Mr. Big (Get Smart) Mr. Big (Get Smart) "Mr. Big" is the first episode of the first season of "Get Smart" and originally aired on September 18, 1965. In it, Maxwell Smart must rescue Professor Dante, whose device (the Enthermo) is being used by KAOS to menace the world. Max is told to rescue the professor, and bring back the Enthermo. Produced as the pilot episode of the series, this episode was filmed in black and white in early 1965. All other episodes that followed were in color. Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) is called up during a concert by his shoe-phone, and is then
Charles Maxwell (actor) Charles Maxwell (actor) Charles Carlton Maxwell (December 28, 1913 – August 7, 1993) was an American character actor and producer who worked primarily in television. Maxwell frequently appeared as a guest star in western television series, including as "Bonanza", "Gunsmoke", "Lawman", "Rawhide", and "The Rifleman". In 1959, he was cast as General Phil Sheridan in the episode "One Bullet from Broken Bow" of the NBC western series, "Bat Masterson", starring Gene Barry in the title role. He appeared on NBC's "Bonanza" eight times as entirely different characters. By the 1960s Charles Maxwell began appearing in a variety of guest roles.