# Peter Graves, RIP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501 "2010-03-15T02:13:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/1 "2010-03-15T02:13:26Z")
[Peter Graves dies of heart attack at 83](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/arts/television/15graves.html) This was noted earlier in the Dead Pool , but I think his passing is worthy of a separate thread. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/2 "2010-03-15T02:15:57Z")
Damn. He was great. Iconic, even. I’ll never forget his voice, or his excellent deadpan comic timing. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/3 "2010-03-15T02:16:52Z")
“Do you like movies about gladiators, Tommy?” ☹ I liked him. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/4 "2010-03-15T02:21:04Z")
I was a big fan of the Mission Impossible TV series. Peter Graves always did a good job in his role. Kind of sad that his older brother, James Arness outlived him. He’s three years older than Peter. I don’t think they ever appeared together in anything. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/5 "2010-03-15T02:24:40Z")
Captain Oveur is over. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/6 "2010-03-15T02:26:14Z")
He’s in the great turkish prison in the sky. RIP Cap. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/7 "2010-03-15T02:29:38Z")
Did he die in a big building with Patients? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/8 "2010-03-15T02:32:24Z")
More importantly, did his body self-destruct in five seconds? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/9 "2010-03-15T02:38:08Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > More importantly, did his body self-destruct in five seconds? No, but the Secretary did disavow any knowledge of his actions. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/10 "2010-03-15T02:46:33Z")
That’s so weird - I just saw him today in Men in Black II. First time I’d seen him on screen in forever, and now he’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/11 "2010-03-15T02:48:49Z")
Aw, I’m almost though watching MI Season 2. Classy, sharp guy with a fine range. RIP, Peter. ---
**Author:** ![statsman1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/12 "2010-03-15T02:52:51Z")
I can’t say I’m shocked (he was 83), but it still saddens me. I think I’ll put on some tangerine lipgloss in his honor. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/13 "2010-03-15T02:56:08Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > his older brother, James Arness I did not know this. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/14 "2010-03-15T02:59:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I did not know this. Surely, you can’t be serious. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/15 "2010-03-15T03:02:34Z")
I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/16 "2010-03-15T03:20:36Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Captain Oveur is over. ☹ Roger. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/17 "2010-03-15T03:31:19Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > That’s so weird - I just saw him today in Men in Black II. First time I’d seen him on screen in forever, and now he’s gone. A few days ago I saw a rerun of an episode of “Cold Case” which I had missed when it first aired. And of course I had watched the recent TMC showing of “Airplane!”. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/18 "2010-03-15T03:41:35Z")
As an old guy, I remember him on Saturday mornings as Jim Graves in “Fury” and as Price in Stalag 17 ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/19 "2010-03-15T03:46:53Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > “Do you like movies about gladiators, Tommy?” > > ☹ I liked him. Nitpick: The kid’s name was Joey. This is very sad news… I’m off to watch _Airplane!_ in his honor. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501/20 "2010-03-15T03:58:24Z")
Along with _Airplane!_, I remember him as one of the hosts of A&E’s _Biography_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-graves-rip/532501.md?page=2)