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Peter Graves Found Dead 03/15/10 Actor Peter Graves, best known for his starring role on TV's "Mission: Impossible," was found dead Sunday at his home, according to a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. He was 83. There is no sign of foul play in the actor's death, officer Karen Rayner said. Graves portrayed the character Jim Phelps for all but one of the seven years "Mission: Impossible" ran on television, from 1967-1973. He also appeared as Capt. Clarence Oveur in the 1980 movie spoof "Airplane!" Graves, born in Minneapolis as Peter Aurness; actor James Arness is Graves' brother.
NFL Hall of Famer, ex-TV actor Merlin Olsen Dead at 69 03/12/10 Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69. He died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung lining, last year. Olsen was a consensus All-American at Utah State and won the 1961 Outland Trophy as the nation's best interior lineman. The Rams drafted Olsen third overall in 1962 and he spent the next 15 years with the team before retiring in 1976. Olsen was also an established television actor with a role on "Little House on the Prairie," then starring in his own series, "Father Murphy," from 1981 to 1983 and the short-lived "Aaron's Way" in 1988.
Jean Smart to 'Govern' in 'Hawaii Five-O' 02/09/10 From a First Lady to a Governor. Jean Smart, who earned two Emmy nominations for her role as first lady Martha Logan on Fox's "24" has joined CBS' "Hawaii Five-O" remake, playing Hawaii Governor Pat Jameson. The new "Hawaii" centers on an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police headed by Steve McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) and answerable only to the governor (Smart) who is described as "a local Hawaiian with a Washingtonian's backbone" and a completely honest politician. On the original, Gov. Paul Jameson was played by Richard Denning.
Neil Patrick Harris to Star in Smurfs Movie 03/06/10 Neil Patrick Harris is set to lead The Smurfs into Hollywood -- he's confirmed that he's been cast in a big screen adaptation of the popular 1980s cartoon. The "How I Met Your Mother" star will tackle the lead role in the movie, which will be a mixture of live action and animation, according to Deadline Hollywood. "Scooby-Doo" filmmaker Raja Gosnell has signed on to direct "Smurfs: The Movie" and filming is slated to begin in April, when Harris takes a hiatus from his role in the hit TV show. "I'll do my smurfiest to represent well," the 36-year-old actor wrote on twitter. "Smurfs are rad."
NBC's 'Rockford Files' Remake 03/02/10 NBC has found a new voice for Jim Rockford's answering machine, signing Dermot Mulroney to fill the iconic (gum)shoes of James Garner. The network had been searching for the right actor for weeks before finally closing a deal with Mulroney late Friday. NBC green lit a "Rockford" remake weeks ago and has long considered the project one of its biggest contenders for fall 2010. During its original 1970s run, "Rockford" stood out from the glut of detective and cop shows. Mulroney has starred in a number of romantic comedies during his career, from "My Best Friend's Wedding" to "Must Love Dogs, "The Wedding Date" and "Griffin & Phoenix."
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