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Jonathan Harris

Jonathan Harris

Actor · Born 1914-11-06 · The Bronx, New York, USA

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Biography

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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Toy Story 2 (1999) — The Cleaner (voice)
  2. A Bug's Life (1998) — Manny (voice)
  3. Spider-Man (1994) — Miles Warren / The Professor (voice)
  4. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Doctor
  5. Bewitched (1964)
  6. Bonanza (1959) — Charles Dickens
  7. Get Smart (1965) — The Ambassador
  8. Superman: The Animated Series (1996) — Julian Frey (voice)
  9. Darkwing Duck (1991) — Phineas Sharp (voice)
  10. Battlestar Galactica (1978) — Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
  11. The Angry Beavers (1997)
  12. The Pixar Story (2007) — Manny (voice) (archive footage)
  13. Zorro (1957)
  14. Freakazoid! (1995) — Professor Jones (voice)
  15. Lost in Space (1965) — Dr. Zachary Smith
  16. Night Gallery (1970) — Prof. Nicholas Porteus
  17. Sanford and Son (1972)
  18. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) — Era (voice)
  19. Happily Ever After (1989) — Sunflower (voice)
  20. Land of the Giants (1968) — Mr. Piper
  21. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985) — Count Blogg (voice)
  22. Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) — Grumblebee (voice)
  23. Vega$ (1978)
  24. Botany Bay (1952) — Tom Oakly
  25. Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987)
  26. Love, American Style (1969) — Hollister
  27. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) — Farnsworth
  28. Studio One (1948) — Mr. Dickinson
  29. Lost In Space Forever (1998) — Self (also archive footage)
  30. Climax! (1954) — Fritz Weiser
  31. The Third Man (1959)
  32. The Big Fisherman (1959) — Lysias
  33. Problem Child (1993) — (voice)
  34. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Legendre
  35. Ark II (1976) — Fagon
  36. The Rogues (1964) — Paul Duval
  37. General Electric Theater (1953) — Hong Kong Sam
  38. Space Academy (1977)
  39. Lancer (1968)
  40. My Favorite Martians (1973) — Uncle Martin (voice)