jonathan harris played doctor smith in lost in space.
jonathan harris played doctor smith in lost in space.
who played doctor smith in lost in space?
jonathan harris
elements of allen's "lost in space" series recur in "land of the giants", notably the relationship between foolish, greedy, on-the-run bank robber alexander b. fitzhugh (kurt kasznar) and the young boy barry lockridge (stefan arngrim), paralleling the relationship on "lost in space" between doctor smith and the young will robinson. also, for main cast billing, kasznar was treated contractually in the same manner as jonathan harris had been on "lost in space": billed in last place on the opening credit sequence, but billed as "special guest star" (even though he was a series regular). apart from this, gary conway received solo star billing in the opening credits, with the other regulars all receiving "also starring" billing.
land of the giants
"an example of these specific and diffuse cultural dimensions is provided by the united states and germany. a u.s. professor, such as robert smith, phd, generally would be called “doctor smith” by students when at his u.s. university. when shopping, however, he might be referred to by the store clerk as “bob,” and he might even ask the clerk’s advice regarding some of his intended purchases. when golfing, bob might just be one of the guys, even to a golf partner who happens to be a graduate student in his department. the reason for these changes in status is that, with the specific u.s. cultural values, people have large public spaces and often conduct themselves differently depending on their public role. at the same time, however, bob has private space that is off-limits to the students who must call him “doctor smith” in class. in high-diffuse cultures, on the other hand, a person’s public life and private life often are similar. therefore, in germany, herr professor doktor schmidt would be referred to that way at the university, local market, and bowling alley—and even his wife might address him formally in public. a great deal of formality is maintained, often giving the impression that germans are stuffy or aloof."
trompenaars' model of national culture differences