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Post by mikef6 on Jul 19, 2017 21:41:24 GMT
Martin Landau was indeed a major player in the series “Mission: Impossible” and was a big factor in its success. Landau and then wife Barbara Bain were regulars in the first three seasons of seven total. Landau was nominated for an Emmy for each of his three seasons. Bain was also nominated three times and won one of them. The show ran from 1966 to 1973. Of the actors who were regular or semi-regular cast members, we have lost: Steven Hill (team leader in season one) Peter Graves Greg Morris Leonard Nimoy Bob Johnson (the voice on the self-destructing tape: “Good morning, Mr. Phelps.”) And, now, Martin Landau A surprising number of regulars and semi-regulars are still with us, including: Barbara Bain Peter Lupus (all 7 seasons. Had a cult following as the Man Who Never Talks. Actually, he did have a line or two in most shows but mainly he, litterally, did all the heavy lifting) Lynda Day George (last two seasons) You left out Lesley Warren, who was the female member of the group after Barbara Bain left. However, I don't blame you; Warren stunk to high heaven, and was replaced the following season by the better actress Lynda Day George. I didn't think Warren was too bad; she's a good actress. She just wasn't right for M:I. Instead of the more sophisticated femme, Warren often posed in the cons as a free-living hippie girl. That just wasn't what Mission fans had come to expect. She was only in the cast for season five. Some other ladies who filled in on occasion during the later seasons were Lee Meriweather and Barbara Anderson ("Ironside"). Meriweather and Anderson are still among us as well. |
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