Actor Peter Graves Found Dead in Home in Pacific Palisades

[Neecy]

Source: LA Times

Actor Peter Graves was found dead Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, according to law enforcement sources. Graves, who stared in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"--apparently died of natural causes, the sources said.

Graves was 83, according to a biography on the website IMDB.com.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/actor-peter-graves-found-dead-at-his-home-in-pacific-palisades.html

[rfranklin]

1. Loved those Mission Impossible episodes...

Good evening Mr, Phelps....

[24601]

62. He & Scraps have gone to that big Turkish Prison in the sky. n/t

[420inTN]

2. RIP, Pete. n/t

[SemperEadem]

3. Rest in Peace.

and thank you.

[tonysam]

4. RIP

Another television icon from my youth passes on...

[earcandle]

5. Great actor. Good life. Rest in Peace, dear sir.

[Bluebear]

6. Ever watch a gladiator movie?

RIP sir.

[KDLarsen]

59. Ever been to a turkish prison?

RIP Captain Oveur.

[montanacowboy]

7. James Arness was his brother (Gunsmoke)

RIP

[Faygo Kid]

15. Yes, and my heart is broken.

He was simply the best.

[tomm2thumbs]

8. working right up to the end - gotta love that! RIP

[msanthrope]

9. I guess Captain Oevur is over. RIP. n/t

[htuttle]

12. Roger,...

...Roger.

[UpInArms]

18. what's your vector, Victor?

Roger, Roger.

[Lautremont]

40. Clarence finally has clearance for take-off.

[harkadog]

10. RIP, Great actor

[WheelWalker]

11. And the Wheel turns.

[BuelahWitch]

13. I used to love his narration on The Biography Channel

RIP Mr. Graves :cry:

[nolabear]

14. RIP. Loved him, and his great sense of humor.

And he wasn't too hard on the eyes, either.

[BlueJazz]

42. Quite true >>

[undergroundnomore]

16. Sad because

he was one of my father-in-law's favorite actors.

[icee]

17. Rest in Peace, Peter. You were a great one. If there is mission

at the next place, you will get it.

[Glorfindel]

19. I loved watching him in "Fury" on Saturday mornings when I was a kid...

May he rest in peace and the joy he brought to others live on long after him. :cry:

[PSzymeczek]

33. That's my first memory of him

I loved that show. That and "Sky King".

[DeSwiss]

20. "As always, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions......"

But RIP Jim....



- K&R

[calimary]

52. Great photo - great memories. RIP Mr. Graves.

:patriot:

[BigBearJohn]

21. Seems like I grew up with this man. I loved "Fury" and "Mission Impossible"

Rest in Peace, my friend.

[unkachuck]

22. RIP oldtimer....

....wasn't it was back in the 50s during the low-budget sci-fi heyday that Peter Graves starred in move called 'Them' about atomically mutated giant ants? For it's day, it was a pretty damn good movie with good special effects and plot....

....much better than the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes....

[Joe Bacon]

24. That was his brother, Jim Arness

and James Whitmore too.

[Rincewind]

28. He starred in

the greatest movie ever made, "The Beginning of the End". It was the absolute best movie about giant, mutated grasshoppers ever made. And it was supposed to take place in central Illinois, where I have always lived. However, unlike the movie, we don't have mountains.B-)

[liberation]

23. "Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?"

Probably one of the funniest movie one liners, ever.

RIP Mr. Graves.

[carlyhippy]

61. rip Capt Oveur

C

[ThatsMyBarack]

25. Makes me sad because....

This past week I was sharing lines from "Airplane!" with Facebook friends. :cry:

[Joe Bacon]

26. A real gentleman

A very kind man. Yes, he will be missed :-(

[robinblue]

27. RIP

[kestrel91316]

29. I like his bro a little better, esp as Matt Dillon, but Mission Impossible was GREAT!

[tsuki]

30. Fury, RIP.

I wrote Sky King, wrong. My head exploded and said Fury, you idiot.

[edbermac]

31. Surely you can't be serious?

Thanks for the laughs. RIP

[uppityperson]

38. Don't call me shirley. RIP MrGraves.

[cbdo2007]

32. RIP - but why do they have to say "found dead" in the headline

like it is some big unexpected shocker. Dude was old. Usually they just say "Peter Graves Dies at 83"

[lefty2000]

37. Perhaps he was alone at the end

The article gives no details of the circumstances of his death. That may be why they said "Found dead."

[hyphenate]

50. If he was found dead

it usually means that he was alone when he died. If he has been under a doctor's regular care, he most likely will not have an autopsy, while an autopsy takes place if he hasn't been seen by a doctor recently. In a specific case where there are family members around, it usually means that some care to the welfare of a patient is given.

Being "found dead" also poses the possibility that he could have been helped if someone were present to provide some life-saving measure, like CPR or mouth-to-mouth resucitation, or at least call for help.

[hyphenate]

53. I read several of the stories and it looks

like his family had gone into the house after they had all gone to brunch, but he didn't come in, and his daughter got to worrying, so she found him outside, having collapsed. She applied CPR, but it failed to be of help. So the story is misleading.

[NightHawk63]

34. Stalag 17 is still one of my favorite movies.

RIP Peter. :(

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

35. Loved him in "Airplane!" Thanks for the laughs, Mr. Graves. Safe passage, and may you rest in peace.

[guitar man]

36. RIP Peter

Getting a vector from victor to that great gymnasium in the sky...Roger, Roger :patriot:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

39. 50s sci-fi camp has lost its Brando

Pete was great. I loved the 80s M.I. revival as a kid. It's a shame they screwed him over on the films.

[Book Lover]

65. Agreed

What I remember about Mr Graves comes from his own "Biography" episode, when he was asked about his roles in the B and below grade movies. He said he of course knew about the quality of the films but thought he could always learn something about acting from each role he played. Not too shabby an outlook.

http://youtu.be/Rw5kK_p6QjA

[Lithos]

41. RIP

You were one of my favorite actors

[Maat]

43. May he rest in peace.

I hope he's having a drink with his great actor buddies in the Great Beyond.

[Libertas1776]

44. Captain Oveur: Joey, have you ever been in a... in a Turkish prison?

RIP Mr. Graves.

[Historic NY]

45. RIP Mr. Phelps.

[northofdenali]

46. His work was admirable. May he rest in peace. n/t

[Gore1FL]

47. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit breathing.

What? Too soon?

[wisteria]

48. Aw, I liked him. Sad to see him go. n/t

[TexasObserver]

49. Stalag 17, Fury, Mission Impossible, Airplane!

Always liked him.

[Rhiannon12866]

51. E! Link: Peter Graves, Star of Mission: Impossible, Airplane!, Dies

Peter Graves' career was more like three careers. At least. He was Mission: Impossible's pre-Tom Cruise leading agent, Jim Phelps. He was Airplane's Turkish prison-curious pilot, Capt. Oveur. He was the Emmy-winning host of Biography.

The silver-haired star who lent a steadiness and voice of authority to 60 years' worth of TV and film was found dead today of apparently natural causes in his Los Angeles-area home. He was 83.

For all his work—Graves' credits include the Billy Wilder WWII classic, Stalag 17, to bits on House and American Dad—the actor may be best remembered for listening very carefully to the following taped greeting: "Good morning, Mr. Phelps…"

Or, then again, maybe he's best remembered for interrogating young Joey (Rossie Harris) from the cockpit: "Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"

Read more: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b171677_peter_graves_star_of_mission_impossible.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=imdb_tv-movies#ixzz0iDme5rJ6

[AzNick]

54. His reversed mortgage ads broke my heart, though

I loved the guy, reminisce the airplane schtick from time to time, and loved him in Mission Impossible.

But this ad was a bad deal, because it encourages a bad practice (unless you have no kids or they don't care about you anymore and wait for you to die, never sign a reversed mortgage).

[quiller4]

68. Reverse mortgages can be wonderful for seniors. One allowed

my parents to stay in their home far longer. It was easily paid off when they sold and moved to a seniors apartment but the income really helped them enjoy some travel and make improvements on their home.

I don't get the "no kids" comment. My parents had three children between them but none of us were looking for an inheritance. We were all just glad our folks didn't have any financial worries and enjoyed independent living as long as they did.

[SeattleGirl]

55. RIP, Mr. Graves.

[tinrobot]

56. I hope he's in a better place alltogether.

[Tabasco_Dave]

57. I dedicate this song to Mr Graves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k55NuWQCh78&feature=related

[Festivito]

58. The Secretary will now disavow any knowledge of your actions.

I have to try this for the Impossible Mission Force, the IMF:

(Sometimes in a phone booth, accompanied by a plain brown envelope containing pictures, an unusually small reel-to-reel tape machine is started.)

Good Morning Mr. Phelps, ...
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to ...
...
Of course, should any of your IMF force be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.

This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck Jim! Pfffft (tape smokes)(Que music)

In that Arlo Guthrie existential kind of way, it sure was great having you around Mr. Graves. R.I.P.

[pleah]

60. RIP He will be missed.

[Ian David]

63. He was younger than McCain. RIP, Captain Oveur. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

64. R.I.P.

Will miss ya. :( Big "Mission:Impossible" fan and loved (and still love) "Airplane!" I even cracked up when he appeared in Geico commercials...

R.I.P.

[Tesha]

66. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to watch "Zero Hour". (NT)

[JanusAscending]

67. I will never forget his great body of work, but............

I will forever be in his debt for the happiness he brought to "Dorothy" in the Golden Girls series. He gave the rest of us Golden Girls hope for romance and love, even in our Golden years!! What better way to end a series than that was!! Say hi to Bea Arthur for us dear Sir, and RIP

[Doctor_J]

69. Do you like watching movies about gladiators, Billy?

:rofl:

what a movie

[UTUSN]

70. "FOUND dead" - like William HOLDEN? Rich/famous people don't have friends daily?!1 n/t