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Edward Platt (1916–1974)


Edward Platt will forever be known as the Chief, aka Harold Clark, aka Thaddeus, on "Get Smart." According to show creator Leonard Stern, he remembered Platt as the juvenile officer in "Rebel Without A Cause" and wanted Platt specifically for the role of Chief. When Platt came in he began breaking into song (he had a classically trained baritone voice) Stern knew Platt could carry off comedy... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (122 titles)
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Caldwell
A Foreigner Among Us (1974) … Caldwell
 
1972 The Snoop Sisters (TV series)
Julius Nero
The Female Instinct (1972) … Julius Nero (as Ed Platt)
 
1972 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
Bradley
Operation Fastball (1972) … Bradley (as Ed Platt)
 
1971 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Bill Donnelly
Oscar's New Life (1971) … Bill Donnelly
 
1970 Love, American Style (TV series)
Mr. Jenkins (segment "Love and the Man Next Door")
Love and the Man Next Door (1970) … Mr. Jenkins (segment "Love and the Man Next Door") (as Ed Platt)
 
1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV series)
Orrin Hacker
P.S. I Don't Love You (1970) … Orrin Hacker
A Day in the Life (1970) … Orrin Hacker
The Making of the Governor (1970) … Orrin Hacker
Fawcett Is Running (1970) … Orrin Hacker
 
1970 Bewitched (TV series)
Jennings Booker
Samantha's Old Man (1970) … Jennings Booker
 
1965-1970 Get Smart (TV series)
Chief / Alexei Sebastian / Chief of Control
I Am Curiously Yellow (1970) … Chief
Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) … Chief
Smartacus (1970) … Chief
 
1958-1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Lease Harris / General Thomas / Judge
Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo (1958) … Lease Harris
 
1965 The Man from Button Willow
The Man In The Black Cape (voice) (uncredited)
 
1964 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
General Patterson
The Lost Patrol (1964) … General Patterson (as Ed Platt)
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Morgan
Hail to the Chief (1964) … Morgan (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Sam / the 2nd patient
The Gun (1964) … Sam / the 2nd patient
 
1963-1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
David Hunt / Dean Radcliffe / Mr. Terrence
Keeper of the Purple Twilight (1964) … David Hunt (as Edward C. Platt)
The Special One (1964) … Mr. Terrence (as Edward C. Platt)
The Man with the Power (1963) … Dean Radcliffe (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Capt. Frank Metcalfe
Who Killed the Horne of Plenty? (1964) … Capt. Frank Metcalfe
 
1964 Shock Treatment
District Attorney (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Judge / Judge Kenneth W. Browne / Superior Court Judge
Birds of a Feather (1964) … Judge
The Revenge of the Worm (1964) … Judge
Onward and Upward (1964) … Superior Court Judge
The Quality of Justice (1963) … Judge (as Ed Platt)
Whose Little Girl Are You? (1963) … Judge Kenneth W. Browne (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Stuart Brynmar
The Secret of Brynmar Hall (1964) … Stuart Brynmar (as Ed Platt)
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Pat Callahan
The Tides of Darkness (1964) … Pat Callahan
 
1964 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Lou Gregory
A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards (1964) … Lou Gregory (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1963 General Hospital (TV series)
Dr. Miller
 
1963 A Ticklish Affair
Captain Haven Hitchcock
 
1963 Black Zoo
Chief of Detectives Rivers
 
1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Al
The Ramp (1963) … Al
 
1960-1963 Bonanza (TV series)
Harvey Bufford / Wade Colly / Will Flanders
The Colonel (1963) … Will Flanders
The Guilty (1962) … Wade Colly (as Edward C. Platt)
The Outcast (1960) … Harvey Bufford
 
1963 Ripcord (TV series)
Jake Miller
Million Dollar Drop (1963) … Jake Miller (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1962 G.E. True (TV series)
Hefarty
The Amateurs (1962) … Hefarty
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Dr. Gates
A Night of Horns and Bells (1962) … Dr. Gates
 
1961-1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Detective Joe Nolan
Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961) … Detective Joe Nolan
 
1962 The Rifleman (TV series)
Sen. Borden
The Assailants (1962) … Sen. Borden
 
1958-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Doc Bell
Return of Doc Bell (1959) … Doc Bell
Doc Bell (1958) … Doc Bell
 
1959-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Cyrus Bolton / Matthew Sinclair / Spinoza de Costa
The Frank Carter Story (1962) … Cyrus Bolton
The Maidie Brant Story (1960) … Spinoza de Costa
The Duke Le May Story (1959) … Matthew Sinclair
 
1962 Cape Fear
Judge
 
1962 Bronco (TV series)
Sheriff Ben Lockwood
Ride the Whirlwind (1962) … Sheriff Ben Lockwood
 
1961 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Tom Paulson
Hit and Run (1961) … Dr. Tom Paulson
 
1961 The Explosive Generation
Mr. Morton
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Sheriff Sam Aikens
The Hemp Reeger Case (1961) … Sheriff Sam Aikens
 
1961 Snow White and the Three Stooges
Villager (uncredited)
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Phil Molloy
An Overdose of Justice (1961) … Phil Molloy
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Doctor
A Hundred Yards over the Rim (1961) … Doctor (as Ed Platt)
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
James Weeks
Late Date (1961) … James Weeks
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mr. Henshaw
Museum Piece (1961) … Mr. Henshaw
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Noah Harper
Cherchez La Femme (1961) … Noah Harper (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1961 The Fiercest Heart
Madrigo
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Judge Orin Chase
Killer Without Cause (1961) … Judge Orin Chase
 
1960 Dante (TV series)
Paul Horgan
The Jolly Roger Cocktail (1960) … Paul Horgan
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Frank Graves
A Girl Named Virginia (1960) … Frank Graves
 
1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Cmdr. Driscoll / Tom Stratton
The Case of the Larcenous Lady (1960) … Tom Stratton
The Case of the Slandered Submarine (1960) … Cmdr. Driscoll
 
1960 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Fogarty
Suicide Flight (1960) … Fogarty
 
1958-1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Marshall Mays / Sheriff Galt
The Ox (1960) … Marshall Mays
Trial by Fear (1958) … Sheriff Galt (as Ed Platt)
 
1959-1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Mr. Jacobin / Steve Jennings
Sierra (1960) … Steve Jennings
A Check Will Do Nicely (1959) … Mr. Jacobin
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
James Crawford
The Semi-Private Eye (1960) … James Crawford (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1960 Pollyanna
Ben Tarbell
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
Dr. Luraski
From Another World (1960) … Dr. Luraski
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Dr. John Manderly aka Jacob Bronson
Westbound Stage (1960) … Dr. John Manderly aka Jacob Bronson
 
1960 Cash McCall
Harrison Glenn (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1959 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Nick Sarecki
The Joe Angelo Story (1959) … Nick Sarecki
 
1959 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Henry Praiswater
Bugsy (1959) … Henry Praiswater
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Jason Clark
Incident of the 13th Man (1959) … Jason Clark (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1959 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Dr. Wallace Oliver
Second Day of Infamy (1959) … Dr. Wallace Oliver
 
1959 Inside the Mafia
Dan Regent
 
1959 They Came to Cordura
Colonel DeRose
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Will Denning
The Burning Girl (1959) … Will Denning
 
1958-1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Adam Madson / George Mason / Sheriff Harper
The Eyes of Jerry Kelso (1959) … Adam Madson (as Ed Platt)
Every Man a Witness (1958) … George Mason (as Ed Platt)
Right of Way (1958) … Sheriff Harper (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Roy Evans
Incident in Leadville (1959) … Roy Evans
 
1957-1959 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Henry / Sutter
This Is the Moment (1959) … Sutter
Royal Partners: Part 2 (1957) … Henry
Royal Partners: Part 1 (1957) … Henry
 
1959 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Arnold Oaklin
The Taffeta Mayor (1959) … Arnold Oaklin
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Colonel Simmons
Trial at Devil's Canyon (1959) … Colonel Simmons (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1959 Destination Space (TV movie)
Dr. Easton (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
Escape (as Ed Platt)
 
1958 Gunman's Walk
Purcell Avery
 
1958 The High Cost of Loving
Eli Cave
 
1958 The Last of the Fast Guns
Sam Grypton (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1958 Damn Citizen
Joseph Kosta (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1957 Oregon Passage
Roland Dane
 
1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Larkin
Death Rides the 12:15 (1957) … Larkin (as Ed Platt)
 
1957 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Lietuenant
Hurricane (1957) … Lietuenant
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
The Last Dive (1957)
 
1957 The Helen Morgan Story
Johnny Haggerty
 
1957 House of Numbers
The Warden
 
1957 Omar Khayyam
Jayhan
 
1957 Designing Woman
Martin J. Daylor
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Harry Conlon / Mike Condoni
Gun Runners (1957) … Harry Conlon/Mike Condoni
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Bascomb
The Ghost of Devil's Island (1957) … Bascomb
 
1957 The Tattered Dress
Ralph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1956-1957 State Trooper (TV series)
John Wilbur Mason / Stanley Andrews
Who Killed Doc. Robbins (1957) … John Wilbur Mason (as Ed Platt)
One Way to Tahoe (1956) … Stanley Andrews (as Ed Platt)
 
1957 West Point (TV series)
The Command (1957) (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1957 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Warden Horner
Hostage (1957) … Warden Horner
 
1957 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Yusef
Pipeline to Danger (1957) … Yusef
 
1956 Rock, Pretty Baby
Thomas Daley Sr. M.D. (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1956 The Great Man
Dr. O'Connor (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1956 Written on the Wind
Dr. Paul Cochrane (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1956 Reprisal!
Neil Shipley
 
1956 The Unguarded Moment
Attorney Briggs (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1956 Storm Center
Rev. Wilson
 
1956 The Proud Ones
Dr. Barlow
 
1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Sparks
Plague Ship (1956) … Sparks
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Chief Harmon
Rookie Cop (1956) … Chief Harmon
 
1956 Serenade
Everett Carter
 
1956 Backlash
Sheriff J.C. Marson (as Edward C. Platt)
 
1956 The Steel Jungle
Judge Wahller
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Dr. Victor E. Banner
The Prison Within (1956) … Dr. Victor E. Banner
 
1956 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Major Dunning - Psychiatrist
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
 
1955 Big Town (TV series)
Sleeping Pills (1955)
 
1955 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Mr. Burgess
Smoking Out the Nolans (1955) … Mr. Burgess (as Ed Platt)
 
1955 Sincerely Yours
Dr. Eubank (uncredited)
 
1955 Illegal
Ralph Ford
 
1955 The McConnell Story
Medical Corps Instructor (uncredited)
 
1955 The Shrike
Harry Downs
 
1955 Cult of the Cobra
Lamian threatening death. (uncredited)
 
1954-1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Chief of Police / Dr. Max Fine / Freddie
With All My Heart (1955) … Dr. Max Fine
Fair Trial (1955) … Chief of Police
Bourbon Street (1954) … Freddie (as Ed Platt)
 
1955 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series)
Doctor
Molly McGuire … Doctor
 
1949 I Was a Male War Bride
Lieutenant in Gates's Office (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1973 Santee (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1968 Get Smart (TV series)
The Hot Line (1968) (performer: "Alouette")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2008 Get Smart (dedicatee)
 
1989 Get Smart, Again! (TV movie) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1970 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) … Guest Appearance (as Ed Platt)
Episode dated 15 June 1970 (1970) … Guest Appearance (as Ed Platt)
Episode dated 23 March 1970 (1970) … Guest Appearance
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.6 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2001 Inside TV Land: Get Smart (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1954) Hosted a Texas children's TV program called "Uncle Eddie's Birthday Party." Also worked around this time as a news anchorman. See more »

Alternate Names:

Edward C. Platt | Ed Platt

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Had one daughter by his first wife; two sons and a daughter by second wife Suzanne. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius