Maxwell Smart using a telephone in The Nude Bomb - Universal Pictures The 1960s TV series "Get Smart" is a lighthearted spoof of the spy genre, lampooning the likes of the James Bond movies. It stars ...

As fiction that can offer various levels of entertainment on television, the spy genre continually grips fans with pre-established tropes that propel multiple action-adventure stories forward, though ...

Sixty years ago, American television viewers were caught between two powerful cultural currents. In theaters, James Bond ruled with Sean Connery’s suave charisma, exotic locations and gadgets that ...

Bruce Bilson, best known as the director of iconic 1960s television series such as 'Get Smart' and 'The Andy Griffith Show', ...

Actor, comedian and TV writer David Ketchum, who was best known for his role as Agent 13 in TV series “Get Smart,” has died. He was 97. Ketchum died of heart failure Aug. 10 at a hospice in Thousand ...

Bruce Bilson, who won an Emmy for directing “Get Smart” and directed hundreds of TV episodes, died on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles. He was 97. Bilson was best known for directing the secret agent sitcom ...

David Ketchum, a character actor, writer and familiar face on television during the 1960s and 1970s, best remembered for his recurring role as the perpetually unlucky Agent 13 on Get Smart, died in a ...

Dave Ketchum, who played the exasperated, always-hidden Agent 13 on the beloved 1960s comedy Get Smart, has died. He was 97. Our sister publication THR reported that Ketchum died August 10, but the ...

Today, the entertainment world is mourning the loss of David Ketchum, the beloved character actor best known for his iconic role as the often cooped-up field reconnaissance operative, Agent 13, on the ...