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AKA:
Jonathan Charasuchin
Birthplace:
The Bronx, New York, New York
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Best known as the pompous, scheming, fussy Dr. Zachary Smith from Irwin Allen's 1960s CBS sci-fi TV series "Lost In Space," Jonathan Harris was known for making high camp into high art with his fun, indulgently hammy portrayals of foppish villains. Born Jonathan Charasuchin in the Bronx to poor Russian- Jewish immigrants, Harris changed his surname to one more easily pronounced by Americans and earned a pharmacy degree at Fordham University. But while working as a pharmacist he was bitten by the acting bug and learned elocution-that elevated, vaguely British way of speaking which became his
began working in repertory at the Millpond Playhouse in Roslyn, Long Island; within three years had been in 125 plays in stock companies across the country
1942
Broadway debut in Gilbert Miller's production of "Heart of the City"
Entertained troops during World War II in the South Pacific
1948
live television debut
1949
appeared in live television drama in "His Name Is Jason" on "Chevrolet Tele-Theater"; later appeared on series including "Studio One," "General Electric Theater" and "Kraft Television Theater"
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