Dick Tufeld

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Dick Tufeld (born 1927) is an American actor, announcer, narrator, and voice actor from the 1950s onward. He narrated the Space Patrol in the 1950s.

He is perhaps best known as the voice of the Robot in the TV series Lost in Space. He has also provided voice work for the 1978 animated television series, Fantastic Four, and the Lost in Space feature film as the Robot.

Apart from Lost in Space, Tufeld provided the narration voiceover for many other Irwin Allen productions, such as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and The Time Tunnel.

He was often used as the announcer on various Disney TV shows including the 1957-59 series, Zorro, which starred future Lost in Space lead Guy Williams. He had a lengthy stint as the house announcer on the variety series The Hollywood Palace.