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star of the Incredible Hulk and My Favorite Martian

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Bill Bixby (January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) was a popular three-time Emmy Award-nominated American film and television actor, director and frequent game show panelist. His career spanned over three decades, appearing on stage, in motion pictures and starring in five TV series. His lead television roles were as Ray Walston's young reporter, Tim O'Hara, in My Favorite Martian (1963–1966) on CBS; Tom Corbett in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972) on ABC; Anthony Blake in The Magician (1973) on NBC; Dr. David Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk (1977-1982) on CBS; and Matt Cassidy in Goodnight, Beantown (1983-1984) on CBS.

Joey Bishop He played Charles Raymond.

My Favorite Martian
Bixby took the role of young reporter Tim O'Hara in the 1963 CBS sitcom, My Favorite Martian. But by 1966, bad scripts and high production costs forced the series to come to an end after 107 episodes.

1966 to 1969
After the cancellation of Martian, Bixby starred in four box-office movies: Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966), You've Got to Be Kidding (1967), and two of Elvis Presley's movies, Clambake (1967), and Speedway (1968).

He turned down the role as Marlo Thomas's boyfriend in That Girl and starred in two failed pilots.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
In 1969, Bixby starred in his second high profile television role, as Tom Corbett in the successful dramedy show The Courtship of Eddie's Father on ABC. The series concerned a widowed father raising a young son while trying to re-establish himself on the dating scene. Bixby's co-star on the show was unknown child actor Brandon Cruz; the pair developed a close chemistry that translated to an off-camera friendship as well. The cast was rounded out by Academy Award winning actress Miyoshi Umeki, who played the role of Tom's maid, Mrs. Livingston, James Komack (one of the series' producers) as Norman Tinker (Tom's boss) and unfamiliar actress Kristina Holland as Tina (Tom's secretary). One episode of the show co-starred Bixby's future wife, Days of Our Lives actress Brenda Benet, as one of Tom's girlfriends.

Bixby was nominated for an Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1971, but did not win. The following year, he won the Parents Without Partners Exemplary Service Award for 1972. He also made his directorial debut on the show in 1970. ABC pulled the plug on the sitcom in 1972 after 73 episodes.

Cruz said the show dealt with issues that were talked about, and also experienced by himself and Bixby, but were never brought up in a television series. Bill wasn't the first actor to portray a single widowed father, but he became one of the more popular ones, thanks to his easy-going way with this crazy little kid. He also became aware of Bill's real-life father's death in 1971. Despite this huge personal loss, Bixby recognized the importance of continuing the show. Both Cruz & Bixby were saddened by the show's cancellation at the end of the third season. Christopher's death in 1981 drew Bixby & Cruz closer, and the two would remain in touch until Bixby's own death. Shortly after Bixby's death, Cruz named his own son Lincoln Bixby Cruz (1995).

1973 to 1977
In 1973, Bixby starred in The Magician. The series was well-liked, but it only lasted one season. An accomplished amateur magician himself, he hosted several TV specials in the mid-1970s which featured other amateur magicians.

He became a popular game show panelist, appearing mostly on Password and The Hollywood Squares. He was also a panelist on the 1974 revival of Masquerade Party hosted by Richard Dawson. He had also appeared with Dawson on Cop-Out.

He co-starred with Tim Conway and Don Knotts in the Disney movie The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975. Unlike the previous movies that Bixby starred in, this one received mediocre reviews, but was well-received by the public and is generally considered a good family film.

Returning to television, he worked with Susan Blakely on Rich Man, Poor Man, a highly successful television miniseries in 1976.

The Incredible Hulk
In 1977, Bixby starred as Dr. David Bruce Banner in a two-hour pilot movie called The Incredible Hulk, based loosely on the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby-created Marvel comic of the same name. Its success (coupled with some theatrical releases of the film in Europe) convinced CBS to turn it into a weekly science-fiction series which began airing in early 1978. It was a massive international hit, seen in over seventy countries. The show made Bixby into a pop icon of the 1980s. Lou Ferrigno, a bodybuilder, played the Hulk. The show also starred veteran actor Jack Colvin as investigative reporter Jack McGee, who pursues the Hulk throughout the series' run. One line of dialogue from the pilot - Dr. Banner: "Mr McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry!" quickly became a catchphrase the world over. The pilot also starred Susan Sullivan as Dr. Elena Marks who tries to help the conflicted and widowed Dr. Banner overcome his "problem" and falls in love with him in the process.

During the show's run, Bixby invited two of his long-time friends, Ray Walston and Brandon Cruz, to guest star with him in different episodes of the series. He also worked on the show with his friend, movie actress Mariette Hartley, who would later star with Bixby in his final series, Goodnight, Beantown in 1983. In the Hulk, Ms. Hartley appeared in the memorable two-part episode- Married (in which David finds another source of help, falls in love, and then marries her) and subsequently won an Emmy Award for her guest appearance.

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