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Edward Platt

Edward Platt

Edward Platt

Born Edward Cuthbert Platt

February 14, 1916

Staten Island, New York, U.S.

Died March 19, 1974 (aged 58)

Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Body discovered March 19, 1974 (aged 58)

Years active 1949–1974

Edward Cuthbert Platt (February 14, 1916 – March 19, 1974) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of "The Chief" in the 1965-70 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, cl.

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The Snoop Sisters (1972)

A spinster and her widowed sister, both authors of murder mystery novels, try to track down the killer of a former movie star. ...

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Get Smart: A Man Called Smart (1967)

KAOS steals a secret formula that turns water into vapor and threatens the USA to dry up its entire water supply. ...

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The Further Adventures of Gallegher (1965)

The young copyboy helps the town's first female newspaper reporter, who is writing a series on confidence men. The swindlers are caught up in a sting, but they catch on and the reporter and Gallegher have to subdue them in order to escape and write their a ...

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Bullet for a Badman (1964)

Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan marries Sam's ex-wife. ...

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A Ticklish Affair (1963)

A young widow Amy Martin with three young boys is investigated by the Navy after one of her children inadvertently sends out a distress signal in Morse code by the blinds on his upstairs bedroom window. Commander Weedon and crew observe the signal from the ...

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Black Zoo (1963)

Michael Conrad, owner of a group of strange animals, trains his beasts to obey him, unleashing them on anyone who stands in his way. His wife and mute assistant begin to suspect that they too are becoming part of the black zoo. ...

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Johnny Shiloh (1963)

Johnny Shiloh is a 1963 made for TV film that originally aired in two parts on the Wonderful World of Disney in Color. It was released in other countries theatrically as one film and is on DVD as one film. Johnny Shiloh is the true story about Johnny Clem, ...

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Cape Fear (1962)

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law. ...

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The Explosive Generation (1961)

Peter Gifford is a likable, dedicated schoolteacher that teaches a senior life skills class. When student Janet Sommers brings up the topic of sex and dating, he asks students to write questions on the topic, and will cover them in the next class. The pare ...

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Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961)

Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. Investigating the death of actress Julie Greer, he finds lots of suspects - but the killer's identity surprises him. ...

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Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)

A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over t ...

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The Fiercest Heart (1961)

Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been pro ...

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Pollyanna (1960)

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life. ...

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Cash McCall (1960)

Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it ...

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Inside the Mafia (1959)

A mob assassin holds innocent hostages at an airport in upstate New York. ...

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North by Northwest (1959)

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. ...

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The Rebel Set (1959)

Three beatniks are brought together to rob an armored car, only to face betrayal from amongst their ranks. ...

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They Came to Cordura (1959)

An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916. ...

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Destination Space (1959)

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Gunman's Walk (1958)

A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify. ...

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The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)

A rich, dying Easterner hires gunfighter Brad Ellison to find his brother and heir in Mexico. En route, it becomes clear to Ellison that his is a dying profession. At a remote rancho, Ellison enlists ranch foreman Miles Lang to help him search the hills wh ...

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The High Cost of Loving (1958)

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that h ...

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Summer Love (1958)

A neighborhood rock band gets a job playing at a summer camp. ...

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Damn Citizen (1958)

Louisiana's governor asks war hero Francis C. Grevemberg (Keith Andes) to lead the state police against corruption. ...

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The Gift of Love (1958)

Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts. ...

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Oregon Passage (1957)

A cavalry lieutenant becomes a hated enemy of a Shoshone chief, Black Eagle, when he rescues an Indian maid from a ceremonial camp in this action-packed Western. ...

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The Helen Morgan Story (1957)

Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices. ...

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House of Numbers (1957)

Story of twin brothers - one trying to help another escape from prison. ...

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Omar Khayyam (1957)

Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this movie invents a biography ...

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Designing Woman (1957)

A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the other jealous. ...

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The Tattered Dress (1957)

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert ...

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The Unguarded Moment (1956)

A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women. ...

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The Great Man (1956)

Joe Harris, preparing a eulogy for popular radio commentator Herb Fuller, finds that nobody has a good word to say about him. ...

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Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)

A high school rock group enters a band contest. ...

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Reprisal! (1956)

New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury finds the three white Shipley brothers who lynched three Indians innocent. There is soon trouble between Frank and the Shipleys who are using Frank's land to g ...

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Written on the Wind (1956)

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitc ...

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Storm Center (1956)

Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly labeled a Communist. ...

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The Proud Ones (1956)

Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the ...

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Serenade (1956)

A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make him a star but then breaks his heart. He flees in misery to Mexico where he meets a sweet farm girl. ...

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Backlash (1956)

Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he ke ...

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The Steel Jungle (1956)

The tale of a young bookie, married to a beautiful woman who goes to jail, and becomes involved with hoodlums. ...

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The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)

TV writer Greg Whitcomb did his military service heroically but now has settled into everyday life with a young wife, Katy. A letter from the war department arrives that Katy believes is calling Greg back to active duty from the Air Force reserve, but she ...

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Sincerely Yours (1955)

He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer's unique appeal can relive the Liberace magic in his only starring film, Sincerely Yours. In a poignant story scripted by Irving Wal ...

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Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for ...

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Illegal (1955)

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes. ...

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The Shrike (1955)

Film version of Joseph Kramm's Pulitzer Prize play, about a Broadway playwright driven to a nervous breakdown by his shrewish wife. ...

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Cult of the Cobra (1955)

While stationed in Asia, six American G.I.'s witness the secret ritual of Lamians (worshipers of women who can change into serpents). When discovered by the cult, the High Lamian Priest vows that "the Cobra Goddess will avenge herself". Once back in the Un ...

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I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act. ...

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