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Don Adams Biography (1926-2005)
Born Donald James Yarmy, April 13, 1926, in New York, NY; died September 26,2005, in Los Angeles, CA; brother of Dick Yarmy (an actor); married AdelaideAdams (a singer; divorced); married Dorothy Bracken, 1960 (divorced); marriedJudy Luciano, June 10, 1977 (divorced); children: Stacey (an actress), Cecily (an actress and casting director), Carolyn, Christine, Catherine, Sean, andBeige. Addresses: Agent: The Artists Agency, 10000 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
CTFT learned Don Adams won the Arthur Godfrey talent contest at the beginning of his career.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- comedian, actor, writer, producer, series creator, director
- Birth Details
- April 13, 1926
- New York, New York, United States
- Death Details
- September 26, 2005
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- One of the "Kraft Music Hall Players," The Perry Como Show (also known as Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall and The Chesterfield Supper Club) NBC, 1961-63
- Voice of Tennessee Tuxedo, Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (animated), c. 1963
- Voice of Tennessee Tuxedo, Underdog (animated), 1964
- Byron Glick, The Bill Dana Show, NBC, 1963-65
- Maxwell Smart (Agent 86), Get Smart, NBC, 1968-69 , then CBS, 1970
- Detective Lennie Crooke, The Partners, NBC, 1971-72
- Host, Don Adams' Screen Test, syndicated, 1975
- Voice of Inspector Gadget, Inspector Gadget (animated), syndicated, 1983
- Howard Bannister, Check It Out!, USA, 1986
- Maxwell Smart, Get Smart, Fox, 1995
- Voice of Gadget Boy, Gadget Boy and Heather (animated), syndicated, 1995-97
- Voice of Principal Hickey, Pepper Ann (also known as Disney's Pepper Ann), ABC, 1997-
- Gadget Boy, Gadget Boy's Adventures in History, 1997
- Also appeared as host, The Hollywood Palace, ABC.
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Episodic
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The Andy Williams Show, 1965-66 , 1971
- Voice, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (animated), syndicated, 1972
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Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, CBS, 1978
- "Safety Test," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
- Himself, "Charley's Millions," Empty Nest, NBC, 1994
- Voice of Principal, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, 1996
- Also appeared as voice of himself, The New Scooby-Doo Movies; in Hooray for Hollywood;
Three Times Daley;
Billy;
The Tonight Show;
Ted Mack's Amateur Hour.
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Movies
- Donald Richardson, The Love Boat, 1976
- Narrator, Murder Can Hurt You!, 1980
- Maxwell Smart (Agent 86), Get Smart, Again!, Fox, 1989
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Specials
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A Last Laugh at the 60's, 1970
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The Many Sides of Don Rickles, 1970
- Host, The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood, 1970
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Changing Scene, 1971
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Don Rickles--Alive and Kicking, 1972
- Host, A Couple of Dons, 1973
- Cowboy narrator, Saga of Sonora, 1973
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Rickles, 1975
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Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy, 1975
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Celebration: The American Spirit, ABC, 1976
- Bob Daley, Three Times Daley, 1976
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Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys"),1976
- Voice of Inspector Gadget, Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (animated), syndicated, 1992
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50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, 1997
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer, The Partners, NBC, 1971-72
- Creator, screen test director, and executive producer, Don Adams'Screen Test, syndicated, 1975
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Television Director
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Episodic
- Directed episodes of Get Smart;
The Partners, NBC.
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Television Producer
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Specials
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The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood, 1970
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck, 1975
- Maxwell Smart, The Nude Bomb (also known as Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb and The Return of Maxwell Smart), Universal, 1980
- Harry Walker, Jimmy the Kid, 1983
- Harbor master, Back to the Beach, 1987
- Voice of Brain, Inspector Gadget, Buena Vista, 1999
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WRITINGS
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Television Episodes
- Wrote episodes of Get Smart.
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Television Specials
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The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood, 1970
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
- Donna McCrohan, The Life & Times of Maxwell Smart, St. Martin's Press, 1988.
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