Definitely a favorite who will be missed.

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Peter Graves, the cool spymaster of television’s “Mission Impossible” and the dignified host of the “Biography” series, who successfully spoofed his own gravitas in the “Airplane” movie farces, died Sunday. He was 83.

From The NYT »

Great lines from Graves in Airplane!

Captain Oveur: You ever been in a cockpit before?
Joey: No sir, I’ve never been up in a plane before.
Captain Oveur: You ever seen a grown man naked?
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Captain Oveur: Joey, have you ever been in a… in a Turkish prison?
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Captain Oveur: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?