Edward Platt
Edward Platt first studied at Princeton University and then at the Juilliard School in New York. Later he sang with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra and in New York's Mozart Opera Company. When he'd returned from a stint as a radio operator in World War II, Platt brought his deep baritone to Broadway, making his debut in the doomed Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Allegro." After years on the New York stage, he moved to Texas, where his brother lived, and where he anchored the local news. He later pursued Hollywood, appearing in a string of "Four Star Playhouse" episodes and the James Dean classic "Rebel Without a Cause" in 1955. Film and television roles flooded in after this, and Platt popped up on numerous shows, including the science fiction anthology "The Outer Limits" and the western drama "Bonanza." In a long list of TV appearances, his career was defined by his role as Chief to Don Adams's Maxwell Smart in the classic comedy series "Get Smart." Sporadic work followed in the early 1970s, including guest spots on "Bewitched" and "The Odd Couple." Platt died unexpectedly in 1974. While early reports blamed a heart attack for the actor's death, his son later admitted Platt had committed suicide after a long struggle with untreated depression. Platt was 58 years old.
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Edward Platt
Filmography
Movies
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Santee | Producer | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Female Instinct | Julius Nero (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man From Button Willow | The Man in the Black Cape (Voice) | - | 1965 |
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Bullet for a Badman | Tucker (Character) | - | 1964 |
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A Ticklish Affair | Captain Haven Hitchcock (Character) | - | 1963 |
92% |
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Cape Fear | Judge (Character) | - | 1962 |
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The Explosive Generation | Mr. Morton (Character) | - | 1961 |
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Atlantis, the Lost Continent | Azor the High Priest (Character) | - | 1961 |
86% |
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Pollyanna | Ben Tarbell (Character) | - | 1960 |
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Cash McCall | Harrison Glenn (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Destination Space | Dr. Easton (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Mafia | Dan Regent (Character) | - | 1959 |
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The Rebel Set |
Mr. Tucker / |
- | 1959 |
80% |
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They Came to Cordura | Col. DeRose (Character) | - | 1959 |
97% |
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North by Northwest | Victor Larrabee, Thornhill's Attorney (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Gunman's Walk | Purcell Avery (Character) | - | 1958 |
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The Gift of Love | Dr. Jim Miller (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last of the Fast Guns | Sam Grypton (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The High Cost of Loving | Eli Cave (Character) | - | 1958 |
82% |
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Designing Woman | Martin J. Daylor (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oregon Passage | Roland Dane (Character) | - | 1957 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Johnny Haggerty (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Omar Khayyam | Jayhan (Character) | - | 1957 |
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House of Numbers | The Warden (Character) | - | 1957 |
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The Tattered Dress | Ralph Adams (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Backlash | Sheriff J.C. Marson (Character) | - | 1956 |
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The Proud Ones | Dr. Barlow (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Serenade | Everett Carter (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reprisal! | Neil Shipley (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Unguarded Moment | Attorney Briggs (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Man | Dr. O'Connor (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Illegal | Ralph Ford (Character) | - | 1955 |
93% |
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Rebel Without a Cause | Ray Fremick (Character) | - | 1955 |
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The McConnell Story | Medical Corps Instructor (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Shrike | Harry Downs (Character) | - | 1955 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Temperatures Rising | Sen. Bradley (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love, American Style | Mr. Jenkins (Character) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Governor & J.J. | Orrin Hacker (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Bewitched | Jennings Booker (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Get Smart | Thaddeus, the Chief (Character) | 1965-1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petticoat Junction | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
92% | 92% | The Outer Limits |
Dean Radcliffe (Character), David Hunt (Guest Star) |
1963-1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Lou Gregory (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grindl | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | General Hospital | Dr. Miller (Character) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Al (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 1962-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Doc Bell (Guest Star) | 1958-1959 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Matthew Sinclair (Guest Star) | 1959-1960 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Whispering Smith | Sheriff Sam Aikens (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Surfside 6 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Doctor (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Henshaw (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thriller | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Deputy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Judge Orin Chase (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dante | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Cmdr. Driscoll (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Steve (Guest Star) | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Men Into Space | Dr. Luraski (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Lucky | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Step Beyond | Unknown (Character) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trackdown | Sheriff Harper (Guest Star) | 1958-1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bat Masterson | Roy Evens (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Letter to Loretta | Henry (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Mr. Burgess (Guest Star) | 1955 |