Mission Impossible

Mission Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973.

The series is known for its opening theme song. Typical scenes included the mission assignment being conducted by a pre-recorded tape, the mission agents were chosen by the leader from a dossier, the opening briefing scene, the intricate use of disguises and a typical "mask pulloff" scene near the end of most episodes.

Note:The cast changed quite a bit throughout its seven year run, so not all of the characters listed below appeared at the same time.

Series Cast

• Steven Hill as Dan Briggs
• Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter
• Greg Morris as Barney Collier
• Leonard Nimoy as the Amazing Paris
• Peter Lupus as Willy Armitage
• Martin Landau as Rollin Hand
• Peter Graves as Jim Phelps
• Lesley Warren as Dana Lambert
• Sam Elliott as Dr. Doug Robert aka Lang
• Lynda Day George as Casey

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The television series also spawned two films, starring Tom Cruise and Emmanuelle Béart:

• Mission Impossible (Brian De Palma, 1996)
• Mission Impossible 2 (John Woo, 2000)