'Mission: Impossible' actor Peter Graves dead at 83

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'Mission: Impossible' actor Peter Graves dead at 83

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actor Peter Graves, best known for his starring role on TV's "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday. He was 83.

While the cause of the actor's death was not immediately known, he apparently suffered a heart attack, his publicist said.