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Robert Karvelas(1921-1991)

  • Actor
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Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, battles the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99.
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Get Smart (1965–1970)
Robert Karvelas was born on 3 April 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Nude Bomb (1980), Get Smart (1965) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). He died on 5 December 1991 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornApril 3, 1921
DiedDecember 5, 1991(70)
BornApril 3, 1921
DiedDecember 5, 1991(70)
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Don Adams in The Nude Bomb (1980)
The Nude Bomb
5.1
  • Larabee
  • 1980
Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)
Get Smart
8.2
TV Series
  • Larabee
  • Control Agent
  • Larrabee
  • Restaurant Patron
  • KAOS Agent
  • Armored Truck Guard
  • Club Patron
  • Control Agent Taking Photos
  • Control Trainee Disguised as Little Old Lady
  • Hotel Cashier
  • Indian
  • Jury Member
  • KAOS Agent #3
  • Man in Bus Station
  • Man in Train Station
  • Man in the Pool Parlor
  • Roulette Croupier
  • Saunders
Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8.3
TV Series
  • Bob
  • Waiter
Get Smart, Again! (1989)
Get Smart, Again!
6.1
TV Movie
  • Larrabee
  • 1989

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  • Get Smart, Again! (1989)
    Get Smart, Again!
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Larrabee
    • 1989
  • Don Adams in The Nude Bomb (1980)
    The Nude Bomb
    5.1
    • Larabee
    • 1980
  • The Paper Chase (1973)
    The Paper Chase
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Beerman
    • 1978
  • Jason Robards, Robert Vaughn, Stefanie Powers, and Cliff Robertson in Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
    Washington: Behind Closed Doors
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Moving Man #1 (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Jodie Foster, John Astin, Barbara Harris, and Vicki Schreck in Freaky Friday (1976)
    Freaky Friday
    6.3
    • Diner Customer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • John Schuck in Holmes and Yoyo (1976)
    Holmes and Yoyo
    5.8
    TV Series
    • (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (1976)
    How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Panache (1976)
    Panache
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • First Guard
    • 1976
  • Barbary Coast (1975)
    Barbary Coast
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dealer
    • 1975
  • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Waiter
    • Bob
    • 1973–1974
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Man
    • 1974
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Desk Man
    • 1974
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Jack Harper (segment "Love and the Cheaters")
    • 1972
  • Hans Conried in The Partners (1971)
    The Partners
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Freddie Butler
    • 1971–1972
  • Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Larabee
    • Jury Member
    • Larrabee ...
    • 1965–1970

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  • Alternative name
    • Bob Karvelas
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • April 3, 1921
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 1991
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Relatives
      Dick Yarmy(Cousin)
  • Other works
    TV commercial (archive footage: Get Smart (1965) as Larrabee) for Samsung Galaxy's new cellular "watch style" phone, with Edward Platt (archive footage: Get Smart (1965) as The Chief); George O'Hanlon (archive footage: The Jetsons (1962) as George Jetson); Cree Summer (archive footage: Inspector Gadget (1983) as Penny); Don Adams (archive footage: Inspector Gadget (1983) as Inspector Gadget); Don Adams (archive footage: Get Smart (1965) as Maxwell Smart); Everett Sloane (archive footage: The Dick Tracy Show (1961) as Dick Tracy); William Shatner (archive footage: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) as Captain Kirk); Leonard Nimoy (archive footage: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) as Spock); Brian Blessed (archive footage: Flash Gordon (1980) as Prince Vultan); Alan Reed (archive footage: The Flintstones (1960) as Fred Flintstone); David Hasselhoff (archive footage: Knight Rider (1982) as Michael Knight); William Daniels (archive footage: Knight Rider (1982) as K.I.T.T.); and others.

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    Cousin of Don Adams and Dick Yarmy.

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