in 1966. he played the role of daniel briggs in the cbs tv series "mission impossible". briggs was the leader of i.m.f. steven hill left the series after one season and was replaced by peter graves. hill had refused to work extra time or reshoot scenes on sabbath. he also took time every day to pray three times. after leaving "mission impossible", hill left acting for 10 years, and moved to a jewish community in rockland county, new york where he worked in writing and real estate.