Good Night, Mister Phelps

[filkertom]

Sadness. As you've likely already seen, actor Peter Graves has passed away at the age of 83.

He will always be known for his role in the TV series Mission: Impossible (and fuck the makers of the first movie for turning Phelps into a bad guy) and for a whole bunch of B-movies in the 50s and early 60s... but I thought it appropriate to remember this as well:

Comments

[zellion.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong I immediately think of MST3K and the screenplay that Crow wrote about the life of Peter Graves?

Because that's what comes immediately to mind. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy0Gd2-GdOI)

[alverant.livejournal.com]

Nope. I was thinking about the ribbing they gave Graves at the end of Parts: the Clonus Horror and all the other MST3K movies Graves was in. There was also "Killers from Outer Space" that The Film Crew did with Graves in it.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

"I am Peter Graves, and I went to the University of Minnesota."

Yeah, I thought of that first too.

[drzarron.livejournal.com]

Both the Arness brothers made the 60's so much more entertaining.

(( Peter Graves was born Peter Arness, his older brother James was "Matt Dillion" of "Gunsmoke" fame ))

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

I believe they were both born with the surname Aurness.

[gridlockjoe.livejournal.com]

This just in: The Secretary has disavowed any knowledge of his actions.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

The icon is a total hoot :)

[saganth.livejournal.com]

I'm on a dial-up connection so I can't tell what the video you've posted is, Tom. All I can say is: Airplane. Airplane. Airplane.

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

"Y'ever seen a grown man naked?"

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. He must have had the fish.

[wormquartet.livejournal.com]

I second your fuck upon the makers of the first MI movie, for multiple reasons. I -loved- the show, and that could've been such a goddamned great movie...

As is, glad Peter Graves wasn't in it. RIP.

-='Box=-

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

I actually liked them making Phelps into the villain in the movie. It's not like Spooks have a retirement home or 401K waiting for them.

[jedilora.livejournal.com]

Not gonna lie, when I saw he'd died on the news during lunch, I turned to my co-worker who wasn't paying attention and said, "You ever been to a Turkish prison?"

And deity of choice bless her, she responded, "You ever seen a grown man naked?"

Then I explained, and we sang the MI theme on our way back to the office.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Poor guy. He learned too late that Man is a feeling creature, and because of it, the greatest in the universe...