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Vale: Peter Graves
Peter Graves, best known as the cool team leader of Mission: Impossible, has died aged 83.
Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, about a week shy of his 84th birthday, his publicist said.
The solidly-spoken Graves appeared in dozens of films and television shows in a career of nearly 60 years but it was his role as Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running spy series that is most remembered.
The show ran on CBS from 1967 to 1973 …
Charlie’s Angels nears new mission
America continues to look to the past for its future with the ABC Network is said to be close to greenlighting a new version of Charlie’s Angels.
The update will be helmed by Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Josh Friedman, and Leonard Goldberg, who produced the original series with Aaron Spelling in 1976, plus Drew Barrymore.
Barrymore also featured in the 2000 feature film adaptation.
The new Angels is expected to be geared toward a new generation while paying homage to the past. Maybe Ian Thorpe can play the executive?
The series made news recently …
Vale: Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban, who became a household name for his performance as the wish-granting Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, has died. He was 88.
He died at home, although a cause of death has not been announced.
Although he was best known as the charming Roarke on the 1978-84 hit series, Montalban was also a gifted character actor who won an Emmy for his portrayal of a Sioux chief in the miniseries How the West Was Won.
The Mexican-born actor’s suave manner and patriarchal dignity became his trademarks.
Montalban could also play the most dastardly villains, …