Dan Briggs (Mission: Impossible)
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Dan Briggs was a character in the first season of the Mission: Impossible original television series who ran the Impossible Missions Force. He was played by Steven Hill, later to portray Adam Schiff on Law & Order. The character of Briggs was discontinued after the first season ended because Hill, an observant Jew, could not work on the Sabbath as the show's increasingly hectic production schedule demanded. A new character, Jim Phelps (portrayed by Peter Graves), was created to lead the team in the seasons that followed.