Actor Peter Graves found dead at his home in Pacific Palisades

LAT ^ | March 14, 2010 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

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.

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Good. Thanks.

[Army Air Corps]

You really should watch the DVD with the interviews and commentary. You learn little bits of trivia such as Leslie Neilson has his own fart machine and used it to produce flatulent sounds when Capt. Oveur became ill and passed out.

[cva66snipe]

I’m old enough to have watched Mission Impossible as a kid in the 1960’s and his character Mr Phelps. But he had a funny side in Airplane as well. RIP Mr Graves.

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I was boarding a plane and noticed a credit card in a plastic pocket on the inside of the cockpit door. I asked the pilot if they bought gas with that?

The pilot sez, “Yep, just like in the movie”...

[RazzPutin]

He did feel somewhat responsible for the giant grasshoppers.

[PA Engineer]

Did he have the fish for dinner?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Also was in THEM and THE THING (from another planet).

[MrsEmmaPeel]

One of the greats. May he rest in peace. Beginning of the End

[Daffynition]

A classic! Betting on men's lives...

[ErnBatavia]

(Of course,I'd encourage you to peek at my profile for an explanation of its origin)

Had done that before I posted!!! Sleep "tight", Congressman Frank!

(:~)

[Overtaxed]

All his fault. :)

[TribalPrincess2U]

Is that William Holden in that photo?

[RaceBannon]

Know what I never knew?

The line where he busted Sefton

Where were you on Dec 7th?
I was eating my lunch!
Maybe you were, but in Milwaukee, they were eating dinner!

I had no idea midwesterners said Dinner for the mid day meal, I always knew dinner as night time, dinner and supper were always the same thing to me

[InterceptPoint]

Peter Graves will be missed. I saw him 3 or 4 ago at a hotel in Bishop California. We were stopping over on the way to Tahoe and he and his wife just happened to be staying at the same hotel. I kick myself for not walking up to him and saying hi. But at the time I was thinking that he would appreciate his privacy more than a compliment on his acting ability. Probably a bad decision. In any case he was great in Airplane and the Mission Impossible series. Looked like a nice guy.

[ataDude]

RIP

[Habibi]

I have seen these before. Otherwise, you gotta’ carry bullion in your flight case. That bag is too heavy as it is.

[Huskrrrr]

You can’t leave us hanging.
What’s the answer?

Never! The IMF team answered the call every time.

[tubebender]

What a bummer, but at least I have the memories. RIP Mr Graves...

[Daffynition]

Some celebs hate to be bothered ...and others love to talk to fans/people. It’s hard to know and best to err on the side of caution. ;)

Sounds as if he was up and around almost to the end. That’s good.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I hope I remember this correct about “Airplane.” They said that out of the serious actors they had in the movie they had to explain to Robert Stack why things were funny, but Peter Graves got it every time.