<P> Richard Norton `` Dick '' Tufeld ( December 11 , 1926 -- January 22 , 2012 ) was an American actor , announcer , narrator and voice actor from the late 1940s until the early 21st century . He was a well - known presence on television as an announcer , but his most famous role as the Robot in the television series , Lost in Space . </P>
<P> Richard Norton `` Dick '' Tufeld ( December 11 , 1926 -- January 22 , 2012 ) was an American actor , announcer , narrator and voice actor from the late 1940s until the early 21st century . He was a well - known presence on television as an announcer , but his most famous role as the Robot in the television series , Lost in Space . </P>
who voiced the robot in lost in space
who voiced the robot in lost in space
`` Dick '' Tufeld
`` Dick '' Tufeld