Adjective phrases with verbs (Brenda is happy)The second main function of an adjective phrase is to be a complement to a verb. It completes the meaning of verbs that describe what the subject is, does or experiences. These verbs include be, seem, become, feel, smell, taste (linking verbs).
When the character returned for the 1968 film Inspector Clouseau, he was portrayed by American actor Alan Arkin; Edwards was not involved in this production. The film's title credits, animated by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, feature their Inspector character from the series of short cartoons under that name.
Sadly, many of the original cast members are no longer with us. Hugh Beaumont, who played the stern but loving Ward Cleaver, died in 1982 at the age of 73. Barbara Billingsley, who played the always-helpful stay-at-home mom June Cleaver, died in 2010 at the age of 94. Frank Bank, who played the sweet nitwit friend Lumpy Rutherford, died in April at the age of 71.