Classically handsome Peter Graves, he of the distinguished gray hair and deep, resonant voice, has passed away of natural causes at his home in California.
Most people will remember him from his days as the chief agent in charge of television's Mission Impossible team, or more recently, as the host of A&E's Biography.
But he had a long movie career as well, and I'll always remember him for his great performance in Billy Wilder's classic WWII prisoner-of-war movie, Stalag 17, his cameo as the cheesy TV host in Men in Black II, and his hilarious turn as the kinky pilot in Airplane.
Rest in peace. Roger, Roger.
The actor on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in October, 2009, by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images
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