The leading man of the original Mission Impossible television series Peter Graves has died at age 83.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that Graves who died of natural causes was found in front of his Pacific Palisades home.
Peter Graves headed the “Mission Impossible” television series with co-stars Steven Hill as Dan Briggs and Greg Morris as Barnard “Barney” Collier. The series first aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973.
One of his later and most memorable role was as airline pilot Clarence Oveur in hilarious movie spoof “Airplane”. Check out the clip below to put a smile on your face!
