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Edward Platt

Acting

Born February 14, 1916 · Staten Island, New York, USA

Died March 19, 1974

Also known as Ed Platt · Edward C. Platt · Edward Cuthbert Platt

Biography

Edward Cuthbert Platt was an American actor widely known for his portrayal of the Chief in the 1965–1970 NBC/CBS television series Get Smart. With his deep voice and mature appearance, he played an eclectic mix of characters over the span of his career.

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Filmography50+ titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Doctor

Get Smart

1965as Thaddeus

North by Northwest

1959as Victor Larrabee

The Odd Couple

1970as Bill Donnelly

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964as Morgan

The Outer Limits

1963as David Hunt

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Mr. Henshaw

Perry Mason

1957as Cmdr. Driscoll

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961as Lou Gregory

Cape Fear

1962as Judge

Bonanza

1959as Wade Colly

Rebel Without a Cause

1955as Ray Fremick

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Rawhide

1959as Jason Clark

The Rifleman

1958

Pollyanna

1960as Ben Tarbell

The Lawless Years

1959

Written on the Wind

1956as Dr. Paul Cochrane

I Was a Male War Bride

1949as Lieutenant in Gates' Office (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Freddie

Thriller

1960as James Weeks

Mr. Lucky

1959as Henry Praiswater

Gunman's Walk

1958as Purcell Avery

Designing Woman

1957as Martin J. Daylor

Gunsmoke

1955as Mr. Burgess

They Came to Cordura

1959as Col. DeRose

Peter Gunn

1958

Wagon Train

1957as Spinoza de Costa

Letter to Loretta

1953as Henry

The Virginian

1962as Stuart Brynmar

The Deputy

1959as Noah Harper

The Unguarded Moment

1956as Attorney Briggs

Backlash

1956as Sheriff J.C. Marson

The Proud Ones

1956as Dr. Barlow

Bat Masterson

1958as Roy Evens

Illegal

1955as Ralph Ford

Bullet for a Badman

1964as Tucker

Cash McCall

1960as Harrison Glenn

Rock, Pretty Baby

1956as Thomas Daley Sr.

Cult of the Cobra

1955as Lamian Threatening Death (uncredited)

Petticoat Junction

1963as General Patterson

Sincerely Yours

1955as Dr. Eubank (uncredited)

Inside the Mafia

1959as Dan Regent

Omar Khayyam

1957as Jayhan

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

1956as Major Dunning - Psychiatrist

One Step Beyond

1959as Will Denning

Serenade

1956as Everett Carter

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958as Sam Grypton

The Helen Morgan Story

1957as Johnny Haggerty