From 1963 to 1965, Harris co-starred in the sitcom The Bill Dana Show. Harris delighted in his character's alliterative Jonathan Harris was born on November 6, 1914 as Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin in Bronx, New York City. His father, Sam Charasuchin, was a homemaker, and his mother, Jennie Charasuchin, was also a homemaker. In Echoes of a Summer (1976) he played the father of a young girl with a terminal illness. By the time he was in high school, he started watching British movies in order to cultivate an English accent. [In 1965]: I'm stage struck. The second of three children, Harris was born on November 6, 1914, in the Bronx, New York City, to Sam and Jennie Charasuchin, poor Russian-Jewish immigrants. Other film roles include Catch In late 2002, Harris and the surviving cast of the television series Lost in Space were preparing to film a movie titled Lost in Space: The Journey Home for NBC. Mon 16 Dec 2002 21.17 EST. Harris appeared in two films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: firstly as the gunfighter "English Bob" in the revisionist Western Unforgiven (1992); secondly as the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000). pharmacy and went on to study pharmacology at Fordham University, but his appearing in Lights Out, Studio One, Kraft Television Theater, and been his 88th birthday, at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles. New York Times. (A similar formula was later used in John Cleese's British hotel comedy Fawlty Towers.) Harris worked as a stock boy in a neighborhood Finally the secretary took pity on me and I got to meet Mr. Miller. He and wife Gertrude had a son named Richard. "Jonathan Harris: Actor." After years of dialysis, his one kidney failed when he was just 12 years old. I still get that feeling, even in TV. off course but he also found himself trapped with them in the craft. cartoons such as Rainbow Brite (1986), Darkwing Duck (1991), He was 87. When he stopped enjoying playing the villain on screen, he decided to change the course of his career. Appearing as a double agent, his character was to be killed after a while. After spending the war years entertaining American troops in the South Pacific, Harris starred alongside Marlon Brando in the play A Flag Is Born (1946). ", along with the character's mannerisms and delivery, became part of the Dr. Zachary Smith character on Lost in Space. Jonathan Harris passed away only three days before he would have had his 88th birthday. [on his career as a stage actor]: I got thrown out of that office every day. in 1939 for the repertory company at the Millpond Playhouse in Roslyn, [13][14], Harris was married to his high school sweetheart, Gertrude Bregman, from 1938 until his death. Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 25 October 2002)[1] was an Irish actor and singer. Jonathan passed away on 3rd November 2002, just a few days before his birthday. Harris refused to make a cameo appearance in the 1998 motion picture version of Lost in Space, unlike many of his co-stars in the original series. Harris had already done 100 stage plays in stock companies, in his youth, before appearing in his first one, when he was in Long Island, New York. In 1973, Harris published a book of poetry, I, In the Membership of My Days, which was later reissued in part in an audio LP format, augmented by self-penned songs such as "I Don't Know". Norris credited Harris for teaching him "how to speak" by sticking his fingers in Norris's mouth, adding that Harris was the only person in the world he would allow to do that.[10]. As played by Jonathan Harris in the the 1960s sitcom, the Doc had major gayface. While the series was still solidly placed in the middle of the ratings pack, the writers appeared to run out of fresh ideas, and the show was unexpectedly cancelled in 1968 after 83 episodes, despite protests from its fans. In 2015, the Limerick Writers' Centre unveiled a commemorative plaque outside Charlie St George's pub on Parnell Street. He played Mr. Phillips, the pompous manager of a posh hotel who is constantly at odds with his bumbling Bolivian bellhop, the Bill Dana character Jos Jimnez. [19] Ravagers (1979) was more action, set in a post-apocalyptic world. Despite his interest in the performing arts, he could not afford any money for tickets. He was interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood Village, Los Angeles. [citation needed]. Supports Anti-Drag Bill But Apparently Once Posed in Drag, Florida Legislator Aims to Expand Dont Say Gay Law, Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik Writes Book, Goes on Crazy Promotional Tour, Alleged Pride Flag Arsonist Yells 'Its All Fake' During Hearing, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Support Grant Announced in Kansas, Madonna's Older Brother Anthony Ciccone Is Dead at 66, Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants Divorces? Jonathan Harris. [citation needed], Two months before the reunion TV movie Lost in Space: The Journey Home was set to film, Harris was taken to the hospital with what he thought was a back problem. Harris also guest-starred on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. ", In 2001, a year prior to his death, he recorded voice work for the animated theatrical short The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas. . [on his father's, Sam's death]: My father was a wonderful man, who was 93 years old, when he was killed by a car in New York City, because I adored him, because he was the sweetest, good-est and my fan. [43], On 30 September 2006, Manuel Di Lucia, of Kilkee, County Clare, a longtime friend, organised the placement in Kilkee of a bronze life-size statue of Richard Harris. Was encouraged to listen to opera by his father at age 12. Harris's second marriage was to the American actress Ann Turkel. Official Sites, Clipped quasi-English sounding villainous baritone, The catchphrases - "Oh, the pain, the pain! "Hanging around 53 Division for hours on end sucked, but getting driven to Dad's place in a crappy yellow police car really sucked the bag.". Came up with a list of alliterative insults that eventually worked their way into popular speech on. To help his parents financially, he started working as stock boy in a local pharmacy at the age of 12. The series was already in production when Harris joined the cast, and starring/co-starring billing had already been contractually assigned. His last work as a voiceover artist was in the series 'Buzz Lightyear of Star Command' (2000). Thereafter, he began his career, working in different drugstores. There were, however, concerns about insuring O'Toole for the six remaining films in the series. Comedy. By age 12 he was working in a pharmacy as a stockboy. Gay icon Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space dies. Was physically healthy and physically active until his death at age 87. Had 12 hobbies: watching movies, playing piano, dancing, listening to opera, gardening, knitting, cooking, traveling, magic, painting, reading, and spending time with children. He was interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Biography - A Short Wiki. [on trying his hand on being a leading man of the 1940s]: I thought I was Cary Grant. (5 November 2002). His over-the-top (6 November 2002). [25] Harris portrayed Abb Faria in Kevin Reynolds' film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). . WWII, he performed in plays in the South Pacific for troops. Signs Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth, LGBTQ+ People Take Up Arms as Fears of Right-wing Hate Groups Grow, Tennessee Gov. In 1971 Harris starred in a BBC TV film adaptation The Snow Goose, from a screenplay by Paul Gallico. JONATHAN EDWARD TERRIL HARRIS (Age 26) On Saturday, December 6, 2014, of Silver Spring, MD. Harris received an offer to support Kirk Douglas in a British war film, The Heroes of Telemark (1965), directed by Anthony Mann, playing a Norwegian resistance leader. Harris also made part of the Bible TV movie project filmed as a cinema production for the TV, a project produced by Lux Vide Italy with the collaboration of Radio Televisione Italiana RAI and Channel 5 of France,[28] and premiered in the United States in the channel TNT in the 1990s. In 1932, when he was only 17, he legally changed his name, from Charasuchin to Harris, he also didn't inform his parents about this. [15] A second album, also consisting entirely of music composed by Webb, The Yard Went on Forever, was released in 1969. [on asking Irwin Allen for a Special Guest Star credit on every episode of. However, Harris declined to do a walk-on role On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. During such times, Jonathan had to give up his room and move to the dining room, where he slept on chairs. On the sitcom version (1985-'90), it was Christopher Hewett, who flamed up a storm in the role. In 1942, Harris won the leading role of a Polish officer in the Broadway play The Heart of a City. He used to stop people on the street and say, 'Guess who's my son?,' and he was wonderful, he was a darling man. [30][31] Harris employed the original decorators, Campbell Smith & Company Ltd., to carry out extensive restoration work on the interior. Publicity Listings I went to the Polish Consulate to find out how they spoke, but everyone there had a different accent so I went home and tried to make one up. In 1946, he starred in A Flag Is Born, opposite Quentin Reynolds and Marlon Brando . He played Bradford Webster, an eccentric, cowardly assistant. In 1938 he married his childhood sweetheart, Gertrude . On June 14, 1995, Harris and other cast members appeared in The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen, a television tribute to Irwin Allen, the creator of Lost in Space, who had died in 1991. From an early age, Jonathan had seen what death looked like. An eloquent character actor who would become a celebrated TV camp icon of the late 1960s, Jonathan Harris was born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin on November 6, 1914, in the Bronx borough of New York City. Entertained World War II troops in the South Pacific. In 1978, Harris emerged as a successful voice artist, working in nine episodes of the animated series Battlestar Galactica. He explained, "Because, you see, I don't just want to be remembered for being in those bloody films, and I'm afraid that's what's going to happen to me."[27]. on the 1998 Lost in Space movie, in which Dr. Smith was played by Harris successfully negotiated to receive "Special Guest Star" billing on every episode. booby," "Neanderthal ninny," and "cantankerous clump." I know, because I've still got the original one. Smith character was perpetually crying: "Oh, my delicate back!". He joined a repertory company at the Millpond Playhouse in Long Island, New York and went on to appear in 16 plays for them. He had failed an audition at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and had been rejected by the Central School of Speech and Drama, because they felt he was too old at 24. Wardlaw asked Lost in Space co-stars Bill Mumy, Angela Cartwright, and Marta Kristen to contribute their voices to the film. actor who portrayed the dastardly, cowardly antagonist Dr. Zachary Smith Each year, one of Harris's sons attends the festival in Limerick. He also starred as the character Fagan in the first episode of the science fiction series Ark II. He was the middle child. Comedic villainy. Had two sisters - Allene Charasuchin and Rosalie Charasuchin. Harris' family resided in a six-tenant apartment complex. 1914, grew up in the Bronx, and changed his name to Harris when he was Associated Press. In June 1989, director Jim Sheridan cast Harris in the lead role in The Field, written by the esteemed Irish playwright John B. Keane. However, this character was the polar opposite of Dr. Zachary Smith -- wise, honorable and brave.Jonathan's crisp, eloquent voice was also used frequently with great relish in commercials and for sci-fi and animated series purposes -- The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968), Battlestar Galactica (1978), Foofur (1986), Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987), Problem Child (1993), The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995), Freakazoid! Other New York plays during this war-era decade would include "Right Next to Broadway" (1944), "A Flag Is Born" (1946), "The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948) and "The Grass Harp" (1952).Following his introduction to live television drama in 1948, Jonathan ventured off to Hollywood. I still get nervous, isn't that wonderful! He played Gulliver in the part-animated Gulliver's Travels (1977) and was reunited with Michael Anderson in Orca (1977), battling a killer whale. Dr. Smith's best-known tropes included spitefully calling The Robot epithets such as "bubble-headed booby" and "clamoring clod". Written by, Clipped quasi-English sounding villainous baritone, June 19, 1938 - November 3, 2002 (his death, 1 child), Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987), The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995). of space travelers encounter the old "Lost in Space" family. [26] In an interview with the Toronto Star in 2001, Harris expressed his concern that his association with the Harry Potter films would outshine the rest of his career. He detested his Bronx accent and by high school cultivated an English one in its place, watching British B-movies at the arts theatre. Harris starred in a Western for Samuel Fuller, Riata, which stopped production several weeks into filming. Harris died of a blood clot in the heart while receiving therapy for a chronic back problem at a hospital on November 3, 2002. In a 1971 episode of Night Gallery, titled "Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay", Harris played Professor Nicholas Porteus, an expert on witchcraft.[9]. [6][7] He was educated by the Jesuits at Crescent College. As played by Jonathan Harris in the the 1960s sitcom, the Doc had major gayface. He was married to childhood sweetheart, Gertrude Bregman, until his death in 2002 and they had one son, Richard. Therefore, he became an expert at sneaking into shows he wanted to see. Before entering the show business, he watched lots of English movies to adopt the ways of a classical British actor. A drama teacher and vocal coach in later years, Harris died of a blood clot to the heart on November 3, 2002, just three days before his 88th birthday. After performing in over 100 plays in stock companies nationwide, he finally made an inauspicious debut as a Polish officer in the play "Heart of a City" (1942) and also entertained World War II troops in the South Pacific. It doesn't get any better than that, you can go on forever. of space instead of on a deserted island. Dennis Martin. [4] The family lived in a six-story tenement, and his mother often took in boarders to make ends meet, giving them Jonathan's room and bed and relegating him to sleep on the dining room chairs. His only son, Richard Harris, who was 16 at the time, visited the set of The Third Man (1959), where the relationship between father and son was reconnected. Harris subsequently stole the show, mainly via a seemingly never-ending series of alliterative insults directed toward The Robot, which soon worked their way into popular culture. Born into an improvised Russian-Jewish immigrant family, Harris grew up in a six-storey tenement. Toy Story 2. Me If You Can (1959) and The Big Harris was originally supposed to do five episodes of. a longtime friend and director of the 1998 documentary "Lost in Space Forever.". Here is all you want to know, and more! Harris passed away from a blood clot in his heart while receiving therapy at an Encino-area hospital for a chronic back problem. the series. An eloquent character actor who would become a celebrated TV camp icon of the late 1960s, Jonathan Harris was born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin on November 6, 1914, in the Bronx borough of New York City. It was followed by Lights Out (2 episodes, 1950-1951), Studio One (4 episodes, 1951-1957), Kraft Television Theater (1 episode, 1958), and Zorro (3 episodes, 1959). and Freakazoid! The American character actor Jonathan Harris, who has died aged 87, was the camply menacing space stowaway and spy Dr Zachary Smith in the CBS science . He was 87 and Amity Smith. His voice was also used for the animated features Happily Ever After (1989), A Bug's Life (1998) and Toy Story 2 (1999).A drama teacher and vocal coach in later years, Harris died of a blood clot to the heart on November 3, 2002, just three days before his 88th birthday. Harris also provided the voice of the Cylon character Lucifer, an antagonist on the original 1978 ABC version of Battlestar Galactica. He was interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. He made a film in Canada, Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981), a drama about impotence. After completing his studies at the academy, he joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. Although his character's eventual monopolization of. More successful at the box office was Hawaii (1966), in which Harris starred alongside Julie Andrews and Max von Sydow. was scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, 6 November 2002, which would have Don Adams rounded out the cast as an inept house detective, a character whose distinctive mannerisms and catchphrases would soon carry over into his Maxwell Smart role on Get Smart. He never retired from acting until his death. [32] In January 1984 remarks he made on the previous month's Harrods bombing caused great controversy, after which he discontinued his support for the PIRA.[33][34][32]. He was survived by his long-time wife (from 1938), Gertrude Bregman, and son Richard (born 1942). [14] This song was written by Jimmy Webb, and it reached number 2 on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart. It had a beneficial effect. ", "Never fear, Smith is here!" Bradford Webster. Was very close friends and mentor to writer/producer/director William Winckler. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Was a commercial spokesperson for Chevrolet in 1949. It was based on the novel by David Storey and directed by Lindsay Anderson. She died of natural causes, at age 93, on August 28, 2007. Convinced, the director leaned over to the writer and said, 'You owe me five bucks. He's just bad.' Attended and graduated from James Monroe High School in The Bronx, New York (1931). She was a very handsome lady and very domineering, as a matter of fact and my father was Mr. Adorable, really he was. [1] Overdale was "a tall, elegant, early 19th-century redbrick" house with nine bedrooms, in a wealthy part of Limerick, the houses "built at the turn of the 20th century for Limerick's burgeoning middle class people who could afford properly grand drawing rooms, a bedroom each for the children and one for the pot, plus space for a few servants". [Who remembered his character on his very first, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Interviews: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. [1], In 1931, at age 16, he graduated from James Monroe High School. Harris appeared in two 1961 episodes of The Twilight Zone, including a heroic role in "The Silence", in which he ended up defending a young man challenged to be silent for a whole year at a prestigious gentleman's club. They also took him to see Yiddish plays and encouraged him to listen to operas on the radio. He was married to childhood sweetheart, Gertrude Bregman, until his death in 2002 and they had one son, Richard. Harris recorded several albums of music, one of which, A Tramp Shining, included the seven-minute hit song "MacArthur Park" (Harris insisted on singing the lyric as "MacArthur's Park"). Instantly recognizable for his sophisticated and grim-visaged manner of speech and his sharp, expressive features, popular character actor Jonathan Harris' villainous role on the beloved series Lost in Space earned him both a noted spot in the annals of television history and a warm place in the hearts of TV viewers everywhere. Harris, who had starred in the film, and Muenz also took the show on tour nationwide.[12]. Jonathan Harris. Harris next performed the role of King Arthur in the film adaptation of the musical play Camelot (1967). This Sporting Life Since he was clueless about the Polish accent but wanted to do the part, he made one up, claiming that his Polish immigrant parents spoke like that. Their only son Richard Harris was born in 1942. Harris also appeared with Alan Ladd and James Harris remained proud of the character he created, including the children's series Problem Child (1993) as well as He was survived by his long-time wife (from 1938), Gertrude Bregman, and son Richard (born 1942). Along with his straight man robot, Harris easily stole the show week after week as he botched and mangled all the good intentions of the Robinson family to get back home to Earth. His widow, Gertrude Bergman, was his school sweetheart. I said 'This is not going to be palatable every week. "MacArthur Park" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. That year British exhibitors voted him the 9th-most popular star at the UK box office.[13]. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jonathan-harris-44570.php, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century American Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century American Film & Theater Personalities. Before he was an actor, he worked at many drugstores in New York City. Harris was also a co-star, alongside Charles Nelson Reilly, in the series Uncle Croc's Block, in which Harris and Reilly portrayed malcontents producing a children's television show. He cast me as a Polish flier in the show The Heart of a City. Jonathan Harris got his first acting job in 1939 with a fake resume. Jonathan Harris is best remembered for playing the role of Dr. Zachary Smith in the CBS science fiction television production Lost in Space. 1,314 Followers, 6,419 Following, 496 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Richard Jonathan Harris (@richard.jonathan.harris) Harris had a number-one singing hit in Australia, Jamaica and Canada, and a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb's song "MacArthur Park". Harris details his time as "Dr. Zachary Smith" on Lost in Space, including how he got the part and added comedy to the character, and his sometime rocky relationship with fellow cast members, including Guy Williams and June Lockhart. In 2013, Rob Gill and Zeb Moore founded the annual Richard Harris International Film Festival. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use. That's all him!". "bubble-headed 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 film appearances, as well as voiceovers. Gilbert Miller's Heart of a City. He played the title role in Abraham (1994) and had the lead in Cry, the Beloved Country (1995). Oh, I looked into the mirror, and said, 'Yes, Yes. [29], Harris was a member of the Roman Catholic Knights of Malta, and was also dubbed a knight by the Queen of Denmark in 1985. In the following year, he and his siblings legally changed their surname to Harris because they considered their family name unpronounceable. theater and guest starring over the next couple of decades in shows such Jonathan Harris married his childhood sweetheart and schoolmate Gertrude Bregman in 1938. This is something like we have never seen before in the history of the industry. Scorpio Named Jonathan #11. [41] Harris was ultimately succeeded as Dumbledore by Michael Gambon. The project was re-assembled with a new director and cast, except for Harris, who returned: The Deadly Trackers (1973). However, the project could not be completed after Harris's death. I was born on Teddy Teddy Street and Teddy Avenue, and that's the way it is, see! Harris was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in August 2002, reportedly after being hospitalised with pneumonia. insults for the mechanized co-star and often thought up his own lines to a son, Richard; two granddaughters and two sisters. I told you he was a real one.' The Field was released in 1990 and earned Harris his second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. [on the cancellation of "Lost in Space"]: When the curtain comes down, you're disappointed. He announced, "I've never played a bit part in my life and I'm not going to start now!" Richard Harris. He and fellow actor, Jan Robson both lent their . As a change of pace, he was the romantic lead in a Doris Day spy spoof comedy, Caprice (1967), directed by Frank Tashlin. They listened to what Harris had recorded and there were laughs and some tears," Wardlaw stated.[11]. Variety. [citation needed]. [In 2002]: It was the most fun in the whole world. Following his death, he was interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. After Lost in Space concluded, the character actor continued to appear in various TV productions, including series like Uncle Croc's Block' (1975) and Space Academy (1977). That you can live with and the rest, as they say, is history. as he was wheeled out of the Savoy Hotel for the last time. Emphasizing the target of the parody, numerous characters would ask him, "Weren't you on a TV show with a robot? The tv actor Jonathan Harris died at the age of 87. Fame came abruptly for Detroit painter Jonathan Harris, whose viral "Critical Race Theory" painting went around the world in a matter of days in late 2021. father. While attending James Monroe High School, he didn't fit in well with his peers, with the exception of his future wife, Gertrude Bregman, who was his best friend. [20], He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1990, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel during the curtain call of the Pirandello's play Henry IV at the Wyndham's Theatre in London. In 2020, he was listed at number 3 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.[2]. He was born Jonathan Charasuchin on 14 November She passed away on August 28, 2007 at age 93, only 5 years after his death. In the science-fiction hall there are three pictures of me with the robot! Game for Vultures (1979) was set in Rhodesia and shot in South Africa. Son of Richard Harris and Elizabeth "Lydia" Harris Husband of Anne Harris and Mary Whipple Harris Father of Abner Harris; . [36] He died at University College Hospital in Bloomsbury, London, on 25October 2002, aged 72. I'm a little afraid of the robot because he's as wicked as I am. In his second film he had a small role as an IRA Volunteer in Shake Hands with the Devil (1959), supporting James Cagney. Died (87) When he entered into James Monroe High School, at only 12, Jonathan was harboring dreams of joining the performers he loved on the stage. Approached by Allen a second time, to star in a children's series, Jumbalina and the Teeners, Harris turned it down. He was interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. So I began to sneak in the things for which I am -- at the risk of seeming immodest -- justly famous. In 1992, Harris had a supporting role in the film Patriot Games. Also Known As: Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin, place of death: Los Angeles, California, United States, See the events in life of Jonathan Harris in Chronological Order, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jonathan_Harris#/media/File:Lost_in_Space_Jonathan_Harris_1966.jpg, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jonathan_Harris_1967.jpg. After recovering from tuberculosis, Harris moved to Great Britain, wanting to become a director. 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. I found that the way to get rid of my accent was to superimpose another. He also developed interests in archaeology, Latin, romantic poetry and Shakespeare. [44] Harris was an accomplished squash racquets player, winning the Tivoli Cup in Kilkee four years in a row from 1948 to 1951, a record unsurpassed to this day.[45]. He holds the world record for a guest-starring role in a single series, having been in most of the episodes of. sister. In an apparent homage to his earlier role, Harris played a similarly pompous diplomat on Get Smart in 1970. He also began carving out memorable roles in television, Want a little coffee? legit stage continued throughout the 1950s with roles in the original U.S. [on his popularity while playing the fifty-something Dr. Zachary Smith on Lost in Space]: I play it with my tongue so far in my cheek it hurts. About Jonathan . [46] Harris' character, Dr. Smith, Harris made his film debut in 1959 in the film Alive and Kicking, and played the lead role in The Ginger Man in the West End in 1959. Save me, William!' Their only son Richard Harris was born in 1942. (4 November 2002). and so on. memorial page for Jonathan Harris (6 Nov 1914-3 Nov 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6905115 . He was 87. It was a box office flop. 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