I seem to recall reading in one of his obits that he was offered a chance to a cameo in Airplane but his then-wife was too ill.

IMDB does make a mention that Barry Manilow was being considered for the role of Ted Striker

I am pretty sure that Jerry Mathers ( maybe it was Tony Dow ) had made a claim a very long time ago that Hugh Beaumont was asked to make a cameo in Airplane, I assume to play alongside his TV-wife Barbara Billingsley but by the time Airplane was being filmed ( 1979-1980 ), Hugh had long retired and was not at all interested. Now that would be interesting, instead of the jive lady, maybe a "jive couple".

 

[Carmine5]

"Airplane!" (1980) is still my favorite movie of all time. We've lost Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel Merman (in her memorable cameo) and the guy who played Johnny (Stephen Stucker, I think?). Barbara Billingsley, who played the Jive Lady, is still with us at 94 years of age. How much time does Leslie Neilsen have left? Hmmmm!

I remember his recent GEICO commercial, with his quote of "...I was ONE lucky woman!". Sadly, Don LaFontaine, a.k.a. the movie voice guy, was in another spot of theirs, and he's gone, too. Damn!

I am pretty sure that Jerry Mathers ( maybe it was Tony Dow ) had made a claim a very long time ago that Hugh Beaumont was asked to make a cameo in Airplane, I assume to play alongside his TV-wife Barbara Billingsley but by the time Airplane was being filmed ( 1979-1980 ), Hugh had long retired and was not at all interested. Now that would be interesting, instead of the jive lady, maybe a "jive couple".

Hugh Beaumont had suffered a stroke in '72 which left his face partially paralyzed. Apparently he wasn't able to speak clearly as a result. So that may partly explain why he didn't want to do a cameo in Airplane (although it would have been kinda fun just seeing he and Barbara Billingsley together even if he didn't have any lines).

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[Silkie]

"Airplane!" (1980) is still my favorite movie of all time. We've lost Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel Merman (in her memorable cameo) and the guy who played Johnny (Stephen Stucker, I think?). Barbara Billingsley, who played the Jive Lady, is still with us at 94 years of age. How much time does Leslie Neilsen have left? Hmmmm!

I remember his recent GEICO commercial, with his quote of "...I was ONE lucky woman!". Sadly, Don LaFontaine, a.k.a. the movie voice guy, was in another spot of theirs, and he's gone, too. Damn!

I am pretty sure that Jerry Mathers ( maybe it was Tony Dow ) had made a claim a very long time ago that Hugh Beaumont was asked to make a cameo in Airplane, I assume to play alongside his TV-wife Barbara Billingsley but by the time Airplane was being filmed ( 1979-1980 ), Hugh had long retired and was not at all interested. Now that would be interesting, instead of the jive lady, maybe a "jive couple".

Hugh Beaumont had suffered a stroke in '72 which left his face partially paralyzed. Apparently he wasn't able to speak clearly as a result. So that may partly explain why he didn't want to do a cameo in Airplane (although it would have been kinda fun just seeing he and Barbara Billingsley together even if he didn't have any lines).

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c5

...which reminds me of the movie The Greatest Show On Earth, which came out during the Recession of 1952-53. Everyone was shown going to the circus, and everyone was having a snack of some sort. At one point in the movie, we see that everyone goes to the circus - including Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Their only appearance in the movie was as audience participants watching the trapeze act, making themselves obviously inconspicuous and eating peanuts.

I commend to anyone the movie The Greatest Show On Earth.

Yes, it would have been fun to see the whole Cleaver family in Airplane. LOL

 

[bk77]

Yes, it would have been fun to see the whole Cleaver family in Airplane. LOL

...and Desi Arnaz banging on his drum on the plane yelling BABALU. Too bad Abrahams/Zucker didn't do Airplane a few years earlier as they not ony could have gotten Desi but perhaps maybe even Vivian Vance too. I believe vance was looking at getting into the movies in her later years despite her then-health woes. Imagine Vivian Vance as the "jive lady"? But Barry Manilow playing the part of Ted Striker...that I can NOT see.