Jonathan Harris
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 6, 1914
- Died
- November 3, 2002 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York, USA
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 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.
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Filmography
The Pixar Story
Movie · as Manny (voice) (archive footage)
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hubert's Brain
Movie · as The Professor (voice)
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Movie · as Dr. Zachary Smith (archive footage)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV · as Era (voice) · 2 eps
Toy Story 2
Movie · as The Cleaner (voice)
A Bug's Life
Movie · as Manny (voice)
Lost in Space Forever
Movie · as Self (also archive footage)
Toonsylvania
TV · 21 eps
The Angry Beavers
TV · 1 ep
Channel Umptee-3
TV · as Stickley Rickets (voice) · 13 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
TV · as Julian Frey (voice) · 1 ep
Quack Pack
TV · as Professor Henry Villanova (voice) · 1 ep
Freakazoid!
TV · as Professor Jones (voice) · 6 eps
Spider-Man
TV · as Miles Warren / The Professor (voice) · 2 eps
Aladdin
TV · as Ajed Al-Gebraic (voice) · 1 ep
Problem Child
TV · as (voice) · 13 eps
Darkwing Duck
TV · as Phineas Sharp (voice) · 1 ep
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
TV · 13 eps
Happily Ever After
Movie · as Sunflower (voice)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Movie · as Grumblebee (voice)
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
TV · 13 eps
Witches, Warlocks & Wizards
Movie · as Host
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Movie · as Count Blogg (voice)
$weepstake$
TV · as Granger · 1 ep
Escapade
Movie · as Oz (uncredited) (voice)
Last of the Good Guys
Movie · as Dr. Cropotkin
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
Battlestar Galactica
TV · as Lucifer (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Space Academy
TV · 15 eps
Monster Squad
TV · as The Astrologer · 1 ep
Ark II
TV · as Fagon · 1 ep
Lost in Space
Movie · as Dr. Zachary Smith (voice)
My Favorite Martians
TV · as Uncle Martin (voice) · 16 eps
Sanford and Son
TV · 1 ep
Once Upon a Dead Man
Movie · as Mr. Wortzel
Funny Face
TV · 1 ep
Night Gallery
TV · as Prof. Nicholas Porteus · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · as Hollister, Mr. Benjamin · 1 ep
Land of the Giants
TV · as Mr. Piper · 1 ep
Lancer
TV · 1 ep
The Three Musketeers
TV · as Athos · 18 eps
Lost in Space
TV · as Dr. Zachary Smith · 83 eps
Get Smart
TV · as The Ambassador · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · 2 eps
The Rogues
TV · as Paul Duval · 1 ep
The Bill Dana Show
TV · 42 eps
Outlaws
TV · 1 ep
The Big Fisherman
Movie · as Lysias
Catch Me If You Can!
Movie · as Lindström
The Twilight Zone
TV · as George Alfred, Doctor · 1 ep
The Third Man
TV · 77 eps
Bonanza
TV · as Charles Dickens · 1 ep
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV · as Lord Karsch · 1 ep
Zorro
TV · 3 eps
Telephone Time
TV · 1 ep
King Richard II
Movie · as Exton
Climax!
TV · as Fritz Weiser · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Hong Kong Sam, Favier, Fouresh, Trapollini · 1 ep
Botany Bay
Movie · as Tom Oakly
Omnibus
TV · as Courcelles, Matey · 4 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TV · as Farnsworth · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Legendre, Exton · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Popeau · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 2 eps
Studio One
TV · as Mr. Dickinson, Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Wetheril, Lord James O'Brien · 1 ep