RIP Peter Graves

[ram]

Cool guy and a great body of work! The last Mission... he will be missed.

[cjj]

A few minor differences between Hollywood and reality: Mr. Phelps and his crew were never depicted administering physical torture to anyone, much less some completely innocent farmer whose neighbor ratted him out for the reward money and then stole his property while he was being 'extremely renditioned'. They likewise were never shown getting the wrong address and blowing up some third-party nation's embassy. None of them was ever 'outed' by a sitting Vice President. Their mysterious 'bosses' were never linked to a peculiar religion centered in a sparsely populated Western state. They never deposited a ragtag force onto a Carribean beach and left them to be annihilated. They were not allowed to 'moonlight' as corporate spies for Investment Banks or chocolate manufacturers. I could go on, but one gets the idea...just like Gomer never had to drag his bag down to the airstrip to get on the C130...

No, if it's reality one savors, I'm afraid 'Get Smart' is about the closest Hollywood ever came...

True, but you've gotta admit, it was entertaining...

R.I.P. Mr. Graves...

[wayang]

You bet, CJ, I'll admit that in a heartbeat. Very entertaining: great writing, directing, acting, filming and scoring. And great bongo playing, too.

[doctorwho]

... Very entertaining: great writing, directing, acting, filming and scoring. And great bongo playing, too.

+1

[shamustwin]

Yep, he was a cool one. From Stalag to Fury to Mission to Airplane and beyond. Married 60 years to the same woman!

[lennon211]

One of my favorites here as well. I got to see most of the Mission: Impossible reruns on FX when I was in high school. I'd already seen Stalag 17 and Airplane thanks to my dad, who was looking out for my movie viewing. A great actor with one of the really distinct voices that will be missed.

[johnallg]

... Married 60 years to the same woman!

Says a lot, no? Especially in Hollywood.