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.

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

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • 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.
  • Episodic
  • The Andy Williams Show, 1965-66 , 1971
  • Voice, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (animated), syndicated, 1972
  • 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.
  • Movies
  • Donald Richardson, The Love Boat, 1976
  • Narrator, Murder Can Hurt You!, 1980
  • Maxwell Smart (Agent 86), Get Smart, Again!, Fox, 1989
  • Specials
  • A Last Laugh at the 60's, 1970
  • The Many Sides of Don Rickles, 1970
  • Host, The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood, 1970
  • Changing Scene, 1971
  • Don Rickles--Alive and Kicking, 1972
  • Host, A Couple of Dons, 1973
  • Cowboy narrator, Saga of Sonora, 1973
  • Rickles, 1975
  • Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy, 1975
  • Celebration: The American Spirit, ABC, 1976
  • Bob Daley, Three Times Daley, 1976
  • Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys"),1976
  • Voice of Inspector Gadget, Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (animated), syndicated, 1992
  • 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, 1997
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Executive producer, The Partners, NBC, 1971-72
  • Creator, screen test director, and executive producer, Don Adams'Screen Test, syndicated, 1975
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Directed episodes of Get Smart; The Partners, NBC.
  • Television Producer
  • Specials
  • The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood, 1970
  • 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
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Episodes
  • Wrote episodes of Get Smart.
  • Television Specials
  • 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.