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Jonathan Harris

Jonathan Harris (born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin; November 6, 1914 - November 3, 2002) was an American character actor whose career included more than 500 television and movie appearances, as well as voiceovers. Two of his best-known roles were as the timid accountant Bradford Webster in the television version of The Third Man and the fussy villain, Dr. Zachary Smith, of the 1960s science-fiction series Lost in Space. Near the end of his career, he provided voices for the animated features A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2. Acting was Harris's first love. At age 24, he prepared a fake résumé and tried out for a repertory company at the Millpond Playhouse in Long Island, New York and appeared in several of this troupe's plays, prior to landing a spot in the company. In 1942, Harris won the leading role of a Polish officer in the Broadway play The Heart of a City. Adopting a Polish accent, he advised the producers that his parents were originally from Poland. In 1946, he starred in A Flag Is Born, opposite Quentin Reynolds and Marlon Brando. In 1990, Harris reunited with the cast of Lost in Space in a filmed celebration of the 25th anniversary of the series' debut, at an event attended by more than 30,000 fans. Harris made a number of other convention appearances with other cast members of Lost in Space, including a 1996 appearance at Disney World.

Cast

A Bug's Life

(Manny (voice))

Lost in Space

(Dr. Zachary Smith)

Lost In Space Forever

(Self (also archive footage))

The Pixar Story

(Manny (voice) (archive footage))

The Big Fisherman

(Lysias)

Happily Ever After

(Sunflower (voice))

Toy Story 2

(The Cleaner (voice))

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

(Count Blogg (voice))

Escapade

(Oz (uncredited) (voice))

Witches, Warlocks & Wizards

(Host)

Hubert's Brain

(The Professor (voice))

Botany Bay

(Tom Oakly)

Once Upon a Dead Man

(Mr. Wortzel)

Last of the Good Guys

(Dr. Cropotkin)

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

(Grumblebee (voice))

Spider-Man

(Miles Warren / The Professor (voice))

The Twilight Zone

(Doctor)

The Twilight Zone

(George Alfred)

Omnibus

Land of the Giants

(Mr. Piper)

Sanford and Son

The Angry Beavers

Lost in Space

(Dr. Zachary Smith)

Monster Squad

(The Astrologer)

Studio One

(Mr. Dickinson)

Superman: The Animated Series

(Julian Frey (voice))

Bewitched

General Electric Theater

(Hong Kong Sam)

Zorro

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Legendre)

Get Smart

Problem Child

((voice))

Outlaws

Funny Face

Vega$

Ark II

Space Academy

Lancer

The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Popeau)

Toonsylvania

Climax!

(Fritz Weiser)

The Bill Dana Show

Channel Umptee-3

(Stickley Rickets (voice))

Sweepstakes

Lights Out

Telephone Time

The Rogues

(Paul Duval)

The Third Man

The Three Musketeers

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

The Three Musketeers

(Athos)

Night Gallery

(Prof. Nicholas Porteus)

Freakazoid!

(Professor Jones (voice))

General Electric Theater

(Favier)

General Electric Theater

(Fouresh)

General Electric Theater

(Trapollini)

Studio One

(Master of Ceremonies)

Studio One

(Dr. Wetheril)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Exton)

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

(Era (voice))

My Favorite Martians

(Uncle Martin (voice))

Bonanza

(Charles Dickens)

Love, American Style

(Hollister)

Battlestar Galactica

(Lucifer (voice) (uncredited))

Battlestar Galactica

(Lucifer)

Battlestar Galactica

(Lucifer (voice))