"in three round discs) with a 16-page story booklet: ""Good morning Mr Phelps. The man you are looking at is Dr. Erich Rojak, the nuclear physicist who has been missing..."" Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible is an American television series, created and initially produced by Bruce Geller, chronicling the exploits of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). In the first season the team is led by , played by Steven Hill; , played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. Each episode opens with a fast-paced montage that unfolds as the series'"
"Golden Globe Award in 1971 for his role as Jim Phelps in the series ""Mission: Impossible"". He also received nominations for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe awards in other seasons of that show. Graves also won a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding informational series in 1997 as host of ""Biography"". Peter Graves Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Jim Phelps in the CBS television series """" from 1967 to 1973 (original) and from 1988 to 1990 (revival)."
"the film franchise include: Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), disavowed at the beginning of ""Mission: Impossible"" but reinstated at the film's end; Franz Krieger (Jean Reno), disavowed; pilot Billy Baird (John Polson); rogue agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott); computer specialist Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg); Jane Carter (Paula Patton); Declan Gormley (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers); Zhen Lei (Maggie Q); Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell); Trevor Hanaway (Josh Holloway); and intelligence analyst William Brandt (Jeremy Renner). In ""Mission: Impossible,"" Phelps's superior officer, Eugene Kittridge (Henry Czerny), is shown working in the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters. In """", it is not as clear to whom the IMF"
"the crooks he encounters. The series also starred Anthony Wickert. Graves also starred in the British ITC series ""Court Martial"", playing U.S. Army lawyer Major Frank Whittaker (one of the series' two American leads starring opposite Bradford Dillman's Captain David Young), as well as guest roles in such series as ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"", ""Cimarron City"", ""Route 66"", and ""The Invaders"",(episode ""Moonshot""). In 1967, Graves was recruited by Desilu Studios to replace Steven Hill as the lead actor on """". Graves portrayed the iconic character of James Phelps, the sometimes-gruff director of the Impossible Missions Force, for the six following seasons"
"for two seasons, ending in 1990. Bookending his work on ""Mission: Impossible"", Graves starred in two pilot films called ""Call to Danger"", which were an attempt to create a ""Mission: Impossible""–style series in which Graves played a government agent (the Bureau of National Resources) who recruited civilians with special talents for secret missions. The 1960s version of the pilot, according to Patrick White in ""The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier"" (which White reports was actually the second such pilot, but Graves was not involved in the first), is credited with winning Graves the role of Phelps; after ""Mission: Impossible"" ended in"
"series, the team leader was James “Jim” Phelps, played by Peter Graves. (Once Phelps' character was introduced, he appeared to act as Briggs' immediate Deputy in several episodes, though this was never actually specified in any installments; however this could possibly be evidenced by Phelps becoming the IMF Director upon Briggs' departure.) The IMF Directors were, in the world of confidence-game terminology, considered ""grifters"". All team members displayed skill in social engineering and misdirection, improvisational acting, hand-to-hand combat, sleight of hand, and fluency in multiple languages. Where some operatives who specialized in these skills had reason to believe they would"
"Mission: Impossible (film series) Mission: Impossible is a series of American action films based on the . The series is co-produced by and stars Tom Cruise, whose character is Ethan Hunt, a special agent of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). Beginning in 1996, the films follow the missions of the IMF's main field team under the leadership of Hunt, who is forced to take over after the team is betrayed from within during the first film. The series focuses on Hunt as the lead character as opposed to the ensemble cast structure of the television series, although some characters, such"
"theme, with an interlude in 5/4. Mission: Impossible (film series) Mission: Impossible is a series of American action films based on the . The series is co-produced by and stars Tom Cruise, whose character is Ethan Hunt, a special agent of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). Beginning in 1996, the films follow the missions of the IMF's main field team under the leadership of Hunt, who is forced to take over after the team is betrayed from within during the first film. The series focuses on Hunt as the lead character as opposed to the ensemble cast structure of the"
"Peter Graves Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Jim Phelps in the CBS television series """" from 1967 to 1973 (original) and from 1988 to 1990 (revival). His elder brother was actor James Arness (1923–2011). Graves was also known for his portrayal of airplane pilot Captain Clarence Oveur in the 1980 comedy film ""Airplane!"" and its 1982 sequel """". Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Rolf Cirkler"
"from the first film being used for his voice. Ethan Hunt Ethan Matthew Hunt is a fictional character and the protagonist of the . He is portrayed by Tom Cruise in all films to date. In the first film, Hunt acts as the IMF point man for an experienced field team led by veteran Jim Phelps, his mentor. While attempting to recover stolen files containing information on all IMF's field agents during a mission in Prague, the entire team, barring Hunt, is supposedly killed and the files are stolen, leaving Hunt the only suspect as he learns that the mission"
"in the . In the film, Phelps is instead depicted as the lead villain, having become dissatisfied with his work and disillusioned with his own bosses. This was a development which angered Peter Graves (the specific reason he refused to reprise the role) and Greg Morris. Other members of Phelps's team are: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), who leads an IMF team in the subsequent films in the series (following the killing of Phelps in the first film); Claire Phelps (Emmanuelle Béart), shown to be Phelps's spouse; Sarah Davies (Kristin Scott Thomas); and Jack Harmon (Emilio Estevez). Other IMF agents throughout"
"actors, and numerous Australians (along with Australian-based American and British actors) were also cast in guest roles. According to Patrick White's book, ""The Complete Mission Impossible Dossier"", the original plan was for the series to be an actual remake/reimaginging of the original series, with the new cast playing the same characters from the original series: Rollin Hand, Cinnamon Carter, et al. Just before filming began, White writes, the decision was made to rework the characters so that they were now original creations, albeit still patterned after the originals, with only Jim Phelps remaining unchanged, and with the Collier character becoming"
"film was directed by Christopher McQuarrie. When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begins to question his loyalty and his motives. The film was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Some fans of the TV series were upset that Jim Phelps, team leader in the series, became a traitor in the first film, selling the details of government agents to an arms dealer. Actor Greg Morris, who portrayed in the , was so disgusted with the film's treatment of the"
"Steven Hill Steven Hill (born Solomon Krakovsky; February 24, 1922 – August 23, 2016) was an American actor. His two better-known roles are district attorney Adam Schiff on the NBC television drama series ""Law & Order"", whom he portrayed for 10 seasons (1990–2000), and , the original team leader of the Impossible Missions Force on the CBS television series """", whom he portrayed in the initial season of the show (1966–1967). Hill was born Solomon Krakovsky or Solomon Berg in Seattle, Washington, to Russian Jewish immigrants. After graduating from West Seattle High School in 1940, Hill served four years in"
"phrase, if he is ready to take on a new mission, just as she asked Phelps at the beginning. Paramount Pictures owned the rights to the television series and had tried for years to make a film version but had failed to come up with a viable treatment. Tom Cruise had been a fan of the show since he was young and thought that it would be a good idea for a film. The actor chose ""Mission: Impossible"" to be the first project of his new production company and convinced Paramount to put up a $70 million budget. Cruise and"
"war camp, and succeeded; and Casey Randall (Terry Markwell), a fashion designer who joined the IMF after a terrorist bombing in Rome killed her fiancée. Randall was killed partway through the first season of the series (becoming the only regular TV IMF operative to be depicted as ""disavowed"") and replaced by Shannon Reed (Jane Badler), a former United States Secret Service agent and professional singer. (Already having had voice training of her own, Badler herself subsequently became a professional singer in real life.) Jim Phelps (now played by Jon Voight) is also depicted as the leader of an IMF team"
"Ethan Hunt Ethan Matthew Hunt is a fictional character and the protagonist of the . He is portrayed by Tom Cruise in all films to date. In the first film, Hunt acts as the IMF point man for an experienced field team led by veteran Jim Phelps, his mentor. While attempting to recover stolen files containing information on all IMF's field agents during a mission in Prague, the entire team, barring Hunt, is supposedly killed and the files are stolen, leaving Hunt the only suspect as he learns that the mission was a set-up to expose a mole who had"
"day, wearing a tallit katan (four-cornered fringed garment) beneath his clothes, and strictly observing Shabbat. This made Hill unavailable for Friday night or Saturday matinee performances, effectively ending his stage career and closing many film roles to him, most notably ""The Sand Pebbles"". Steven Hill Steven Hill (born Solomon Krakovsky; February 24, 1922 – August 23, 2016) was an American actor. His two better-known roles are district attorney Adam Schiff on the NBC television drama series ""Law & Order"", whom he portrayed for 10 seasons (1990–2000), and , the original team leader of the Impossible Missions Force on the CBS"
"Vietnam veteran in ""Coming Home"" (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor; and a penniless ex-boxing champion in the remake of ""The Champ"" (1979). His output became sparse during the 1980s and early 1990s, although he won the Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for his iconic performance as the ruthless bank robber Oscar ""Manny"" Manheim in ""Runaway Train"" (1985). Voight made a comeback in Hollywood during the mid-1990s, starring in Michael Mann's crime epic ""Heat"" (1995) opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. He portrayed Jim Phelps in ""Mission: Impossible"" (1996), a"
"Mission: Impossible – Fallout Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a 2018 American action spy film written, produced, and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. It is the sixth installment in the , and the second film to be directed by McQuarrie following the 2015 film """". The cast includes Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Michelle Monaghan, and Alec Baldwin, all of whom reprise their roles from previous films, along with Henry Cavill, Vanessa Kirby, and Angela Bassett, who join the franchise. In the film, Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his team must track down missing plutonium stolen to"
"Mission: Impossible III Mission: Impossible III (stylized as M:i:III) is a 2006 American action spy film co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams (in his directorial debut), co-written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and co-produced by and starring Tom Cruise in the role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt. It is the third installment in the , following 2000's """". In the film, Ethan (Cruise) has retired from field work for the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) and trains new recruits. However, he is sent back into action to track down the elusive arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). ""Mission:"
"Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is a 2015 American action spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, and the fifth installment in the . The film stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Sean Harris, Ving Rhames, Simon McBurney, and Tom Hollander, with Cruise, Renner, Pegg, and Rhames reprising their roles from previous films. ""Rogue Nation"" is produced by Cruise, J. J. Abrams, and David Ellison of Skydance Productions. In the film, IMF agent Ethan Hunt is on the run from the CIA, following the IMF's disbandment as he tries"
"the vaults for previously written material. ABC decided to launch a new ""Mission: Impossible"" series, with a mostly new cast (except for Graves, who would return as Phelps), but using scripts from the original series, suitably updated. To save even more on production costs, the series was filmed in Australia; the first season in Queensland, and the second season in Melbourne. Costs were, at that time, some 20 percent lower in Australia compared with Hollywood. The new ""Mission: Impossible"" was one of the first American commercial network programs to be filmed in Australia. The show's core cast included several Australian"
"Bob Johnson (actor) Robert Cleveland Johnson (May 4, 1920 – December 31, 1993), known professionally as Bob Johnson, was an American actor and voice actor who played supporting roles on series television and in films from the late 1950s until a few years before his death. Johnson is probably best known as the ""voice behind the scenes"", who gave Special Agents and Jim Phelps their recorded mission briefings on both incarnations of the """" television series. The ""Voice"" was never identified by name, title or position, and was only heard in recordings, but nevertheless became one of the most iconic"
"Mission: Impossible (film) Mission: Impossible is a 1996 American action spy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. Based on the , its plot follows Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his mission to uncover the mole who has framed him for the murders of his entire Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team. Work on the script had begun early with filmmaker Sydney Pollack on board, before De Palma, Steven Zaillian, David Koepp, and Robert Towne were brought in. ""Mission: Impossible"" went into pre-production without a shooting script: De Palma devised several action sequences, but Koepp and"
"Discover Magazine. After playing mainly serious roles in the 1970s, he appeared as Captain Clarence Oveur in the early 1980s comedies ""Airplane!"" and ""Airplane II: The Sequel"". In 1988, a Hollywood writers' strike resulted in a being commissioned. Graves was the only cast member from the original series to return as a regular, reprising his role as James Phelps, though others (most notably Greg Morris, whose son Phil was a regular in this version) made guest appearances. The series was filmed in Australia, and Graves made his third journey there for acting work. The new version of ""Mission: Impossible"" lasted"
"only successful franchise of Paramount Pictures. In 1979, game designer Scott Adams released ""Mission: Impossible"", a text adventure game that placed the player in the role of a secret agent trying to save the world. Adams had failed to acquire the rights to the title, and the game was quickly reissued as ""Impossible Mission"" and later ""Secret Mission"". Beyond the title and the name ""Mr. Phelps"" being mentioned on the tape recording at the beginning of the game, it had no overt connection to the TV series. The 1984 computer game ""Impossible Mission"" also featured a story in which the"
"filmmaker Jon Amiel had replaced McGuigan as director. In August 2017, it was announced that Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne had been cast in the series' two lead roles. On September 22, 2017, it was reported that David Gyasi, Karla Crome, Indira Varma, and Tamzin Merchant had joined the main cast. In October 2017, it was announced that Simon McBurney, Alice Krige, and Jared Harris had been cast in recurring roles. On November 3, 2017, it was reported Ariyon Bakare was joining the series in a recurring capacity. On December 15, 2017, it was announced that Andrew Gower and Jamie"
"team leader Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Michael Weatherly as Senior Agent Anthony ""Tony"" DiNozzo, Cote de Pablo as Mossad Liaison Officer turned NCIS Agent Ziva David, Pauley Perrette as Forensic Specialist Abby Sciuto, Sean Murray as Special Agent Timothy McGee, David McCallum as Autopsy Technician Donald ""Ducky"" Mallard, Rocky Carroll as NCIS Director Leon Vance, and Brian Dietzen as Medical Assistant Jimmy Palmer. In the opening scene, the team arrests a young woman on suspicion of espionage and terrorism. Shortly thereafter, they learn that she had only used an electronic device to steal credit card details from the actual terrorist. The"
"Ray Liotta Raymond Allen Liotta (born December 18, 1954) is an American actor, film producer, and voice actor. Liotta is best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in the crime drama ""Goodfellas"" (1990); other notable roles include Ray Sinclair in Jonathan Demme's ""Something Wild"" (1986), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, Shoeless Joe Jackson in ""Field of Dreams"" (1989), Officer Pete Davis in ""Unlawful Entry"" (1992), Officer Gary Figgis in ""Cop Land"" (1997), Paul Krendler in ""Hannibal"" (2001), Fred Jung in ""Blow"" (2001), Tommy Vercetti in the video game """" (2002), Chief Gus Monroe in ""John Q"""
"Peter Phelps Peter Phelps (born 20 September 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian actor, singer and writer. He is notable for his role as Peter Church in the television drama ""Stingers"", and as Trevor Cole in ""Baywatch"". Phelps has appeared in feature films including ""Point Break"" with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, and ""Blackwater Trail"" with Judd Nelson. He is the brother of Professor Kerryn Phelps. Phelps began his acting career in the early 1980s with an ongoing role in the Network Ten teen soap opera ""The Restless Years"" produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation. After that series ended he"
"trip when Jim is taken mysteriously ill. (It turns out the residents of a ""Norman Rockwell"" town are hired assassins, who attempt to poison Phelps when he stumbles on their secret.) In the 1980s series, former IMF agent Barney Collier is framed for a crime he did not commit and the IMF team has to extricate him, leading to a reuniting of Barney with his son and IMF agent Grant Collier (played by real-life father and son Greg and Phil Morris). In most cases, the action lasted right up to the final seconds, with the episode ending in a freeze"
"Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Skye, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Lance Hunter, and Bobbi Morse, respectively. It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would include Henry Simmons as Alphonso ""Mack"" MacKenzie, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle Hartley, Edward James Olmos as Robert Gonzales, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Christine Adams as Agent Weaver, Kirk Acevedo as Agent Calderon, Cornelius Smith Jr. as Case, Sai Rao as Susanna, Mackenzie Astin as Tim Maguire and Rick Otto as lead Hydra agent. Smith and Rao did not receive guest star credit in the episode. Simmons, Lawless, Olmos, Harris, Adams, and Acevedo reprise"