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Born Charles Harvey Goddard, Mark Goddard was best known for his role as the feisty, combative Major Don West in the cult TV series Lost in Space (1965). The youngest of five siblings, he was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, but grew up in Scituate, raised as a Catholic. Though excelling in sports, Goddard gave up early ambitions of a professional basketball career. Following advice from the head of the dramatic society of the College of the Holy Cross, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.
Two years later, he relocated to Los Angeles and, before long, received offers to act in television. His first recurring role on the small screen was as the lead character's deputy in the western series Johnny Ringo (1959). He replaced Lee Farr as one of The Detectives (1959), portraying police officer Chris Ballard in 64 episodes.
Goddard made guest appearances in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), The Virginian (1962), Gunsmoke (1955) and Perry Mason (1957) and co-starred alongside John McGiver in the short-lived sitcom Many Happy Returns (1964), before signing on as one of the crew in Irwin Allen 's Lost in Space. From season two, his character projected increasing antagonism towards the nefarious Dr. Zachary Smith. After that series had run its course, Goddard remained a frequent guest TV star on popular shows like Mod Squad (1968) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). He had recurring stints on the soaps One Life to Live (1968) and General Hospital (1963) and made occasional forays into film acting, most notably in the off-beat horror flick Blue Sunshine (1977) (as a drug dealer turned politician).
The following year, he made his sole Broadway appearance in the musical The Act, opposite Liza Minnelli and Barry Nelson. Well-received, it ran for 233 performances between October 1977 and July 1978. Goddard retired from acting in 2015.
In between acting, Goddard often sidelined working with children, including at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Having graduated with a Master's Degree in education from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, he eventually pursued a new vocation from 1991 as a special education teacher.
Goddard published his memoirs, "To Space and Back", in 2009. He was married three times. His second wife (divorced) was the actress Susan Anspach. His daughter is the producer Melissa Goddard .
Mark Goddard died of pulmonary fibrosis on October 10, 2023 at the age of 87.- Director
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Director/writer/producer Jeff Burr was born in 1961 in Aurora, Ohio. He grew up in Dalton, Georgia. Burr avidly watched low-budget independent movies at the local drive-in theater and made Super-8 pictures as a kid. Burr attended the University of Southern California for three years, where he met fellow student and aspiring filmmaker Kevin Meyer. The two of them dropped out of USC to complete Divided We Fall (1982), an acclaimed Civil War drama that wound up winning a plethora of awards at various film festivals all over the world. Burr made his first fright feature in 1987 with the superbly creepy and disturbing horror anthology winner From a Whisper to a Scream (1987). Burr then directed a handful of above average horror sequels: Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989) (Make Room for Daddy), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993), and the fourth and fifth "Puppetmaster" movies (Puppet Master 4 (1993) and Puppet Master 5 (1994)). Burr's more current spate of films have been a decidedly mixed bag. They range from mediocre (1999's Phantom Town (1999)) to awful (2006's "The Devil's Den"), with the strong, gritty and harrowing World War II action drama Straight Into Darkness (2004) rating as a definite recent career highlight. In addition to directing, Jeff Burr has also played small roles in such movies as The Mangler Reborn (2005), Dark Asylum (2001), High Tomb (1995), and Fear of a Black Hat (1993).- Actor
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Ken was trained in London at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and the University of Westminster; also in NYC at the National Shakespeare Conservatory and the London Classic Theatre School. He also has a B.A. in Theatre from St. Lawrence University. He tackled the hardest role of his career, playing "Macbeth" in Las Vegas where he performed in front of more than 3,000 people a night for the very successful, and critically acclaimed month long run. In LA, Ken trained for film and TV under coach, Cameron Thor; and his two favorite screen roles were on TV: the first on "General Hospital", where he played "Greg", a mob accountant for the show's resident gangster, "Sonny Corinthos"; the second on ""Heroes", where he played a notorious super villain known only as "The German". He started studying Martial Arts nearly 40 years ago, and in '98 found himself at Benny "The Jet" Urquidez's "Jet's Gym", and Sensei Benny quickly got him into stunts and action acting. Since then he's been killed and/or beaten up on film, TV, and in video games.- Actress
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Shirley Jo Finney was born on 14 July 1949 in Merced, California, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Lou Grant (1977), Hey Good Lookin' (1982) and Nuts (1987). She died on 10 October 2023 in Bellingham, Washington, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Actress
Corinne Pulver was born on 19 June 1927 in Bern, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. She was a writer and director, known for Man kann auch anders leben (1975), Sie 67 - Skizzen zu einem Porträit der modernen Frau (1967) and Kinder ohne Eltern (1957). She died on 10 October 2023 in Bern, Switzerland.- Gail O'Neill was born in 1963 in Westchester County, New York, USA. She was married to Paul Viera. She died on 10 October 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Nenad Cvetko was born on 27 December 1969 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Is It Clear, My Friend? (2000), Zakon! (2009) and You Carry Me (2015). He died on 10 October 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Louise Meriwether was born on 8 May 1923 in Haverstraw, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003), Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016) and Life with Linkletter (1950). She was married to Angelo Meriwether and Earle Howe. She died on 10 October 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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Marinho Correia was born on 11 November 1931 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a producer, known for Shoot to Kill (1988), The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain (1979) and King of the Grizzlies (1970). He was married to Cecilia S. Correia. He died on 10 October 2023 in Bremerton, Washington, USA.- Cinematographer
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Benjamin Le Clair was a cinematographer, known for Derrière le poste (2014) and Un Tour du Monde en France (2022). Benjamin died on 10 October 2023.- Nina Kiryakova was born on 1 March 1944 in the USSR. She was an actress, known for Aty-baty, shli soldaty... (1977), Nam nekogda zhdat (1973) and Pomnish zapakh sireni... (1992). She died on 10 October 2023.
- Eva Kollisch was born on 17 August 1925 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Die Geschichte einer Vertreibung (1996), Regarding Susan Sontag (2014) and Grace (2010). She was married to Naomi Replansky, Gert Berliner and Stanley Plastrik. She died on 10 October 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
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- Producer
Kamel Lyoubi was born on 1 March 1962 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a producer, known for Le nouveau protocole (2008), Five Times Two (2004) and Un monde presque paisible (2002). He died on 10 October 2023 in Paris, France.- Olle Wästberg was born on 6 May 1945 in Stockholm, Sweden. He died on 10 October 2023 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Brendan Malone was born on 21 April 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 10 October 2023 in the USA.