Don Adams
Currently Active
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1923 — Present
Actor
Personal Info
- Born
- Apr 13, 1923
- Age
- 102
- Birth Place
- New York City, New York, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Donald James Yarmy
April 13, 1923
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died September 25, 2005 (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation Actor
Years active 1945–2001
Notable work Get Smart, Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales,
Inspector Gadget
Spouses
Adelaide Efantis
(m. 1947; div. 1960)
Dorothy Bracken
(m. 1960; div. 1976)
Judy Luciano
(m. 1977; div. 1990)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
Service years 1941–1945
Conflicts World War II -Battle of Guadalcanal
Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as bumbling Maxwell Smart (Secret Agent 86) in the television situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967–1969). Adams also provided voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963–1966) and Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) as well as several revivals and spinoffs of the latter in the 1990s.
Adams was born Donald James Yarmy on April 13, 1923, in Manhattan, New York, a son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo (née Deiter) Yarmy. His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent and worked as a restaurant manager; his mother was Irish American. Donald and his brother Dick Yarmy were each raised in the religion of one parent: Don in the Catholic faith of their mother and Dick in the Jewish faith of their father. The brothers had an elder sister, Gloria Ella Yarmy (later Gloria Burton), a writer who wrote an episode of Get Smart. Dropping out of New York City's DeWitt Clinton High School, he worked as a theater usher. He later remarked that he had "little use for school".
April 13, 1923
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died September 25, 2005 (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation Actor
Years active 1945–2001
Notable work Get Smart, Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales,
Inspector Gadget
Spouses
Adelaide Efantis
(m. 1947; div. 1960)
Dorothy Bracken
(m. 1960; div. 1976)
Judy Luciano
(m. 1977; div. 1990)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
Service years 1941–1945
Conflicts World War II -Battle of Guadalcanal
Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as bumbling Maxwell Smart (Secret Agent 86) in the television situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967–1969). Adams also provided voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963–1966) and Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) as well as several revivals and spinoffs of the latter in the 1990s.
Adams was born Donald James Yarmy on April 13, 1923, in Manhattan, New York, a son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo (née Deiter) Yarmy. His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent and worked as a restaurant manager; his mother was Irish American. Donald and his brother Dick Yarmy were each raised in the religion of one parent: Don in the Catholic faith of their mother and Dick in the Jewish faith of their father. The brothers had an elder sister, Gloria Ella Yarmy (later Gloria Burton), a writer who wrote an episode of Get Smart. Dropping out of New York City's DeWitt Clinton High School, he worked as a theater usher. He later remarked that he had "little use for school".
Life & Career Details
Born Donald James Yarmy
April 13, 1923
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died September 25, 2005 (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation Actor
Years active 1945–2001
Notable work Get Smart, Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales,
Inspector Gadget
Spouses
Adelaide Efantis
(m. 1947; div. 1960)
Dorothy Bracken
(m. 1960; div. 1976)
Judy Luciano
(m. 1977; div. 1990)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
Service years 1941–1945
Conflicts World War II -Battle of Guadalcanal
Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as bumbling Maxwell Smart (Secret Agent 86) in the television situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967–1969). Adams also provided voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963–1966) and Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) as well as several revivals and spinoffs of the latter in the 1990s.
Adams was born Donald James Yarmy on April 13, 1923, in Manhattan, New York, a son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo (née Deiter) Yarmy. His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent and worked as a restaurant manager; his mother was Irish American. Donald and his brother Dick Yarmy were each raised in the religion of one parent: Don in the Catholic faith of their mother and Dick in the Jewish faith of their father. The brothers had an elder sister, Gloria Ella Yarmy (later Gloria Burton), a writer who wrote an episode of Get Smart. Dropping out of New York City's DeWitt Clinton High School, he worked as a theater usher. He later remarked that he had "little use for school".
April 13, 1923
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died September 25, 2005 (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation Actor
Years active 1945–2001
Notable work Get Smart, Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales,
Inspector Gadget
Spouses
Adelaide Efantis
(m. 1947; div. 1960)
Dorothy Bracken
(m. 1960; div. 1976)
Judy Luciano
(m. 1977; div. 1990)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
Service years 1941–1945
Conflicts World War II -Battle of Guadalcanal
Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as bumbling Maxwell Smart (Secret Agent 86) in the television situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967–1969). Adams also provided voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963–1966) and Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) as well as several revivals and spinoffs of the latter in the 1990s.
Adams was born Donald James Yarmy on April 13, 1923, in Manhattan, New York, a son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo (née Deiter) Yarmy. His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent and worked as a restaurant manager; his mother was Irish American. Donald and his brother Dick Yarmy were each raised in the religion of one parent: Don in the Catholic faith of their mother and Dick in the Jewish faith of their father. The brothers had an elder sister, Gloria Ella Yarmy (later Gloria Burton), a writer who wrote an episode of Get Smart. Dropping out of New York City's DeWitt Clinton High School, he worked as a theater usher. He later remarked that he had "little use for school".
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