He was also a prolific director, making several episodes of the Seventies drama Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II and the television films The Barbary Coast (1975, in which he also appeared), Three On a Date (1978) and I Had Three Wives (1985). His other small-screen appearances included roles in the television movies Congratulations, It's a Boy] (1972), The Great Houdini (1976, playing the Rev Arthur Ford) and Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy (1982).
BILL BIXBY TRIAL
Bixby and Ferrigno brought the character back to the screen in the television films The Incredibe Hulk Returns (1988), The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) and The Death of The Incredible Hulk, with Bixby also in the role of executive producer.īixby continued his run of success on television by starring as Matt Cassidy, alongside Mariette Hartley, in the 1983-84 American sitcom Goodnight, Beamtown.
BILL BIXBY SERIES
The programme, based around the radiation scientist Banner - who, as the result of an accident, turned into the Hulk whenever anyone made him angry - was screened worldwide, beginning with a 1977 television film and followed a year later by a successful series which ran until 1982. He achieved a greater following in The Incredible Hulk as David Banner, the more genteel side of the character featured in Marvel Comics adventures, with Lou Ferrigno playing the seven-foot green monster. Many leading magicians appeared in the programme and Bixby, a keen amateur, performed his own tricks, although the programme was axed after just one series. He followed this by playing Tony Blake in The Magician (1973-74): his character has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and comes out of jail with a pledge to use his talents as an illusionist and escapologist to help people and prevent crime. After the success of the series, there were three movies filmed for television: The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988), directed by Nicholas Corea The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) and The Death of the Incredible Hulk, directed by Bixby.īill Bixby was nominated for three Emmy Awards for his work in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969), The Streets of San Francisco (1972), and Rich Man, Poor Man (1976).In 1969 came Bixby's part as Tom Corbett in The Courtship of Eddie's Father, which ran for three years and won him an Emmy Award nomination. The show is based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
BILL BIXBY TV
The biggest hit of his career would come in the late 1970s, playing the role of David Banner in CBS TV series The Incredible Hulk with Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. He also played in The Magician (1973–1974), as a famous magician Anthony Blake, who is also a detective. Bixby continued to have success on television as the star of the ABC sitcom The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972), where he played a widower who cares for his young son played by Brandon Cruz. His first television series was My Favorite Martian, playing the role of Tim O'Hara, and co-starring Ray Walston. His credits on the big screen include: Irma la Douce (1963), with Jack Lemmon, and directed by Billy Wilder Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966), western starring Chuck Connors and two movies starring Elvis Presley, Clambake (1967) and Speedway (1968). Careerīill Bixby made the most of his career in television. He is known for the role of David Banner in the TV series The Incredible Hulk.īixby died from complications of prostate cancer in Los Angeles on November 21, 1993. Bill Bixby (born Januin San Francisco, California - November 21, 1993), was an American actor, director, and producer.
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