How Each Get Smart Cast Member Died
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Published 2021-08-04
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Stacy Keach Sr. played the part of Carlson, a CONTROL scientist, on the show. He had been acting for many years before the show debuted but by that time, he was already working as the head of an industrial film company. The role of Carlson made it difficult for him to manage both positions, and he eventually left the show.
Dick Gauthier was a multi-faceted entertainer. In addition to being part of the Get Smart cast, he was a comedian, singer, and caricaturist. He was a frequent panelist on popular game shows in the 1970s and 1980s but was best known for playing the role of Hymie the Robot on Get Smart.
King Moody appeared on many popular television shows of the era but was best known for the role of Shtarker on Get Smart. He also played the part of Ronald McDonald in McDonald’s commercials from 1969 to 1985.
Robert Karvelas was Don Adams’ cousin and joined the cast of Get Smart through that family connection. He played the part of Larabee, the assistant to the Chief.
Edward Platt was an operatically trained singer who went on to appear in many popular television shows in the 1950s and 1960s. He’s best known for the role of the Chief on Get Smart.
Don Adams was the lead character in the Get Smart cast, playing agent Maxwell Smart. His portrayal of the character was a huge pop culture hit but ended up typecasting him for most of his career afterward.
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How Each Get Smart Cast Member Died
All Comments (21)
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Are you a fan of Get Smart? We have the playlist just for you: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkXAntdjbcSLUA9DapRKsWt…
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RIP Max and Chief....your roles were comedic genius....
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My favorite gadget they used was the "cone of silence" -always laughed out loud whenever Max insisted on using it(always felt sorry for the Chief!)
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1960's comedies just worked: Get Smart, The Addams Family, The Munsters, Batman and the like. If shows were like that now, I would turn on my TV. Also, in the 1960's and into the 70's there was no cable. Maybe 7 or 8 television stations if you were lucky to receive even that many. Even with so few TV stations, there was more that you would want to watch, than on the hundreds you can tune in today. :/
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I think my dad put it best. 'Get Smart' was based on stupidity. He was right & it was down right funny. Thank you Buck Henry & Mel Brooks.
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Don Adams, a USMC drill instructor. I can't even begin to comprehend that. 😂
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"Get Smart" was created by Mel Brooks & Buck Henry-One of the funniest sitcoms of all time!
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Contracting black water fever saved Adams's life. While he was recovering the rest of his platoon was wiped out by the Japanese.
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I love Get Smart I have the entire series and Barbara “99” Felldon was gorgeous.
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Barbara Feldon and Don Adams were my favorites on the show, but the scripts and plots of the show were extremely funny. So funny that I remember in 1966 people would recite lines and phrases from the show. It was good 1960’s comedy. Will never be replicated. 👍👍👍👍❤️
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Trivia note: Edward Platt played a secret agent in the Hitchcock movie North By Northwest. His character name was Victor LARRABEE.
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Best show ever. Watch it 24/7
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Don Adams also provided the voice for the cartoon characters of Tennessee Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget; another deceased cast member was Victor French who played the role of Agent 44 as well as Isaiah Edwards on Little House On The Prairie, Chief Roy Mobey on Carter Country and Mark Gordon on Highway To Heaven - he passed away in 1989 at age 54
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Stacy keach Jr was Mike Hammer
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OK, I'm going broke reminiscing about all my old favorite comedy shows - yesterday I ordered the full Laugh-In series and I just ordered season one of Get Smart!! I got to get a grip!
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I need help installing my "Cone of Silence"
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Two of those that you didn't mention were Dave Ketchum as Agents 13 & 44 (I believe that He started with 13, then they identified Him as 44) and Joey Forman as Harry Who, A Chinese Detective Parody Of Charlie Chan.
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To me Tom Poston just wouldn't have cut it as Max, and I seriously doubt Get Smart would've lasted as long as it did with Poston as Max.
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You forgot another tubular cast member from the series who's still living, Dave Ketchum is 93 played Agent 13 and was often seen passing along messages from inside Mail Boxes etc. to Don Adams Maxwell Smart. Indeed Adams said he based Smart's unique voice/style from William Powell best remembered as detective Nick Charles from the 1930s film franchise The Thinman movies. Adams also did the voice on cartoons during the period and Tennessee Tuxcedo the Penguin was nearly a photocopy of Maxwell Smart from the show. During its run Feldon character was never know by an actual name only by 99 even though the two characters married near its end and in the first reunion movie 99 was mentioned as being elected as President to explain why she was absent. One fun fact, Maxwell Smart's apartment set used on the show later on did double duty on Mission Impossible as Jim Phelps etc as well where he decided from a dossier who would be chosen and where the plan was laided out often in each episode.
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😃My Fave show of all times!! So sad about The Chief/ Ed Platt....(it saddens me, he was unable to find help for his mental issues, so sorry/sad...) He deserved far better...Just for being the 'Chief', and a person in need... Really Loved This Show...So Great, Goofy/Clever, all at Once!! The Best!! CHEERS...GET SMART!!
