James Phelps is a fictional character in the television program Mission: Impossible. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles He was portrayed by Peter Graves on television and by Jon Voight in the 1996 feature film. Peter Graves (born March 18 1926)is an American film and television Actor. Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Mission Impossible is an Action movie released in 1996. It was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
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On television
Phelps was the Director of the Impossible Missions Force, or IMF, in seasons 2-7 of the initial television series, 1967-1973. The Impossible Missions Force (IMF is a fictional independent Espionage agency commonly employed by the United States government. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Director of the IMF in season 1, 1966-1967, was Daniel Briggs, played by actor Steven Hill. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Daniel Briggs was a character in the first season of the Mission Impossible original television series who ran the Impossible Missions Force. Steven Hill (born February 24, 1922) is an American Film and Television Actor. No explanation was ever given in the series for why Dan Briggs was replaced, although the real life reason was because Steven Hill's contract was not renewed. [1]
In the late 1980s revival, which lasted for two seasons from 1988 to 1990, Phelps had a successor who was killed off in the first episode, prompting him to come out of retirement. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
On film
In the 1996 film and its sequels, Phelps was replaced by Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) after Phelps was revealed to be a traitor who murdered three fellow IMF agents, having become disillusioned with his work and selling secrets to an arms dealer called 'Max'. The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Ethan Matthew Hunt (portrayed by actor Tom Cruise) is the central Fictional character from the Mission Impossible film series Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Despite his attempts to frame Hunt for his crimes with the aid of his wife Claire (whom he also kills when his deception is exposed), Phelps ended up being killed himself as a result during a final confrontation in the Channel Tunnel, when the helicopter he would have escaped in exploded. The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with
Peter Graves turned down the role of James Phelps in the movie for two reasons. The first was because he viewed the Phelps character as a patriot, not a traitor; the second was because in the movie, the Phelps character dies. Phelps was instead portrayed by Jon Voight in the film. Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor.
References
- ^ White, P. , "The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier," pages 60-61, Avon Books 1991.
External Links
- Mission Impossible (television) at the Internet Movie Database
- Mission Impossible (film) at the Internet Movie Database
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