Edward Platt

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Edward Platt was an American character actor best known for playing the Chief in the television series "Get Smart" and for roles in several classic mid-20th-century films.

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instanceOf American actor
character actor
film actor
human
television actor
activeIn film
television
appearedIn Designing Woman
Get Smart (TV series)
surface form: Get Smart

North by Northwest
The Gingham Girl
surface form: Pollyanna

Rebel Without a Cause
The Halls of Montezuma
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
They Came to Cordura
birthName Edward Cuthbert Platt NERFINISHED
burialPlace Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1916-02-14
dateOfDeath 1974-03-19
educatedAt Juilliard School
Princeton University
ethnicGroup White American
genre comedy
knownFor deadpan comedic style
playing authority figures
language English
medium film
television
name Edward Platt self-link
nationality American
notableEra mid-20th century
notableRole The Chief in Get Smart
notableWork Get Smart (TV series)
surface form: Get Smart
numberOfChildren 4
occupation actor
voice actor
performedIn Broadway theater
surface form: Broadway theatre
placeOfBirth borough of Staten Island
surface form: Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States
residence California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Suzanne Belcher
workedWith Barbara Feldon
Don Adams
yearsActive 1940s–1970s

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Rebel Without a Cause starring Edward Platt
Edward Platt name Edward Platt self-link
Written on the Wind castMember Edward Platt