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

CREDITS
Television Appearances
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
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
Specials
Funshine Saturday Sneakpeak, ABC, 1974
The Wayne Newton Special, NBC, 1974
The Donny and Marie Osmond Show, ABC, 1975
The Olivia Newton-John Show, ABC, 1976
Superstunt, 1978
Host, Battle of the Network Stars XI, ABC, 1981
Himself, The Best of Everything, 1983
Host, The Stuntman Awards, syndicated, 1986
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
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
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
Television Work
Series
Coproducer, The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981-1985
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
Specials
Executive producer, The Stuntman Awards, syndicated, 1986
Pilots
Executive producer, Road Show (also known as Travellin' andO'Malley), CBS, 1989
Episodic
Directed "One of Our Quarterbacks Is Missing," The Six Million DollarMan, ABC.
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
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
Film Work
Executive producer, Steel (also known as Look Down and Dieand Men of Steel), Vestron Video, 1980
RECORDINGS
Videos
(In archive footage) Himself, Farrah Fawcett: All of Me (also known as Playboy Farrah Fawcett: All of Me), 1997
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

Entertainment Weekly, January 24, 1997, p. 68; July 24, 1998, p. 84; February 18, 2000, p. 96

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