Danger Will Robinson! Bob May dies at 69

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http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-01-18-bob-may-obit_N.htm

Lost in Space was a space-age retelling of The Swiss Family Robinson
story in which professor John Robinson, his wife and their children
were on a space mission when their craft was knocked hopelessly off
course by the evil Dr. Zachary Smith, who became trapped in space with
them.

May's robot was the Robinson family's loyal sidekick, warning them of
approaching disaster at every turn. His line to one of the children,
Danger, Will Robinson, became a national catch phrase.

The grandson of famed vaudeville comedian Chic Johnson, May was
introduced to show business at age 2 when he began appearing in the
Hellzapoppin comedy revue with Johnson and his partner, Ole Olsen.

He went on to appear in numerous films with Jerry Lewis and in such TV
shows as The Time Tunnel,McHale's Navy and The Red Skelton Show. He
was also a stuntman in such 1950s and '60s TV shows as
Cheyenne,Surfside 6,Hawaiian Eye,The Roaring 20s and Stagecoach.

He was particularly fond of his Robot role, once saying he came to
consider the suit a "home away from home."

Lockhart said May wore the suit for hours at a time and learned the
lines of every actor in the show so he would know when to respond to
their cues. Because it wasn't easy to get in and out of the suit, he
kept it on during breaks.

"He was a smoker," Lockhart remembered. "From time to time (when he
was on a break), we'd see smoke coming out of the robot. That always
amused us."

May and his wife lost their house in November when a wildfire
destroyed their upscale mobile home park in the San Fernando Valley.

Survivors include his wife Judith; his daughter; his son, Martin; and
four grandchildren.

Funeral services are pending.

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