Don Adams

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 26th, 2005

Don Adams has died at the age of 82. Read an obit or two.

“It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it,” he remarked of Get Smart in a 1995 interview. “But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. The character was so strong, particularly because of that distinctive voice, that nobody could picture me in any other type of role.”

He got that gig after he was cast as the bumbling house detective on the ill-fated Bill Dana Show. (Which also starred, IIRC, the man who played Dr. Smith on Lost In Space as the Desk Clerk.)

We almost met Don Adams once… missed him by that much.

We attended a meeting of Yarmy’s Army, a loose affiliation of standup comics, directors, writers and others who regularly commandeered the top of a deli in Los Angeles to share plans, tell stories and generally have a swell time. The Army was formed to honor the memory of Adams’ late brother, Dick Yarmy. They did charity shows all over the U.S… and miniature shows on top of Jerry’s Deli.

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