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Release Date:
17 September 1966 (USA)
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Tagline:
Failure impossible.
Plot:
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture. Full summary »
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes.
Another 14 wins
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36 nominations
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 343) | Greg Morris | ... | Barney Collier (170 episodes, 1966-1973) |
 | Peter Lupus | ... | Willy Armitage (159 episodes, 1966-1973) |
| Bob Johnson | ... | Person on Tape / ... (158 episodes, 1966-1973) |
 | Peter Graves | ... | James Phelps (143 episodes, 1967-1973) |
 | Barbara Bain | ... | Cinnamon Carter (78 episodes, 1966-1969) |
 | Martin Landau | ... | Rollin Hand / ... (76 episodes, 1966-1969) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Reza Badiyi | (18 episodes, 1969-1972) | ||
| Barry Crane | (15 episodes, 1969-1973) | ||
| Paul Krasny | (14 episodes, 1968-1973) | ||
| Lee H. Katzin | (11 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Leonard Horn | (10 episodes, 1966-1971) | ||
| Leslie H. Martinson | (9 episodes, 1971-1973) | ||
| Paul Stanley | (7 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| John Llewellyn Moxey | (7 episodes, 1969-1972) | ||
| Charles R. Rondeau | (6 episodes, 1966-1971) | ||
| Alexander Singer | (5 episodes, 1967-1969) | ||
| Sutton Roley | (5 episodes, 1968-1972) | ||
| Murray Golden | (5 episodes, 1969-1971) | ||
| Virgil W. Vogel | (5 episodes, 1970-1973) | ||
| Lewis Allen | (4 episodes, 1967-1973) | ||
| Gerald Mayer | (4 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| Marvin J. Chomsky | (4 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
| Bernard L. Kowalski | (3 episodes, 1966) | ||
| Richard Benedict | (3 episodes, 1967-1969) | ||
| Alf Kjellin | (3 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Michael O'Herlihy | (3 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Stuart Hagmann | (3 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Marc Daniels | (2 episodes, 1966-1967) | ||
| Robert Totten | (2 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Terry Becker | (2 episodes, 1970-1972) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Bruce Geller | (171 episodes, 1966-1973) | |
| Allan Balter | (24 episodes, 1966-1968) | |
| William Read Woodfield | (24 episodes, 1966-1968) | |
| Laurence Heath | (23 episodes, 1966-1972) | |
| Paul Playdon | (14 episodes, 1968-1971) | |
| Ken Pettus | (10 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Harold Livingston | (9 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Arthur Weiss | (7 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| James L. Henderson | (7 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
| Samuel Roeca | (6 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
| Howard Berk | (5 episodes, 1969-1973) | |
| Leigh Vance | (5 episodes, 1969-1972) | |
| Stephen Kandel | (5 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Ellis Marcus | (4 episodes, 1966) | |
| Jerrold L. Ludwig | (4 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Ed Adamson | (4 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Norman Katkov | (4 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Howard Browne | (4 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
| Robert Lewin | (3 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Edward J. Lakso | (3 episodes, 1967-1971) | |
| Mann Rubin | (3 episodes, 1967-1971) | |
| Barney Slater | (3 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| John D.F. Black | (3 episodes, 1968-1971) | |
| Ronald Austin | (3 episodes, 1969-1972) | |
| James D. Buchanan | (3 episodes, 1969-1972) | |
| Jackson Gillis | (3 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Richard M. Sakal | (2 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Lou Shaw | (2 episodes, 1968-1973) | |
| Sy Salkowitz | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Robert E. Thompson | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Judy Burns | (2 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Walter Brough | (2 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Henry Sharp | (2 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
| Orville H. Hampton | (2 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Bruce Geller | .... | executive producer / producer (143 episodes, 1966-1973) | |
| Barry Crane | .... | associate producer / producer (125 episodes, 1966-1973) | |
| Joseph Gantman | .... | producer (52 episodes, 1966-1968) | |
| Bruce Lansbury | .... | producer (38 episodes, 1969-1972) | |
| Stanley Kallis | .... | producer (32 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| John W. Rogers | .... | associate producer (25 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Robert F. O'Neill | .... | associate producer (20 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Laurence Heath | .... | producer (10 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Allan Balter | .... | producer (7 episodes, 1968) | |
| William Read Woodfield | .... | producer (7 episodes, 1968) | |
| Robert E. Thompson | .... | producer (2 episodes, 1968) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Lalo Schifrin | (18 episodes, 1966-1973) | ||
| Richard Markowitz | (9 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| Robert Drasnin | (8 episodes, 1967-1971) | ||
| Jerry Fielding | (7 episodes, 1967-1969) | ||
| Gerald Fried | (6 episodes, 1966-1969) | ||
| Walter Scharf | (5 episodes, 1966-1967) | ||
| Richard Hazard | (3 episodes, 1969-1972) | ||
| Benny Golson | (3 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
| Robert Prince | (2 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Ronald W. Browne | (49 episodes, 1970-1973) | ||
| Keith C. Smith | (46 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Michel Hugo | (23 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Gert Andersen | (18 episodes, 1966-1969) | ||
| Charles Straumer | (7 episodes, 1966) | ||
| Gerald Perry Finnerman | (3 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Andrew J. McIntyre | (3 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Fred J. Koenekamp | (2 episodes, 1968) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| David Wages | (28 episodes, 1967-1971) | ||
| John Loeffler | (28 episodes, 1968-1973) | ||
| Jerry Taylor | (16 episodes, 1969-1973) | ||
| Robert Watts | (14 episodes, 1966-1968) | ||
| Robert L. Swanson | (14 episodes, 1967-1971) | ||
| Paul Krasny | (11 episodes, 1966-1967) | ||
| Larry Strong | (9 episodes, 1971-1973) | ||
| William Cairncross | (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Arthur Hilton | (6 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| Stanley Rabjohn | (5 episodes, 1966-1967) | ||
| Neil MacDonald | (4 episodes, 1967) | ||
| John A. Fegan Jr. | (4 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| Jodie Copelan | (4 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Michael Pozen | (2 episodes, 1966) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Joseph D'Agosta | (77 episodes, 1966-1969) | ||
| Jim Merrick | (47 episodes, 1969-1971) | ||
| William J. Kenney | (15 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Betty Martin | (15 episodes, 1971-1973) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Gibson Holley | (73 episodes, 1969-1973) | ||
| Bill Ross | (50 episodes, 1967-1969) | ||
| Jan Van Tamelen | (25 episodes, 1966-1967) | ||
| Rolland M. Brooks | (21 episodes, 1966-1967) | ||
Series Set Decoration by | |||
| Lucien Hafley | (147 episodes, 1966-1973) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Adele Taylor | .... | hairstylist / hair stylist (143 episodes, 1966-1973) | |
| Robert Dawn | .... | makeup artist (116 episodes, 1967-1973) | |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | .... | makeup artist (28 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| William Cairncross | .... | in charge of post-production / post-production supervisor (54 episodes, 1969-1972) | |
| Herbert F. Solow | .... | executive in charge of production (53 episodes, 1966-1968) | |
| Paul Krasny | .... | in charge of post-production (51 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| John A. Fegan Jr. | .... | post-production supervisor (31 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Bill Heath | .... | post-production executive (28 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| William Eatherly | .... | production supervisor (27 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Bill Derwin | .... | production manager (26 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Edward Haldeman | .... | production manager (25 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Gordon A. Webb | .... | production manager (23 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
| Michael P. Schoenbrun | .... | production manager (11 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
| Robert L. Swanson | .... | post-production supervisor (9 episodes, 1969) | |
| Donald R. Rode | .... | post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Jack Sonntag | .... | production supervisor (unknown episodes) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Michael P. Schoenbrun | .... | assistant director (24 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Victor Vallejo | .... | assistant director (22 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| John W. Rogers | .... | assistant director (11 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Harry Hogan III | .... | assistant director (10 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
| Gordon A. Webb | .... | assistant director (9 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Ted Butcher | .... | assistant director (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Ric Rondell | .... | assistant director (7 episodes, 1967) | |
| Jerome M. Siegel | .... | assistant director (6 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Bill Derwin | .... | assistant director (6 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
| Al Kraus | .... | assistant director (5 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Gene De Ruelle | .... | assistant director (5 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Wilbur Mosier | .... | assistant director (4 episodes, 1966) | |
| Dale Coleman | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1967) | |
| David Hawks | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1967) | |
| Bob White | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
| Jim Myers | .... | assistant director (2 episodes, 1969) | |
| Max Stein | .... | assistant director (2 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Ray Taylor Jr. | .... | assistant director (unknown episodes, 1971-1972) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Arthur Wasson | .... | supervising property master / property master (83 episodes, 1966-1972) | |
| Robert O. Richards | .... | property master / supervising property master (24 episodes, 1969-1973) | |
| William M. Bates | .... | property master (22 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Art Lipschultz | .... | property master (7 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Dominick Gaffey | .... | production mixer / production sound mixer (121 episodes, 1967-1973) | |
| Joseph G. Sorokin | .... | supervising sound editor / sound editor (63 episodes, 1966-1969) | |
| Gordon L. Day | .... | re-recording mixer (59 episodes, 1968-1971) | |
| Michael Colgan | .... | sound editor (29 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Joel Moss | .... | re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (29 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Tommy Thompson | .... | sound engineer (25 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Elden Ruberg | .... | re-recording mixer (19 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Frank White | .... | sound editor (14 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
| William Andrews | .... | sound effects editor (13 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
| John Post | .... | sound editor (11 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Doug Grindstaff | .... | supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 1969) | |
| Jay M. Harding | .... | re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Marvin Walowitz | .... | sound editor (4 episodes, 1967) | |
| Carl Daniels | .... | sound engineer (2 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Special Effects by | |||
| John Burke | .... | special effects (142 episodes, 1966-1973) | |
Series Stunts | |||
| Dick Dial | .... | stunt double: Peter Graves / stunt double: Fritz Weaver (89 episodes, 1966-1970) | |
| Charlie Picerni | .... | stunts (4 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Lee Duncan | .... | stunt double: Greg Morris / stunt double: Greg Morris (4 episodes, 1969) | |
| Bruce Paul Barbour | .... | stunt double / stunt performer / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| George P. Wilbur | .... | stunt double: Peter Graves (2 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | .... | stunt double: H.M. Wynant (2 episodes, 1969) | |
| Tony Brubaker | .... | stunt double: Greg Morris / stunt double: Rafer Johnson (2 episodes, 1971) | |
| Lee Faulkner | .... | utility stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| Wayne McLaren | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| Charles Wilcox | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Earl C. Williman | .... | lamp operator (28 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Ross Cannon | .... | key grip (26 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Bobby Jones | .... | gaffer (9 episodes, 1967) | |
| Joseph Edesa | .... | gaffer (5 episodes, 1966) | |
| Joe Wharton | .... | gaffer (3 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| George H. Merhoff | .... | gaffer (3 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Forrest T. Butler | .... | supervising costumer / costume supervisor: men / ... (100 episodes, 1966-1970) | |
| Sabine Manela | .... | costume supervisor: women / costumer: women / ... (75 episodes, 1966-1969) | |
| Dodie Shepard | .... | costume supervisor: women (60 episodes, 1969-1972) | |
| Andrea E. Weaver | .... | set costumer: women (49 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Michael Tierney | .... | supervising costumer / costume supervisor (40 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Bob Spencer | .... | costume supervisor (3 episodes, 1966) | |
| Grace Kuhn | .... | costumer: women (3 episodes, 1967) | |
| Mina Mittelman | .... | costume supervisor: women / costumer supervisor: women (3 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Larry L. Mills | .... | editorial coordinator (33 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Michael Vejar | .... | editorial coordinator (26 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Paul Krasny | .... | supervising film editor (22 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Jerry Taylor | .... | editorial coordinator (20 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Fred Stafford | .... | editorial coordinator (5 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Lalo Schifrin | .... | composer: theme music / composer: stock music (157 episodes, 1966-1973) | |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | .... | music editor (116 episodes, 1967-1972) | |
| Kenyon Hopkins | .... | music supervisor (32 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Wilbur Hatch | .... | music consultant / music supervisor (28 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Ted Whitfield | .... | music editor (16 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Jerry MacDonald | .... | music editor (11 episodes, 1967) | |
| Richard Markowitz | .... | conductor / composer: stock music (10 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Jerry Fielding | .... | conductor (7 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Gerald Fried | .... | conductor (6 episodes, 1966-1969) | |
| Walter Scharf | .... | conductor (5 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Benny Golson | .... | conductor (3 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
| Leith Stevens | .... | music supervisor (3 episodes, 1970) | |
| Richard Hazard | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Kenneth Hall | .... | music editor (2 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
Series Transportation Department | |||
| Ed Chamey | .... | vehicle coordinator / vehicles (80 episodes, 1968-1973) | |
| Chris Haynes | .... | driver (2 episodes, 1969) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Alan Greedy | .... | script supervisor (101 episodes, 1966-1970) | |
| Philip D. Fehrle | .... | production assistant / assistant to executive producer / ... (78 episodes, 1966-1969) | |
| Douglas S. Cramer | .... | executive vice president in charge of production (74 episodes, 1968-1971) | |
| Dale Tarter | .... | production coordinator / assistant to producer / ... (57 episodes, 1969-1973) | |
| Laurence Heath | .... | story consultant / script consultant (45 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Allan Balter | .... | script consultant / story consultant (39 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| William Read Woodfield | .... | script consultant / story consultant (39 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Barbara Atkinson | .... | script supervisor (30 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Paul Playdon | .... | script consultant (29 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Michael Jarvis | .... | production coordinator (27 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Alan Godfrey | .... | production coordinator (20 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Robert E. Thompson | .... | script consultant (11 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Stephen Kandel | .... | story editor (8 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Micheal Pociecha | .... | animal supervisor (3 episodes, 1970) | |
| Jack Clements | .... | production coordinator (3 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| H. Bud Otto | .... | script supervisor (2 episodes, 1970) | |
Production Companies
- Desilu Productions (1966-1968)
- Paramount Television (1968-1973)
- Paramount Television (1966-2004) (worldwide) (TV)
- CBS Paramount International Television (2004-) (non-USA) (TV)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1966-1973) (USA) (TV)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1967-1969) (West Germany) (TV)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1976-1977) (West Germany) (TV)
- CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006-2007) (USA) (TV)
- CBS Television Distribution (2007-) (worldwide) (TV)
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (19??) (UK) (TV)
- Five US (2006-) (UK) (TV)
- Kabel 1 (1993) (Germany) (TV)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006-) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pro 7 (1990-1992) (Germany) (TV)
- Chrysler Corporation Chrysler vehicles (1968-1973)
- Desilu Studios filming location
- General Motors Chevrolet vehicles (1970-1973)
- Glen Glenn Sound Company sound recording
- Paramount Studios filming location
- Promenade Fashions for Men Steven Hill's/men's wardrobe (1966-1968)
- Volvo Western Distributors Inc. Volvo vehicles (1970-1971)
- Worsted-Tex wardrobe (1968-1973)
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Martin Landau and his then wife Barbara Bain jointly left the show after the third season due to a contract dispute after their demands for a salary raise weren't met.See more »
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Factual errors: In almost every episode someone has to pick a lock. They insert the pick, wiggle it a few times and open the door. To actually open a lock you must also rotate the cylinder just as you do with a key. For this you would use a second "L" or "Z" shaped pick to exert pressure while you moved the pins with the first pick. This is never done.See more »
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I have got to hand it to the people behind the original Mission Impossible series. Their pilot episode was bound to hook people. Mission Impossible was a winner from the start.
The Impossible Missions Force were a team of agents with no emotional attachments who went on secret missions usually against organized crime or rogue nations. They did not go in and use guns or fists to fight a problem-the name of the game was manipulation, deception, trickery, fraud, you name it. The agents were in fact anti-heroes who stooped to the level of the bad guys themselves. But I still loved them for it.
It would be unfair to reveal any of the intricate details of the plots for the series but let's just say they were clever. Mission Impossible was a show that required a viewer's full attention-you simply couldn't switch onto an episode halfway through and expect to know what's going on. Mission Impossible was clever throughout it's entire run. The IMF always had a plan which had to be strictly adhered to for it to be a success. They used every mean trick in the book to bring the bad guys down and they always slipped away at the end without the bad guys ever finding out who they were. In fact, quite a few episodes involved the bad guys falling out with each other after believing the other one was out to get him when in fact it was the IMF who had set it all up.
A clever show indeed-highly recommended.