The Chief — Get Smart Character Profile

About The Chief

The head of CONTROL who initially keeps Smart in an analytical role but promotes him to Agent 86 following the headquarters bombing. He coordinates the response to KAOS's threats and oversees Smart's formal induction.

Character Facts

Played by

Alan Arkin

Appears in

Get Smart (2008)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• The Chief — Professional Supervisor — Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell)

  Direct reporting line within CONTROL, evolving from skeptic to mentor.

• The Chief — Professional Colleague — Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson)

  Fellow CONTROL agents operating under the same agency.

• The Chief — Professional Subordinate — Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway)

  99 follows agency protocols and reports to the Chief.

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