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.

Filmography

• 2007The Pixar Story — Manny (voice) (archive footage)
• 2001Hubert's Brain — The Professor (voice)
• 2000Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa — Dr. Zachary Smith (archive footage)
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command — Era (voice)
• 1999Toy Story 2 — The Cleaner (voice)
• 1998A Bug's Life — Manny (voice)
• Toonsylvania
• Channel Umptee-3 — Stickley Rickets (voice)
• The Angry Beavers
• Quack Pack — Professor Henry Villanova (voice)
• Superman: The Animated Series — Julian Frey (voice)
• Freakazoid! — Professor Jones (voice)
• Aladdin — Ajed Al-Gebraic (voice)
• Spider-Man — Miles Warren / The Professor (voice)
• Problem Child — (voice)
• Darkwing Duck — Phineas Sharp (voice)
• The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
• 1989Happily Ever After — Sunflower (voice)
• 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night — Grumblebee (voice)
• Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
• 1986Witches, Warlocks & Wizards — Host
• 1985Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer — Count Blogg (voice)
• $weepstake$ — Granger
• Battlestar Galactica — Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
• 1978Escapade — Oz (uncredited) (voice)
• 1978Last of the Good Guys — Dr. Cropotkin
• Vega$
• Space Academy
• Ark II — Fagon
• Monster Squad — The Astrologer
• 1973Lost in Space — Dr. Zachary Smith (voice)
• My Favorite Martians — Uncle Martin (voice)
• Sanford and Son
• Funny Face
• 1971Once Upon a Dead Man — Mr. Wortzel
• Night Gallery — Prof. Nicholas Porteus
• Love, American Style — Hollister, Mr. Benjamin
• Lancer
• Land of the Giants — Mr. Piper
• The Three Musketeers — Athos
• Get Smart — The Ambassador
• Lost in Space — Dr. Zachary Smith
• Bewitched
• The Rogues — Paul Duval
• The Bill Dana Show
• Outlaws
• Bonanza — Charles Dickens
• 1959Catch Me If You Can! — Lindström
• 1959The Big Fisherman — Lysias
• The Third Man
• The Twilight Zone — George Alfred, Doctor
• Shirley Temple's Storybook — Lord Karsch
• Zorro
• Telephone Time
• Climax! — Fritz Weiser
• 1954King Richard II — Exton
• General Electric Theater — Hong Kong Sam, Favier, Fouresh, Trapollini
• 1952Botany Bay — Tom Oakly
• Omnibus — Courcelles, Matey
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet — Farnsworth
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Legendre, Exton
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Popeau
• Lights Out
• Studio One — Mr. Dickinson, Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Wetheril, Lord James O'Brien

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2005The Great Man: W.C. Fields — Self (archive footage)
• 1998Lost in Space Forever — Self (also archive footage)