{"id":30634,"date":"2026-07-07T14:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=30634"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:03:49","slug":"get-smart-star-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=30634","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Get Smart\u2019 Star Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"98\">\ud83c\udfad <strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"98\">David Ketchum, the beloved comedian and voice actor, has passed away at 97.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"278\">The entertainment world is mourning the loss of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">David Ketchum<\/span><\/span>, best known for his unforgettable role as Agent 13 on <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Get Smart<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"463\">Ketchum became a familiar face during the golden age of television, appearing in popular shows such as <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Mary Tyler Moore Show<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Camp Runamuck<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"680\">Fans especially remember Agent 13, the hilarious secret agent who was always hidden in unexpected places like lockers, vending machines, and even mailboxes \u2014 a joke that became one of the show\u2019s most iconic moments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"907\">Beyond acting, Ketchum was also a talented television writer, contributing to legendary series including <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">M*A*S*H<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">I Dream of Jeannie<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Full House<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1034\">His family remembered him as a man who brought \u201claughter, warmth, and timeless television moments\u201d to generations of viewers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1163\">David Ketchum leaves behind his wife Louise, whom he married in 1957, their two daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchild.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HWtPPWi6OMQ?si=nntowDvHQ9HorX1i\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfad David Ketchum, the beloved comedian and voice actor, has passed away at 97. The entertainment world is mourning the loss of David Ketchum, best known for his unforgettable role as Agent 13 on Get Smart. Ketchum became a familiar face during the golden age of television, appearing in popular shows such as The Mary&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=30634\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;\u2018Get Smart\u2019 Star Dies&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30636,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30634\/revisions\/30636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}