Peter Graves Dead

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Actor Peter Graves found dead at his home in Pacific Palisades

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.

In a Times story late last year, Graves said he initially turned down the role for "Airplane!" because he thought it was in poor taste--until actors Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges and Leslie Nielsen signed on to the cast. "They say you are supposed to stretch as an actor, so let's go stretch it," he told The Times' Susan King.

A full obituary is coming shortly from The Times.

--Andrew Blankstein and Cara Mia DiMassa

[HFK]

"you ever seen a grown man naked?"

"Do you like movies about gladiators?"

RIP sir. 

[jsgtrman]

If not for Jack letting us know everytime someone dies....must subscribe to the Dead R Us website.

[KI4SWY (Bill)]

sad day.

[jsgtrman]

Actor Peter Graves found dead at his home in Pacific Palisades

Graves, who stared in "Mission: Impossible," ......

Wasn't he married to Katie Holmes?  Man, so young....

[funky49]

First Corey Haim... then Peter Graves... lookout Christopher Lloyd?

[tlay]

I wonder how many people thought that was Leslie Nielsen in Airplane.

In honor of Mr. Graves death I asked my friend's 8 year old stepson, Billy, if he had ever seen a grown man naked.  Thankfully, Billy has ADD and forgot what I said within a few moments.

[jsgtrman]

I wonder how many people thought that was Leslie Nielsen in Airplane.

In honor of Mr. Graves death I asked my friend's 8 year old stepson, Billy, if he had ever seen a grown man naked.  Thankfully, Billy has ADD and forgot what I said within a few moments.

And with THAT disturbing question, did his parents call Chris Hanson from Dateline NBC and have you abruptly hauled off to jail?