Get Smart (TV Series 1965–1970) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Bumbling Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the evil forces of KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99. Creators: Agent 99 accepts a marriage proposal from a handsome and wealthy suitor, but Max finds out that he is actually a KAOS agent. 8.9 Both sides are kidnapping agents at such a rate that almost no one is left on either side. 8.8 Agents are disappearing at the airport and that includes the Chief. Max trails them to a POW camp in New Jersey run by KAOS. 8.7 Memorable Looks From the Golden Globes Red Carpet From gorgeous gowns to famous friendships, take a stroll down memory lane with our gallery of unforgettable Golden Globes red-carpet photos. Don't miss our live coverage of the Globes beginning at 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section.

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The boy is likely the individual who grows up to be Zach Smart in the later revival Get Smart (1995). See more » Quotes Maxwell Smart : [running gag, after being warned by the Chief that his next assignment will be the most dangerous yet] ... And loving it! (Brooklyn, NY. (Where I'm from originally.)) – See all my reviews Forget "The Producers", which was lame anyway. If you want to see Mel Brooks's earliest work, then watch an episode of Get Smart on TV Land! Don Adams plays an inept and bumbling spy named Maxwell Smart who has his share of brilliance once in a while. He works for an origanization called Control. He teams up with the competent Agent 99 who he falls in love with and eventually get married to in later episodes. Together they take orders from the chief to take down an evil syndicate called "Kaos". I also liked the hi-tec equipment they used, very innovative for it's time. I enjoy all those 'tricks' the Max and 99 pull to outwit the Kaos agents!

Get Smart is a comedic send off of those James Bond and other super-spy movies that were popular in the 1960's. Another reason why I enjoy Get Smart is how they sometimes use references from The Three Stooges, Charlie Chaplin, and Laurel and Hardy. From what I've heard, Mel Brooks was a fan of those old comedians from the past! I thought the best episodes were that two-parter involving the wax museum! It was called "House of Max". So, don't delay! Watch Get Smart on TV Land and you won't by disapointed! It will keep you laughing from beginning to end! Long live Maxwell Smart and Agent 99! 19 of 22 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Actor Don Adams dead at 82 - TODAY.com Today.com Actor Don Adams dead at 82 2005-09-26T18:40:07.000Z comment () Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies, “Get Smart,” has died.

He was 82. Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding that the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since. As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency CONTROL, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of KAOS. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack: “Would you believe ... ?” It became a national catchphrase. Smart was also prone to spilling things on the desk or person of his boss — the Chief (actor Edward Platt). Smart’s apologetic “Sorry about that, chief” also entered the American lexicon. The spy gadgets, which aped those of the Bond movies, were a popular feature, especially the pre-cellphone telephone in a shoe. Smart’s beautiful partner, Agent 99, played by Barbara Feldon, was as brainy as he was dense, and a plot romance led to marriage and the birth of twins later in the series.

“He had this prodigious energy, so as an actor working with him it was like being plugged into an electric current,” Feldon said from New York. “He would start and a scene would just take off and you were there for the ride. It was great fun acting with him.” Adams was very intelligent, she said, a quality that suited the satiric show that had comedy geniuses Mel Brooks and Buck Henry behind it. “He wrote poetry, he had an interest in history ... He had that other side to him that does not come through Maxwell Smart,” she said. “Don in person was anything but bumbling.” Adams had an “amazing memory” that allowed him to take an unusual approach to filming, Feldon said. Instead of learning his lines ahead of time he would have a script assistant read his part to him just once or twice. He invariably got it right but that didn’t stop people from placing bets on it, she recounted. Adams, who had been under contract to NBC, was lukewarm about doing a spy spoof. When he learned that Brooks and Henry had written the pilot script, he accepted immediately. “Get Smart” debuted on NBC in September 1965 and scored No.

12 among the season’s most-watched series and No. 22 in its second season. “Get Smart” twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor. After four seasons on NBC, CBS picked up the show but the ratings fell off as the jokes became repetitive and it was canceled in 1970 after just one year. The show lived on in syndication and a cartoon series. In 1995 the Fox network revived the series with Smart as chief and 99 as a congresswoman. It lasted seven episodes. Fought at Guadalcanal, voiced Inspector Gadget Adams never had another showcase to display his comic talent. “It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it,” he remarked of “Get Smart” in a 1995 interview. “But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed.

The character was so strong, particularly because of that distinctive voice, that nobody could picture me in any other type of role.” He was born Donald James Yarmy in New York City on April 13, 1923, Tufeld said, although some sources say 1926 or ’27. The actor’s father was a Hungarian Jew who ran a few small restaurants in the Bronx. In a 1959 interview Adams said he never cared about being funny as a kid: “Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand.” In 1941, he dropped out of school to join the Marines. In Guadalcanal he survived the deadly blackwater fever and was returned to the States to become a drill instructor, acquiring the clipped delivery that served him well as a comedian. After the war he worked in New York as a commercial artist by day, doing standup comedy in clubs at night, taking the surname of his first wife, Adelaide Adams. His following grew, and soon he was appearing on the Ed Sullivan and late-night TV shows.

Bill Dana, who had helped him develop comedy routines, cast him as his sidekick on Dana’s show. That led to the NBC contract and “Get Smart.” Adams, who married and divorced three times and had seven children, served as the voice for the popular cartoon series, “Inspector Gadget” as well as the voice of Tennessee Tuxedo. In 1980, he appeared as Maxwell Smart in a feature film, “The Nude Bomb,” about a madman whose bomb destroyed people’s clothing. Adams’ survivors include six of his children; a sister; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Tufeld said funeral arrangements were incomplete. 'Get Smart' actor dies - People - Entertainment - smh.com.au 'Get Smart' actor dies Agent 86 dies at 82 ... Don Adams as Maxwell Smart. Related What you said: 'Get Smart' moments Actor-comedian Don Adams, who starred as bumbling but earnest secret agent Maxwell Smart on the 1960s television spy spoof Get Smart, has died. Aged 82, he died of of a lung infection, family and friends said on Monday.

Adams, who had been in failing health in recent years, suffering from lymphoma, repeated bouts of pneumonia and a broken hip, died at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Sunday night, said son-in-law Jim Beaver. Adams's death came three weeks after that of another TV sitcom icon from the same era, Gilligan's Island star Bob Denver, who succumbed to complications from cancer at 70. Born Donald James Yarmy to a Hungarian-Jewish father and Irish Catholic mother, Adams dropped out of high school and served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. He began in show business as a stand-up comic and impressionist, gaining notice in 1954 as a winner on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, which led to appearances on a number of variety series, including The Steve Allen Show and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. He also supplied the voice of the cartoon character Tennessee Tuxedo. But his big break came in 1965 when NBC offered Adams a chance to star in Get Smart, a sitcom created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry lampooning the James Bond spy genre.

Adams played the buttoned-down but inept Maxwell Smart, who worked as Agent 86 for the government intelligence agency C.O.N.T.R.O.L., which existed to battle the evil forces of rival espionage agency K.A.O.S. Smart answered to his boss, Thaddeus, "the Chief" (played by Edward Platt) and worked closely with a beautiful and far more intelligent partner, Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon). The two agents later married on the show. Feldon remembered Adams as "the perfect person to inhabit" his character, but said that in real life he was the polar opposite of his TV alter ego. "He was very intelligent and very sentimental in person," she said. The Maxwell Smart persona grew out of a clueless hotel detective character, Byron Glick, that Adams developed for an earlier variety show. The pet expressions "Would you believe ... ?" and "Sorry about that, Chief" became signature phrases on Get Smart. The show was also known for its recurring sight gags, such as Smart's shoe telephone and the "cone of silence" he used to carry on secret conversations. Get Smart became an overnight sensation with its 1965 debut and remained on NBC for four years.

The show was then picked up for one more season on CBS and is still often seen on pay television. The role earned Adams three Emmy Awards, but he admitted that he sometimes tired of the recognition he received. "In restaurants, [people] send over shoes. I'm so tired of it. I keep getting shoes," Adams was quoted as saying in The Get Smart Handbook, published in 1993. Adams reprised the character in a 1980 feature film - The Nude Bomb - and reunited with Feldon for the 1989 TV movie, Get Smart Again. The Fox network revived the show in 1995 with Max now the chief of C.O.N.T.R.O.L. and Agent 99 elected to Congress. The new series lasted only seven episodes. More recently, Adams performed voice work for the children's film Inspector Gadget (as Brainy the dog) and for related TV programs.

Reuters Actor Don Adams Dies at 82; Starred in 'Get Smart' in '60s Actor Don Adams Dies at 82; Starred in 'Get Smart' in '60s TOOLBOX Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Don Adams, 82, the television comedian best known for playing a bumbling secret agent on the 1960s spy spoof "Get Smart," died Sept. 25 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He had lymphoma and a lung infection. Mr. Adams won three Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Agent 86, Maxwell Smart, a character created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. When they stopped writing for the program, Mr. Adams contributed scripts and directed episodes. The show ran from 1965 to 1970, first on NBC and on CBS the final year. Smart's partner at the fictional U.S. intelligence agency named CONTROL was the sexy, straight-laced Agent 99, played by Barbara Feldon. Together, they irritated their boss, "the Chief" (Edward Platt), and fought the agents of nemesis KAOS.

Unlike James Bond's arsenal of deadly devices, Smart's tools of spycraft were a series of jokey inventions, such as a shoe phone that he held to his ear to take incoming calls. With a distinctive voice once described as a nasal staccato, Mr. Adams delivered Smart's trademark expression, "Sorry about that, Chief" whenever the character fouled up or, "Would you believe . . ." whenever he got into trouble. One memorable exchange had Smart trying to pass for a music expert. "I once listened to three weeks of Beethoven," Smart says. "I don't believe it," another character says. "Would you believe two weeks of Brahms?" "No." "A day of Looney Tunes?" Mr. Adams found it hard to escape typecasting and convince people that his off-screen voice was a register below that of Maxwell Smart. He spoke of a wish to do drama, but his efforts failed. He played Maxwell Smart in a feature film, "The Nude Bomb" (1980), about a fashion designer who threatens to destroy people's clothing, and in a 1995 Fox TV revival of "Get Smart" that lasted seven episodes.

He also was the title character's voice for the 1980s cartoon series "Inspector Gadget." However, Mr. Adams said he "never saw one of them. They aired at 8 a.m. on Saturdays. I wouldn't get up for the Second Coming at 8 a.m." Mr. Adams was born Donald James Yarmy in New York on April 13, 1923. His father, of Hungarian descent, managed restaurants and presided over a home filled with loud, overlapping conversation. Mr. Adams said he had little use for school ("I was the great truant of my day") and instead spent his days at the movie theaters on 42nd Street. "I had the fundamentals: divide, subtract," he once told the Saturday Evening Post. When the United States entered World War II, he served in the Marine Corps and participated in the invasion of Guadalcanal in the Pacific. He contracted blackwater fever and was hospitalized for more than a year at a Navy hospital in Wellington, New Zealand. After his discharge, he hung around beaches in Florida, eventually teaming with a friend to do impersonations of movie stars.

Their early engagements were strip bars ("the toilets of the world," he said) where he shared the stage with such variety acts as a woman who had birds tear off her clothes. Mr. Adams refused to use "blue" material, so he was fired. He supported his growing family -- he had four daughters with his first wife, a nightclub singer -- by working as a commercial artist. In 1954, he befriended comic and writer Bill Dana, best known for his bellhop character Jose Jimenez, and they refined Mr. Adams's jokes and stage personality for various television appearances. One of their favorite bits was Mr. Adams's impersonation of suave film sleuth William Powell: "There's your man, Inspector." He played a variation of that role as the incompetent house detective on "The Bill Dana Show" from 1963 to 1965. At the time, he also was the voice of the penguin cartoon character Tennessee Tuxedo. Mr. Adams was initially skeptical of the offer to do "Get Smart." He casually asked who was writing the show, and when he heard it was Brooks and Henry, he said, "I'll do it now.

Right now." At times irascible, he told the New York Times after four years on the show: "I hate performing. It was never anything more to me than a means to get behind the scenes in show business." For a time, he owned an ad agency and managed younger comedians. He also was a regular on TV commercials, telling a reporter: "I've pushed everything from toys to beer." Mr. Adams had other short-lived series in the 1970s. In his spare time, he gambled at the horse track, played card games at the Playboy Mansion and read profusely about Abraham Lincoln and Adolf Hitler. His marriages to Adelaide Efantis Adams, Dorothy Bracken Adams and Judy Luciano ended in divorce. A daughter from his first marriage, Cecily Adams, died in 2004. Survivors include three daughters from his first marriage, Carolyn Steel of Pahoa, Hawaii, Christine Adams of Elkridge and Cathy Metchik of Henderson, Nev.; two children from his second marriage, Stacey Adams and Sean Adams, both of Los Angeles; a daughter from his third marriage, Beige Adams of Los Angeles; a sister; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

© 2005 The Washington Post Company Get Smart Characters Don Adams' Father Maxwell Smart Maxwell Smart is one of the top agents of Control , a secret spy agency with a direct hotline to LBJ in the White House. Perhaps this had something to do with Johnson only serving one Presidential term. But we digress. Bumbling Max might be, but it shouldn't be ignored that he does eventually get the job done. Whether it's in a gun fight or a tumbling, fist fight, Max usually prevails. Compare this with the number of times those top UNCLE agents, Napoleon and Ilya, end up in the hands of the bad guys, and Max's score doesn't look all that bad. A small bantum rooster, Max bobs back up from his dunks into disaster with his confidence intact. Failures get filed into their proper perspective. After all, he is the chief field agent for Control and has saved the world innumerable times. What balances out Max's nickle-pinching cheapness is the generosity of his affection and loyalty.

Sure, he might momentarily wonder if the Chief has volunteered for anything recently when the bad guys are wondering who to shoot first, but he is quickly brought back to perspective and his courage certainly matches that of many of our favorite spy guys. Though there is a good amount of physical comedy, at which Max is a master, much of the comedy is verbal, the show owing a large debt to a great set of writers. Gathering clips for music videos for this show needs to be done with the sound off, since it's impossible to turn off one of their wonderful jokes in the middle, even when the action needed for a music video clip is long over and done. Don Adams (1923-2005) won three Emmys (1967-9) for his role as Maxwell Smart, and they were well deserved. The actor submerged into the character, and we believed in Max just as much as he did in himself. While the series was a success with audiences and critics, the movies didn't do well at all. It wasn't that the audience had given up on Maxwell Smart, it was more that Don Adams had. Part of Max's appeal was that he never saw himself as the bumbler the audience saw.

He could fall flat on his face and still come back knowing that he was as good as he thought he was. By the time Don Adams played Max in the movies, he'd become a spectator of the famous character, and that innocent belief Max had in himself was just gone. Instead of seeing Max, we saw Don Adams playing a bumbling spy that Adams let you know, unconsciously, wasn't him at all. And all the repeats of those beloved, familiar jokes just couldn't rise past that loss of the character's innocence. After the success of Get Smart, Adams appeared in series such as Love Boat, Fantasy Island and the Fall Guy, and was also the voice of Inspector Gadget. Don Adams joined the Marines early in World War II. Agent 99 Agent 99 appears in the first black and white episode as a chauffeur, and from the moment she takes off her cap and reveals herself to be a woman, it's clear that there's a chemistry between 99 and Max. But she seems to be divided between the two worlds of the 60's - the woman who steps back and lets the man lead, and the woman who is very, very good at the career she's chosen for herself.

Half of her might be good at the spy game, but the other half of her is willing to give the credit for her ideas to the male of her choice - Max. They're partners, even though Max always wants to protect her. But 99 fights for the right to do her job in the dangerous world in which they operate, and Max will back down and let her be that full partner. If there's a comparison that can be made for 99, it might be to Sidney Bristol in Alias. Like Sidney, 99 marries her spy partner and has children while still on the job. In both shows, their organizations come though with babysitting services. Not bad company benefits. Barbara Feldon 's extensive roles include appearing in Flipper, Man from Uncle, McMillan & Wife and Cheers. In 2003, she won the TV Land Award for the "Hippest Fashion Plate - Female". The woman is a wonder. After graduating from Carnegie-Mellon, Barbara Feldon went on to win the $64,000 question with questions on Shakespeare, showing that the actress had the same nerves of steel displayed by the character she played. Brilliant, beautiful and talented.

What an absolute joy and pleasure she's been for us. Chief of Control It's the Chief of Control's job to put his agents into danger, and that the Chief does, guilt not withstanding. But as a former agent himself, the Chief isn't so rigid in his lines of authority that he won't go out to save Max himself. In one of the most wonderful episodes, Max wanders the room picking up objects that remind him of Agent Fang, the dog Max loyally defends against Fang's own bumbling efforts. Against orders, Max goes in to save Fang. When Max is captured, the bad guys believe that they now have the bait to catch the Chief. And, sure enough, Thaddeus wanders his office where everything reminds him of Max, including Max's rubber duck gun, which then goes off, reminding the Chief how often he reminded Max not to leave his duck loaded. And off goes the Chief, too, to save his friend. And when events turn the organization upside down, the military background of the principles make it not surprising that a demotion doesn't mean the Chief storming out but, rather, acting as Max's subordinate and putting his heart into the job.

Edward Platt (1916-1974) attended Princeton and Julliard, becoming a band vocalist with Paul Whiteman, and performing in "The Mikado" and "The Pirates of Penzance". He joined the army, during World War II, as a radio operator. After the war ended, he went back into Broadway musical comedies and a variety of dramatic film roles. He appeared in Gunsmoke, Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal, Have Gun Will Travel, Rawhide, Peter Gunn, and many others. Platt's musical background is used in an episode where he returns to the field with the cover of a singing waiter. Hymie Hymie is a state of the art robot created by Dr. Ratton, a rogue scientist. He's used to kidnap a professor that Max is assigned to protect. Taking the place of a new agent Max doesn't know, Hymie builds a relationship with Max, and a drink that Max presses on him creates some unknown effect on the robot's inner workings. When Hymie brings Max and 99 and Dr. Shotwire back, he's ordered to kill Max, who forgives him in advance.

The affection and respect that he gets from Max is in pointed contrast to his being called a monster by his creator, and Hymie takes a mental leap forward by changing sides. Max refers to Hymie as his best friend, and there's a real warmth between them. When Hymie is reprogrammed as an assassin and attacks the Chief, Max is ordered to disassemble him, but Max is unable to destroy the robot and brings in the pieces of a washing machine which he attempts to pass off as his disassembled friend. The relationship between Max and Hymie is one of the high points of the show though, unfortunately, Hymie only appears in 6 episodes. Richard Gautier 's filmography is extensive, appearing in Gidget, Bewitched, Divorce American Style, Flying Nun, Love American Style, Mary Tyler Moore, Rockford Files, Kolchak, Marcus Welby, Wonder Woman, Love Boat, Charley's Angels, and on and on. Admiral Hargrade Admiral Hargrade was the first Chief of Control, and is brought in by the president in times of extreme stress.

While he, like the current Chief, might have once been a very competent agent, he's clearly past his prime now, and too old for the job. But there's always a way to make use of the man, even if only as a floor lamp when he falls asleep on his feet. Hidden behind the white hair of Admiral Hargrade, William Schallert is well known for his role of Nilz Baris, in Star Trek's "Trouble with Tribbles." He was also the father of Patty Duke for three years in the Patty Duke Show, and has appeared in an incredible number of films and TV episodes, beginning his career in 1947. He appeared in, among other things, Space Patrol, Mr and Mrs North, the Gray Ghost, Zorro, Adventures of Jim Bowie, Maverick, Peter Gunn, Philip Marlowe, Wagon Train, Seahunt, Bat Masterson, The Rifleman, Bonanza, Dobie Gillis, Lassie, Have Gun Will Travel, The Mod Squad, Bewitched, Kung Fu, Lou Grant, Magnum PI, Scarecrow and Mrs King, Simon and Simon, Deep Space Nine, and Lois and Clark.

No wonder he was always falling asleep as the Admiral. His schedule would exhaust anyone! Larabee Larabee is the secretary and driver for the Chief of Control. He's as literal in his own way as Hymie the robot, and so good-natured that his inability to discern sarcasm will always be forgiven. Once the Chief's jaws unclench, that is. You have to wonder how anyone that incompetent could keep his job. You'd almost think there's nepotism at play. Robert Karvelas (1921-1991) was recruited for the role of Larabee by his cousin, Don Adams. Following that role, he also appeared in Love American Style and Mary Tyler Moore. Agent 13 Agent 44 and, later, Agent 13, provide one of the most consistent gags in the show - their ability to hide in the strangest places. This is taking survelliance to its logical conclusion. Whether they're in a wall safe, a washing machine, an ice machine, a chimney or a grandfather clock, they can always be counted on to overhear the villains' plans, and guide Max (eventually) in the right direction.

But first they expect Max to listen to their woes, and commiserate, which he does. After all, isn't life about friends helping friends? David Ketchum appeared in the role of Murph in the Union 76 gas station commercials over twenty years. But beyond that, he's been in an amazing number of TV episodes and films, including MASH, Wonder Woman, Love Boat, MacGyver, Sledge Hammer, Munsters, Mod Squad, Odd Couple, Mork and Mindy, and Happy Days. Carlson It's usually the members of his own team that have the most frustration with Max, and wonder if he's actually a secret double agent for KAOS, he spreads so much confusion throughout Control. And none are more frustrated with Max than Carlson, the inventor of their technological gadgets. For some reason, Carlson never gets over challenging Max to discover the underlying cleverness in his devices, usually leading to their complete destruction. Having spent incredible years and funds developing a spy fly, he challenges Max to find the device on the Chief's desk. When Max doesn't come up with the right answer, Carlson draws his attention to the fly, which Max instantly crushes with the already examined, rolled newspaper.

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to get up and go to work. Stacy Keach Sr. (1914-2003) was the father of Stacy Keach Jr. and James Keach. James is married to actress Jane Seymour. Stacy Sr.'s filmography is extensive, including The Lone Ranger, 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, Cheyenne, Dick Van Dyke, Wagon Train, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Kojak, Mannix, Barnaby Jones, Rockford Files, and Dr. Quinn. Det. Harry Hoo Honolulu Detective Harry Hoo, now working in San Francisco, is modeled perfectly on the very famous detective Charlie Chan. Like Chan, Hoo wears white suits and is fond of spouting inscrutible oriental wisdom. Besides the obvious 'Who is Hoo' jokes on his name, Hoo will interrupt Max with astute observations that take investigation into the realm of the theoretical, such as his conjectures about the meaning of a shirt button that eventually turns out to be his own. Finding Hoo on a case is always a pleasure for Max.

Joey Forman (1929-1982) was another actor with an extensive acting history. Among his many roles, Forman played in The Silent Service, Dragnet, Make Room for Daddy, Bewitched, McMillan & Wife, MASH, Ironside, Love American Style, Three's Company, Starsky and Hutch, Quincy, and Nero Wolfe. Siegfried One of the most wonderful villains on TV, Siegfried is a spy of Control's archenemy KAOS , an organization devoted to world domination. In the 60's, World War II was still fresh in the mind of most viewers, so it wasn't unexpected to see Siegfried and his underling Shtarker presented with thick German accents and a penchant for military uniforms. Siegfried is as bumbling in his own way as Max is in his. They meet on a park bench and divest themselves of weapons before they sit down to negotiate, the alternating array of hardware an early precurser of Lethal Weapon's Martin Riggs dropping weapons with a fellow cop, though with a different purpose. Comparing weapons and company benefits of the two organizations is one of the running gags in Get Smart.

Even though Siegfried is always trying to kill Max, they seem to have an amazingly good relationship, with Siegfried trying to recruit Max into KAOS. And when Max and 99 are captured on the eve of their marriage, Max seems shocked that Siegfried doesn't intend to come to the wedding. And this when Siegfried plans for the pair includes slicing and dicing them in the propeller of his old German bi-wing plane, a Snoopy and the Red Baron throwback. Bernie Kopell went on from Get Smart to become famous as Love Boat's Dr. Adam Bricker. His extensive filmography included roles in The Jack Benny Show, McHale's Navy, Ben Casey, Flying Nun, Iron Side, Odd Couple, Bewitched, Bob Newhart, Harry O, Kolchak, Mary Tyler Moore, Six Million Dollar Man, Charley's Angels, Hart to Hart, Fantasy Island, Mike Hammer, Sledge Hammer, and Charmed. Shtarker Shtarker , or Starker, is Siegfried's sidekick, and the one expected to do the manual labor, like rowing their escape dingy while Siegfried uses a megaphone to shout out the row rhythm.

A running joke between them is Shtarker's fondness for explaining something with funny noises while Siegfried, striving to maintain some dignity for KAOS, reminds Shtarker that this is KAOS, and they don't make that noise in KAOS. King Moody (1929-2001) appeared in TV shows such as Seahunt, Man from Uncle, Bonanza, Mannix, Dragnet, Mission Impossible, Bob Newhart, McMillan & Wife, Starsky and Hutch, and Quantum Leap. The Claw The Claw is a character created in the days before racial stereotyping became an insensitive no-no. He runs a chain of Chinese laundries that a henchman believes to be the actual source of their funds, the spy business being only a front, and has a running joke with Max where he pronounces his name as The Craw, a name which Max accepts at face value and repeats, to the unending frustration of his opponent. The torture planned for Max turns out to be pressing his head in the clothes presser, and a parody of fencing with hot irons.

Leonard Strong (1908-1080) has a career that goes back to 1942, when he appeared in "Little Tokyo". He was the interpreter in "The King and I", and the fortune teller in "Love is a Many Splendored Thing". His TV acting included roles in Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, 77 Sunset Strip, Peter Gunn, The Untouchables, Man from Uncle, and Rawhide. LINKS Don Adams -- played lame spy in 'Get Smart' - SFGate Don Adams -- played lame spy in 'Get Smart' Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Image 1of/4 Close Image 1 of 4 In this undated file photo, Don Adams is seen in character as Maxwell Smart. Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," died of a lung infection late Sunday, Sept 25, 2005 in Los Angeles. He was 82.

(AP Photo) Ran on: 09-27-2005 Ran on: 09-27-2005 less In this undated file photo, Don Adams is seen in character as Maxwell Smart. Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies, ... more Image 2 of 4 Actor Don Adams (R) and co-star Barbara Feldon from the television show "Get Smart" are seen in this file publicity picture from 1966. Adams, best known for his role as clumsy secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television comedy, has died of a lung infection, his agent said on Septenber 26, 2005. Adams, who had been in failing health in recent years, died at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles on Sunday night, according to agent Bruce Tufeld. NO ARCHIVES REUTERS/Files Ran on: 09-27-2005 Don Adams and Barbara Feldon were an immediate hit when &quo;Get Smart&quo; premiered in 1965.

less Actor Don Adams (R) and co-star Barbara Feldon from the television show "Get Smart" are seen in this file publicity picture from 1966. Adams, best known for his role as clumsy secret agent Maxwell Smart in the ... more Photo: FLS Image 3 of 4 **FILE**Barbara Feldon and Don Adams, co-stars of the spy spoof show "Get Smart," expose the arsenal of weapons and gimmicks in her coat lining in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 10, 1965. Adams plays the role of Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, and Feldon, holding a telephone concealed in a compact, plays Agent 99. Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday,Sept. 25, 2005, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since.

He was 82(AP Photo) less **FILE**Barbara Feldon and Don Adams, co-stars of the spy spoof show "Get Smart," expose the arsenal of weapons and gimmicks in her coat lining in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 10, 1965. Adams plays the role of ... more Image 4 of 4 **FILE**Don Adams, from "Get Smart," arrives at NBC's 75th anniversary celebration, May 5, 2002, at New York's Rockefeller Center. Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," has died. He was 82. Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday,Sept.

25, 2005, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since.(AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) less **FILE**Don Adams, from "Get Smart," arrives at NBC's 75th anniversary celebration, May 5, 2002, at New York's Rockefeller Center. Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell ... more Photo: TINA FINEBERG Don Adams -- played lame spy in 'Get Smart' 1 / 4 Back to Gallery Don Adams, whose inept-yet-enthusiastic Maxwell Smart character on TV's "Get Smart" supplied the nation with catchphrases during the 1960s, has died. He was 82. The actor died Sunday of a lung infection at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said his former agent Bruce Tufeld . He had been slowed in recent years by a hip injury. With his distinctively wry delivery, which the actor called "clippy," Mr.

Adams was also a recognizable voice-over artist, playing the title roles in "Inspector Gadget" and "Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales." But he was best known for his lead role on "Get Smart," which ran from 1965 to 1970 and returned from time to time with a new movie or reunion special. Born Donald James Yarmy , Mr. Adams served with the Marine Corps during World War II and began working in television in the mid-1950s, appearing on "The Perry Como Show" and other programs. After co-starring in the early 1960s on "The Bill Dana Show," Mr. Adams had a year left on his NBC contract and almost passed on "Get Smart." He initially wasn't interested in a spy comedy, but when Mr. Adams found out Mel Brooks and Buck Henry were the writing team, he signed on as Agent 86 of the top-secret government outfit CONTROL, which battled the bad guy agents of KAOS. The sitcom was an immediate hit, finishing 12th in the ratings its first season. Mr. Adams said his delivery was inspired by William Powell of the "Thin Man" movies.

Except the Smart character was constantly bumbling, often saved by his shapely and equally brainy partner Agent 99, played by Barbara Feldon . Mr. Adams said he didn't mind playing a bit of a buffoon -- especially since he had signed a contract that gave him a third of the profits from the series. "What it really came down to was that women are intelligent and men are stupid," he said of "Get Smart," during a 2002 "Today Show" interview. "I was the dummy, and she was the smart one. So there you are. I don't mind -- I made a lot of money." While the show was a spoof of James Bond pictures -- Mr. Smart's gadgets included a shoe that doubled as a phone -- it had the catchphrase-heavy vibe that the " Austin Powers " series would duplicate three decades later. "Would you believe ... ?" and "Missed it by that much" were two of the most popular one-liners. The phrase, "Sorry about that, chief," was even used during a 1966 NASA mission, when a urine bag exploded on Gemini VII. Sucked into the typecasting vortex after "Get Smart," Mr.

Adams mostly worked in voice-over jobs or Smart-related productions, reprising his role in "The Nude Bomb" (1980), "Get Smart, Again" (1989) and a short-lived 1995 revival of "Get Smart" starring Andy Dick as his son. Mr. Adams' co-stars said the actor was actually the opposite of his character -- with an incredible memory and a quick wit. "He had this prodigious energy, so as an actor working with him it was like being plugged into an electric current," Feldon told the Associated Press . "He would start, and a scene would just take off, and you were there for the ride. It was great fun acting with him." Smart is survived by six children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His daughter, Cicely Adams , also an actor, died of lung cancer last year. Latest from the SFGATE homepage: Click below for the top news from around the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our newsletters to be the first to learn about breaking news and more. Go to 'Sign In' and 'Manage Profile' at the top of the page.

Question: Which actor played Maxwell Smart?
Answer: Don Adams