off course but he also found himself trapped with them in the craft. [35] He gave up drugs after almost dying from a cocaine overdose in 1978. He was survived by his long-time wife (from 1938), Gertrude Bregman, and son Richard (born 1942). To help his parents financially, he started working as stock boy in a local pharmacy at the age of 12. We are here to learn more about the man who touched us through his work in stage, movies and television. His over-the-top His career on the Harris was born on 1 October 1930, at Overdale, 8 Landsdown Villas, Ennis Road, Limerick,[3][4][5] son of flour merchant Ivan Harris and Mildred (ne Harty). as he was wheeled out of the Savoy Hotel for the last time. Due to Harris's popularity on the show, Irwin Allen approved his changes and gave him carte blanche as a writer. The film, Harris's last work, was released posthumously in 2009.[11]. Over several years in the late 1980s, Harris worked with Irish author Michael Feeney Callan on his biography, which was published by Sidgwick & Jackson in 1990. TV Actors. 73 Photos of Naturally Naked Men by Terry Hastings, 23 Masturbation Tips for People With Vaginas, 22 Terrifying Sexual Fantasies That Must Be Talked About, 30 Kinky Terms Every Gay Man Needs To Know, 10 Sex Toys for All Genders and How to Use Them, Alternative Orgasms: 20 New Ways to Hit the Spot, Black Trans Woman Shot to Death, Found in Burning Building in Milwaukee, Chicago's Lesbian Mayor Lori Lightfoot Resoundingly Loses Reelection, Marsha P. Johnson Institute Celebrates Black Trans Lives, Mississippi Gov. I loved creating that dreadful, wonderful man. the arm-waggling, glass-domed robot. In his second film he had a small role as an IRA Volunteer in Shake Hands with the Devil (1959), supporting James Cagney. His last series guest-starring role was on an episode of Fantasy Island. [on receiving a guest-starring role for every episode of. Acting was Harris's first love. In multiple episodes of the 19951997 cartoon series Freakazoid!, Harris reprised the cowardly Smith character and dialogue under the name "Professor Jones," uttering Smith's catchphrase "Oh, the pain!" Anthony Breznican." The project was re-assembled with a new director and cast, except for Harris, who returned: The Deadly Trackers (1973). Jonathan would find himself severely typecast as a plummy villain for the remainder of his career, and was seen usually in cryptic form on such television series as The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968), Land of the Giants (1968), Get Smart (1965), Bewitched (1964), McMillan & Wife (1971), Night Gallery (1969), Love, American Style (1969), Sanford and Son (1972), Vega$ (1978), Fantasy Island (1977), etc. He reportedly beat out Carroll O'Connor and Eddie Albert for the part of [In 2002]: It was the most fun in the whole world. He was 87 and Harris also guest-starred on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. Harris was cast over two other actors for the role of Dr. Zachary Smith, the evil and conniving enemy agent on Lost in Space. At age 24, he prepared a fake rsum and tried out for a repertory company at the Millpond Playhouse on Long Island, New York and appeared in several of this troupe's plays,[6] prior to landing a spot in the company. He was survived by his long-time wife (from 1938), Gertrude Bregman, and son Richard (born 1942). "bubble-headed He acquired a love of acting after a family friend exposed him For his role in the film Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), despite being virtually unknown to film audiences, Harris reportedly insisted on third billing, behind Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando, an actor he greatly admired. 'You there, where did you get that accent' he bellowed. 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. Mr. Harris, whose flexible baritone could range from silliness [25] Harris portrayed Abb Faria in Kevin Reynolds' film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). on the 1998 Lost in Space movie, in which Dr. Smith was played by and The Teahouse of the August Moon. Critic Roger Ebert described the casting of Harris and Vanessa Redgrave as "about the best King Arthur and Queen Guenevere I can imagine". His last work as a voiceover artist was in the series 'Buzz Lightyear of Star Command' (2000). In 1992, Harris had a supporting role in the film Patriot Games. Harris grew up speaking with a Bronx accent, but slowly began to detest it. His first big break came in 1959 when he was cast in the mystery television show The Third Man. Quotes " As a change of pace, he was the romantic lead in a Doris Day spy spoof comedy, Caprice (1967), directed by Frank Tashlin. There's no longevity in a part like that. 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]. [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. Biography - A Short Wiki. (6 November 2002). Had started attending the movie theaters, until he listened to his voice and his New York City accent. Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 25 October 2002)[1] was an Irish actor and singer. He was born Jonathan Charasuchin on 14 November Harris hesitated to take the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) at first due to his declining health, but ultimately accepted because his 11-year-old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again if he did not take it. Harris also appeared with Alan Ladd and James After appearing in a number of television anthologies such as "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre", "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse", "Betty Crocker Star Matinee", "Goodyear Playhouse" and "Hallmark Hall of Fame", he made his film debut as part of a band of potential mutineers in the film Botany Bay (1952) starring doctor hero Alan Ladd and villainous captain James Mason. When he was attending high school, Jonathan was interested in archeology, Latin, romantic poetry and Shakespeare. Their only son Richard Harris was born in 1942. An eloquent character actor who would become a celebrated TV camp icon of the late 1960s, Jonathan Harris was born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin . So I began to sneak in the things for which I am -- at the risk of seeming immodest -- justly famous. as The Twilight Zone, Bewitched, Land of the Giants, Battlestar Galactica, I said 'This is not going to be palatable every week. As the crew visited various alien worlds in their Due to Amazon's multi-billion dollar acquisition of MGM . [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. He was 87 and lived in the Encino section of Los Angeles. Dr. Smith. In terms of the streaming release, Creed III will most likely follow the 45-day theatrical window before being available to stream online. In 1957, Harris married Elizabeth Rees-Williams, daughter of David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore. [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. He is friendly only with the robot, treating the machine as the only true, real person aboard the spacecraft. a son, Richard; two granddaughters and two sisters. merchandise. Starring Meg Bussert as Guenevere, Richard Muenz as Lancelot and Thor Fields as Tom of Warwick. Harris died Sunday from a blood clot in his heart Harris and Rees-Williams divorced in 1969, after which Elizabeth married Rex Harrison. Harris was succeeded in the role of Dr. Smith by Gary Oldman in the 1998 film version, who played the role as a more genuinely menacing and less likeable character than Harris's on television. For example, Irwin Allen cast Harris as a villainous "Pied Piper" in an episode of Land of the Giants. The two often had three hour luncheons twice a month for many years. JONATHAN EDWARD TERRIL HARRIS (Age 26) On Saturday, December 6, 2014, of Silver Spring, MD. in 'Lost in Space,' Dies at 87." In 1942, Harris won the leading role of a Polish officer in the Broadway play The Heart of a City. 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. This won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Harris played another IRA Volunteer in A Terrible Beauty (1960), alongside Robert Mitchum. "Jonathan Harris: Actor." booby," "Neanderthal ninny," and "cantankerous clump." But on November 3, 2002, he was found dead from a blood clot to the heart, just three days before his 88th birthday. | TV . That's all him!". It was based on the novel by David Storey and directed by Lindsay Anderson. But he became so popular with the viewers that the creators made his character a series regular. 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). brother. She was a very handsome lady and very domineering, as a matter of fact and my father was Mr. Adorable, really he was. The biggest break of Harriss acting career came in 1965 when he began to star as Dr. Zachary Smith in Lost in Space. I've used that accent many times since, whenever they need something foreign. Jonathan Harris passed away only three days before he would have had his 88th birthday. In 1938 he married his childhood sweetheart, Gertrude . [citation needed]. In an apparent homage to his earlier role, Harris played a similarly pompous diplomat on Get Smart in 1970. Self-trained to shake his thick Bronx accent by watching British movies and pursuing interests in Shakespeare and archaeology, Jonathan changed his surname to one much easier to pronounce. He had a cameo as Richard the Lionheart in Robin and Marian (1976), for Lester, then was in The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976). Young Jonathan was enthralled. 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. Son of Richard Harris and Elizabeth "Lydia" Harris Husband of Anne Harris and Mary Whipple Harris Father of Abner Harris; . Comedic villainy. It was after a two-year stint as Mr. Phillips 20 reviews. He had a memorable bit part in the film The Guns of Navarone (1961) as a Royal Australian Air Force pilot who reports that blowing up the "bloody guns" of the island of Navarone is impossible by an air raid. Harris um f de mgica, e ele mesmo um mgico como seu personagem em How I Met Your Mother.Ele atua no Conselho de Administrao do Magic Castle de Hollywood, venceu o Tannen's Magic Louis Award em 2006 e apresentou o World Magic Awards em 11 de outubro de 2008.Alm disso, Harris foi a celebridade convidado de honra para Top Chef Masters, que aconteceu no Magic Castle, e . The son of impoverished Russian-Jewish migrs, his father worked in the garment industry and young Jonathan contributed to the family income by working as a box boy in a pharmacy at age 12, which inspired him enough to, after graduating from James Monroe High School, earn a pharmacy degree at Fordham University in 1936. Harris followed this with a leading role in the Italian film, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Deserto Rosso (Red Desert, 1964). [6], Harris was interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, in Westwood Village, in Los Angeles. 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". In a 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Columbus revealed that Harris was writing an autobiography during his stay at the hospital, but the autobiography has never been published. Before he was an actor, he worked at many drugstores in New York City. 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. "MacArthur Park" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Signs Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth, LGBTQ+ People Take Up Arms as Fears of Right-wing Hate Groups Grow, Tennessee Gov. Smith character was perpetually crying: "Oh, my delicate back!". Jonathan Harris, the delightfully flamboyant He also had to learn how to speak appropriately, for him to become an actor. father. So I lied and told him my parents were Polish immigrants and this is how they spoke. A Bug's Life. For his role, Harris won Best Actor in 1963 at the Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination. [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. [19] Ravagers (1979) was more action, set in a post-apocalyptic world. J. Other film roles include Catch [31], Harris was a vocal supporter of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) from 1973 until 1984. In 1999, Harris starred in the film To Walk with Lions. Harris led the all-star cast in the train disaster film The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Adopting a Polish accent, he advised the producers that his parents were originally from Poland. 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. Refused to discuss the pie throwing in the face, during his time on. Then he proceeds to sing "If I Could Go Back", from the Lost Horizon soundtrack. Biographical note adapted with gratitude from He's just bad.' ", "Never fear, Smith is here!" Biografia. He played Cain in John Huston's film The Bible: In the Beginning (1966). to the opera and the theater. sister. heart lay in the arts. In 1946, he starred in A Flag Is Born, opposite Quentin Reynolds and Marlon Brando. Grandfather of Melissa Harris and Vanessa Harris. He never retired from acting until his death. Comedy. [8] Harris's athletic career was cut short when he caught tuberculosis in his teens. [citation needed], Harris paid 75,000 for William Burges' Tower House in Holland Park in 1968, after discovering that the American entertainer Liberace had arranged to buy the house but had not yet put down a deposit. When he stopped enjoying playing the villain on screen, he decided to change the course of his career. Despite his interest in the performing arts, he could not afford any money for tickets. He changed his named from Charasuchin to Harris because his classmates from school were making fun of him. I could not play a part like that, I'd fall apart laughing on the floor. I was born on Teddy Teddy Street and Teddy Avenue, and that's the way it is, see! It was followed by production like The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948-1950), The Grass Harp (1952), Hazel Flagg (1953) and The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953-1956). No, no, no. [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. Had 12 hobbies: watching movies, playing piano, dancing, listening to opera, gardening, knitting, cooking, traveling, magic, painting, reading, and spending time with children. Harris was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in August 2002, reportedly after being hospitalised with pneumonia. Jonathan Harris got his first acting job in 1939 with a fake resume. Jonathan Harris 1914 - 2002 (m. 1938 . For his full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/jonathan-harris Before entering the show business, he watched lots of English movies to adopt the ways of a classical British actor. Convinced, the director leaned over to the writer and said, 'You owe me five bucks. In 1948, he moved to Los Angeles, where he debuted on television, appearing in one episode of The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre' in 1949. According to Bill Mumy, Harris moved quickly to develop the character: "And we'd start working on a scene together, and he'd have a line, and then in the script I'd have my reply, and he'd say, 'No, no, no, dear boy. 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 . The film was shot in Ireland and directed by Michael Anderson who offered Harris a role in his next movie, The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959), shot in Hollywood. Zorro. He spent nearly a decade in obscurity, learning his profession on stages throughout the UK.[10]. [1] 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[2] Dr. Zachary Smith of the 1960s science-fiction series Lost in Space. 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). 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. Jonathan Harris. Although he was considered something of a cult icon for the role of Dr. Smith, Harris became typecast as a fey and sometimes campy villain. been his 88th birthday, at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles. It's Cary Grant.' [In 1966]: I am deliciously wicked. A lifelong supporter of Jesuit education principles,[21] Harris established a friendship with University of Scranton President Rev. Although he could seldom afford tickets to them, Broadway plays were also an early interest. His father, Sam Charasuchin, was a homemaker, and his mother, Jennie Charasuchin, was also a homemaker. 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. For his full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/jonathan-harris A few years after receiving a degree in pharmacology At the 2009 BAFTAs, Mickey Rourke dedicated his Best Actor award to Harris, calling him a "good friend and great actor". Harris died of a blood clot in the heart while receiving therapy for a chronic back problem at a hospital on November 3, 2002. Harris died Sunday from a blood clot in his heart while receiving therapy at an Encino, Calif., hospital for a chronic back problem, family spokesman Kevin J. Burns said Monday. pharmacy and went on to study pharmacology at Fordham University, but his Jonathan Harris married his childhood sweetheart and schoolmate Gertrude Bregman in 1938. The Field was released in 1990 and earned Harris his second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Long Island, where he performed in sixteen company productions. To raise money, his mother took in boarders, some of whom were given Jonathan's bed, forcing Jonathan to sleep on the chairs in the dining room. Bradford Webster. [Who stayed up nights drawing up lists of alliterations for his Dr. Smith character to spout to the Robot, which soon became the catalyst of the show]: Fans have shown me lots of lists over the years, but none of them were complete. Jonathan Harris (Charasuchin), actor, born November 6 1914; died November 3 2002, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. He also did some dancing in his spare time. Harris's teenaged son would visit the set at this time, and Harris did whatever he could to bridge the gap between father and son and tried to make up for lost time. Near the end of his career, he provided voices for the animated features A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2.[3]. Toy Story 2. [36] He died at University College Hospital in Bloomsbury, London, on 25October 2002, aged 72. Most remembered for playing Dr. Zachary Smith on the science fiction series, Lost in Space. 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. They had three children: actor Jared Harris, actor Jamie Harris, and director Damian Harris. from Fordham, he submitted a falsified rsum and auditioned 1914, grew up in the Bronx, and changed his name to Harris when he was Concurrently, he also worked in other TV productions, including 40 episodes of The Bill Dana Show (1963-1965). delivery and melodramatic cries of "We're doomed!" [1], In 1931, at age 16, he graduated from James Monroe High School. However A Man Called Horse (1970), with Harris in the title role, an 1825 English aristocrat who is captured by Native Americans, was a major success. Jonathan Harris. 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. The 26-year-old was very close to his parents, Richard and Patricia, and grew up with two siblings, Lloyd Harris and Sidney Gaines. while on, At conventions, insisted that his booth or table be separate from the rest of the cast members of. [citation needed]. WWII, he performed in plays in the South Pacific for troops. lived in the Encino section of Los Angeles. Just before his death, Harris was involved in the NBC project of "Lost in Space: The Journey Home" in which the Robinson family may be returning to Earth. Entertained World War II troops in the South Pacific. 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"). "This was the first time they had all been together in something unrelated to Lost in Space and it was a blast. Oh, I looked into the mirror, and said, 'Yes, Yes. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use. Harris died Sunday from a blood clot in his heart while receiving therapy at an Encino, Calif., hospital for a chronic back problem, family spokesman Kevin J. Burns said Monday. A. Panuska[22][23] and raised funds for a scholarship for Irish students established in honour of his brother and manager, Dermot, who had died the previous year of a heart attack. He was interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Best remembered by the public for his special guest starring role as Dr. Zachary Smith on. Lost in Space, which ran on CBS from 1965 to 1968, was a science-fiction takeoff on the Swiss Family Robinson story in which the castaway clan was trapped amid the uncharted fathoms of space instead of on a deserted island. He also lend his colorful voice to He had a larger part in The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961), playing a British soldier; Harris clashed with Laurence Harvey and Richard Todd during filming. I know, because I've still got the original one. 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). [22][23] He chaired acting workshops and cast the university's production of Julius Caesar in November 1987. Jonathan particularly enjoyed opera, gardening and cooking. As played by Jonathan Harris in the the 1960s sitcom, the Doc had major gayface. During - IMDb Mini Biography By: Adopting a Polish accent, he advised the producers that his parents were originally from Poland. At the first rehearsal I was shaking like a leaf, worrying that I'd get fired, when the director pointed at me. Although he reprised his most famous role as Dr. Smith in the television special. In 2013, Rob Gill and Zeb Moore founded the annual Richard Harris International Film Festival. In the following year, he and his siblings legally changed their surname to Harris because they considered their family name unpronounceable. was scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, 6 November 2002, which would have and often appeared at fan conventions to promote Lost in Space nostalgia He graduated from there with a degree in pharmacology in 1936. Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net, Other Works [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]. Richard Harris, (born October 1, 1930, Limerick, Irelanddied October 25, 2002, London, England), Irish actor of stage and screen who became known as much for his offstage indulgences as for his flamboyant performances. After Gladiator, Harris played the supporting role of Albus Dumbledore in the first two of the Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002),[24] the latter of which was his final film role. insult the Robot, such as "You sanctimonious scatterbrain!" Mon 16 Dec 2002 21.17 EST. In June 1989, director Jim Sheridan cast Harris in the lead role in The Field, written by the esteemed Irish playwright John B. Keane. In The Molly Maguires (1970), he played James McParland, the detective who infiltrates the title organisation, headed by Sean Connery. Jonathan Harris, the delightfully flamboyant actor who portrayed the dastardly, cowardly antagonist Dr. Zachary Smith on Lost in Space died on Sunday, 3 November 2002. How could anyone take it seriously? (4 November 2002). Dies." 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). Swapped his New York City accent for a more sophisticated baritone voice, after he watched B-movies. 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. Norman Lloyd. He used to stop people on the street and say, 'Guess who's my son?,' and he was wonderful, he was a darling man. In high school, he developed interests in the Latin language, Shakespeare, romantic poetry and archaeology. [16] In the 1973 TV special "Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La", after singing Webb's "Didn't We", Harris tells Bacharach that since he was not a trained singer he approached songs as an actor concerned with words and emotions, acting the song with the sort of honesty the song is trying to convey. You're a character man'. He legally changed his name from "Charasuchin" to "Harris" before entering college after a year-long standoff with his father, who disagreed with the change. About Jonathan . (1995) and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000). The second of three children, Harris was born to a poor family in The Bronx, New York City. Beloved son of Patricia and Richard Harris; loving brother of Lloyd Harris and Sidney Gaines; devoted grand [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. He developed a love for acting while he was studying in James Monroe High School, from where he graduated in 1931. He followed it with another Canadian film, Highpoint, a movie so bad it was not released for several years. His Broadway debut was in the play "Heart of the City" (1942). 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. It also topped several music sales charts in Europe during the summer of 1968. He also played a lead role alongside James Earl Jones in the Darrell Roodt film adaptation of Cry, the Beloved Country (1995). to threatening condescension, performed voice-over work for many programs, Harris played the director and Reilly the titular host, Uncle Croc. [In 1969]: I've been there. He enrolled in the Fordham University in 1932 with a new surname. He also did voiceover work in an episode of the animated Superman series. It won a Golden Globe for Best Movie made for TV and was nominated for both a BAFTA and an Emmy. [40], Harris was a lifelong friend of actor Peter O'Toole, and his family reportedly hoped that O'Toole would replace Harris as Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). . 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