Jonathan Harris
Acting
Born: November 6, 1914 · The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: November 3, 2002 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
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
Toy Story 2
1999
A Bug's Life
1998
Spider-Man
1994
The Twilight Zone
1959
Bewitched
1964
Bonanza
1959
Get Smart
1965
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Darkwing Duck
1991
Battlestar Galactica
1978
The Angry Beavers
1997
The Pixar Story
2007
Photos (2)
Movies (15)
Toy Story 2
The Cleaner (voice)
A Bug's Life
Manny (voice)
The Pixar Story
Manny (voice) (archive footage)
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Count Blogg (voice)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Grumblebee (voice)
The Big Fisherman
Lysias
Happily Ever After
Sunflower (voice)
Catch Me If You Can!
Lindström
Once Upon a Dead Man
Mr. Wortzel
Lost in Space
Dr. Zachary Smith (voice)
Botany Bay
Tom Oakly
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Dr. Zachary Smith (archive footage)
Hubert's Brain
The Professor (voice)
Escapade
Oz (uncredited) (voice)
Witches, Warlocks & Wizards
Host
TV Shows (58)
Bonanza
Charles Dickens · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Hollister · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Mr. Benjamin · 1 eps
Bewitched
2 eps
Get Smart
The Ambassador · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Doctor · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
George Alfred · 1 eps
Climax!
Fritz Weiser · 1 eps
Studio One
Mr. Dickinson · 1 eps
Studio One
Master of Ceremonies · 1 eps
Studio One
Dr. Wetheril · 1 eps
Studio One
Lord James O'Brien · 1 eps
Spider-Man
Miles Warren / The Professor (voice) · 2 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Julian Frey (voice) · 1 eps
Darkwing Duck
Phineas Sharp (voice) · 1 eps
Omnibus
4 eps
Omnibus
Courcelles · 1 eps
Omnibus
Matey · 1 eps
Lost in Space
Dr. Zachary Smith · 83 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Era (voice) · 2 eps
Night Gallery
Prof. Nicholas Porteus · 1 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Farnsworth · 1 eps
Vega$
1 eps
Zorro
3 eps
Sanford and Son
1 eps
Lights Out
2 eps
Land of the Giants
Mr. Piper · 1 eps
Freakazoid!
Professor Jones (voice) · 6 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Lucifer (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Lucifer · 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Lucifer (voice) · 6 eps
The Angry Beavers
1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Lord Karsch · 1 eps
The Rogues
Paul Duval · 1 eps
Quack Pack
Professor Henry Villanova (voice) · 1 eps
The Third Man
77 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Legendre · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Exton · 1 eps
Monster Squad
The Astrologer · 1 eps
Problem Child
(voice) · 13 eps
The Bill Dana Show
42 eps
Toonsylvania
21 eps
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
13 eps
Channel Umptee-3
Stickley Rickets (voice) · 13 eps
Space Academy
15 eps
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
13 eps
Funny Face
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Hong Kong Sam · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Favier · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Fouresh · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Trapollini · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Popeau · 1 eps
The Three Musketeers
Athos · 18 eps
Ark II
Fagon · 1 eps
My Favorite Martians
Uncle Martin (voice) · 16 eps
