Lee majors
Lee Majors (born April 23, 1939 in Wyandotte , Michigan ; born Harvey Lee Yeary ) is an American actor .
Career
Majors played leading and supporting roles in television series such as Big Valley , The People at Shiloh Ranch . In 1974 he got the lead role in the series The Six Million Dollar Man and in 1981 took the lead role in the series A Colt just in case . In the latter he also sang the title song Unknown Stuntman . He played a leading role in 1983 in the TV movie Starflight One - Irrflug ins Weltall .
In 1992 he played Jeffrey Meek's sidekick on the television series Raven . In the 12th episode of the Jake 2.0 series , Lee Majors played a guest role as the aged NSA top agent Richard "Dick" Foxx, who despite his schizophrenia manages to put an end to a top terrorist.
Alluding to his role in The Six Million Dollar Man , Lee Majors appeared in an IBM commercial in 2004/2005 , in which a laptop with an integrated fingerprint sensor was advertised. He also starred in the 2007 commercial for the Honda CR-V , which was based on the title sequence of the series Ein Colt just in case . A version of the theme song Unknown Stuntman by the band Smokestack Lightnin 'was heard as background music.
Private
Majors is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond , Kentucky . Before his breakthrough on television, he was a driver for producer Jim Barnett , who invented the television show World Championship Wrestling . He was married four times, including from 1973 to 1982 with his colleague Farrah Fawcett ( Charlie's Angels ). He has a daughter and three sons. In 2003, Majors had to undergo bypass surgery.
Others
His son Lee Majors II plays in the fifth season of A Colt just in case in the 13th episode Your Son, Mr. Seavers, the son of the main character Colt Seavers, played by majors.
In 1976 Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett made television history: Majors and his then-wife each had top ratings in different television series .
Quote
On the unexpected success of the theme song Unknown Stuntman for the series Ein Colt for all cases in Germany, which reached number 11 in the 1985 single charts:
“I don't know why but everybody has a hit in Germany. You know, David Hasselhoff had a hit in Germany, a number one. I had a number one in Germany. I guess they just don't know much about music over there. "
“I don't know why, but everyone has a hit in Germany. David Hasselhoff had a hit in Germany, a number one hit. I had a number one hit in Germany. I think they just don't understand much about music over there. "
Filmography (selection)
- 1965–1969: Big Valley ( The Big Valley , TV series, 112 episodes)
- 1967: The Daring One (Will Penny)
- 1970: The glow of violence (The Liberation of LB Jones)
- 1970–1971: The People of Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian , TV series, 24 episodes)
- 1971–1974: Owen Marshall - Defense Attorney ( Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law , TV series, 51 episodes)
- 1972: Alias Smith and Jones ( aka Smith and Jones , TV series, episode 2x16)
- 1974-1978: The Six Million Dollar Man ( The Six Million Dollar Man , TV series, 99 episodes)
- 1976: The Seven Million Dollar Woman ( The Bionic Woman , TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1976: The Case of Gary Powers ( Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident , Movie made for TV)
- 1978: The Norseman
- 1979: Piranhas II - The Revenge of the Killer Fish (Killer Fish)
- 1979: Six Men of Steel (Steel)
- 1980: High Noon II ( High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane , movie made for TV)
- 1980: Agency - Message of Evil (Agency)
- 1981–1986: A Colt for All Cases ( The Fall Guy , TV series, 112 episodes)
- 1983: Starflight One (Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land)
- 1987: The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (TV movie)
- 1988: Father Doesn't Give Up ( Danger Down Under , TV movie)
- 1988: The Ghosts I Called ... (Scrooged)
- 1989: Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (TV movie)
- 1989: Keaton's Cop
- 1990: NAM - Service in Vietnam ( Tour of Duty , TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1991: Feuersturm im Skenkratzer ( Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor , TV movie)
- 1992–1993: Raven (TV series, 20 episodes)
- 1993: Death of a Mannequin ( The Cover Girl Murders , TV movie)
- 1994: Bionic Ever After? (TV movie)
- 1995: Wildes Land ( Lonesome Dove: The Series , TV Series, episode 1x20)
- 1997: In Search of the Treasure of Dos Santos ( Lost Treasure of Dos Santos , TV movie)
- 1997: No Night Stand (Trojan War)
- 1997: Massive Protection (The Protector)
- 1998: Perfect Deal
- 1998: Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series, episode 7x11)
- 1999: Adam - Chapter Zero
- 2000: Primary Suspect - Under false suspect (Primary Suspect)
- 2001: Eiskalt (Out Cold)
- 2002: Lies Have Short Legs (Big Fat Liar)
- 2004: Das Halbblut ( The Trail to Hope Rose , TV movie)
- 2006: Jake 2.0 (TV series, episode 1x12)
- 2006: Lightspeed (TV movie)
- 2007: The Brothers Solomon (The Brothers Solomon)
- 2007: Ben 10 - Race Against Time ( Ben 10: Race Against Time , TV movie)
- 2007–2009: The Game (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2008: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , TV series, episode 6x11)
- 2008: Weeds - Small Deals Among Neighbors (season 4 episodes 7,8,10)
- 2008–2009: Again and again Jim ( According to Jim , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009: Human Target (TV series, episode 1x12)
- 2010: Johnny - Everyone has a mission (Johnny)
- 2011: Jerusalem countdown
- 2011: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, episode 8x06)
- 2011, 2013: Raising Hope (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Crash & Burn (TV movie)
- 2012: CSI: NY (TV series, episode 8x14)
- 2013: Dallas (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2015: Do You Believe?
- 2016, 2018: Ash vs Evil Dead (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2017: Countdown of Love ( Eat, Play, Love , TV movie)
- 2018: Fuller House (TV series, episode 4x06)
- 2019: Magnum PI (TV series, episode 2x07)
Discography
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- 1984: Unknown Stuntman / Lust in a Lady's Eye , Scotti Brothers (Single) 100-14-034
Web links
- Lee Majors in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Single cover Unknown Stuntman by Lee Majors
- ↑ Single-Cover Unknowns Stuntman by Smokestack Lightnin '
- ↑ Lee Majors - Routine Surgery Saves Bionic Man's Life - Contactmusic News . Contactmusic.com . Retrieved December 3, 2011.
- ↑ a b Chart data: DE
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Majors, Lee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yeary, Harvey Lee (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wyandotte , Michigan |