robviti Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Lost in Space Actor Bob May dies at 69 in Calif. Jan. 18, 2009, 8:26 PM EST LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bob May, who donned The Robot's suit in the hit 1960s television show "Lost in Space," has died. He was 69. May died Sunday of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Lancaster, said his daughter, Deborah May. He was a veteran actor and stuntman who had appeared in movies, TV shows and on the vaudeville stage when he was tapped by "Lost in Space" creator Irwin Allen to play the Robinson family's loyal metal sidekick in the series that debuted in 1965. "He always said he got the job because he fit in the robot suit," said June Lockhart, who played family matriarch Maureen Robinson. "It was one of those wonderful Hollywood stories. He just happened to be on the studio lot when someone saw him and sent him to see Irwin Allen about the part. Allen said, 'If you can fit in the suit, you've got the job.'" rest of story here: Bob May obit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Bob was a nice guy. I saw him at a number of sci-fi and tv/film events over the years. Created an iconic character in Robot. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 He's holding a Wolpertinger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Sorry to hear of his passing. As a kid, I loved that show. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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