And I'll bet that most here don't remember his first big role. The media keeps saying it was Mission Impossible. No. I remember him in Fury, as would everyone of the Baby Boomer generation whose family had a TV at that time.

I thought the Airplane movies were among the funniest. I am surprised to learn at Mr. Graves's passing that they weren't Mel Brooks's. Always mistakenly remembered that they were. They sure were his style, reaching for every possible gag.