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Edward Platt

Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
14 February 1916, Staten Island, New York, USA

Date of Death / Ölüm Tarihi
19 March 1974, Santa Monica, California, USA. (heart attack)

Mini Biography / Biyografi
Forever remembered as Don Adams' "Chief" foil on the popular Mel Brooks/Buck Henry spy series "Get Smart" (1965), character actor Ed Platt (also billed as Edward C. Platt) had been around for decades prior to copping that rare comedy role. Born in Staten Island, New York, he inherited an appreciation for music on his mother's side. He majored in romantic languages at Princeton University but eventually switched to music at Juilliard after deciding on a career in opera. Instead, however, he became a band vocalist with Paul Whiteman and Orchestra, then performed in a few stage musicals including "The Mikado" and "The Pirates of Penzance" before WWII interrupted things. He served as a radio operator with the army, his deep, resonant voice quite suitable to the medium. he would find himself on radio again in post war years. A number of musical comedy roles also came his way. In 1947, he made it to Broadway in the musical "Allegro." Star José Ferrer took an interest in him while they were appearing in "The Shrike" on Broadway in 1952 and took him to Hollywood to reprise his role in the 1955 film version (The Shrike (1955)). This led to a plethora of film and TV offers where his rich voice, balding maturity, stern intensity and pragmatic air served him well over the years, playing a slew of professional or shady types in crime dramas and war pictures. In the late 1960s he focused on his secret agent role on the "Get Smart" series, finding occasional guest spots in its aftermath. Married twice and the father of four, Platt died from suicide in 1974 after two previous attempts. He had undiagnosed depression and financial troubles. IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net

Trivia / Önemsiz Şeyler
Had one daughter by his first wife; two sons and a daughter by second wife Suzanne.