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Jonathan Harris (I) (1914–2002)

Actor

Born Jonathan Charasuchin in the Bronx to impoverished Russian-Jewish émigrés, Jonathan Harris worked as a box boy in a pharmacy at age 12 and later earned his pharmacy degree at Fordham University. The desire to act proved overwhelming, however, and he forsook this promising trade for the theater, shaking off his thick Bronx accent and changing his surname to one easier to pronounce... See full bio »

Born:

Jonathan Charasuchin
in Bronx, New York, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Encino, California, USA
June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy and Robby the Robot Still of June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy and Guy Williams in Lost in Space
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2009 The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas (short)
The Bolt / Narrator
 
2001 Hubert's Brain (short)
The Professor (voice)
 
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (TV series)
Era
– A Zoo Out There (2000) … Era (voice)
– Tag Team (2000) … Era (voice)
 
1999 Toy Story 2
Geri the Cleaner (voice)
 
1998 A Bug's Life (Video Game)
Manny (voice) (as Jonathan Smith)
 
1998 A Bug's Life
Manny (voice)
 
1998 The Angry Beavers (TV series)
Julius Caesar
– Friends, Romans, Beavers!/Big Round Sticky Fish Thingy (1998) … Julius Caesar (voice)
 
1997 Spider-Man (TV series)
Professor Miles Warren
– The Return of Hydro-Man: Part 2 (1997) … Professor Miles Warren (voice)
 
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters (TV series)
The Salesman
– Be Careful What You Wish For (1997) … The Salesman (voice)
 
1997 Superman (TV series)
Julian Frey
– Target (1997) … Julian Frey (voice)
 
1996-1997 Freakazoid! (TV series)
Prof. Jones / Professor Jones
– Normadeus (1997) … Professor Jones (voice)
– Island of Dr. Mystico (1997) … Professor Jones (voice)
– Hero Boy (1996) … Prof. Jones (voice)
– Mission: Freakazoid (1996) … Prof. Jones (voice)
 
1997 Channel Umptee-3 (TV series)
Stickley Rickets (voice)
 
1996 Mighty Ducks (TV series)
Lord Gargan
– The Final Face Off (1996) … Lord Gargan (voice)
 
1996 Quack Pack (TV series)
Professor Henry Villanova
– Transmission: Impossible (1996) … Professor Henry Villanova (voice)
 
1996 The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (TV series)
Omar
– Poil Jammed/The Who That I Am/A Picture Says a 1000 Words (1996) … Omar (voice)
 
1996 The Mask (TV series)
Satan / Bub / Bud
– Boogie with the Man (1996) … Satan (voice) / Bub (voice)
– Convention of Evil (1996) … Satan (voice) / Bud (voice)
 
1995 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (TV series)
Additional Voices
 
1993 Problem Child (TV series)
Big Ben Healy
 
1992 Darkwing Duck (TV series)
Phineas Sharp
– In Like Blunt (1992) … Phineas Sharp (voice)
 
1990 Happily Ever After
Sunflower (voice)
 
1988 BraveStarr (TV series)
Professor James Moriarty
– Sherlock Holmes in the 23rd Century, Part 2 (1988) … Professor James Moriarty (voice)
– Sherlock Holmes in the 23rd Century, Part 1 (1988) … Professor James Moriarty (voice)
 
1987 Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (TV series)
Mortredd
– Sorcery Squared (1987) … Mortredd (voice)
– Dawn of the Sun Imps (1987) … Mortredd (voice)
– Honor Among Thieves (1987) … Mortredd (voice)
– The Trail of Three Wizards (1987) … Mortredd (voice)
– Horn of Unicorn, Claw of Dragon (1987) … Mortredd (voice)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Grumblebee (voice)
 
1986 Foofur (TV series)
– Russian Through New York/Fritz Carlos Bombs Out (1986) (voice)
– This Little Piggy's on TV/Fencer's Freaky Friday (1986) (voice)
– A Royal Pain/Nothing to Sneeze At (1986) (voice)
 
1986 Rainbow Brite (TV series)
Additional Voices / Count Blogg
– Murky's Comet (1986) … Additional Voices (voice)
– Rainbow Night (1986) … Additional Voices (voice)
– The Queen of the Sprites (1986) … Count Blogg (voice)
 
1985 Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Count Blogg (voice)
 
1979 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Chief Wine Judge
– The Look Alikes/Winemaker (1979) … Chief Wine Judge
 
1979 $weepstake$ (TV series)
Granger
– Episode #1.4 (1979) … Granger
 
1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Lucifer
– War of the Gods: Part 1 (1979) … Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
– The Living Legend: Part 2 (1978) … Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
– The Living Legend: Part 1 (1978) … Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
– The Young Lords (1978) … Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
– Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part 2 (1978) … Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
Used Car Salesman
– Love, Laugh and Die (1978) … Used Car Salesman
 
1978 Last of the Good Guys (TV movie)
Dr. Cropotkin
 
1977 Space Academy (TV series)
Commander Gampu
– Johnny Sunseed (1977) … Commander Gampu
– Star Legend (1977) … Commander Gampu
– Space Hookey (1977) … Commander Gampu
– My Favorite Marcia (1977) … Commander Gampu
– The Cheat (1977) … Commander Gampu
See all 15 episodes »
 
1976 Ark II (TV series)
Fagon
– The Drought (1976) … Fagon
– The Flies (1976) … Fagon
 
1976 Monster Squad (TV series)
The Astrologer
– The Astrologer … The Astrologer
 
1975 Uncle Croc's Block (TV series)
Basil Bitterbottom
 
1973 My Favorite Martians (TV series)
Uncle Martin O'Hara (voice)
 
1973 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV series)
Dr. Zachary Smith
– Lost in Space (1973) … Dr. Zachary Smith (voice)
 
1973 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Emile Bonnet
– Pot Luck (1973) … Emile Bonnet
 
1972 Insight (TV series)
Edwin Skitzowitz
– Love Song of the Cuckoo Birds (1972) … Edwin Skitzowitz
 
1970-1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
Hollister (segment "Love and the Check") / Mr. Benjamin (segment "Love and the Millionaires")
– Love and the Bowling Ball/Love and the Check/Love and the Hiccups/Love and the Liberated Lady Boss (1971) … Hollister (segment "Love and the Check")
– Love and the Fly/Love and the Millionaires/Love and Double Trouble (1970) … Mr. Benjamin (segment "Love and the Millionaires")
 
1971 Funny Face (TV series)
Captain Wonderful
– Captain Wonderful (1971) … Captain Wonderful
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Prof. Nicholas Porteus (segment "Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay")
– Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay/With Apologies to Mr. Hyde/The Flip Side of Satan (1971) … Prof. Nicholas Porteus (segment "Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay")
 
1971 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Mr. Wortzel
– Once Upon a Dead Man (1971) … Mr. Wortzel
 
1968-1970 Bewitched (TV series)
Johann Sebastian Monroe / Sir Leslie Bancroft
– Paul Revere Rides Again (1970) … Sir Leslie Bancroft
– Samantha on the Keyboard (1968) … Johann Sebastian Monroe
 
1970 Get Smart (TV series)
Ambassador
– How Green Was My Valet (1970) … Ambassador
 
1970 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Mr. Piper
– Pay the Piper (1970) … Mr. Piper
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Padraic McGloin
– The Black McGloins (1969) … Padraic McGloin
 
1968 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)
Dr. Milton Rodman
– Love Is a Toothache (1968) … Dr. Milton Rodman
 
1968 The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (TV series)
Athos of the Three Musketeers
 
1965-1968 Lost in Space (TV series)
Dr. Zachary Smith / Daddy Zach / Zeno
– Junkyard of Space (1968) … Dr. Zachary Smith
– The Great Vegetable Rebellion (1968) … Dr. Zachary Smith
– The Flaming Planet (1968) … Dr. Zachary Smith
– Space Beauty (1968) … Dr. Zachary Smith
– Fugitives in Space (1968) … Dr. Zachary Smith
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1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Money Collector
– My Lucky Penny (1966) … Money Collector
 
1959-1965 The Third Man (TV series)
Bradford Webster
– The Luck of Harry Lime (1965) … Bradford Webster
– Man at the Top (1965) … Bradford Webster
– The House of Bon Bons (1965) … Bradford Webster
– The Trial of Harry Lime (1965) … Bradford Webster
– Members Only: Part 1 (1965) … Bradford Webster
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1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Paul Duval
– Grave Doubts (1965) … Paul Duval
 
1963-1965 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
Mr. Phillips / Mr. Harris / King Ferdinand
– The Court Jester (1965) … Mr. Phillips
– Beauty and the Bellhop (1965) … Mr. Phillips
– Glick the Strongman (1964) … Mr. Phillips
– Tonsils for Two (1964) … Mr. Phillips
– Phillips the Lover (1964) … Mr. Harris
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1964 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Farnsworth
– A Letter of Recommendation (1964) … Farnsworth
 
1963 Bonanza (TV series)
Charles Dickens
– A Passion for Justice (1963) … Charles Dickens
 
1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Walter W. Pike
– Tyrees of Capitol Hill (1963) … Walter W. Pike
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
George Alfred / The Doctor
– The Silence (1961) … George Alfred
– Twenty Two (1961) … The Doctor
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Sam Twyfford
– Outrage at Pawnee Bend (1961) … Sam Twyfford
 
1958-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Favier / Fouresh / Hong Kong Sam / …
– The Small Elephants (1961) … Trapollini
– The Book of Silence (1960) … Fouresh
– Blaze of Glory (1958) … Favier
– The Cold Touch (1958) … Hong Kong Sam
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Austin Noble
– Exit (1961) … Austin Noble
 
1958-1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Dragon / Judge Jeffrey Pyncheon / Lord Karsch
– The House of the Seven Gables (1960) … Judge Jeffrey Pyncheon
– The Reluctant Dragon (1960) … Dragon (voice)
– Rumpelstiltskin (1958) … Lord Karsch
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Amos Legrand
– The Grass Harp (1960) … Amos Legrand
 
1959 The Big Fisherman
Lysias
 
1959 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Intruder
– Formula for Happiness (1959) … Intruder
 
1959 Zorro (TV series)
Don Carlos Fernandez
– Manhunt (1959) … Don Carlos Fernandez
– The Hound of the Sierras (1959) … Don Carlos Fernandez
– Zorro and the Mountain Man (1959) … Don Carlos Fernandez
 
1959 Catch Me If You Can
 
1958 Colgate Theatre (TV series)
– MacGreedy's Woman (1958)
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Man Who Didn't Fly (1958)
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Fritz Weiser
– The Big Success (1958) … Fritz Weiser
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Kind Mr. Smith (1958)
 
1958 Telephone Time (TV series)
Archimedes
– Man of Principle (1958) … Archimedes
 
1956-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Dr. Wetheril / Master of Ceremonies / Mr. Dickinson
– First Prize for Murder (1957) … Master of Ceremonies
– Mr. Arcularis (1956) … Dr. Wetheril
– The Genie of Sutton Place (1956) … Mr. Dickinson
 
1951-1957 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Von Braun
– Slow Assassination: Peron vs. La Prensa (1957) … Von Braun
– Evening Star (1954)
– A Different World (1951)
 
1954 King Richard II (TV movie)
Exton
 
1953 Botany Bay
Tom Oakly
 
1953 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
– The New Book (1953)
 
1952 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Better Than Walking (1952)
 
1952 Reign of Terror (TV movie)
Legendre
 
1950-1951 Lights Out (TV series)
The Stranger
– The Devil in Glencairn (1951) … The Stranger
– The Devil to Pay (1950)
 
1950-1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– The Buccaneer (1951)
– The Wisdom Tooth (1951)
– The Ponzi Story (1950)
 
1950 The Web (TV series)
– Blessed Are the Meek (1950)
– The Orderly Mr. Appleby (1950)
 
1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– His Name Is Jason (1949)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jonathan Harris: Never Fear, Smith Is Here (2002) … Himself
 
1998 Lost in Space Forever (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1996 Talk Soup (TV series)
Dr. Smith / Himself
– Senor Sock Celebrity Profile (1996) … Himself
– Talk Soup in Space (1996) … Dr. Smith
 
1995 The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 December 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1976 The Cross-Wits (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1969 Liar's Club (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 February 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Spider-Man (TV series)
 
1991 Lost in Space 25th Anniversary Tribute (video documentary)
Himself
 

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(????) Television: Guested on the game show "Lucky Pair" hosted by Richard Dawson, with Mary Ann Mobley. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jonathan Smith

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Personal Quote:

[In 1965]: I'm stage struck. I love the word actor. I still get nervous, isn't that wonderful! It's standing in the wings waiting to go on an opening night with a death wish and then going on and giving the best performance of your life. I still get that feeling, even in TV. See more »

Trivia:

Survived by his wife, Gertrude, of 64 years and one son, Richard. See more »

Trademark:

Clipped quasi-English sounding villainous baritone See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio