Mark Goddard, Actor on ‘Lost in Space,’ Dies at 87

He portrayed the fiery pilot of the Jupiter 2, Major Don West, in the CBS adventure series in the 1960s.

Mark Goddard, who portrayed the irascible pilot of the Jupiter 2, Major Don West

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passed away from the CBS adventure series Lost in Space from the 1960s. He was eighty-seven.

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The Hollywood Reporter was informed by Goddard's third wife, Evelyn Pezzulich, that he passed away on Tuesday in Hingham, Massachusetts.

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Pulmonary fibrosis was the reason for the demise.

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Goddard was approached after serving as a regular cast member of Johnny Ringo and The Detectives on Four Star Television.

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by his representative regarding joining the upcoming Irwin Allen-produced series Lost in Space.

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The Robinson family's travels were the focal point of the science fiction program: Guy Williams as Professor John Robinson and his biochemist spouse

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June Lockhart as Maureen; and their kids, Judy, Penny, and Will (Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, and Angela Cartwright, correspondingly).

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He portrayed the fiery pilot of the Jupiter 2, Major Don West, in the CBS adventure series in the 1960s.

He portrayed the fiery pilot of the Jupiter 2, Major Don West, in the CBS adventure series in the 1960s.

Mark Goddard, who portrayed the irascible pilot of the Jupiter 2, Major Don West

Mark Goddard, who portrayed the irascible pilot of the Jupiter 2, Major Don West

passed away from the CBS adventure series Lost in Space from the 1960s. He was eighty-seven.

passed away from the CBS adventure series Lost in Space from the 1960s. He was eighty-seven.

The Hollywood Reporter was informed by Goddard's third wife, Evelyn Pezzulich, that he passed away on Tuesday in Hingham, Massachusetts.

The Hollywood Reporter was informed by Goddard's third wife, Evelyn Pezzulich, that he passed away on Tuesday in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Pulmonary fibrosis was the reason for the demise.

Pulmonary fibrosis was the reason for the demise.

Goddard was approached after serving as a regular cast member of Johnny Ringo and The Detectives on Four Star Television.

Goddard was approached after serving as a regular cast member of Johnny Ringo and The Detectives on Four Star Television.

by his representative regarding joining the upcoming Irwin Allen-produced series Lost in Space.

by his representative regarding joining the upcoming Irwin Allen-produced series Lost in Space.

The Robinson family's travels were the focal point of the science fiction program: Guy Williams as Professor John Robinson and his biochemist spouse

The Robinson family's travels were the focal point of the science fiction program: Guy Williams as Professor John Robinson and his biochemist spouse

June Lockhart as Maureen; and their kids, Judy, Penny, and Will (Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, and Angela Cartwright, correspondingly).

June Lockhart as Maureen; and their kids, Judy, Penny, and Will (Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, and Angela Cartwright, correspondingly).

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