Mark Goddard
Mark Goddard
Mark Goddardis an American actor who has starred in a number of television programs. He portrayed Major Don West, the adversary of Dr. Zachary Smithin the 1960s CBS television series, Lost in Space, and young Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard on The Detectives starring Robert Taylor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth24 July 1936
CityLowell, MA
CountryUnited States of America
amazing happening lost
It's amazing that this is all happening to Lost in Space.
I kind of fell into acting. I was very lucky.
felt grateful work
I'm grateful to have had this, even if I felt that some of my work as an actor was better, like on The Detectives. It's not as remembered.
expect experience feelings hope kids series watched
I hope that they enjoy the movie. Don't be critical. Don't expect to get the same feelings you got when you watched the series when you were 10 years old. Let your kids see it and experience it on their own.
gives good kids pictures proud trying worry
The kids like to get pictures of me for their parents. They know how proud I am of them-they have a lot more to worry about than my stardom. They are trying to make good choices for their own lives, but this gives them a little fun. They are part of my family.
asking knew played sent worked
They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general.
doll general people shows sign
People give me things at shows-the Robot from Japan. What I would treasure the most is a little doll of the general from the movie-and if they don't make it, I'll make my own and bring it to shows and sign it.
adventures family jonathan liked lost performance serious stayed watch
I would have liked it to have stayed serious and have the adventures of a family lost in space. This isn't to take anything away from Jonathan and the Robot. I watch his performance today and he still makes me laugh.
columbia
I don't have anything from the television series. I treasure the videotapes from Columbia House.
almost amazing grew hours
One thing that is almost always said to me is, I grew up with you. They are meeting me and feel that they actually grew up with me. I was with them during their play hours and thinking hours. I was a part of their childhoods. That's one of the most amazing things.
appeared bill gave harris jonathan tape
I appeared on a show with Jonathan Harris on it-the Bill Dana show-even before Lost In Space. Someone gave me a tape of it in the past year, but in all these years we hadn't remembered.
relationship series supposed
I was supposed to have a relationship with Judy, but that never happened. Actors in series didn't have the control that they have today over their jobs.
believe telescope
With the Hubble telescope and all the other things that are out there, I believe something would have come through. Today, I really believe we are unique.
audience bigger gets hit lost season star trek
In our first season we had a 22 rating. Today Seinfeld, a hit show, gets a 15. Lost in Space actually had a bigger audience than Star Trek got at that time.