November 02, 2018

Hello fans,

Lee Majors is someone different to everyone. To some he's Heath Barkley from 'The Big Valley', other know him as Colonel Steve Austin - The Six Million Dollar Man, and to those of us that grew up in the '80s he's Colt Seavers from the 'The Fall Guy'. I remember him most as himself from his scene from the Bill Murray Christmas comedy, "Scrooged".

So many hit shows, most recently in "Ash vs. Evil Dead", movies and such. Let's find out what this staple of hit television series has been doing lately!

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--

See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Henry Gibson: actor; "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-71), "Boston Legal" (Judge Clark Brown, 2004-08).

Neal Adams: comic book artist; frequently teamed with writer Dennis O'Neil. Best known for Batman and Green Lantern titles.

Rick Danko: rock musician; singer and bassist for The Band (1968-76, 1983-99). Hits include "This Wheel's On Fire" (1975).

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Lee Majors

Learn More About Lee Majors on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: April 23, 1939 in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA

BIRTH NAME: Harvey Lee Yeary

CLAIM TO FAME: Lee Majors is an American film, television and voice actor. Majors is best known for portraying the characters of Heath Barkley on the Western series The Big Valley (1965-1969), Colonel Steve Austin The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-1978), and Colt Seavers in the action series The Fall Guy (1981-1986).

FAMILY LIFE: Majors was married to Thelma Kathleen Robinson from 1961-1965, they had 1 child together. Majors married Farrah Fawcett in 1973 and then divorced in 1982. Karen Velez became Mrs. Majors in 1988 until their divorce in 1994, they have three children together. Today, Lee is happily married to Faith Majors, and has been since 2002.

INFO: Graduated from Eastern Kentucky College with a degree in History and Physical Education. He later received an honorary doctorate form the university in 2006.

As mentioned above Lee has enjoyed a success that is rare in Hollywood. Three different series that have been hits in three different decades.

'The Six Million Dollar Man' continues to be a popular show in syndication around the world and there is even talk of Jim Carrey playing Steve Austin in a big screen version of the hit 70's show.

TRIVIA: Paul Newman and James Dean are his idols.

Credits Barbara Stanwyck as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.

The 1973 song "Midnight Train to Georgia" was inspired by Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett.

Lee sang the theme song to his 'Fall Guy' series.

Turned down an offer to play with the St Louis Cardinals to pursue acting career.

Turned down the Mac Davis role in 'North Dallas Forty' in favor of an independent production that never got off the ground.

Landed the role of Joe Buck in 'Midnight Cowboy' but "The Big Valley" (1965) was picked up for another year and was contractually obligated to pass on the role, which was then made famous by Jon Voight.

Starred concurrently in two TV shows at the same time. Playing Jess Brandon in "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1971) and Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man.

His cousin Johnny Majors was the 1956 Heisman Trophy runner-up at Tennessee, and became a great college football coach; from 1968-96 he coached at Iowa State, Pittsburgh, and Tennessee, winning the 1976 national championship with Pittsburgh.

Signature exclamation as Heath in The Big Valley was "Boy, Howdy!"

In 1976 Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett made TV history. They were the first husband and wife each starring in separate top rated shows.

Prior to getting his big break, Lee Majors was the limo driver for producer Jim Barnett, the man who created the TV show "World Championship Wrestling."

WHERE IS HE NOW: Majors and his career hasn't slowed down a bit. He's currently filming the TV Movie 'Bicycle' with Joan Severance.

CREDITS:

2016-2018 Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series)...Brock Williams
- Tales from the Rift (2018) ... Brock Williams (uncredited)
- Unfinished Business (2018) ... Brock Williams
- Apparently Dead (2018) ... Brock Williams
- Second Coming (2016) ... Brock Williams
- DUI (2016) ... Brock Williams (uncredited)
- Last Call (2016) ... Brock Williams
- The Morgue (2016) ... Brock Williams
- Home (2016) ... Brock Williams

2017 Eat, Play, Love (TV Movie)...Dr. Isaac Monroe

2016 Victory by Submission...Sam Jordan

2016 Jean...Spiritual Stone

2016 Wild Bill Hickok: Swift Justice...Grandpa Hickock

2016 Almosting It...Chet

2015 The AXI: Avengers of Extreme Illusions (TV Series)...Steve the Mechanic
- The Mechanic (2015) ... Steve the Mechanic

2015/III The Mechanic (Short)...Steve the Mechanic

2015 Toxin: 700 Days Left on Earth...President Austin

2015 Do You Believe?...J.D.

2014 The Legend of DarkHorse County...Future Sheriff McElroy

2011-2014 Raising Hope (TV Series)...Ralph / Burt's Dad
- Hot Dish (2014) ... Ralph
- Burt Mitzvah: The Musical (2013) ... Ralph
- Burt's Parents (2011) ... Burt's Dad

2013 Dallas (TV Series)...Ken Richards
- Guilt by Association (2013) ... Ken Richards
- Let Me In (2013) ... Ken Richards
- Guilt & Innocence (2013) ... Ken Richards

2013 Matt's Chance...The Figure

2012 Spring Break '83...Carter

2012 CSI: NY (TV Series)...Paul Burton
- Flash Pop (2012) ... Paul Burton

2012 Crash & Burn (TV Movie)...Boss McCoy

2011 Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)...Chuck Cain
- Poker Face (2011) ... Chuck Cain

2011 Jerusalem Countdown...Rockwell

2010-2011 G.I. Joe: Renegades (TV Series)...General Abernathy
- Revelations: Part 2 (2011) ... General Abernathy (voice)
- The Descent: Part 2 (2010) ... General Abernathy (voice)
- The Descent: Part 1 (2010) ... General Abernathy (voice)

2011 $#*! My Dad Says (TV Series)...Don Reger
- Well Suitored (2011) ... Don Reger

2010 Corruption.Gov...Jim Lawrence

2010 Undercovers (TV Series)
- The Key to It All (2010) ... (uncredited)

2010/I Johnny...Dr. Miller

2010 Human Target (TV Series)...Christopher Chance
- Christopher Chance (2010) ... Christopher Chance

2010 Community (TV Series)...Admiral Slaughter
- Beginner Pottery (2010) ... Admiral Slaughter

2009 The Adventures of Umbweki...Police Captain Richard

2008-2009 According to Jim (TV Series)...God
- Heaven Opposed to Hell (2009) ... God
- Jim Almighty (2008) ... God

2007-2009 The Game (TV Series)...Coach Ross
- Stay Fierce, Malik (2009) ... Coach Ross
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2008) ... Coach Ross
- The Commitments (2008) ... Coach Ross
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot (2007) ... Coach Ross
- Tasha, Renee, and Malik the Cliché (2007) ... Coach Ross
- The Trey Wiggs Taps Back Episode (2007) ... Coach Ross

2009 Robot Chicken (TV Series)...Col. Steve Austin / King Babar / David Faustino's Agent
- Love, Maurice (2009) ... Col. Steve Austin / King Babar / David Faustino's Agent (voice)

2008 Cold Case (TV Series)...Dean London '08
- Wings (2008) ... Dean London '08

2008 Weeds (TV Series)...Minute-Man Leader
- The Love Circle Overlap (2008) ... Minute-Man Leader
- I Am the Table (2008) ... Minute-Man Leader
- Yes I Can (2008) ... Minute-Man Leader

2008 Wainy Days (TV Series)...David's Dad
- Rebecca (2008) ... David's Dad

2007 Me & Lee? (TV Movie)

2007 Wapos Bay: The Series (TV Series)...Steve From Ausin
- Guardians (2007) ... Steve From Ausin

2007 Ben 10: Race Against Time (TV Movie)...Max Tennyson

2007 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (TV Series)...Governor of California
- Good Times and Great Oldies (2007) ... Governor of California

2007 The Brothers Solomon...Ed Solomon

2007 Guys Choice (TV Movie)...Steve Austin

2006 TV: The Movie...Dr. Lakin / Announcer / Lieutenant / ...

2006 Waitin' to Live...Bucko Cassidy

2006 Lightspeed (TV Movie)...Tanner

2006 When I Find the Ocean...Thomas

2005 Hell to Pay...Marshall Boone

2005 The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams...Dr. Jack Lee (scenes deleted)

2005 Will & Grace (TV Series)...Burt Wolfe
- It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World (2005) ... Burt Wolfe

2004 Arizona Summer...Mr. Travers

2004 The Trail to Hope Rose (TV Movie)...Marshall Toll

2003 Jake 2.0 (TV Series)...Richard Fox
- Double Agent (2003) ... Richard Fox

2003 Fate...Oscar Odgen

2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Video Game)...Mitch Baker (voice)

2002 Son of the Beach (TV Series)...Colonel Seymore Kooze
- Bad News, Mr. Johnson (2002) ... Colonel Seymore Kooze
- Jailhouse Notch: Part 2 (2002) ... Colonel Seymore Kooze
- Taco Lips Now: Part 1 (2002) ... Colonel Seymore Kooze

2002 Big Fat Liar...Vince

2001 Out Cold...John Majors

2001 Hard Knox (TV Movie)...Darrell Knox

2001 Here (Short)...Bane

2001 Hotel! (TV Movie)...President of the U.S.A.

2000 Too Much Sun (TV Series)...Scott Reed
- The End of the World (2000) ... Scott Reed
- Hollywood Phonies (2000) ... Scott Reed
- Real Men Cry a Lot (2000) ... Scott Reed
- Obsession (2000) ... Scott Reed
- Cross Purposes (2000) ... Scott Reed
- Land of Opportunity (2000) ... Scott Reed

2000 The War Next Door (TV Series)...Kennedy Smith Sr.
- Father Knows Death (2000) ... Kennedy Smith Sr.

2000 V.I.P. (TV Series)...Jed Irons
- Ride of the Valkries (2000) ... Jed Irons

2000 Primary Suspect...Lt. Blake

1999 New Jersey Turnpikes

1999 Chapter Zero...Manatee Man

1999 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (TV Series)...Tom Winters
- Critical List (1999) ... Tom Winters

1998 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)...Sheriff Bell
- On the Border (1998) ... Sheriff Bell

1998 Musketeers Forever...Ben O'Connor

1998/III The Protector...Austin

1997 Trojan War...Officer Austin

1997 Raven: Return of the Black Dragons (TV Movie)...Ski

1997 Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (TV Movie)...Roy Stark

1996 Daytona Beach (TV Movie)...Owen Travers

1996 Promised Land (TV Series)...Jim Walker
- The Secret (1996) ... Jim Walker

1995 Lonesome Dove: The Series (TV Series)...Woodrow F Call
- Ties That Bind (1995) ... Woodrow F Call

1994 Bionic Ever After? (TV Movie)...Steve Austin

1993 The Cover Girl Murders (TV Movie)...Rex Kingman

1992-1993 Raven (TV Series)...Herman 'Ski' Jablonski
All 20 episodes

1991 Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (TV Movie)...Deputy Chief Sterling

1990 Tour of Duty (TV Series)...'Pop' Scarlet
- The Raid (1990) ... 'Pop' Scarlet
- Three Cheers for the Orange, White and Blue (1990) ... 'Pop' Scarlet
- War Is a Contact Sport (1990) ... 'Pop' Scarlet
- Vietnam Rag (1990) ... 'Pop' Scarlet
- Acceptable Losses (1990) ... 'Pop' Scarlet

1990 Keaton's Cop...Mike Gable

1989 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series)...Jesse Pruitt
- Road Show (1989) ... Jesse Pruitt

1989 Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (TV Movie)...Steve Austin

1988 Scrooged...Lee Majors

1988 Reed Down Under (TV Movie)...Reed Harris

1988 Dolly (TV Series)...Harold 'Chance' Coleman
- Episode #1.14 (1988) ... Harold 'Chance' Coleman

1987 The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (TV Movie)...Col. Steve Austin

1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas (TV Movie)...Mountain Dan

1981-1986 The Fall Guy (TV Series)...Colt Seavers
All 112 episodes

1984 The Cowboy and the Ballerina (TV Movie)...Bob Clayton (aka Clay)

1983 The Love Boat (TV Series)...Robert Richards
- China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 1 (1983) ... Robert Richards
- China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 2 (1983) ... Robert Richards

1983 Trauma Center (TV Series)...Colt Seavers
- Notes About Courage (1983) ... Colt Seavers

1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV Movie)...Captain Cody Briggs

1981 Circle of Two...Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1981 The Last Chase...Franklyn Hart

1980 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (TV Movie)...Will Kane

1980 Secret of Bigfoot...Steve Austin

1980 Agency...Philip Morgan

1979 Steel...Mike Catton

1979 Killer Fish...Lasky

1978 The Norseman...Thorvald

1974-1978 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series)...Col. Steve Austin
All 99 episodes

1977 Just a Little Inconvenience (TV Movie)...Frank Logan

1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series)...Col. Steve Austin
- Kill Oscar: Part 3 (1976) ... Col. Steve Austin
- Kill Oscar (1976) ... Col. Steve Austin
- The Return of Bigfoot: Part 2 (1976) ... Col. Steve Austin
- The Deadly Missiles (1976) ... Col. Steve Austin
- A Thing of the Past (1976) ... Col. Steve Austin
- Welcome Home, Jaime: Part 1 (1976) ... Col. Steve Austin

1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (TV Movie)...Francis Gary Powers

1974 ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (TV Movie)...Lee Majors / Steve Austin

1971-1974 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series)...Jess Brandon
53 episodes

1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (TV Movie)...Col. Steve Austin

1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (TV Movie)...Col. Steve Austin

1973 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Movie)...Steve Austin

1972 The Sixth Sense (TV Series)...Clayton Ross
- With This Ring, I Thee Kill! (1972) ... Clayton Ross

1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series)...Joe Briggs
- The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone (1972) ... Joe Briggs

1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series)...Jess Brandon
- Men Who Care (1971) ... Jess Brandon

1970-1971 The Virginian (TV Series)...Roy Tate
24 episodes

1970 Weekend of Terror (TV Movie)...Larry

1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones...Steve Mundine

1970 Bracken's World (TV Series)...Frank Carver
- Super-Star (1970) ... Frank Carver

1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker (TV Movie)...Andy Crocker

1965-1969 The Big Valley (TV Series)...Heath Barkley / Heath
All 112 episodes

1967 Will Penny...Blue

1967 Clambake...Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series)...Howard White
- The Monkey's Paw--A Retelling (1965) ... Howard White

1965 Gunsmoke (TV Series)...Dave Lukens
- Song for Dying (1965) ... Dave Lukens

1964 Strait-Jacket...Frank Harbin (uncredited)

To see Then & Now pictures of Lee Majors, visit: Celebrity Nooz

--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--

Henry Gibson - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 9/21/1935 Died: 9/14/2009

Neal Adams - ALIVE
Born: 6/12/1941

Rick Danko - DEAD (Heart failure)
Born: 12/29/1942 Died: 12/10/1999

WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...

10/31
Tadeusz Kraus, 86, Czech footballer (national team at FIFA World Cup, 1954 and 1958) and coach.
Ken Shellito, 78, English football player (Chelsea) and manager.

10/30
David Azulai, 64, Israeli politician, Minister of Religious Services (since 2015), member of the Knesset (1996-2018), cancer.
Whitey Bulger, 89, American gangster (Winter Hill Gang) and convicted murderer, beaten.
Davyd Cherkaskyi (uk), 87, Ukrainian animator (Adventures of Captain Wrongel, Treasure Island), stroke.
Hardy Fox, 73, American musician and composer (The Residents), co-founder of The Cryptic Corporation, brain cancer.
Jin Yong, 94, Hong Kong novelist (Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils), essayist and newspaper proprietor (Ming Pao).
RaeAnn Kelsch, 58, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1991-2012), bacterial infection.
Emil Palecek (cs), 88, Czech chemist, discoverer of nucleic acids electrochemistry.
Rico J. Puno, 65, Filipino pop singer, heart failure.
Sangharakshita, 93, British Buddhist teacher and writer, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community, pneumonia and sepsis.
Bob Skoronski, 84, American football player (Green Bay Packers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Steven L. Zinter, 68, American judge (South Dakota Supreme Court), complications from surgery.

10/29
Germán Aceros, 80, Colombian football player (national team) and manager.
Marat Aripov (tr), 83, Tajikistani actor.
Gérald Bloncourt, 91, Haitian painter and photographer.
Vladimir Borodin, 52, Russian composer.
Bernard Bragg, 90, American actor, co-founder of the National Theatre of the Deaf.
Dave Duncan, 85, Scottish-born Canadian fantasy and science fiction author (West of January, The Cutting Edge), brain hemorrhage.
Jimmy Farrar, 67, American rock singer (Molly Hatchet, Gator Country), heart attack.
Lodi Gyari Rinpoche, 69, Tibetan diplomat, liver cancer.
Andrea Manfredi, 26, Italian racing cyclist, plane crash.
Larry Snyder, 76, American jockey, cancer.
Wang Guangying, 99, Chinese entrepreneur and politician, founder of China Everbright Group, Vice-Chairman of the National People's Congress.
Young Greatness, 34, American rapper ("Moolah"), shot.

10/28
Anthony Anenih, 85, Nigerian politician, Minister of Works and Housing (1999-2003).
Edward Dwurnik (pl), 75, Polish painter.
Luis Miguel Enciso Recio, 88, Spanish historian and politician, Senator (1977-1982).
Philippe Gildas (fr), 82, French television and radio presenter.
Richard Gill, 76, Australian conductor, colorectal and peritoneal cancer.
Konstantins Konstantinovs, 40, Latvian powerlifter.
Marina Livanova (ru), 66, Russian actress (Father Sergius, The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe, The Alaska Kid).
Tazmin Pugh, 18, British swimmer, house fire.
Vladimir Sinelnikov (ru), 80, Russian documentary film director and producer.
Colin Sylvia, 32, Australian footballer (Melbourne, Fremantle), traffic collision.

10/27
Angela Bianchini, 97, Italian author and literary critic.
Daniel Correa Freitas, 24, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo, São Paulo), stabbed.
Piero Del Papa (it), 80, Italian boxer and actor (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Lo chiamavano Bulldozer, Bomber).
Enrique Granados, 84, Spanish Olympic swimmer (1952).
Freddie Hart, 91, American country musician and songwriter ("Easy Loving", "My Hang-Up Is You", "Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me)"), pneumonia.
Fred Hess, 74, American tenor saxophonist.
Ingo Insterburg (de), 84, German musician and comedian.
Madan Lal Khurana, 82, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Delhi (1993-1996), Governor of Rajasthan (2004).
Antônio Possamai, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ji-Paraná (1983-2007).
Ron de Rijk (nl), 66, Dutch football commentator.
Lev Rossoshik (ru), 71, Russian journalist.
Ntozake Shange, 70, American poet and playwright (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf).
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, Thai duty-free retailer (King Power) and football club owner (Leicester City), helicopter crash.
Todd Youth, 47, American punk and metal guitarist (Warzone, Murphy's Law, Danzig).

10/26
Richard L. Bloch, 89, American businessman and sports team owner (Phoenix Suns).
Darijan Bozic, 85, Slovenian composer.
Marc Francina, 70, French politician, Deputy (2007-2017), Mayor of Évian-les-Bains (since 2014).
Ana González de Recabarren, 93, Chilean human rights activist.
Nikolai Karachentsov, 73, Russian actor (Juno and Avos, The Dog in the Manger, A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989), kidney failure.
György Károly, 65, Hungarian poet and writer, brain tumor.
Valentin Masengo Mkinda, 78, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kabinda (since 1995).
Richard Murunga, 65, Kenyan boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
Baba Oje, 87, American spiritual elder (Arrested Development) and activist, leukemia.
Boris Temirkanov (ru), 81, Russian conductor and composer.

10/25
Sara Anzanello, 38, Italian volleyball player (national team), leukemia.
Cheam Channy, 57, Cambodian politician, MP (1998-2005), brain tumour.
Lindon Crow, 85, American football player (New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams), stroke.
Sonny Fortune, 79, American jazz saxophonist, stroke.
Ruth Gates, 56, British biologist, brain cancer.
John Taylor Gatto, 82, American author and teacher, heart failure.
Tyrone Gayle, 30, American political campaign staffer, colon cancer.
Thomas Keating, 95, American Trappist monk.
Ivan Kronenfeld, 72, American actor (Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, The Ice Storm).
Li Yong, 50, Chinese television host (Lucky 52), cancer.
Muriel Manings, 95, American dancer and choreographer.
Michael J. O'Connor, 89, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1971-1972) and Senate (1973-1977, 1981-1982).
Borislav Pelevic, 61, Serbian politician.
Shivinder Singh Sidhu, 89, Indian politician, Governor of Meghalaya (2007-2008) and Goa (2008-2011).
Anestis S. Veletsos (de), 91, American civil engineer.
Ulysses S. Washington, 98, American college football player (Virginia State) and coach (Delaware State).
Elder Roma Wilson, 107, American gospel harmonica player and singer.
John Ziegler Jr., 84, American ice hockey executive, President of the NHL (1977-1992).
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