Agent 13 on ‘Get Good’ Was 97

David Ketchum, a voice actor and comic recognized for roles in sequence together with “Get Smart” and “Camp Runamuck,” died on Aug. 10. He was 97.

A well-known visitor star on sitcoms within the Sixties, Ketchum’s roles included appearances in “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Present,” “Camp Runamuck” and a component on the TV particular “A Knight in Shining Armour.”

Born in Quincy, Ailing., Ketchum started his performing profession taking part in a  counselor, Spiffy, in “Camp Runamuck.” He then turned a daily solid member on  “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster,” taking part in the function of Mel Warshaw.

Certainly one of his most notable roles was as Agent 13 in “Get Good.” His character contributed to a recurring joke hiding in uncommon locations like airport lockers, merchandising machines and mailboxes. Ketchum reprised his function as Agent 13 within the movie “Get Good Once more” and an episode of the 1995 revival of “Get Good” on Fox.

He additionally appeared in a number of TV specials, together with “Name Holme,” “The place’s the Hearth?” and “Legs” all through the Seventies. Throughout these years, the actor ventured into movie productions with certainly one of his first credit  within the drama “Bless The Beasts & Youngsters.” He additionally voiced Arturo within the animated characteristic Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus.”

In 1979, he switched his focus from TV to movies with roles in “Love At First Chunk,” the Barbra Streisand comedic sports activities film “The Essential Occasion” and “The North Avenue Irregulars.”

His different movie credit embrace “Younger Medical doctors in Love” and “The Different Sister” and a comedy album, “Lengthy-Taking part in Tongue of Dave Ketchum.”

Along with performing, he additionally wrote scripts for “The Andy Griffith Present,” “Petticoat Junction,” “MASH,” “The Six Million Greenback Man” and extra. 

Ketchum is survived by his spouse of practically seven a long time, their two daughters, three grandchildren and a great-grandson.