Jonathan Harris

Known for ActingBorn 1914-11-06Died 2002-11-03The Bronx, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Witches, Warlocks & Wizards

Lost in Space

Escapade

Last of the Good Guys

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Spider-Man

The Twilight Zone

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

Freakazoid!

The Rogues

The Pixar Story

Superman: The Animated Series

Toy Story 2

Get Smart

Bewitched

Night Gallery

Darkwing Duck

Sanford and Son

The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda

Bonanza

Ark II

Zorro

My Favorite Martians

A Bug's Life

Toonsylvania

Channel Umptee-3

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

The Angry Beavers

Battlestar Galactica

Lost in Space

Lost In Space Forever

The Third Man

Vega$

Once Upon a Dead Man

Funny Face

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Catch Me If You Can!

Hubert's Brain

Land of the Giants

General Electric Theater

Outlaws

Botany Bay

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Telephone Time

Problem Child

The Bill Dana Show

Omnibus