Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor
Paavo Berglund, 82, a Finnish conductor who gained an international following for his numerous recordings of works of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, died Jan. 25 at his home in Helsinki.
Elina Siltanen, the general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, confirmed the death but did not disclose the cause.
Mr. Berglund was principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra from 1972 to 1979 and principal guest conductor with the Scottish National Orchestra in 1981 from 1985. He was chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic, and his engagements included major orchestras in Europe, including the Berlin Philharmonic.
He debuted in New York in 1978 and since the 1990s had been a regular visitor at the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra.
Dick Tufeld
radio and TV announcer
Dick Tufeld, a radio and TV announcer who intoned “Danger, Will Robinson!” as the voice of the robot in the 1960s science-fiction TV series “Lost in Space,” died Jan. 22 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 85.
His family confirmed the death and said the cause was heart disease and complications from a fall last year.
In “Lost in Space,” producer Irwin Allen’s futuristic retelling of the “Swiss Family Robinson” story that aired on CBS from 1965 to 1968, actor Bob May wore the robot costume and Mr. Tufeld provided the voice.
Besides warning young Will Robinson of impending danger, Mr. Tufeld’s robot uttered other lines that became catchphrases for faithful viewers — including “That does not compute” — and needled the conniving Dr. Zachary Smith with such barbs as “Dr. Smith is a bubble-headed booby.”
Mr. Tufeld was the announcer for Allen’s other TV shows, including “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” and “The Time Tunnel,” and his narration and other voice-over work could be heard on an array of TV programs. He introduced many Walt Disney productions, notably the 1950s TV series “Zorro” and Disney’s long-running prime-time anthology series.
He returned as the voice of the robot in the 1998 “Lost in Space” feature film. He also played the robot in several espisodes of “The Simpsons,” the last in 2004.
Richard Norton Tufeld was born in Los Angeles and raised in Pasadena, Calif. After studying speech at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., he returned to Los Angeles and began working in radio.
— From news services
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