Ving Rhames was hospitalised after collapsing at a restaurant on Wednesday (29.04.26).

The 66-year-old actor - who is best known for playing Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible movie series - was enjoying lunch with his family in Los Angeles when he passed out at his table.

Sources told TMZ that Ving appeared to be in and out of consciousness and was taken to hospital by paramedics.

A spokesperson for LA City Fire confirmed to the outlet that a call for medical aid came in for a male in his 60s at around 1.40pm and the patient was taken to a medical facility.

The Pulp Fiction actor's representative spoke with the actor and it is believed he got "overheated" and will be fine, but it still in the hospital for observation.

Last month, Ving heaped praise on his Mission: Impossible co-star Tom Cruise, who left him feeling "very moved".

He told Fox News Digital: "[What surprised me about him?] I'd say the fact that Tom Cruise does not see colour.

"To work with a Caucasian actor who really didn't see colour, I was very moved by the experience.

"[My favourite memories] are talking to him off-stage. Learning secrets he knew about the industry that he was able to talk to me about."

The biggest lesson Tom passed on to his co-stars was to "treat each person fairly" and it is a principle which has served Ving well over the years.

He said: "[One big piece of advice is] to be in Hollywood, not of Hollywood. And that's just from years of experience."

Tom is known for pushing the limits with his stunts but his co-star always felt comfortable.

He said: "Tom Cruise made it quite safe for us."

The actor also fronts History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames and admitted he was surprised by some of the disturbing stories he learned while filming the History Channel show.

He said: "We did an episode about something that happened in China.

"I was affected because I really thought about how many people were affected by this [natural catastrophe]. If that happened in America, how would it have affected me? But I hope [these stories] will give knowledge. And I hope that the knowledge I get from it will make me a fuller human being."

"Never put anything past man -- that's what I would say to [viewers]. History repeats itself."