Johnathan Harris, a.k.a. Dr. Smith, dead at 87

[JC]

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Oh, the pain, the pain of it all.....

JC

 

who?
and no, im not kidding

 

[JC]

Didja read the link? He was Dr. Smith on the original Lost in Space TV series, most famously....

 

[Kadarin]

The real "Doc" Smith, imho, died in the sixties...

 

[LordJezo]

BOOO!!!!!


He was a cool guy.

Oh well, I guess he will live on with Opie and Anthony... WAIT THEY WERE KILLED OFF TOO!

NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
The real "Doc" Smith, imho, died in the sixties...

yep, the Lensmen series is the SF equivalent of Homer's Odyssey in how it's influenced later SF from Brin to JMS / Babylon 5 [season 1 out on DVD tomorrow]. Plus it's still a great read.

"Danger Will Robinson! Skoorb effect approaching!"

But this Doc Smith was a good character actor and was a fun part of my childhood. So give him his due.

 

[tcsenter]

Heh, I waited on Harris when he was in Flint to do some play at the Whiting Auditorium. That was...10 years ago and he was looking pretty old and nearly dead then.

I loved 'Lost In Space' RERUNS, you know, because I was too young to watch when it was current (not even born yet in fact).

RIP Dr. Smith.

 

This Dr.Smith you n00b.