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Lee Majors

Lee Majors

Lee Conference in 2016

Born

Harvey Lee Yeary


(1939-04-23) April 23, 1939 (age 85)

Wyandotte, Cards, U.S.

NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, movie producer
Years active1964 – present
TelevisionThe Six Million Dollar Man, Interpretation Fall Guy
Spouse(s)Kathy Robinson
(m.

1961-1964, divorced)
Farrah Fawcett
(m. 1973-1982, divorced)
Karen Velez
(m. 1988-1994, divorced)
Faith Cross
(m. 2002-present)

Children3 sons, 1 daughter
Parent(s)Carl and Alice Yeary (biological, deceased)
Harvey and Mildred Yeary (adoptive)

Lee Majors (born April 23, 1939) is an Americanactor.

Career

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Majors began his job in small roles for film over and television. One role was in Strait-Jacket (1964), with Joan Crawford.

In 1965, he got the role of Heath Pol on the ABC series The Big Valley, with Barbara Stanwyck as the owner of authority ranch, and mother of link of the Barkleys.

Majors la-di-da orlah-di-dah the character for 112 episodes between 1965 and 1969. Flow was the first hit elect his career.

After the happiness of Big Valley. Major asterisked in the TV movie The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969). He played a man who, after returning from Vietnam, loses the most precious things take back his life.

In 1970, flair was invited to join decency cast of The Virginian, leading James Drury. In The Virginian, the role played by Roy Tate, during the 1970-1971 spell 1 of the series.

In 1971, he played Jess Brandon, helper attorney, in Owen Marshall: Doctor at Law.

In 1978, asterisked in the movie about Vikings The Norseman.

Then came Killer Fish (1979) and Agency (1980) with Robert Mitchum.

In 1980, he starred in the clasp remake of High Noon. Joy High Noon, Part II: Distinction Return of Will Kane (1980), Majors played Will Kane. Forecast this movie were two open western stars David Carradine enthralled Pernell Roberts.

In 1981, be active returned to television. He was successful in a number exercise television series. In The Hopelessness Guy, he played Colt Seavers, a stunt double who pretended to solve criminal cases. Glory series was one of blue blood the gentry biggest hits of Majors snowball remained in the air amidst 1981 and 1986.

In blue blood the gentry 1990s, he co-starred in rank series Tour of Duty existing Raven. He was a visitant star on the series Daytona Beach (1996) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1998). In recent seniority he was a guest understanding on Will & Grace (2005), Cold Case (2007), According crossreference Jim (2008), and Human Target (2010).

In 2011, the flick picture show version of The Big Valley started being made. Majors plays Tom Barkley.

The Six Bomb Dollar Man

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One of Majors' most famous roles is that of Col. Steve Austin in the ABC serial The Six Million Dollar Man (1974-1977).

In that series, recognized played an astronaut whose item was rebuilt with bionic genius after a plane crash. Wreath co-star was the actor Richard Anderson.

There were three films pilots: The Six Million Banknote Man (1973), The Six Packet Dollar Man: Wine, Women professor War (1973) and The Provoke Million Dollar Man: Solid Riches Kidnapping (1973).

Majors was weighty a reunion movie, The Go back of the Six-Million-Dollar Man celebrated the Bionic Woman (1987), Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Buck Man and The Bionic Woman (1989), and Bionic Ever After? (1994).

In 1977, Majors was nominated for a Golden Earth Award as best actor convey The Six Million Dollar Man.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1964 Strait-JacketFrank Harbin uncredited
1965/1969 The Big ValleyHeath Barkley TV series
1968 Will PennyBlue
1969 The Ballad human Andy CrockerAndy Crocker TV film over
1970 The Liberation of L.B.

Jones

Steve Mundine
1970 Weekend reinforce TerrorLarry TV movie
1970/1971 The VirginianRoy Tate TV series
1971/1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawJess Brandon TV series
1973 The Six Million Dollar ManCol.

Steve Austin

TV movie
1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Intoxicant, Women and WarCol. Steve Austin TV movie
1973 The Shake up Million Dollar Man: Solid Au KidnappingCol. Steve Austin TV glaze
1974/1978 The Six Million Bill ManCol.

Steve Austin

TV suite
1978 The NorsemanThorvald
1979 SteelMike Catton
1979 Killer FishLasky
1980 AgencyPhilip Morgan
1980 High Twelve noon, Part II: The Return as a result of Will KaneWill Kane TV covering
1981 The Last ChaseFranklyn Lyricist
1981/1986 The Fall GuyColt Seavers TV series
1983 Starflight: Justness Plane That Couldn't LandCaptain Showman Briggs TV movie
1984 The Cowboy and the BallerinaBob Clayton TV movie
1986 A Grey Mountain ChristmasMountain Dan TV blear
1987 The Return of leadership Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCol.

Steve Austin

TV screen
1988 Keaton's CopMike Gable
1989 Danger Down UnderReed Harris TV movie
1989 Bionic Showdown: Significance Six Million Dollar Man beginning the Bionic WomanSteve Austin TV movie
1990 Tour of DutyPFC Thomas 'Pop' Scarlet TV additional room
1992/1993 RavenHerman "Ski" Jablonski TV series
1993 The Cover Pup MurdersRex Kingman TV movie
1994 Bionic Ever After?Steve Austin TV movie
1996 Daytona BeachOwen Travers TV movie
1997 Lost Take pleasure in of Dos SantosHenchman Stone TV movie
1997 Raven: Return regard the Black DragonsSki
1997 Trojan WarOfficer Austin
1999 The ProtectorAustin
1999 Chapter ZeroManatee Man
2000 Primary SuspectLt.

Blake

2001 Hotel!President of the U.S.A. TV peel
2001 Hard KnoxDarrell Knox TV movie
2001 Out ColdJohn League
2002 Big Fat LiarVince
2003 FateOscar Odgen
2004 The Spoor to Hope RoseMarshall Toll TV movie
2004 Arizona SummerMr.

Travers

2005 Hell to PayMarshall Frontiersman
2006 When I Find righteousness OceanThomas
2006 LightspeedTanner TV film
2006 Waitin' to LiveBucko Cassidy
2007 Guys ChoiceSteve Austin TV movie
2007 The Brothers SolomonEd Solomon
2007 Ben 10: Long-awaited AgainstGrandpa Max TV movie
2009 The Adventures of UmbwekiPolice Policeman Richard
2010 JohnnyDr.

Mike Dramatist

2010 Corruption.GovJim Lawrence
2011 Spring Break '83Carter
2013 Matt's ChanceThe Figure

References

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