Bernie Kopell

Bernie Kopell, born Bernard Morton Kopell on June 21, 1933, is an American character actor. He is best known for his roles as Siegfried in Get Smart from 1966 to 1969 and as Dr. Adam Bricker ('Doc') on The Love Boat from 1977 to 1986. Kopell was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Pauline and Al Bernard Kopell, and he attended Erasmus Hall High School before enrolling at New York University. After graduating with a bachelor of fine arts in 1955, he served in the military as a librarian at Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, and on board the USS Iowa. Following his military service, Kopell returned to New York.