Jim Phelps — Mission: Impossible Character Profile

About Jim Phelps

Veteran IMF team leader turned antagonist in the first film.

Jim Phelps — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Graves

Appears in

Mission: Impossible (1966)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (1)

• Jim Phelps — Teammates — Paris (Leonard Nimoy)

  Professional leader-member alliance built on operational trust and mission synchronization.

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