Bob May and Dick Tufeld in 1997
The Voice of the iconic Lost in Space Robot, Dick Tufeld, passed away on Sunday 22nd January 2012. A truly remarkable gentleman has been lost from the worlds of Irwin Allen.
Not only did he provide the voice, and indeed the soul, for the Robot, but also voiceovers for several other Irwin Allen productions including Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and The Time Tunnel. He also lent his voice to the Land of the Giants presentation reel which you can see on both the US and UK DVD releases.
The Robot spoke again in the guise of the cinematic release of Lost in Space in 1998, with a new look, but the voice was exactly the same. Dick also recorded robot voice clips for the benefit of the full scale B-9 Robot replica owners so his voice will continue to live on through the Robot in homes around the globe.
"Danger Will Robinson!"
A beautiful tribute to Dick Tufeld by Dan Siciliano
Celeste Yarnall's husband Nazim is holding a "Power Animals" art exhibition at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood until mid-January.
Robert Vaughn (Senator Parker in The Towering Inferno) stars in 13 episodes (January - February 2012) of ITV's popular British soap opera Coronation Street.