Mark Goddard
Mark Goddard | |
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Born | Charles Harvey Goddard July 24, 1936 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 10, 2023 Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 87)
Resting place | Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | College of the Holy Cross American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–2023 |
Spouses | Marcia Rogers
(m. 1960; div. 1968)Evelyn Pezzulich (m. 1990) |
Children | 5 |
Mark Goddard (born Charles Harvey Goddard; July 24, 1936 – October 10, 2023) was an American actor who starred in a number of television programs. He is probably best known for portraying Major Don West in the CBS series Lost in Space (1965–1968). He also played Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard, in The Detectives, starring Robert Taylor.
Early life
Charles Harvey Goddard was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on July 24, 1936.[1] The youngest of five children, he grew up in Scituate. He was raised Roman Catholic and described himself as "almost a good Catholic".[2]
Goddard led both his high school baseball and basketball teams to the state championship finals. Goddard dreamed of becoming a basketball player but eventually turned to acting. He originally attended the College of the Holy Cross after high school but transferred and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. After two years, he moved to Los Angeles.[3]
Career
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In 1959, after just three weeks in Hollywood, he landed a role in the CBS
Later acting career
Goddard guest-starred on three ABC series,
In 1978, Goddard starred with
Personal life and death
Goddard's first marriage was to Marcia Rogers in 1960, which lasted until their divorce in 1968; the couple had two children, Melissa and Michael.
He met his third wife, English professor Evelyn Pezzulich, while at Bridgewater, and they married in 1990. The couple had one child, John. From 1991 through at least 2009, Goddard served as a
Goddard died from pulmonary fibrosis in Hingham, Massachusetts, on October 10, 2023, at the age of 87.[11][12]
See also
References
- ISBN 9780786402847.
- ^ Goddard 2008, p. 4.
- ^ Goddard 2008, p. 11-13.
- Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Adam-12: Log 105---Elegy for a Pig (1970)". AllMovie. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Mark Goddard at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ "Swope Image 222985". New York Public Library; Billy Rose Theatre Division. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Pond, Neil (September 18, 2015). "Lost in Space Cast: Where Are They Now?". Parade. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (October 4, 2021). "Marcia Ross, Art Consultant and Collector in Hollywood, Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Alspach, Kyle (November 29, 2008). "Lost In Space star finds meaning teaching kids in Middleboro". The Enterprise. Brockton, Mass. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Mark Goddard of Lost in Space Dies at 87". Extra TV. October 13, 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (October 13, 2023). "Mark Goddard, Actor on Lost in Space, Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- Sources
- Goddard, Mark (2008). To Space and Back: A Memoir. New York: OCLC 456693003.
External links
- Mark Goddard at IMDb
- Mark Goddard at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mark Goddard discography at Discogs