Jonathan Harris

Known for

Acting

Born

November 6, 1914

Birthplace

The Bronx, New York, USA

Died

November 3, 2002 (aged 87)

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...

Best known work

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

Filmography

2007
The Pixar Story
as Manny (voice) (archive footage)
2001
Hubert's Brain
as The Professor (voice)
2000
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
as Dr. Zachary Smith (archive footage)
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandTV
as Era (voice) (2 episodes)
1999
Toy Story 2
as The Cleaner (voice)
1998
A Bug's Life
as Manny (voice)
1998
ToonsylvaniaTV
1998
Lost in Space Forever
as Self (also archive footage)
1997
Channel Umptee-3TV
as Stickley Rickets (voice) (13 episodes)
1997
The Angry BeaversTV
1996
Superman: The Animated SeriesTV
as Julian Frey (voice) (1 episode)
1996
Quack PackTV
as Professor Henry Villanova (voice) (1 episode)
1995
Freakazoid!TV
as Professor Jones (voice) (6 episodes)
1994
Spider-ManTV
as Miles Warren / The Professor (voice) (2 episodes)
1993
Problem ChildTV
as (voice) (13 episodes)
1991
Darkwing DuckTV
as Phineas Sharp (voice) (1 episode)
1990
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho PandaTV
1989
Happily Ever After
as Sunflower (voice)
1987
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical LightTV
1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Grumblebee (voice)
1986
Witches, Warlocks & Wizards
as Host
1985
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
as Count Blogg (voice)
1979
$weepstake$TV
as Granger (1 episode)
1978
Vega$TV
1978
Battlestar GalacticaTV
as Lucifer (voice) (uncredited) (1 episode), as Lucifer (1 episode), as Lucifer (voice) (6 episodes)