Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 06, 1914
Died
Nov 03, 2002
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Credits
63 titles
Jonathan Harris
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Pixar Story
Manny (voice) (archive footage)
Hubert's Brain
The Professor (voice)
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Dr. Zachary Smith (archive footage)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Era (voice)
Toy Story 2
The Cleaner (voice)
A Bug's Life
Manny (voice)
Toonsylvania
Lost In Space Forever
Self (also archive footage)
Channel Umptee-3
Stickley Rickets (voice)
The Angry Beavers
Superman: The Animated Series
Julian Frey (voice)
Freakazoid!
Professor Jones (voice)
Spider-Man
Miles Warren / The Professor (voice)
Problem Child
(voice)
Darkwing Duck
Phineas Sharp (voice)
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
Happily Ever After
Sunflower (voice)
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Grumblebee (voice)
Witches, Warlocks & Wizards
Host
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Count Blogg (voice)
$weepstake$
Granger
Vega$
Battlestar Galactica
Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
Escapade
Oz (uncredited) (voice)
Last of the Good Guys
Dr. Cropotkin
Space Academy
Monster Squad
The Astrologer
Ark II
Fagon
My Favorite Martians
Uncle Martin (voice)
Lost in Space
Dr. Zachary Smith (voice)
Sanford and Son
Funny Face
Once Upon a Dead Man
Mr. Wortzel
Night Gallery
Prof. Nicholas Porteus
Love, American Style
Hollister
Lancer
Land of the Giants
Mr. Piper
The Three Musketeers
Athos
The Three Musketeers
Get Smart
The Ambassador
Lost in Space
Dr. Zachary Smith
Bewitched
The Rogues
Paul Duval
The Bill Dana Show
Outlaws
The Twilight Zone
Doctor
The Third Man
Bonanza
Charles Dickens
The Big Fisherman
Lysias