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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Lee Majors Biography (1940?-)
Original name, Harvey Lee Yeary III; born April 23, 1940 (some sources say 1939, 1941, or 1942), in Wyandotte, MI; married Kathy Robinson, 1961 (divorced,1964); married Farrah Fawcett (an actress), July 28, 1973 (divorced February16, 1982); married Karen Valez (a model), September, 1988 (divorced October,1994); married Faith Noelle, November 1, 2002; children: (first marriage) Lee II; (third marriage) Nikki, Dane, and Trey (twins). Addresses: Agent: The Blake Agency, 1327 Ocean Ave., Suite J, Santa Monica, CA 90401.; Publicist: Rogers & Cowan Public Relations, 1888 Century Park East, Suite 500,Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Contact: c/o 2877 South Paradise Rd., #903, Las Vegas, NV 89109.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director
- Birth Details
- April 23, 1940?
- Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Heath Barkley, The Big Valley, ABC, 1965-1969
- Roy Tate, The Men from Shiloh (also known as The Virginian), NBC, 1970-1971
- Jess Brandon, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, ABC, 1971-1974
- Colonel Steve Austin (title role), The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1973-1978
- Colonel Steve Austin, a recurring role, The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976-1977, NBC, 1977-1978
- Colt Seavers, The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981-1985
- Thomas "Pop" Scarlet, Tour of Duty, CBS, 1990
- Herman "Ski" Jablonski, Raven, CBS, 1992-1993
- Scott Reed, Too Much Sun, 2000
- Host, Forbidden Secrets, PAX, 2001
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Movies
- Title role, The Ballad of Andy Crocker, ABC, 1969
- Larry, Weekend of Terror, ABC, 1970
- Colonel Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (also known as Wine, Women and War), 1973
- Colonel Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (also known as Solid Gold Kidnapping), 1973
- Colonel Steve Austin, The Secret of Bigfoot (also known as TheSix Million Dollar Man: The Secret of Bigfoot), 1975
- Title role, Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident, NBC, 1976
- Col. Steve Austin, The Bionic Boy (also known as The Six Million Dollar Man: The Bionic Boy), 1976
- Frank Logan, Just a Little Inconvenience, NBC, 1977
- Steve Austin, Sharks (also known as The Six Million Dollar Man:Sharks and Squali!), 1978
- Will Kane (title role), High Noon Part II--The Return of Will Kane(also known as High Noon, Part II and The Return of Will Kane), CBS, 1980
- Captain Cody Briggs, Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (also known as Starflight One), ABC, 1983
- Bob Clayton, The Cowboy and the Ballerina, CBS, 1984
- Mountain Dan, A Smoky Mountain Christmas, ABC, 1986
- Steve Austin, The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the BionicWoman, NBC, 1987
- Mike Gable, Keaton's Cop, 1988
- Reed Harris, Danger Down Under (also known as Harris Down Under and Austral Downs), NBC, 1988
- Steve Austin, The Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and theBionic Woman (also known as The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman II), NBC, 1989
- Captain Sterling, Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor, ABC, 1991
- Rex Kingman, The Cover Girl Murders, USA Network, 1993
- Steve Austin, Bionic Ever After? (also known as Bionic Breakdown), CBS, 1994
- Roy Stark, Lost Treasure of Dos Stantos, The Family Channel, 1997
- President of the U.S.A., Hotel!, 2000
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Specials
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Funshine Saturday Sneakpeak, ABC, 1974
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The Wayne Newton Special, NBC, 1974
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The Donny and Marie Osmond Show, ABC, 1975
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The Olivia Newton-John Show, ABC, 1976
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Superstunt, 1978
- Host, Battle of the Network Stars XI, ABC, 1981
- Himself, The Best of Everything, 1983
- Host, The Stuntman Awards, syndicated, 1986
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James Stacy: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
- Himself, Headliners & Legends: Farrah Fawcett, 2000
- Narrator, Crash Landing, The Discovery Channel, 2001
- Himself, Tvography: Lee Majors--Hollywood's Bionic Hero, 2002
- Himself, TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (also known as 1st Annual TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2003
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Pilots
- Colonel Steve Austin (title role), The Six Million Dollar Man (also known as Cyborg: Six Million Dollar Man and The Six Million Dollar Man: The Moon and the Desert), ABC, 1973
- Colonel Steve Austin, The Bionic Woman (also known as The Six Million Dollar Man: The Bionic Woman), 1975
- Colt Seavers, How Do I Kill a Thief--Let Me Count the Ways (broadcast as a segment of The Fall Guy), ABC, 1982
- Jesse Pruitt, Road Show (also known as Travellin' and O'Malley), CBS, 1989
- Ski, Raven: Return of the Black Dragons, 1992
- Owen Travers, Daytona Beach, ABC, 1996
- Niki's father, Hard Knox, syndicated, 2001
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Episodic
- Dave Lukens, "Song for Dying," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
- Howard White, "The Monkey's Paw--A Retelling," Alfred Hitchcock Hour, NBC, 1965
- "Super Star," Bracken's World, NBC, 1970
- "Men Who Love," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1971
- Joe Briggs, "The McCreedy Bust--Going, Going, Gone," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972
- "With This Ring, I Thee Kill," The Sixth Sense, ABC, 1972
- Himself, The Brady Bunch Hour, 1977
- "China Cruise," The Love Boat, 1983
- Colt Seavers, "Notes about Courage," Trauma Center, ABC, 1983
- Himself, Dolly, 1988
- Woodrow F. Call, "Ties That Bind," Lonesome Dove: The Series, 1995
- Jim Walker, "The Secret," Promised Land, CBS, 1996
- Sheriff Bell, "On the Border," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1998
- Tom Winters, "Critical List," Soldier of Fortune, Inc., syndicated, 1999
- Himself, So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 1999
- Himself, Friday Night's All Wright, 1999
- Voice of himself, "Running Mates," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2000
- Jed Irons, "Ride of the Valkries," V.I.P., syndicated, 2000
- Kennedy Smith, Sr., "Father Knows Death," The War Next Door, USA Network, 2000
- Colonel Seymore Kooze, "Taco Lips: Part 1," Sons of the Beach, USANetwork, 2002
- Colonel Seymore Kooze, "Jailhouse Notch: Part 2," Sons of the Beach, USA Network, 2002
- Colonel Seymore Kooze, "Bad News, Mr. Johnson," Sons of the Beach,USA Network, 2002
- Richard Foxx, "Double Agent," Jake 2.0, UPN, 2003
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Television Work
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Series
- Coproducer, The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981-1985
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Movies
- Executive producer, Just a Little Inconvenience, NBC, 1977
- (With Jerry Weintraub) Executive producer, The Cowboy and the Ballerina, CBS, 1984
- Executive producer, Danger Down Under (also known as Harris Down Under and Austral Downs), NBC, 1988
- Coproducer, The Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (also known as The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man andthe Bionic Woman II), NBC, 1989
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Specials
- Executive producer, The Stuntman Awards, syndicated, 1986
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Pilots
- Executive producer, Road Show (also known as Travellin' andO'Malley), CBS, 1989
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Episodic
- Directed "One of Our Quarterbacks Is Missing," The Six Million DollarMan, ABC.
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Frank Harbin, Strait-Jacket, Columbia, 1964
- Blue, Will Penny, Paramount, 1968
- Steve Mundine, The Liberation of L. B. Jones, Columbia, 1970
- Thorvald Helge, The Norseman, American International Pictures, 1978
- Robert Lasky, Killer Fish (also known as Deadly Treasure of thePiranha,
Killer fish agguato sul fondo,
O peixe assassino,
The Naked Sun, and Treasure of the Piranha), Associated Film,1979
- Mike Catton, Steel (also known as Look Down and Die and Men of Steel), Vestron Video, 1980
- Philip Morgan, Agency (also known as Mind Games and L'agence de la peur), Vestron Video, 1980
- Franklyn Hart, The Last Chase, Crown International, 1981
- Himself, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
- Officer Austin, Trojan War (also known as No Night Stand and Rescue Me), Warner Bros., 1997
- Ben O'Connor, Musketeers Forever, 1998
- Austin, The Protector, New Horizons, 1999
- Manatee Man, Chapter Zero, Dilonra Films, 1999
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New Jersey Turnpikes, 1999
- Himself, The Best of So Graham Norton, 2000
- Lieutenant Blake, Primary Suspect, Showcase Entertainment, 2000
- Bane, Here, 2001
- John Majors, Out Cold, Buena Vista, 2001
- Vince, Big Fat Liar, Universal, 2002
- Bucko Cassidy, Waitin' to Live, 2002
- Oscar Odgen, Fate, Alpha Film Group, 2003
- Dr. Jack Lee, Strike the Tent, 2003
- Mr. Travers, Arizona Summer, Skyline West Pictures LLC, 2003
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Film Work
- Executive producer, Steel (also known as Look Down and Dieand Men of Steel), Vestron Video, 1980
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- (In archive footage) Himself, Farrah Fawcett: All of Me (also known as Playboy Farrah Fawcett: All of Me), 1997
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Video Games
- Voice of Mitch Baker, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Zanderbergen, George, Stay Tuned: Henry Winkler, Lee Majors, Valerie Harper, Crestwood House, 1976
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, January 24, 1997, p. 68; July 24, 1998, p. 84; February 18, 2000, p. 96
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