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Overview
Mini Biography:
Of Irish-Hungarian heritage, New York-born Don Adams had a sister, Gloria... moreTrivia:
His two best known roles -- Maxwell Smart and Inspector Gadget -- were... moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Weekend Estimates: 'Get Smart' Gets $39.15M; 'Kfp' No. 2 with $21.7M; 'Hulk' Stumbles to $21.55M and Likely Off More Than 60 Percent from Opening Weekend; No Love for Myers's 'Guru' With $14M; 'Kit Kittredge' Meteoric on 5 Screens! (From Fantasy Moguls. 20 June 2008, 10:47 PM, PDT)
Opening This Week (From IFC. 16 June 2008, 7:56 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Actor:
- "Pepper Ann" .... Principal Hickey (3 episodes, 1999)
... aka Disney's Pepper Ann
- Beyond Good and Evel/One of the Guys (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Principal Hickey
- The Finale (????) TV episode (voice) .... Principal Hickey
- Unhappy Campers/The Search for Pepper Ann Pearson (????) TV episode (voice) .... Principal Hickey - Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets (1999) (V) .... Inspector Gadget (segments "The Capeman Cometh", "Prince of the Gypsies", and "Gadget's Gadgets")
- Inspector Gadget (1999) (voice) .... Brain
- "Gadget Boy's Adventures in History" (1998) TV series (voice) .... Gadget Boy
- "Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher" .... Principal (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Nick Freno (Australia)
- Gargoyle Guys (1997) TV episode .... Principal - "Field Trip Starring Inspector Gadget" .... Inspector Gadget (18 episodes, 1996)
... aka Inspector Gadget's Field Trip (USA: promotional title)
- Australia (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Gadget
- Australia/Florida (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Gadget
- Australia/Spain (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Gadget
- Boston (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Gadget
- Boston/Wild West (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Gadget
(13 more) - "Get Smart" .... Chief Maxwell Smart (7 episodes, 1995)
- Liver Let Die (1995) TV episode .... Chief Maxwell Smart
- Wurst Enemies (1995) TV episode .... Chief Maxwell Smart
- Passenger 99 (1995) TV episode .... Chief Maxwell Smart
- Shoot Up the Charts (1995) TV episode .... Chief Maxwell Smart
- Goodbye Ms. Chip (1995) TV episode .... Chief Maxwell Smart
(2 more) - "Gadget Boy and Heather" (1995) TV series (voice) .... Gadget Boy
... aka Gadget Boy (USA: syndication title) - Get Smart, Again! (1989) (TV) .... Maxwell Smart
- Back to the Beach (1987) .... Harbor Master
... aka Malibu Beach Girls (USA) - "Inspector Gadget" .... Gadget (86 episodes, 1983-1986)
... aka Inspecteur Gadget (France)
- Gadget and the Red Rose (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Gadget
- Gadget and Old Lace (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Gadget
- Gadget Meets the Clan (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Gadget
- Gadget's Clean Sweep (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Gadget
- Gadget's Roma (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Gadget
(81 more) - The Amazing Adventures of Inspector Gadget (1986) (V) .... Inspector Gadget
- "Check It Out" .... Howard Bannister (2 episodes, 1985)
- No Cause for Alarm (1985) TV episode .... Howard Bannister
- Edna, Howard, Kathy & Morty (????) TV episode .... Howard Bannister - "The Fall Guy" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1984)
- Losers Weepers: Part 1 (1984) TV episode .... Sheriff - "The Love Boat" .... Bill Robinson / ... (5 episodes, 1978-1984)
- Rose Is Not a Rose, A/Novelties/Too Rich and Too Thin (1984) TV episode
- Zinging Valentine/The Very Temporary Secretary/The Final Score (1983) TV episode .... Sam
- Doc Take the Fifth/Safety Last/A Business Affair (1982) TV episode .... Sidney Williams
- April's Love/Happy Ending/We Three (1980) TV episode .... Bill Robinson
- Isaac's Double Standard/One More Time/Chimpanzeeshines (1978) TV episode .... Lenny Camen - Jimmy the Kid (1982) .... Harry Walker
- Murder Can Hurt You (1980) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Nude Bomb (1980) .... Maxwell Smart, Agent 86
... aka Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb
... aka The Return of Maxwell Smart (USA: TV title) - "Fantasy Island" .... Cornelius Wieselfarber (1 episode, 1979)
- The Red Baron/Young at Heart (1979) TV episode .... Cornelius Wieselfarber - The Love Boat (1976) (TV) .... Donald Richardson
- Saga of Sonora (1973) (TV) .... The Old Cowhand
- "The Partners" .... Det. Lennie Crooke / ... (7 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Magnificent Perception (1972) TV episode .... Detective Sgt. Lenny Crooke
- To Catch a Crooke (1972) TV episode .... Det. Lennie Crooke
- Witness for the Execution (1972) TV episode .... Det. Lennie Crooke
- Have I Got an Apartment for You (1971) TV episode .... Det. Lennie Crooke
- Here Comes the Fuzz (1971) TV episode .... Det. Lennie Crooke
(2 more) - "Get Smart" .... Maxwell Smart - Agent 86 / ... (138 episodes, 1965-1970)
- I Am Curiously Yellow (1970) TV episode .... Maxwell Smart - Agent 86
- Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) TV episode .... Maxwell Smart - Agent 86
- Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (1970) TV episode .... Maxwell Smart - Agent 86
- What's It All About, Algie? (1970) TV episode .... Maxwell Smart - Agent 86
- Smartacus (1970) TV episode .... Maxwell Smart - Agent 86
(133 more) - Where the Girls Are (1969)
- "The Danny Thomas Hour" .... Harry (1 episode, 1967)
- Instant Money (1967) TV episode .... Harry - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Murder at N.B.C. (1966) TV episode - "The Bill Dana Show" (6 episodes, 1963-1964)
- Jose, the Flower Thief (1964) TV episode
- What Elephant? (1964) TV episode
- Laughing Gas (1964) TV episode
- Blood from Two Turnips (1964) TV episode
- Jose's Hot Dog Caper (1964) TV episode
(1 more) - "Underdog" (1964) TV series .... Tennessee Tuxedo (unknown episodes)
- "Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales" (1963) TV series (voice) .... Tennessee Tuxedo
Director:
- "The Partners" (1 episode)
- New Faces (????) TV episode - "Get Smart" (13 episodes, 1967-1970)
- What's It All About, Algie? (1970) TV episode
- And Only Two Ninety-Nine (1970) TV episode
- And Baby Makes Four: Part 2 (1969) TV episode
- And Baby Makes Four: Part 1 (1969) TV episode
- The Treasure of C. Errol Madre (1969) TV episode
(8 more)
Writer:
- "Don Adams' Screen Test" (1 episode, 1975)
- Tarzan/Public Enemy/Hurricane/Casablanca (Pilot) (1975) TV episode (writer) - "The Partners" (1 episode, 1971)
- Here Comes the Fuzz (1971) TV episode (writer) - "Get Smart" (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- To Sire, with Love: Part 2 (1969) TV episode (writer)
- The King Lives? (1968) TV episode (writer)
Producer:
- "Don Adams' Screen Test" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1975)
- Tarzan/Public Enemy/Hurricane/Casablanca (Pilot) (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
Self:
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Don Adams: Would You Believe? (2004) TV episode .... Himself - TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003) (TV) .... Himself
... aka 1st Annual TV Land Awards (USA: short title) - NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration (USA) - Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- TV Land Presents Blast from the Past (2001) (VG) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Empty Nest" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Charley's Millions (1994) TV episode .... Himself - Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Inspector Gadget
- Two Top Bananas (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- Joys (1976) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in 'Joys' (USA: complete title) - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1967-1975)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 29 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 June 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "Don Adams' Screen Test" (1975) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- "Celebrity Bowling" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 31 July 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - Rickles (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck (1975) (V) .... Himself
- "Match Game 73" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Match Game (USA: syndication title)
... aka Match Game 74 (USA: second season title)
... aka Match Game 75 (USA: third season title)
... aka Match Game 76 (USA: fourth season title)
... aka Match Game 77 (USA: fifth season title)
... aka Match Game 78 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Match Game 79 (USA: seventh season title)
- Episode dated 28 June 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - "Celebrity Sweepstakes" (1974) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes)
- "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1972-1974)
- Episode #4.17 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.6 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Don for the Defense (1973) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (USA: video title)
... aka Scooby-Doo's New Comedy Movie Pictures (USA)
- The Exterminator (1973) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode #3.21 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking (1972) (TV) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Don Rickles (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 30 January 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Playboy After Dark" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1969-1970)
- Episode dated 15 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.7 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.4 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.26 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.7 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - "Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 19 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - The Many Sides of Don Rickles (1970) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
- Episode #6.17 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #6.5 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Comedian
- Episode #5.27 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "It's Happening" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Happening '68 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Happening '69 (USA: second season title)
- Episode #1.1 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #1.4 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer - "The Carol Burnett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
- Episode #1.11 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
- Episode dated 11 April 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 24 February 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - "The Match Game" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1966)
- Episode dated 7 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 5 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - "Hullabaloo" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #1.6 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jimmy Dean Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 17 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Paar Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 15 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 4 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Comedian / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #14.40 (1961) TV episode .... Comedian
- Episode #14.33 (1961) TV episode .... Comedian
- Episode #14.15 (1961) TV episode .... Comedian/Magician
- Episode #13.38 (1960) TV episode .... Comedian - "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Soldiers in Greasepaint (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (9 episodes, 1956-1960)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #5.19 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #4.12 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- 'Steve Allen Show' Continues from Hollywood (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #3.11 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #2.48 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
(4 more) - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #3.47 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "The Rosemary Clooney Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 20 February 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - The Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle (1956) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Oldsmobile Presents the Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle of 1957 (USA) - "Tonight!" .... Comedian (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
... aka The Knickerbocker Beer presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
- Episode #3.204 (1955) TV episode .... Comedian - "The Perry Como Show" (1948) TV series .... Don Adams (Kraft Music Hall Player 1961-1963) (unknown episodes)
... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
Archive Footage:
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"Entertainment Tonight"
- Episode dated 14 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself -
"Tvist"
- Episode dated 27 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Maxwell Smart - Agent 86 -
"Corazón de..."
- Episode dated 27 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself -
"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
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TV & radio commercials for GTE Calling Services, 1999 morePublicity Listings:
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