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Bill-dana

Bill Dana in his cameo as the man who does not speak Spanish in "Supersonic Boom."

"Bill Dana" was the stage name of William Szathmary, born as the youngest of six children on October 5, 1924, who was an actor, writer, and comedian who was acknowledged as the creator of the "Would you believe--?" joke.

Dana portrayed three Get Smart characters, and was a credited writer of The Nude Bomb, the 1980 feature film that was based on the series.

He was also the brother of Irving Szathmary, composer of the Get Smart theme music.

Dana died on June 15, 2017, three months and twenty-one days before he would have reached the age of ninety-three.

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