Get Smart the beginning of the 20th century by Harold Harmon Hargrade, a career officer in the United States Navy's N-2 (Intelligence) Branch. Hargrade served as the first Chief of CONTROL. "CONTROL" is not an acronym, but it is always shown in all capital letters as if it were. Maxwell "Max" Smart, code number Agent 86 (portrayed by Don Adams) is the central character. Despite being a top secret government agent, he is absurdly clumsy, very naive and has occasional lapses of attention. Due to his frequent verbal gaffes and physical miscues, most of the people Smart encounters believe he is grossly
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.