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 bumbling Maxwell Smart (Secret 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. More about Don Adams
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Adams was born Donald James Yarmy in Manhattan, New York, a son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo (née 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 their father. The brothers had an elder sister, Gloria Ella Yarmy (later Gloria Burton), a writer who wrote an episode of Get Smart. Dropping out of New York City's DeWitt Clinton High School, he worked as a theater usher. He later remarked that he had "little use for school."The most expensive item with a signature of Don Adams (DON ADAMS SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO AUTOGRAPH GET SMART INSPECTOR GADGET PSA/DNA COA C) was sold in November 2022 for $495.00 while the cheapest item (DON ADAMS, 1974 TOPPS #4, AUTOGRAPHED, PISTONS) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2015 with an average selling price of $23.28 for an autographed item of Don Adams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2020 with $305.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.04 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Don Adams is worth $19.99.
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DON ADAMS (1923-2005) signed 8x10 - Inspector Gadget - Get Smart | $19.99 | ||
DON ADAMS Actor Get Smart Autographed Hand Signed FDC - d. 2005 | $10.50 | ||
Don Adams Autograph, Actor, “Get Smart” | $20.49 | ||
DON ADAMS Autographed 8 x 10 PHOTO TV Actor GET SMART The NUDE Bomb 1980 PC499 | $15.00 | ||
Don Adams GET SMART Signed Contract June 1969 $1500/Week. Autographed PSA/DNA | $305.00 | ||
DON ADAMS GET SMART TV SERIES STAR SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO COOL | $21.71 | ||
Don Adams Signed 8X10 Photo Actor Get Smart Auto COA JSA | $69.00 | ||
FUNNYMAN DON ADAMS AUTOGRAPH with NO RESERVE!! | $13.02 | ||
SIGNED BY DON ADAMS! GET SMART, ONCE AGAIN BY WILLIAM JOHNSTON! 1966 LIKE NEW!! | $39.99 | ||
SIGNED Get Smart Once Again Paperback by William Johnston Vintage 1966 Don Adams | $36.95 |