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Mark Goddard Mark Goddard Mark was born in Lowell Massachusetts in 1936 and was the youngest of five children. His birth name was "Charles Goddard". Mark was raised in Scituate Massachusetts. He led both his High School baseball and basketball teams to the state championship finals. Mark dreamed of becomming a basketball player but reality caused him to turn to acting. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After two years, he moved to Los Angeles. Mark's good looks and charisma were hard to resist, and in 1959 after just three weeks in Hollywood, he landed a role in the television series, "Johnny Ringo" playing the character of "Cully". At this time, he changed his name to "Mark Goddard" at the suggestion of his friend and mentor, Chuck Conners. He was also signed for a role lasting 3 years in the TV show "The Detectives". The next role he played gained him the most popularity. Mark was hard not to notice in his form fitting space suits on the TV series "Lost in Space". He played the daring and delicious "Major Donny West". The original pilot however, was a lot different from the actual show. Many fans feel this was the best episode. In it, Mark played a doctor instead of just a pilot, and was in more scenes then his character usually was in the series. The pilot was much more serious and had more scary parts than the show which became (to its demise) more of a comedy than a science fiction. Fans were not very happy when his role was cut down drastically. He was the character everyone wanted to see more of. Mark also starred in roles on series like "Mod Squad" and "The Fall Guy". At one point he moonlighted as a Hollywood agent. In 1976 he starred as politician "Edward Fleming" in the movie "Blue Sunshine"--a must see for die hard fans! "Blue Sunshine" is a retro sixties type of movie and is the most artistic of all Mark's films. In 1978 he starred with Liza Minneli in "The Act", (a broadway musical). He also became "Ted Clayton" on "One Live to Live" and his character on "The Doctors" killed Alec Baldwin. Later Mark also starred as Derek Barrington on "General Hospital". Mark finished college after thirty years and went on to receive his Masters Degree in Education. He made a cameo appearance in 1998, in the movie "Lost in Space" where his good looks were down played for his role as a General. He is currently a special education teacher at the F.L. Chamberlain School in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Acting Appearances Starred in: One Life to Live (1968) - Ted Clayton (1981) Lost in Space (1965) - Major Donald West Many Happy Returns (1964) - Bob Randall General Hospital (1963) - Derek Barrington (1984-1986) The Doctors (1963) - Lt. Paul Reed The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (1959-62) Johnny Ringo (1959) - "Cully" Guest Starred in: Jake and the Fatman - Unknown - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (1987) The Master - Paul Stillwell - Failure To Communicate (1984) The Fall Guy - Fred Dole - Devil's Island (1983) Barnaby Jones - Roger Clark - The Killin' Cousin (1980) Barnaby Jones - Tony Klinger - A Frame for Murder (1978) Quincy, M.E. - Borland - The Two Sides of Truth (1977) The Streets of San Francisco - Brian Phillips - The Cannibals (1977) Barnaby Jones - Vince Reeves - Sins of Thy Father (1976) Barnaby Jones - Frank Halliday - Dark Legacy (1974) Petrocelli - - A Lonely Victim (1974) The Mod Squad - - Call Back Yesterday (1970) The Mod Squad - - You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer (1968) Lost in Space - Drun - The Anti-Matter Man (1967) The Fugitive (1963) - Dan Holt - Fun and Games and Party Favors (1965) Gunsmoke - Boyd Lambert - Journey for Three (1964) The Beverly Hillbillies - Jim Gardner - The Critter Doctor (1964) Burke's Law - Richard Adams - Who Killed April? (1964) Vacation Playhouse - - Maggie Brown (1963) The Rifleman - Marty Blair - Mark's Rifle (1962) Zane Grey Theater - Adam Lawson - The Mormons (1960) The Rebel - Seldon Hollingsworth - To See the Elephant (1960) The Chevy Mystery Show - Peter Montopolis - Murder Me Nicely (1960) The June Allyson Show - - Surprise Party (1960) The Rifleman - Walt - The Raid (1959) Petrocelli - Death Ride Co starred in: Lost in Space - Major Don West - (1966) The Virginian - Richard - (1964) Johnny Ringo - Deputy Cully (1959) Movie and Special Roles: Lost In Space (1998) - General Strange Invaders (1983) - Police Detective Roller Boogie (1979) - Thatcher Blue Sunshine (1976) - Edward Flemming Biography submitted by C.Fine
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