<p>The police said late Sunday the actor had died of “natural causes” at his home in the posh Los Angeles suburb of Pacific Palisades.<br /><br />During his nearly 60-year Hollywood career, Graves appeared in more that 130 movies and television shows.<br /><br />But he rose to the pinnacle of his career in 1967, when he became lead actor on Mission: Impossible, where he played Jim Phelps, the leader of the Impossible Missions Force, or IMF, for six seasons of the series.<br /><br />The series was taken off the air in 1973.<br />During the 1990s, Graves hosted the documentary series Biography on the A&E cable television channel.</p>
<p>The police said late Sunday the actor had died of “natural causes” at his home in the posh Los Angeles suburb of Pacific Palisades.<br /><br />During his nearly 60-year Hollywood career, Graves appeared in more that 130 movies and television shows.<br /><br />But he rose to the pinnacle of his career in 1967, when he became lead actor on Mission: Impossible, where he played Jim Phelps, the leader of the Impossible Missions Force, or IMF, for six seasons of the series.<br /><br />The series was taken off the air in 1973.<br />During the 1990s, Graves hosted the documentary series Biography on the A&E cable television channel.</p>