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Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor and stand-up comedian. [1] In his five decades on television, he was best known as bumbling Maxwell Smart (Secret Agent 86) in the television situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote.
Don Adams. Actor: Get Smart. Don Adams was born in New York, to a father of Hungarian Jewish descent, and a mother of German and Irish ancestry. He had a sister, Gloria, and a brother, Dick Yarmy.
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Don Adams was a comic actor and comedian who starred as Maxwell Smart in the classic sitcom Get Smart. He also appeared in variety shows, Broadway plays, voice-overs, and commercials, and won three Emmy Awards.
- April 13, 1923
- September 25, 2005
Don Adams, the comedian who played Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV comedy “Get Smart,” died of a lung infection in 2005. He was known for his catchphrases, spy gadgets and wry humor.
Sep 27, 2005 · Don Adams, who played Maxwell Smart in the 1960's sitcom ''Get Smart,'' combining clipped, decisive diction with appalling, hilarious ineptitude, died on Sunday at a Los Angeles hospital....
Sep 27, 2005 · Don Adams, who played Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, in the 1960s spy spoof Get Smart, passed away at 82 from lung infection complications. He also voiced Tennessee Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget, and won three Emmys for his comedy work.
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Sep 26, 2005 · LOS ANGELES — 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.