Jonathan Harris
Age: 87 | From: The Bronx, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1914-11-06 10:10:21
Death: 2002-11-03 10:10:21
Aliases: Jonathan Smith , Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin
Gender: Male
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 16
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Twilight Zone
(1959) George Alfred
Spider-Man
(1994) Miles Warren / The Professor (voice)
Lost in Space
(1965) Dr. Zachary Smith
Superman: The Animated Series
(1996) Julian Frey (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
(1978) Lucifer (voice)
Land of the Giants
(1968) Mr. Piper
Climax!
(1954) Fritz Weiser
Night Gallery
(1970) Prof. Nicholas PorteusActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Manny (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | The Professor (voice) | |
| 1999 | Geri the Cleaner (voice) | |
| 1998 | Manny (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| Himself (also archive footage) | ||
| 1997 | Stickley Rickets (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | Julian Frey (voice) | |
| 1995 | Professor Jones (voice) | |
| 1994 | Miles Warren / The Professor (voice) | |
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Sunflower (voice) | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
| Grumblebee (voice) | ||
| 1986 | Host | |
| 1985 | Count Blogg (voice) | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Lucifer | ||
| Lucifer (voice) | ||
| Dr. Cropotkin | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
| 1976 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Uncle Martin (voice) | |
| Dr. Zachary Smith | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Mr. Wortzel | ||
| 1970 | Prof. Nicholas Porteus | |
| 1968 | N/A | |
| Mr. Piper | ||
| Athos | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Dr. Zachary Smith | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Paul Duval | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| The Doctor | ||
| George Alfred | ||
| Lysias | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| 1956 | N/A | |
| 1954 | Fritz Weiser | |
| 1953 | Hong Kong Sam | |
| Favier | ||
| Fouresh | ||
| Trapollini | ||
| 1952 | Tom Oakly | |
| N/A | ||
| 1951 | Legendre | |
| Exton | ||
| Popeau | ||
| 1948 | Mr. Dickinson | |
| Dr. Wetheril | ||
| Master of Ceremonies | ||
| 1946 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
