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"The Twilight Zone" (1959): Season 2: Episode 23 -- In 1847, a Western settler sets out to find medicine for his dying son - and stumbles into modern-day New Mexico. He returns with much more than just medicine.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) -- A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 4 -- A college professor implants a device in his brain that lets him fire an electromagnetic beam.
"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 28 -- An alien plans to use a gifted child to help it take over Earth.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) -- A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.

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Date of Death:
19 March 1974, Santa Monica, California, USA more
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Forever and fondly remembered as Don Adams' foil on the popular... more
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Had one daughter by his first wife; two sons and a daughter by second... more
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Get Smart: Original Series Stars Talk About New Movie
 (From TVSeriesFinale. 16 June 2008, 6:45 PM, PDT)

Get Smart: Will the New Film Disappoint Fans?
 (From TVSeriesFinale. 15 April 2007, 11:27 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Edward C. Platt | Ed Platt

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Caldwell (1 episode, 1974)
        - A Foreigner Among Us (1974) TV episode .... Caldwell
  2. The Snoop Sisters (1972) (TV) (as Ed Platt) .... Julius Nero
    ... aka The Female Instinct (USA: reissue title)
  3. "Temperatures Rising" .... Bradley (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "The New Temperatures Rising Show" (USA: new title)
        - Operation Fastball (1972) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Bradley
  4. "The Odd Couple" .... Bill Donnelly (1 episode, 1971)
        - Oscar's New Life (1971) TV episode .... Bill Donnelly
  5. "Love, American Style" .... Mr. Jenkins (segment "Love and the Man Next Door") (1 episode, 1970)
        - Love and the Man Next Door (1970) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Mr. Jenkins (segment "Love and the Man Next Door")
  6. "The Governor & J.J." .... Orrin Hacker (4 episodes, 1970)
        - P.S. I Don't Love You (1970) TV episode .... Orrin Hacker
        - A Day in the Life (1970) TV episode .... Orrin Hacker
        - The Making of the Governor (1970) TV episode .... Orrin Hacker
        - Fawcett Is Running (1970) TV episode .... Orrin Hacker
  7. "Bewitched" .... Mr. Booker (1 episode, 1970)
        - Samantha's Old Man (1970) TV episode .... Mr. Booker
  8. "Get Smart" .... Chief (129 episodes, 1965-1970)
        - I Am Curiously Yellow (1970) TV episode .... Chief
        - Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) TV episode .... Chief
        - Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (1970) TV episode .... Chief
        - What's It All About, Algie? (1970) TV episode .... Chief
        - Smartacus (1970) TV episode .... Chief
          (124 more)

  9. "Disneyland" .... Lease Harris / ... (6 episodes, 1958-1965)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Daily Press vs. City Hall (1965) TV episode (uncredited) .... Judge
        - Johnny Shiloh: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... General Thomas
        - Johnny Shiloh: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... General Thomas
        - Texas John Slaughter: The Man from Bitter Creek (1959) TV episode .... Lease Harris
        - Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo (1958) TV episode .... Lease Harris
          (1 more)
  10. The Man from Button Willow (1965) (voice)
  11. "Petticoat Junction" .... General Patterson (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Lost Patrol (1964) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... General Patterson
  12. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Morgan (1 episode, 1964)
        - Hail to the Chief (1964) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Morgan
  13. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... The 2nd Patient (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Crisis" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Suspense Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Gun (1964) TV episode .... The 2nd Patient
  14. "The Outer Limits" .... David Hunt / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Keeper of the Purple Twilight (1964) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... David Hunt
        - The Special One (1964) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Mr. Terrence
        - The Man with the Power (1963) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Dean Radcliffe
  15. "Burke's Law" .... Capt. Frank Metcalfe (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed the Horne of Plenty? (1964) TV episode .... Capt. Frank Metcalfe
  16. Shock Treatment (1964) (uncredited) .... District Attorney
  17. Bullet for a Badman (1964) .... Tucker
    ... aka Renegade Posse (USA)
  18. "Arrest and Trial" .... Judge / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Birds of a Feather (1964) TV episode .... Judge
        - The Revenge of the Worm (1964) TV episode .... Judge
        - Whose Little Girl Are You? (1963) TV episode .... Judge Kenneth W. Browne
  19. "The Virginian" .... Stuart Brynmar (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
        - The Secret of Brynmar Hall (1964) TV episode .... Stuart Brynmar
  20. "Breaking Point" .... Pat Callahan (1 episode, 1964)
        - Tide of Darkness (1964) TV episode .... Pat Callahan
  21. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Lou Gregory (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" (USA: rerun title)
        - A Nice Friendly Game of Cards (1964) TV episode .... Lou Gregory
  22. "General Hospital" (1963) TV series .... Dr. Miller (unknown episodes, 1963)
  23. A Ticklish Affair (1963) .... Captain Hitchcock
  24. Black Zoo (1963) .... Detective Rivers
  25. "The Lloyd Bridges Show" .... Al (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Ramp (1963) TV episode .... Al
  26. "Bonanza" .... Harvey Bufford / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1963)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Colonel (1963) TV episode .... Will Flanders
        - The Guilty (1962) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Wade
        - The Outcast (1960) TV episode .... Harvey Bufford
  27. "Ripcord" .... Jake Miller (1 episode, 1963)
        - Million Dollar Drop (1963) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Jake Miller
  28. "G.E. True" .... Hefarty (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Amateurs (1962) TV episode .... Hefarty
  29. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Detective Joe Nolan (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) TV episode
        - Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961) TV episode .... Detective Joe Nolan
  30. "The Rifleman" .... Sen. Borden (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Assailants (1962) TV episode .... Sen. Borden
  31. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Doc Bell (3 episodes, 1958-1962)
        - Vignette of a Sinner (1962) TV episode .... Doc Bell
        - Return of Doc Bell (1959) TV episode .... Doc Bell
        - Doc Bell (1958) TV episode .... Doc Bell
  32. "Wagon Train" .... Cyrus Bolton / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1962)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - The Frank Carter Story (1962) TV episode .... Cyrus Bolton
        - The Marie Brant Story (1960) TV episode .... Orbio de Costa
        - The Duke LeMay Story (1959) TV episode .... Matthew Sinclair
  33. Cape Fear (1962) .... Judge
  34. "Bronco" .... Sheriff Ben Lockwood (1 episode, 1962)
        - Ride the Whirlwind (1962) TV episode .... Sheriff Ben Lockwood
  35. "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Tom Paulson (1 episode, 1961)
        - Hit and Run (1961) TV episode .... Dr. Tom Paulson
  36. The Explosive Generation (1961) .... Mr. Morton
  37. "Whispering Smith" .... Sheriff Aiken (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Hemp Reeger Case (1961) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Sheriff Aiken
  38. "Surfside 6" .... Phil Molloy (1 episode, 1961)
        - An Overdose of Justice (1961) TV episode .... Phil Molloy
  39. Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961) .... Azor the High Priest
  40. "The Twilight Zone" .... Doctor (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Twilight Zone: The Original Series" (Australia)
    ... aka "Twilight Zone" (USA: new title)
        - A Hundred Yards over the Rim (1961) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Doctor
  41. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Henshaw (1 episode, 1961)
        - Museum Piece (1961) TV episode .... Mr. Henshaw
  42. "Thriller" .... Jim Weeks (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Boris Karloff's Thriller"
        - Late Date (1961) TV episode .... Jim Weeks
  43. "The Deputy" .... Noah Harper (1 episode, 1961)
        - Cherchez La Femme (1961) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Noah Harper
  44. The Fiercest Heart (1961) .... Madrigo
  45. "Dante" .... Paul Horgan (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Jolly Roger Cocktail (1960) TV episode .... Paul Horgan
  46. "Death Valley Days" .... Frank Graves (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Call of the West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The Pioneers" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Trails West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Western Star Theater" (USA: syndication title)
        - A Girl Named Virginia (1960) TV episode .... Frank Graves
  47. "Perry Mason" .... Cmdr. Driscoll / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
        - The Case of the Larcenous Lady (1960) TV episode .... Tom Stratton
        - The Case of the Slandered Submarine (1960) TV episode .... Cmdr. Driscoll
  48. "The Best of the Post" .... Fogarty (1 episode, 1960)
        - Suicide Flight (1960) TV episode .... Fogarty
  49. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Marshall Mays / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Ox (1960) TV episode .... Marshall Mays
        - Trial by Fear (1958) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Sheriff Galt
  50. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Mr. Jacobin / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Sierra (1960) TV episode .... Steve Jennings
        - A Check Will Do Nicely (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Jacobin
  51. "Peter Gunn" .... Edward Cranfeld / ... (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Semi-Private Eye (1960) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... James Crawford/Edward Cranfeld
  52. Pollyanna (1960) .... Ben Tarbell
  53. "Men Into Space" .... Dr. Luraski (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Space Challenge" (USA: syndication title)
        - From Another World (1960) TV episode .... Dr. Luraski
  54. "Overland Trail" .... Dr. John Mandaley, aka Jacob Bronson (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Overland Stage"
        - Westbound Stage (1960) TV episode .... Dr. John Mandaley, aka Jacob Bronson
  55. Cash McCall (1960) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Harrison Glenn

  56. "The Lawless Years" .... Nick Sarecki (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Joe Angelo Story (1959) TV episode .... Nick Sarecki
  57. "Mr. Lucky" .... Henry Praiswater (1 episode, 1959)
        - Bugsy (1959) TV episode .... Henry Praiswater
  58. "Rawhide" .... Jason Clark (1 episode, 1959)
        - Incident of the 13th Man (1959) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Jason Clark
  59. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Dr. Wallace Oliver (1 episode, 1959)
        - Second Day of Infamy (1959) TV episode .... Dr. Wallace Oliver
  60. Inside the Mafia (1959) .... Dan Regent
  61. North by Northwest (1959) .... Victor Larrabee
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
  62. They Came to Cordura (1959) .... Col. DeRose
  63. The Rebel Set (1959) .... Mr. Tucker / Mr. T
    ... aka Beatsville
  64. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Will Denning (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Alcoa Presents" (USA)
    ... aka "One Step Beyond" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Burning Girl (1959) TV episode .... Will Denning
  65. "Trackdown" .... Adam Madson / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Eyes of Jerry Kelson (1959) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Adam Madson
        - Every Man a Witness (1958) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... George Mason
        - Right of Way (1958) TV episode .... Sheriff Harper
  66. "Bat Masterson" .... Roy Evans (1 episode, 1959)
        - Incident in Leadville (1959) TV episode .... Roy Evans
  67. "Letter to Loretta" .... Henry / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
        - This Is the Moment (1959) TV episode .... Sutter
        - Royal Partners: Part 2 (1957) TV episode .... Henry
        - Royal Partners: Part 1 (1957) TV episode .... Henry
  68. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Arnold Oaklin (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Taffeta Mayor (1959) TV episode .... Arnold Oaklin
  69. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Colonel Simmons (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
        - Trial at Devil's Canyon (1959) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt) .... Colonel Simmons
  70. Destination Space (1959) (TV) (as Edward C. Platt)
  71. Gunman's Walk (1958) .... Purcell Avery
  72. The High Cost of Loving (1958) .... Eli Cave
  73. The Last of the Fast Guns (1958) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Sam Grypton
  74. Summer Love (1958) .... Dr. Thomas Daley
  75. Damn Citizen (1958) .... Joseph Kosta
  76. The Gift of Love (1958) .... Dr. Jim Miller
  77. "Flight" (1 episode)
        - Escape (????) TV episode (as Ed Platt)
  78. Oregon Passage (1957) .... Roland Dane
  79. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Larkin (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)
        - Death Rides the 12:15 (1957) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Larkin
  80. "Telephone Time" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Man the Navy Couldn't Sink (1957) TV episode
  81. The Helen Morgan Story (1957) .... Johnny Haggerty
    ... aka Both Ends of the Candle (UK)
    ... aka Why Was I Born? (USA: alternative title)
  82. House of Numbers (1957) .... The Warden
  83. Omar Khayyam (1957) .... Jayhan
    ... aka The Life, Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam
    ... aka The Loves of Omar Khayyam (USA)
  84. Designing Woman (1957) .... Martin J. Daylor
  85. "On Trial" .... Bascomb (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Joseph Cotten Show" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial" (USA: new title)
        - The Ghost of Devil's Island (1957) TV episode .... Bascomb
  86. The Tattered Dress (1957) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Ralph Adams, Reporter
  87. "State Trooper" .... John William Mason / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Who Killed Doc Robbins? (1957) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... John William Mason
        - One Way to Tahoe (1956) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Stanley Andrews
  88. "West Point" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The West Point Story"
        - The Command (1957) TV episode (as Edward C. Platt)
  89. "Soldiers of Fortune" .... El Bema / ... (1 episode, 1957)
        - Pipeline to Danger (1957) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Yusef/El Bema
  90. "Whirlybirds" .... Warden Horner (1 episode)
    ... aka "Copter Patrol" (USA: syndication title)
        - Hostage (????) TV episode .... Warden Horner
  91. The Great Man (1956) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Dr. O'Connor
  92. Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Thomas Daley Sr. M.D.
  93. Written on the Wind (1956) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Dr. Paul Cochrane
  94. Reprisal! (1956) .... Neil Shipley
  95. The Unguarded Moment (1956) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Attorney Briggs
    ... aka The Gentle Web (USA)
  96. Storm Center (1956) .... Rev. Wilson
  97. The Proud Ones (1956) .... Dr. Barlow
  98. "Crusader" .... Chief Harmon (1 episode, 1956)
        - Rookie Cop (1956) TV episode .... Chief Harmon
  99. Backlash (1956) (as Edward C. Platt) .... Sheriff J.C. Marson
  100. Serenade (1956) .... Everett Carter
  101. The Steel Jungle (1956) .... Judge Wahller
  102. "Cavalcade of America" .... Dr. Victor E. Banner (2 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka "DuPont Theater" (USA: fifth season title)
        - The Secret Life of Joe Swedie (1956) TV episode
        - The Prison Within (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Victor E. Banner
  103. The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) .... Maj. Dunning
  104. "Sheriff of Cochise" .... Harry Conlon / ... (1 episode)
        - Gun Runners (????) TV episode .... Harry Conlon/Mike Condoni
  105. "Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal" .... Doctor (1 episode)
        - Molly McGuire (????) TV episode .... Doctor
  106. "Studio 57" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Heinz Studio 57" (USA: alternative title)
        - I'll Always Love You, Natalie (1955) TV episode
  107. "Big Town" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Byline Steve Wilson"
    ... aka "City Assignment"
    ... aka "Headline"
    ... aka "Heart of the City"
        - Sleeping Pills (1955) TV episode
  108. "Gunsmoke" .... Mr. Burgess (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Smoking Out the Nolans (1955) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Mr. Burgess
  109. Sincerely Yours (1955) (uncredited) .... Dr. Eubank
  110. Illegal (1955) .... Ralph Ford
  111. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) .... Ray Fremick
  112. The McConnell Story (1955) .... Medical Corps Instructor
    ... aka Tiger in the Sky (UK)
  113. The Shrike (1955) .... Harry Downs
  114. Cult of the Cobra (1955) (uncredited) .... Lamian threatening death.
  115. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Chief of Police / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka "Best in Mystery" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Four Star Theatre" (UK: new title)
    ... aka "Singer Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Star Performance" (USA: rerun title)
        - With All My Heart (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Max Fine
        - Fair Trial (1955) TV episode .... Chief of Police
        - Bourbon Street (1954) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Freddie

  116. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka Howard Hawks' I Was a Male War Bride (USA: complete title)
    ... aka I Was a Male War Bride (Australia)
    ... aka You Can't Sleep Here (UK)
Producer:
  1. Santee (1973) (producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. "Get Smart" (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Hot Line (1968) TV episode (performer: "Alouette")
Thanks:
  1. Get Smart (2008) (dedicatee)
Self:
  1. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (3 episodes, 1970)
        - Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 15 June 1970 (1970) TV episode (as Ed Platt) .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 23 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Appearance

  2. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "Laugh-In"
        - Episode #1.6 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 25 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Disneyland"
        - Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) TV episode .... Ben Tarbell
        - Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Ben Tarbell
        - Pollyanna: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Ben Tarbell


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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. more
Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Drama more

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