Bill Bixby
Bill Bixby (born January 22, 1934 in San Francisco , California - † November 21, 1993 in Century City , Los Angeles , California; actually Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby ) was an American actor and director .
Life
Bill Bixby played the reporter Tim O'Hara in the series My Uncle from Mars from 1963 to 1966 . The series was also broadcast on ZDF from 1976 . The family series Eddie's father (1969–1972) with him in the lead role brought international fame. After solving murder cases as the magician in the television series of the same name in 1973/74, he achieved worldwide fame through the television series The Incredible Hulk , the pilot of which was first broadcast in the USA in 1977. He played the scientist Dr. David Bruce banner. From 1978 to 1982 the series ran successfully on CBS . After the series was canceled in 1982, he was silent for six years.
In addition to Hulk, he played in 1976 in the successful miniseries Rich and Poor, the writer Willie Abbott, who married the childhood sweetheart of the main character Rudy Jordaches Julie Prescott. As a director, he directed the three television films about Hulk that were made after the series ended. From 1971 to 1979 he was married to the actress Brenda Benet (1945-1982) in his first marriage. They had a son named Christopher (* 1974) who died suddenly of a throat infection in 1981 .
Bixby died of prostate cancer at the age of 59 . He gave his last interview two months before his death. Bixby was last married in third marriage.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963-1966: My Favorite Martian (My Favorite Martian) (TV Series)
- 1966: The day of reckoning
- 1967: Just Don't Be A Millionaire (Clambake)
- 1968: Speedway
- 1969–1972: Eddie's father (The Courtship of Eddie's Father) (TV series)
- 1973-1974: The Magician (The Magician) (TV Series)
- 1974: The Streets of San Francisco (Target: Red) (The Pro)
- 1976: The Great Houdini (The Great Houdini)
- 1977: Kentucky Fried Movie
- 1978-1982: The Incredible Hulk (The Incredible Hulk) (TV Series)
- 1988: The Incredible Hulk Returns (The Return of the Incredible Hulk)
- 1989: The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (The Trial of the Incredible Hulk)
- 1990: The Death of the Incredible Hulk (The Death of the Incredible Hulk)
- 1992: Diagnosis: Murder (Diagnosis of Murder)
Web links
- Bill Bixby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bixby, Bill |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bixby, Wilfred Bailey (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1993 |
Place of death | Century City , Los Angeles , California |