Short Info
Died | March 19, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States |
Spouse | Suzanne Belcher |
Fact | Platt's death was originally reported as a heart attack at age 58. However, one of his sons confirmed that Platt committed suicide in 1974 after two previous attempts while suffering from an undiagnosed and untreated depression that was further sparked by financial troubles. It is also said that Platt's Get Smart (1965) co-star, Don Adams, knew the real cause of death. |
Edward Platt was born on January 19, 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. His parents were William J. Platt and Mary C. Platt. He had two brothers, William J. Platt Jr. and John C. Platt. He attended the Bronx High School of Science and graduated from Columbia University in 1938 with a degree in physics.
Platt’s career began at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, where he worked on the development of radar. He later joined the United States Navy and served as a lieutenant during World War II. After the war, he returned to Bell Labs and worked on the development of the transistor. In 1954, he joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught physics and electrical engineering.
Platt’s research interests included semiconductor physics, solid state physics, and materials science. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Platt died on October 11, 1997 at the age of 81.
Edward Platt was born on January 19, 1916 in New York City, New York, USA to William J. Platt and Mary C. Platt. He had two brothers, William J. Platt Jr. and John C. Platt. He attended Bronx High School of Science and graduated from Columbia University in 1938 with a degree in physics.
Platt’s career began at Bell Telephone Laboratories where he worked on developing radar. He later joined United States Navy and served as lieutenant during World War II. After the war, he returned to Bell Labs and helped develop the transistor. In 1954, he joined faculty of University of Pennsylvania where he taught physics and electrical engineering.
Platt’s research interests included semiconductor physics, solid state physics, and materials science. He was member of National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also Fellow of American Physical Society and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Platt died on October 11, 1997 at age of 81.
General Info
Full Name | Edward Platt |
Died | March 19, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States |
Profession | Actor, Singer, Presenter |
Education | Princeton University |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Suzanne Belcher |
Accomplishments
Movies | Rebel Without a Cause, North by Northwest, Cape Fear, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, Pollyanna, Written on the Wind, Designing Woman, Oregon Passage, Gunman's Walk, They Came to Cordura, Rock, Pretty Baby, The Shrike, The Rebel Set, The Last of the Fast Guns, Cash McCall, The Helen Morgan Story, The ... |
TV Shows | Get Smart |
Social profile links
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Platt's death was originally reported as a heart attack at age 58. However, one of his sons confirmed that Platt committed suicide in 1974 after two previous attempts while suffering from an undiagnosed and untreated depression that was further sparked by financial troubles. It is also said that Platt's Get Smart (1965) co-star, Don Adams, knew the real cause of death. |
2 | Best remembered by the public for his starring role as the CONTROL Chief in Get Smart (1965). |
3 | Had one daughter by his first wife; two sons and a daughter by second wife Suzanne. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1974 | TV Series | Caldwell |
The Snoop Sisters | 1972 | TV Series | Julius Nero |
The New Temperatures Rising Show | 1972 | TV Series | Bradley |
The Odd Couple | 1971 | TV Series | Bill Donnelly |
Love, American Style | 1970 | TV Series | Mr. Jenkins (segment "Love and the Man Next Door") |
The Governor & J.J. | 1970 | TV Series | Orrin Hacker |
Bewitched | 1970 | TV Series | Jennings Booker |
Get Smart | 1965-1970 | TV Series | Chief / Chief of Control / Alexei Sebastian |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1958-1965 | TV Series | Lease Harris / General Thomas / Judge |
The Man from Button Willow | 1965 | The Man In The Black Cape (voice, uncredited) | |
Petticoat Junction | 1964 | TV Series | General Patterson |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1964 | TV Series | Morgan |
Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Sam / the 2nd patient |
The Outer Limits | 1963-1964 | TV Series | David Hunt / Mr. Terrence / Dean Radcliffe |
Burke's Law | 1964 | TV Series | Capt. Frank Metcalfe |
Shock Treatment | 1964 | District Attorney (uncredited) | |
Bullet for a Badman | 1964 | Tucker | |
Arrest and Trial | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Judge / Superior Court Judge / Judge Kenneth W. Browne |
The Virginian | 1964 | TV Series | Stuart Brynmar |
Breaking Point | 1964 | TV Series | Pat Callahan |
The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1964 | TV Series | Lou Gregory |
Mr. Novak | 1963 | TV Series | Bernard Perry |
Temple Houston | 1963 | TV Series | |
A Ticklish Affair | 1963 | Captain Haven Hitchcock | |
My Three Sons | 1963 | TV Series | Thorne Masterson |
Black Zoo | 1963 | Chief of Detectives Rivers | |
The Lloyd Bridges Show | 1963 | TV Series | Al |
General Hospital | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Miller (1963) |
Bonanza | 1960-1963 | TV Series | Will Flanders / Wade Colly / Harvey Bufford |
Ripcord | 1963 | TV Series | Jake Miller |
G.E. True | 1962 | TV Series | Hefarty |
Saints and Sinners | 1962 | TV Series | Dr. Gates |
The Dick Powell Theatre | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Detective Joe Nolan |
The Rifleman | 1962 | TV Series | Sen. Jim Borden |
Tales of Wells Fargo | 1958-1962 | TV Series | Doc Bell |
Wagon Train | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Cyrus Bolton / Spinoza de Costa / Matthew Sinclair |
Cape Fear | 1962 | Judge | |
Bronco | 1962 | TV Series | Ben Lockwood |
Dr. Kildare | 1961 | TV Series | Dr. Tom Paulson |
The Explosive Generation | 1961 | Mr. Morton | |
Whispering Smith | 1961 | TV Series | Sheriff Sam Aikens |
Snow White and the Three Stooges | 1961 | Villager (uncredited) | |
Surfside 6 | 1961 | TV Series | Phil Molloy |
Atlantis, the Lost Continent | 1961 | Azor the High Priest | |
Twilight Zone | 1961 | TV Series | Doctor |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1961 | TV Series | Mr. Henshaw |
Thriller | 1961 | TV Series | James Weeks |
The Deputy | 1961 | TV Series | Noah Harper |
The Fiercest Heart | 1961 | Madrigo | |
Laramie | 1961 | TV Series | Judge Orin Chase |
Dante | 1960 | TV Series | Paul Horgan |
Death Valley Days | 1960 | TV Series | Frank Graves |
Perry Mason | 1960 | TV Series | Tom Stratton / Cmdr. Driscoll |
The Best of the Post | 1960 | TV Series | Fogarty |
Zane Grey Theater | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Marshall Mays / Sheriff Galt |
77 Sunset Strip | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Steve / Mr. Jacobin |
Peter Gunn | 1960 | TV Series | James Crawford |
Pollyanna | 1960 | Ben Tarbell | |
Men Into Space | 1960 | TV Series | Dr. Luraski |
Overland Trail | 1960 | TV Series | Dr. John Manderly aka Jacob Bronson |
Cash McCall | 1960 | Harrison Glenn (as Edward C. Platt) | |
Destination Space | 1959 | TV Movie | Dr. Easton (as Edward C. Platt) |
The Lawless Years | 1959 | TV Series | Nick Sarecki |
Mr. Lucky | 1959 | TV Series | Henry Praiswater |
Rawhide | 1959 | TV Series | Jason Clark |
Hawaiian Eye | 1959 | TV Series | Dr. Wallace Oliver |
Inside the Mafia | 1959 | Dan Regent | |
North by Northwest | 1959 | Victor Larrabee | |
The Rebel Set | 1959 | Mr. Tucker / Mr. T | |
They Came to Cordura | 1959 | Colonel DeRose | |
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | 1959 | TV Series | Will Denning |
Trackdown | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Adam Madson / George Mason / Sheriff Harper |
Bat Masterson | 1959 | TV Series | Roy Evens |
The Loretta Young Show | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Henry / Sutter |
Have Gun - Will Travel | 1959 | TV Series | Arnold Oaklin |
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | Colonel Simmons |
Flight | 1958 | TV Series | |
Gunman's Walk | 1958 | Purcell Avery | |
The High Cost of Loving | 1958 | Eli Cave | |
The Last of the Fast Guns | 1958 | Sam Grypton (as Edward C. Platt) | |
Summer Love | 1958 | Dr. Thomas Daley | |
Damn Citizen | 1958 | Joseph Kosta (as Edward C. Platt) | |
The Gift of Love | 1958 | Dr. Jim Miller | |
Oregon Passage | 1957 | Roland Dane | |
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Larkin |
Goodyear Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Lietuenant |
Studio 57 | 1955-1957 | TV Series | |
Telephone Time | 1957 | TV Series | |
The Silent Service | 1957 | TV Series | Benitez |
The Helen Morgan Story | 1957 | Johnny Haggerty | |
House of Numbers | 1957 | The Warden | |
Omar Khayyam | 1957 | Jayhan | |
Designing Woman | 1957 | Martin J. Daylor | |
The Sheriff of Cochise | 1957 | TV Series | Harry Conlon / Mike Condoni |
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | 1957 | TV Series | Bascomb |
The Tattered Dress | 1957 | Ralph Adams - Reporter (as Edward C. Platt) | |
State Trooper | 1956-1957 | TV Series | John Wilbur Mason / Stanley Andrews |
West Point | 1957 | TV Series | Cadet John Bellman |
Whirlybirds | 1957 | TV Series | Warden Horner |
Soldiers of Fortune | 1957 | TV Series | Yusef |
Written on the Wind | 1956 | Doctor Paul Cochrane (as Edward C. Platt) | |
Rock, Pretty Baby | 1956 | Thomas Daley Sr. M.D. (as Edward C. Platt) | |
The Great Man | 1956 | Dr. O'Connor (as Edward C. Platt) | |
Wire Service | 1956 | TV Series | Palmer |
The Unguarded Moment | 1956 | Attorney Briggs (as Edward C. Platt) | |
Reprisal! | 1956 | Neil Shipley | |
Storm Center | 1956 | Rev. Wilson | |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | Sparks |
The Proud Ones | 1956 | Dr. Barlow | |
Crusader | 1956 | TV Series | Chief Harmon |
General Electric Theater | 1956 | TV Series | |
Backlash | 1956 | Sheriff J.C. Marson (as Edward C. Platt) | |
Serenade | 1956 | Everett Carter | |
The Steel Jungle | 1956 | Judge Wahller | |
Cavalcade of America | 1956 | TV Series | Dr. Banner |
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts | 1956 | Major Dunning - Psychiatrist | |
Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal | 1955 | TV Series | Doctor |
Big Town | 1955 | TV Series | |
Gunsmoke | 1955 | TV Series | Mr. Burgess |
The Millionaire | 1955 | TV Series | Inspector Vince Bradley |
Sincerely Yours | 1955 | Dr. Eubank (uncredited) | |
Illegal | 1955 | Ralph Ford | |
Rebel Without a Cause | 1955 | Ray Fremick | |
The McConnell Story | 1955 | Medical Corps Instructor (uncredited) | |
The Shrike | 1955 | Harry Downs | |
Cult of the Cobra | 1955 | Lamian Threatening Death (uncredited) | |
Four Star Playhouse | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Dr. Fain / Chief of Police / Freddie |
I Was a Male War Bride | 1949 | Lieutenant in Gates' Office (uncredited) |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Santee | 1973 | producer |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Get Smart | 1968 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Get Smart | 2008 | dedicatee | |
Get Smart, Again! | 1989 | TV Movie dedicatee |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Hollywood Squares | 1970 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
The Match Game | 1966 | TV Series | Team Member |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Chief |
Inside TV Land: Get Smart | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1963 | TV Series | Ben Tarbell |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia