Failure impossible.

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

Cast

Greg Morris

Barney Collier

Peter Lupus

Willy Armitage

Bob Johnson

Man on Tape (voice)

Peter Graves

Jim Phelps

Barbara Bain

Cinnamon Carter

Martin Landau

Rollin Hand

Leonard Nimoy

Paris

Lynda Day George

Lisa Casey

Steven Hill

Daniel Briggs

Lesley Ann Warren

Dana Lambert

Sam Elliott

Doug Robert

Sid Haig

Major Carlos Martillo

Jack Donner

Bob Field

Lee Meriwether

Anna Rojak

Barbara Anderson

Mimi Davis

Tony Giorgio

Dealer

David Sheiner

Dr. Karl Turek

John Vernon

Colonel Josef Strom

Joseph Ruskin

Khalid

M

Marco López

Hotel Agent (uncredited)

Seasons

171 episodes

Season 11966 · 28 episodes

Season 21967 · 25 episodes

Season 31968 · 25 episodes

Season 41969 · 26 episodes

Season 51970 · 23 episodes

Season 61971 · 22 episodes

Season 71972 · 22 episodes