Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor, comedian and director. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the television situation comedy Get Smart (1965–70, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Smart (1967–69). He provided the voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963–66) and Inspector Gadget (1983–85; as well as several revivals and spinoffs in the 1990s). Like many stars of Sixties television, Don Adams was typecast in the role that brought him fame, as the bumbling Agent 86 on the TV show, Get Smart. The show ran from 1965 to 1970. He would reprise the role in later years, including in the 1980 film The Nude Bomb (that lived up to its name, except for the nude thing). From all accounts, he was a great guy, but he was never able to repeat his success after Get Smart. He also did the voice for the Inspector Gadget cartoon series in the Eighties, and made a cameo appearance in the 1999 Inspector Gadget live action film, starring Matthew Broderick in the title role. He had developed bone lymphoma, and in 2004, his daughter Cecily Adams died at 46 of lung cancer. This was the beginning of the end. Don lived in a condo in Century City same entrance that Mary Wickes and Fay Wray used when they breathed. Don was a former Marine, and served in Guadalcanal. During his time there, his two best friends were shot and killed, while standing to his right and left. He beat death too many times to count, starting with black water fever at Guadalcanal when he was 16, and continuing throughout his life. He would get touches of malaria at times, and had a lot of upper respiratory problems. Don had a beloved pooch, a cocker by the name of Sweetie Pie. Don adored his dog, and had him for about 12 years. He had broken his hip in 2004, and never quite recovered from it. At one point he was treated for an Ambien addiction. Sweetie Pie had to be given to a caregiver. According to one report, Don was active even visiting a casino two days before he died. This conflicts other reports, but ultimately they all end on Sunday, September 26, 2005, at 8:02 PM. He died of a lung infection at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82 years old.