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Peter Nash Lupus Jr. (born June 17, 1932) is an American bodybuilder and actor. [1] . He is best known for his role as Willy Armitage on the television series Mission: Impossible (1966–1973). Personal life. Lupus is one of three siblings born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Mary Irene ( née Lambert; 1910-2003) and Peter Nash Lupus (1898-1981).
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Peter Lupus. Actor: Mission: Impossible. Peter Lupus was born on 17 June 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) and Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus (1965). He has been married to Sharon M. Hildebrand since 27 November 1960. They have one child.
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, Peter Lupus, 1966-73 / Everett Collection. Lupus balanced bodybuilding and weightlifting with acting. In the original Mission Impossible ’60s series, he was recruited to play Willy Armitage and went on to appear in almost every single episode of its seven-season run.
Peter Lupus. Actor: Mission: Impossible. Peter Lupus was born on 17 June 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) and Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus (1965). He has been married to Sharon M. Hildebrand since 27 November 1960. They have one child.
- June 17, 1932
- The 1964 film Topkapi inspired the show. Topkapi, written by Monja Danischewsky and directed by Jules Dassin, centered on a band of thieves stealing a priceless treasure from a museum.
- Creator Bruce Geller (literally) lit the fuse on the show. In the original version of the TV show’s explosive opening credits, it’s Geller’s hand holding a match to the fuse.
- Steven Hill’s Sabbath schedule was one factor in his departure. Hill, later a star of Law & Order, played IMF leader Dan Briggs in Mission: Impossible’s first season.
- Barbara Bain won three consecutive Emmy Awards for the show. Bain, who was married to Mission: Impossible costar Martin Landau at the time, won Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series — a precursor of the Emmys’ Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category — in 1967, 1968, and 1969 for playing IMF operative Cinnamon Carter.
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Mission: Impossible: Created by Bruce Geller. With Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Peter Graves, Barbara Bain. An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
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