Don Adams

Actor, Film actor

1923 – 2005

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Who was Don Adams?

Don Adams was an American actor, comedian and director. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart in the television situation comedy Get Smart, which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Smart. He provided the voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales and Inspector Gadget as their title characters. He voiced Sid Pickles in all episodes of Spike & Mike, and two follow up films, Spike & Mike Movie and Spike and Mike: Got Hostaged.

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Born
Apr 13, 1923
Manhattan
Also known as
  • Donald James Yarmy
  • Adams, Don
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Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • DeWitt Clinton High School
Lived in
  • New York City
  • Manhattan
Died
Sep 25, 2005
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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