Get Smart Get Smart Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre that had recently become popular. It was created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, and had its television premiere on NBC on September 18, 1965. The show stars Don Adams (who also worked as a director on the series) as agent Maxwell "Max" Smart, a.k.a. Agent 86, Barbara Feldon as Agent 99, and Edward Platt as Thaddeus, the Chief. Henry said that they created the show at the request of Daniel Melnick to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today":
James Maxwell (actor) he started to collaborate with the directors Michael Elliott and Casper Wrede, initially with the 59 Theatre Company. He translated Georg Büchner's "Danton's Death" (original title: "Dantons Tod") for the opening production at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Elliott and Wrede went on to run the Old Vic company and Maxwell joined them to act in several of the productions including "The Merchant of Venice" and "Measure for Measure". The group then joined with Braham Murray in Manchester to form the 69 Theatre Company. Maxwell adapted "Daniel Deronda"; directed by Elliott and starring Vanessa Redgrave it was subsequently televised. He acted