Don Adams Passes Away - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 09-26-2005, 01:02 PM

There has been reports that Don Adams has passed away. SitcomsOnline.com is investigating... details to follow.

megamanj2004 · 09-26-2005, 01:54 PM

I hope this isn't true.

Where did you find out about this?

B/C I've just checked imdb.com just now and says that he's pretty much still alive.

caladon · 09-26-2005, 02:42 PM

Entertainment Tonight's website has sadly confirmed that Don Adams has passed away. Here's the link:

http://et.tv.yahoo.com/newslink/index.html#l2

Pavan · 09-26-2005, 03:03 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP)-- Comedian Don Adams is dead at 82.

The the wry-voiced comedian starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television spoof of James Bond movies,
Get Smart."

His friend and former agent, Bruce Tufeld, said Adams died of a lung infection last night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He says the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health.

As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency CONTROL, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of CHAOS. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack:
"Would you believe...?" It became a national catchphrase.

Get Smart twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor.

Adams married and divorced three times and had seven children.

He also served as the voice for the popular cartoon series, "Inspector Gadget." In 1980, he appeared as Maxwell Smart in a feature movie, "The Nude Bomb," about a madman whose bomb
destroyed people's clothing.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ory?id=1160638

TV_Forever · 09-26-2005, 04:17 PM

Here's the Yahoo one gang...

We'll Miss you Don...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050926/ap_en_tv/obit_adams

Pavan · 09-26-2005, 04:25 PM

Read SitcomsOnline.com's Tribute to Don Adams:
http://sitcomsonline.blogspot.com/20...away-this.html

TV DVD Fan · 09-26-2005, 04:29 PM

Damnit to hell, why is it always the good ones? The amount of classic TV stars deaths in the past year is just too much to handle. I think I'm gonna cry. And just before the DVDs. I hope there's a good tribute on the discs. How horrid this is, its a living nightmare. Let us all take a moment to pray for Don's family and in his honor, give him a moment of silence.

Rest in Peace Mister Adams. You were great, we love you.

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-26-2005, 05:25 PM

Rest In Peace Don Adams you will be Very missed by all of your Fans

getsmart_8699 · 09-26-2005, 07:53 PM

Wow, my favorite actor of all time. May he rest in peace and be remembered forever

You'll be missed!

Lolac · 09-26-2005, 07:53 PM

Farewell, Agent 86. You are one of my all time favorites!

Lolac

Tweety · 09-26-2005, 09:29 PM

Incredible show.

Incredible talent.

We'll miss you "Max". I know I speak for a lot of us who grew up watching you on "Get Smart"... You made being a kid a lot more fun

Marvo301 · 09-26-2005, 10:35 PM

Can't believe the man who introduced us to such catch phrases as "sorry about that chief" and "would you believe..." is gone. All Get Smart fans should spend a minute under the "cone of silence" to honour Mr. Adams memory. Thank-you Don Adams for giving us the gift of laughter! You will be missed.

Bonsai · 09-26-2005, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TV DVD Fan

Damnit to hell, why is it always the good ones? The amount of classic TV stars deaths in the past year is just too much to handle. I think I'm gonna cry. And just before the DVDs. I hope there's a good tribute on the discs. How horrid this is, its a living nightmare. Let us all take a moment to pray for Don's family and in his honor, give him a moment of silence.

Rest in Peace Mister Adams. You were great, we love you.

I guess it seems like it's always the good ones because those are the ones that affect us the most. Really, though, it's both the good and the bad and, most especially, it's the old. I'm very sorry to see Mr Adams go because I've always been a really big fan, but I take some comfort in the fact that he had a long and rich life and this didn't happen until he was 82.

Ireneparalegal · 09-26-2005, 10:59 PM

For those of you who were around in the 70's, do you remember a show Don Adams had, it was called "Don Adams Screen Test"? He had two ordinary people take a screen test of the same scenario and the one who had done the best would get an opportunity at stardom. I loved this show.
I didn't realize Don was soooo old. My God, I guess time does go by.

joefriday · 09-26-2005, 11:12 PM

Bring on the tributes TVLand -- We're ready for a 48-hour marathon of "Get Smart" !!

Truly a work of art -- thanks for the laughs !!

09-26-2005, 01:02 PM	#1
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09-26-2005, 01:54 PM	#2
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09-26-2005, 04:17 PM	#5
TV_Forever Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2005 Posts: 184	other reports... Here's the Yahoo one gang... We'll Miss you Don... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050926/ap_en_tv/obit_adams

09-26-2005, 04:29 PM	#7
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09-26-2005, 05:25 PM	#8
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09-26-2005, 02:42 PM	#3
caladon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts state home for the bewildered Posts: 1,151	Entertainment Tonight's website has sadly confirmed that Don Adams has passed away. Here's the link: http://et.tv.yahoo.com/newslink/index.html#l2

09-26-2005, 03:03 PM	#4
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	LOS ANGELES (AP)-- Comedian Don Adams is dead at 82. The the wry-voiced comedian starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television spoof of James Bond movies, Get Smart." His friend and former agent, Bruce Tufeld, said Adams died of a lung infection last night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He says the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health. As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency CONTROL, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of CHAOS. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack: "Would you believe...?" It became a national catchphrase. Get Smart twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor. Adams married and divorced three times and had seven children. He also served as the voice for the popular cartoon series, "Inspector Gadget." In 1980, he appeared as Maxwell Smart in a feature movie, "The Nude Bomb," about a madman whose bomb destroyed people's clothing. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ory?id=1160638

09-26-2005, 04:25 PM	#6
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	Read SitcomsOnline.com's Tribute to Don Adams: http://sitcomsonline.blogspot.com/20...away-this.html

09-26-2005, 07:53 PM	#9
getsmart_8699 Best Care Anywhere Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 21, 2003 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 47	Wow, my favorite actor of all time. May he rest in peace and be remembered forever You'll be missed!
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09-26-2005, 07:53 PM	#10
Lolac Dolce far niente, Carissima! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 02, 2003 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 1,487	Farewell, Agent 86. You are one of my all time favorites! Lolac

09-26-2005, 09:29 PM	#11
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	Incredible show. Incredible talent. We'll miss you "Max". I know I speak for a lot of us who grew up watching you on "Get Smart"... You made being a kid a lot more fun

09-26-2005, 10:35 PM	#12
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Can't believe the man who introduced us to such catch phrases as "sorry about that chief" and "would you believe..." is gone. All Get Smart fans should spend a minute under the "cone of silence" to honour Mr. Adams memory. Thank-you Don Adams for giving us the gift of laughter! You will be missed.
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09-26-2005, 11:12 PM	#15
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