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1	Character page for the ''Series/MissionImpossible'' TV series.
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3	For the [[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries films]], see [[Characters/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries here]].
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5	For an index of the actors and actresses who have their own page on this wiki, see [[MediaNotes/MissionImpossibleActors here]].
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7	[[foldercontrol]]
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9	!!IMF Leadership
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11	[[folder:Dan Briggs]]
12	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/StevenHill
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14	The leader of the IMF team in Season 1.
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16	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Only appeared in the first season and had little or no role in its last few episodes, due to Hill being unable to work on the Sabbath because he was Jewish.
17	[[/folder]]
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19	[[folder:Jim Phelps]]
20	!!James "Jim" Phelps
21	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jimphelps.jpg]]
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23	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/PeterGraves
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25	The Director of the Impossible Missions Force and the leader of its most reliable mission team for several years.
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27	* TheAllAmericanBoy: Jim grew up in a small lakeside town called Norville, where his father ran a fishing and boat-rental business and where he played football in high school (fittingly, he was the quarterback).
28	* TheLeader: Commands the team in both the original series (starting with season 2) and its revival.
29	* RetiredBadass: He's become one by the start of the revival, having turned over command of the team to a younger agent he trained. When that agent is killed, he comes out of retirement and assembles a new team to find the murderer.
30	[[/folder]]
31
32	!!1966-1973 IMF Team
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34	[[folder:In General]]
35	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/micast_1960s.jpg]]
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38	* BadassCrew: They can pull off daring missions no-one else would dare to attempt.
39	[[/folder]]
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41	[[folder:Rollin Hand]]
42	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MartinLandau
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45	* BreakoutCharacter: He proved so popular with audiences that he became a ''de facto'' regular.
46	* TheLancer: Takes over some when Dan or Jim aren't there.
47	* MasterOfDisguise: Rollin pretty much ''invented'' the LatexPerfection trope.
48	[[/folder]]
49
50	[[folder:Willy Armitage]]
51	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/PeterLupus
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54	* TheBigGuy
55	* GeniusBruiser: Since a chart-busting IQ is an IMF requirement...
56	* WorldsStrongestMan: Former champion weightlifter. In fact, he was originally recruited solely due to his ability to lift up a gigantic bomb one-handed.
57	[[/folder]]
58
59	[[folder:Barney Collier]]
60	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/GregMorris
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63	* BadassBookworm: The man is also a boxer, which comes in handy sometimes.
64	* BlackAndNerdy: He's the team's technical wiz and African-American.
65	* GadgeteerGenius: Invented most of the nifty toys the team uses in the field, with the most notable exception being the masks, which are created by Rollin, Paris or Casey.
66	* TheSmartGuy
67	[[/folder]]
68
69	[[folder:Cinnamon Carter]]
70	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BarbaraBain
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74	[[/folder]]
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76	[[folder:Paris]]
77	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy
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80	* MasterOfDisguise: Taking over after Rollin left the team.
81	* OnlyOneName: Played straight.
82	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Rollin.
83	* TheLancer: More the type that clashes some with the Hero, both fake and occasionally for real.
84	[[/folder]]
85
86	[[folder:Dana Lambert]]
87	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LesleyAnnWarren
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91	[[/folder]]
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93	[[folder:Doug Robert]]
94	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/SamElliott
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98	[[/folder]]
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100	[[folder:Casey]]
101	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LyndaDayGeorge
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104	* OnlyOneName: Played straight for much of her run. Toward the end, her first name was revealed to be Lisa.
105	* MasterOfDisguise: Took over both this role and the roper/distraction role.
106	[[/folder]]
107
108	[[folder:Mimi Davis]]
109	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BarbaraAnderson
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112	* BoxedCrook: Originally recruited by the team out of prison because she knew the VillainOfTheWeek.
113	[[/folder]]
114
115	!!1988-1990 IMF Team
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117	[[folder:In General]]
118	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/micast_1980s.jpg]]
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121	* BadassCrew: Just like the previous team, they can pull off daring missions no-one else would attempt.
122	[[/folder]]
123
124	[[folder:Nicholas Black]]
125	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ThaaoPenghlis
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128	* MasterOfDisguise: For the 1980s team.
129	* TheLancer: Tends to share this role with Grant.
130	[[/folder]]
131
132	[[folder:Max Harte]]
133	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AnthonyHamilton
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136	* TheBigGuy
137	[[/folder]]
138
139	[[folder:Grant Collier]]
140	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/PhilMorris
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142	The son of Barney Collier.
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144	* FollowingInRelativesFootsteps: Became a IMF member just like his father.
145	* GadgeteerGenius: Just like his father.
146	* TheLancer: Shares this some with Nicholas. Also:
147	* TheSmartGuy: Graduated MIT at 16.
148	[[/folder]]
149
150	[[folder:Casey Randall]]
151	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/TerryMarkwell
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155	[[/folder]]
156
157	[[folder:Shannon Reed]]
158	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JaneBadler
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161	* DamselInDistress: She's smart, good at her job... and seems to get thrown into the plotline peril a lot.
162	[[/folder]]

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