Most Recent Role: voice of Inspector Gadget on Inspector Gadget
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York USA
Birthday: 4-13-1923
Birth Name: Donald James Yarmy
Date of Death: 9-25-2005
Cause of Death: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles California USA (lung cancer)
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York USA
Birthday: 4-13-1923
Birth Name: Donald James Yarmy
Date of Death: 9-25-2005
Cause of Death: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles California USA (lung cancer)
Born in a multicultural New York City neighborhood, comedian Don Adams joined the Marines upon the outbreak of World War II. After Guadalcanal, Adams saw little action due to a life-threatening bout of blackwater fever (malaria) that kept him out of commission until the end of the war. As a civilian, Adams tried at first to carve out a career as a professional artist, taking outside jobs to...
Most Recent Appearance
Inspector Gadget II: IG-2
Tuesday 11 March 2003 on Syndicated
Direct to video sequel to the feature film. Gadget finds himself facing competiiton when he is partnered with the newest model from the Gadget program: a female who sees her predecessor as "inferior", meanwhile Claw escapes from prison determined to rule the world and exact revenge on Gadget
News Headlines
- external: McCormack: Adams Inspired Me to Be Actor 2005-09-27
- external: Maxwell Smart dies 2005-09-27
- Don Adams dies at age 82 2005-09-26 14:03:00
- external: Don Adams, TV's Maxwell Smart, Dies at 82 2005-09-26
- external: 'Get Smart' Agent 86 Dies 2005-09-26
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Adams got his first job as theater usher at age 13.
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Adams dropped out of grade school when he was 13.
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Don Adams was the voice of the character in Tennessee Tuxedo, in the cartoon of the same name.
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He had been married three times. Once to Judy Luciano, from 1977-1990, once to Dorothy Bracken, from 1960-1976, and once to Adelaide Adams, from 1945-1960.
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He shares his birthday with Ron Perlman.
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Don: I don't want to change the thinking of the world. My purpose is to make people laugh...It would be hypocritical if I said I don't want recognition, but I've never wanted it terribly. I think I'm being honest when I say I'd rather turn my talents, whatever they are, to writing and directing.
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Don: I hate performing. I don't care about being thought funny; I never did. Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all.
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Don: (about his characters trademark object, a shoe phone) In restaurants, people send over shoes. I'm so tired of it. I keep getting shoes.
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Don: Maxwell is serious, dedicated, awkward, forgetful, pompous to a certain degree, sentimental.
(edit) Don: It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it. (edit)
(edit) Don: It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Check It Out
Howard Bannister |
Gadget Boy and Heather
voice of Gadget Boy |
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Get Smart
Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) |
Get Smart (1995)
Maxwell Smart |
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Inspector Gadget
voice of Inspector Gadget |
Pepper Ann
Principal Herbert Hickey |
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Playboy After Dark
Himself |
The Love Boat |
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The New Hollywood Squares
Himself |
The Perry Como Show
Himself |
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The Steve Allen Show
Himself |
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Billy (1979)
Pilot Himself |
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Murder at N.B.C. Himself |
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Celebrity Bowling
July 31, 1975 Himself |
Empty Nest
Charley's Millions Himself |
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Fantasy Island
The Red Baron / Young at Heart Cornelius Wieselfarber |
Ford Startime
Soldiers in Greasepaint Himself |
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Get Smart
The King Lives? |
Get Smart
To Sire, with Love (2) |
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The Partners (1971)
Here Come the Fuzz |
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Episode #4 Guest Performer |
The Partners (1971)
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"Childhood favorite"Perfect Would you believe? Continue » Posted May 25, 2007 6:53 pm PST |
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"Talented"Superb He was great as Maxwell Smart. Continue » Posted Jan 7, 2007 5:40 pm PST |
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"One of the all-time greats"Perfect "Would you believe, one of the best?" Continue » Posted Sep 28, 2005 6:00 pm PST |
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"One of the all-time greats"Perfect I loved him in Get Smart and Inspector Gadget. He'll be missed. Continue » Posted Sep 26, 2005 12:51 pm PST |
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"One of the all-time greats"Perfect One of the all time greatest example of a spy. Continue » Posted Sep 22, 2005 5:36 am PST |
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Check It Out
Canadian sitcom which starred Don Adams as a supermarket clerk. It aired in the U.S. on the USA Network, and in Canada on the CTV Network. The characters: Howard Banister: Manages Cobbs,... more Gadget Boy and Heather
In this prequel to Inspector Gadget , we follow the adventures of Inspector Gadget as a kid, named Gadget Boy. In this series, Gadget Boy's arch-nemesis is Spydra, a spider-woman who is always... more
Get Smart
In 1965 the cold war was made a little warmer and a lot funnier due in part to the efforts of an inept, underpaid, overzealous spy: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. The hit comedy series 'Get Smart' is the... more
Get Smart (1995)
Andy Dick plays the son of Maxwell Smart in this short-lived '90s update of the classic spy spoof. Teamed with the relunctant Agent 66, they try to stop KAOS from controlling the world's economy... more
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget was a cartoon parody of the 1960's television spy parody, Get Smart. Don Adams played the leads in both shows. There are similarities between the two shows. Both agents only had... more
Pepper Ann
Who's that girl? What's her name? Is she cool? Is she lame? Oh, you're talkin' 'bout what's-her-name... Pepper Ann! Is she lame? Is she cool? Is she breakin' every rule?... more
Canadian sitcom which starred Don Adams as a supermarket clerk. It aired in the U.S. on the USA Network, and in Canada on the CTV Network. The characters: Howard Banister: Manages Cobbs,... more Gadget Boy and Heather
In this prequel to Inspector Gadget , we follow the adventures of Inspector Gadget as a kid, named Gadget Boy. In this series, Gadget Boy's arch-nemesis is Spydra, a spider-woman who is always... more
Get SmartIn 1965 the cold war was made a little warmer and a lot funnier due in part to the efforts of an inept, underpaid, overzealous spy: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. The hit comedy series 'Get Smart' is the... more
Get Smart (1995)Andy Dick plays the son of Maxwell Smart in this short-lived '90s update of the classic spy spoof. Teamed with the relunctant Agent 66, they try to stop KAOS from controlling the world's economy... more
Inspector GadgetInspector Gadget was a cartoon parody of the 1960's television spy parody, Get Smart. Don Adams played the leads in both shows. There are similarities between the two shows. Both agents only had... more
Pepper AnnWho's that girl? What's her name? Is she cool? Is she lame? Oh, you're talkin' 'bout what's-her-name... Pepper Ann! Is she lame? Is she cool? Is she breakin' every rule?... more
