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Dick Yarmy
Dick Yarmy (February 14, 1933 – May 5, 1992) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the 1960s to the 1990s. Biography Yarmy was born in New York in 1933, son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo ( Deiter), who were Jewish and Catholic, respectively. Yarmy was the younger brother of actor and ''Get Smart'' star, Don Adams. He also had an elder sister, Gloria Ella Yarmy (later Gloria Burton), a writer who screenwrote an episode of ''Get Smart''. Dick Yarmy graduated from the New York University with a degree in engineering and began his acting career in 1968, appearing in the TV series ''Get Smart'', also ''That Girl'', '' The Partners'', ''The Partridge Family'', and ''Arnie''. He also appeared in several films including ''Bone'', ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'', ''The Swinging Barmaids'', and ''Carpool'' among others. Yarmy also appeared in commercials, such as ''George and Marge'' for Union Oil. Personal life Dick Yarmy was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Adams
Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the television situation comedy ''Get Smart'' (1965–1970, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967–1969). Adams also provided the voices for the animated series ''Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales'' (1963–1966) and ''Inspector Gadget'' (1983–1986) as well as several revivals and spinoffs of the latter in the 1990s. Early life Adams was born Donald James Yarmy in Manhattan, New York, a son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo ( Deiter) Yarmy. His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent and his mother was Irish-American. Donald and his brother Dick Yarmy were each raised in the religion of one parent: Don in the Catholic faith of their mother, and Dick in the Jewish faith of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
