The sad news came tonight Peter Graves has died.
An actor with a reasonably distinguished career he is remembered for his roles as the German plant in “Stalag 17” and the leader of the Impossible Mission Force in TV’s “Mission Impossible.” With a beautifully deep voice he was often used as a narrator including A&E’s signature Biography.
The part Peter Graves is probably best known for is one he played against type: Captain Clarence Oveur in the 1980 movie Airplane.
From Airplane: Captain Oveur and crew welcome a young visitor to the cockpit.
(After this was posted Paramount requested YouTube take down the video… and so they did – Geoff 3/23/10)
[pro-player]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmHOteBVqKI[/pro-player]
That is really sad news. Do you know his brother is James Arness who played Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke. Also Peter Graves was great in Mission Impossible.
Those of a certain age will also remember him as Jet Jackson/Captain Midnight.