Jonathan Harris

Acting

Jonathan Harris

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 06, 1914 (110 years old)
Death date
Nov 03, 2002

Jonathan Harris

Known For

The Pixar Story
1h 27m
Movie 2007

The Pixar Story

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios...

Hubert's Brain
0h 17m
Movie 2001

Hubert's Brain

It tells the story of a science geek who befriends...

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
0h 44m
Movie 2000

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

Al Lewis becomes well-known for his iconic role as Grandpa...

Toy Story 2
1h 32m
Movie 1999

Toy Story 2

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to...

A Bug's Life
1h 35m
Movie 1998

A Bug's Life

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named...

Toonsylvania
0h 30m
TV Show 1998

Toonsylvania

Toonsylvania is an animated television series, which ran for 2...

Channel Umptee-3
0h 30m
TV Show 1997

Channel Umptee-3

Channel Umptee-3 is a Saturday morning animated television series created...

Problem Child
0h 30m
TV Show 1993

Problem Child

Problem Child is an animated series produced by Universal Cartoon...

Happily Ever After
1h 15m
Movie 1989

Happily Ever After

The Wicked Queen is dead but her brother, Lord Maliss,...

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
0h 24m
TV Show 1987

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

The planet Prysmos suffers a collapse of its high-tech civilization...

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.