LASSIE TELEVISION SHOW STARS, LASSIE AND JUNE LOCKHART.UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH.
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June Lockhart, the legendary actor who starred in such classic TV shows as Lassie, Lost in Space and Petticoat Junction and films including Meet Me in St. Louis, has died.
Lockhart died on Oct. 23 at age 100 of natural causes in Santa Monica, Calif., according to Variety.
The screen icon was born June Kathleen Lockhart on June 25, 1925, in New York City. Lockhart’s screen career began in 1938 in the uncredited role of Belinda Cratchit in the holiday film classic A Christmas Carol as the daughter of the pivotal character Bob Cratchit and his wife, Mrs. Cratchit, according to the Internet Movie Database. The Cratchits were played by June Lockhart’s real-life parents, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart.
June Lockhart’s first official screen credit came in 1940 in the romantic drama All This, And Heaven, Too, opposite Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey Lynn and Barbara O’Neil.
Lockhart amassed more than 175 roles during her eight-plus decades in show business. Her other film credits include Sergeant York (1941), She-Wolf of London (1946), Son of Lassie (1945) and a cameo in the 1998 feature film version of Lost in Space.
Lockhart, who played the family matriarch Maureen Robinson in the classic sci-fi series Lost in Space from 1965 to 1968. Her last screen role came in a cameo in the Netflix version of Lost in Space in 2021, when she voiced Alpha Control in an episode.
Below are photos from Lockhart’s life and career.
All This, lobbycard, AND HEAVEN TOO, Ann E Todd, Bette Davis, Virginia Weidler, June Lockhart, 1940. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)
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Ann E Todd, Bette Davis, Virginia Weidler and June Lockhart appeared in a lobby card image for All This, And Heaven Too (1940).
Son Of Lassie, poster, US poster art, Peter Lawford, June Lockhart, 1945. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)
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Here’s poster image of June Lockhart’s film Son of Lassie in 1945.
June Lockhart (as Beulah), in the Gunsmoke television episode, Dirt. Originally broadcast March 1, 1958. File R947R_1
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June Lockhart appeared in a guest role in the legendary Western series Gunsmoke in 1958. Lockhart appeared in guest roles in numerous TV shows over the course of her career, including such hit series as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Bewitched, Perry Mason, Happy Days, Beverly Hills, 90210, Hotel, The Drew Carey Show, Rosanne and Grey’s Anatomy.
Promotional portrait of American animal actor Baby, as Lassie, actress June Lockhart, as Ruth Martin, and Jon Provost, as Timmy, as they read the book ‘Lassie’ for the television series of the same name, 1960. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart later starred in the TV series version of Lassie. Lockhart starred as Ruth Martin in the series from 1958 to 1964, and played the role in the 1963 film Lassie’s Great Adventure.
Cast members from ‘Lost In Space’ (L to R): June Lockhart, Guy Williams, Angela Cartwright and Bob May joined other television stars from 1960’s and 1970’s during luncheon gathering at Century Plaza Hotel, April 13, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. The stars gathered to promote upcoming episode of TV show ‘Family Feud’ to feature stars from one show against each other. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart appears in this undated promotional photo with her Lost in Space castmates Guy Williams, Angela Cartwright and Bob May for an appearance on the game show Family Feud.
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 24: Cast of “Lost In Space” at The Hollywood Show held at The Westin Hotel LAX on January 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart also appeared in an undated promotional photo with her Lost in Space castmates.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/10/25/june-lockhart-dies-lassie-and-lost-in-space-stars-life-in-pictures/
