Bill Bixby









































Bill Bixby

Bill Bixby The Magician 1973.JPG
Bixby as The Magician, 1973

Born
Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III


(1934-01-22)January 22, 1934

San Francisco, California, U.S.

Died November 21, 1993(1993-11-21) (aged 59)

Century City, Los Angeles, U.S.

Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Occupation Actor, director, producer, game-show panelist
Years active 1961–1993
Television
My Favorite Martian, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Incredible Hulk
Spouse(s)


  • Brenda Benet
    (m. 1971; div. 1980)

  • Laura Michaels
    (m. 1990; div. 1991)

  • Judith Kliban
    (m. 1993)

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Wilfred Bailey Everett "Bill" Bixby III (January 22, 1934 − November 21, 1993)[1] was an American actor, director, producer, and frequent game-show panelist. His career spanned more than three decades, including appearances on stage, in films, and on television series. He is known for his roles as Tim O'Hara in the CBS sitcom My Favorite Martian, Tom Corbett in the ABC sitcom The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and stage illusionist Anthony Blake in the NBC crime drama series The Magician, but is perhaps best known for his role as scientist Dr. David Banner in the CBS science-fiction drama series The Incredible Hulk.[2][3]




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 Beginning acting


    • 2.2 My Favorite Martian and other early roles


    • 2.3 The Courtship of Eddie's Father


    • 2.4 1973 to 1977


    • 2.5 The Incredible Hulk


    • 2.6 Later work




  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Death


  • 5 Filmography


    • 5.1 Film


    • 5.2 Television




  • 6 Production credits


    • 6.1 Television




  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Early life


An only child, Bixby was born Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III, a fourth-generation Californian of English descent, on January 22, 1934, in San Francisco, California. His father, Wilfred Everett Bixby II, was a store clerk and his mother, Jane (née McFarland) Bixby, was a senior manager at I. Magnin & Co. In 1942, when Bixby was eight years old, his father enlisted in the Navy during World War II and traveled to the South Pacific. While in the seventh grade, Bixby attended Grace Cathedral and sang in the church's choir. In one notable incident, he shot the bishop using a slingshot during a service and was kicked out of the choir. In 1946, his mother encouraged him to take ballroom dance lessons and from there he started dancing all around the city. While dancing, he attended Lowell High School, where he perfected his oratory and dramatic skills as a member of the Lowell Forensic Society. Though he received average grades, he also competed in high-school speech tournaments regionally. After graduation from high school in 1952, against his parents' wishes, he majored in drama at City College of San Francisco.[4]


During the Korean War, Bixby was drafted shortly after his eighteenth birthday. Rather than report to the United States Army, Bixby joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve.[5][6][7][8][9] He served primarily in personnel management with Marine Attack Squadron 141 (VMA-141) at Naval Air Station Oakland, and attained the rank of private first class before his 1956 discharge.[10][11][12][13][14] Later, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, his parents' alma mater, and left just a few credits short of earning a degree. He then moved to Hollywood, California, where he had a string of odd jobs that included bellhop and lifeguard. He organized shows at a resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and in 1959 was hired to work as a model and to do commercial work for General Motors and Chrysler.



Career



Beginning acting


In 1961, Bixby was in the musical The Boy Friend at the Detroit Civic Theater, returning to Hollywood to make his television debut on an episode of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He became a highly regarded character actor and guest-starred in many television series, including Ben Casey, The Twilight Zone, The Andy Griffith Show, Dr. Kildare, Straightaway, and Hennesey. He also joined the cast of The Joey Bishop Show in 1962. In 1963, he played a sailor with a Napoleon tattoo in the movie Irma La Douce, a romantic comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, directed by Billy Wilder based on the 1956 French musical. During the 1970s, he made guest appearances on television series such as Ironside, Insight, Barbary Coast, The Love Boat, Medical Center, four episodes of Love, American Style, Fantasy Island, and two episodes each of The Streets of San Francisco and Rod Serling's Night Gallery.



My Favorite Martian and other early roles




Bixby as Tim O'Hara in My Favorite Martian, when an accident turns Uncle Martin back into a baby (season 2, episode 6)


Bixby took the role of young reporter Tim O'Hara in the 1963 CBS sitcom, My Favorite Martian, in which he co-starred with Ray Walston. By 1966, though, high production costs forced the series to come to an end after 107 episodes. After the cancellation of Martian, Bixby starred in five movies: Ride Beyond Vengeance, Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!, and two of Elvis Presley's movies, Clambake and Speedway. He turned down the role as Marlo Thomas's boyfriend in the successful That Girl, though he later guest-starred in the show, 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 Courtship of Eddie's Father, a comedy-drama on ABC. The series concerned a widowed father raising a young son, managing a major syndicated magazine, and at the same time trying to reenter the dating scene. This series was in the vein of other 1960s and 1970s sitcoms that dealt with widowerhood, such as The Andy Griffith Show and My Three Sons. Eddie was played by novice actor Brandon Cruz. The pair developed a close rapport that translated to an off-camera friendship as well. The core cast was rounded out by Academy Award-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki, who played the role of Tom's housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston; James Komack (one of the series' producers) as Norman Tinker, Tom's pseudo-hippie, quirky photographer, and actress Kristina Holland as Tom's secretary, Tina. One episode of the series co-starred Bixby's future wife, Brenda Benet, as one of Tom's girlfriends.




With The Courtship of Eddie's Father co-stars, Brandon Cruz and Miyoshi Umeki


Bixby was nominated for the Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1971. The following year, he won the Parents Without Partners Exemplary Service Award for 1972.


Bixby made his directorial debut on the sitcom in 1970, directing eight episodes. ABC canceled the sitcom in 1972 at the end of season three.


After the show was canceled, Bixby and Cruz remained in contact, with Cruz making a guest appearance on Bixby's later series The Incredible Hulk. The death of Bixby's only child, in 1981, drew Bixby and Cruz closer still. The two remained in touch until Bixby's death in 1993. In 1995, Cruz named his own son Lincoln Bixby Cruz.


Brandon Cruz said of the show which developed a professional father-son relationship, compared to that of The Andy Griffith Show, "We dealt with issues that were talked about but were never brought up on television. Bill wasn't the first actor to portray a single widowed father, but he became one of the popular ones, because of his easy-going way of this crazy little kid." Prior to Bixby's promotion to director, Brandon said, "He was looking for the best dolly grip, along with the boom operator that if something was called specifically and failed, Bill could be easily angry." On the kind of relationship Bill had wanted with his co-star, Brandon also said, "Bill would never speak down to me. Bill treated me as an equal. He made sure that we had a lot of time together, just so he could kinda crawl inside my head and see what actually made a kid tick." Upon Bill's real-life father's death in 1971, Cruz stated: "He had that type of mentality that the show must go on, thinking it was just a great T.V. show, after he broke down weeping."[15]


In a 2011 interview with Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith about how Bill Bixby's fame was supposed to posthumously honor him for a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, Cruz said, "When I found out they were putting this out, I thought, ‘It’s about time.’ Bill Bixby had an amazing body of work, not only Courtship of Eddie’s Father, but My Favorite Martian, The Magician, The Incredible Hulk and so many other things, as an actor, as a director — and he never got an Emmy. He’s never been recognized posthumously by the Academy. And he doesn’t have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That is criminal.... There are people who have stars that, not to be blunt, but I wouldn’t bother spitting on their stars. Bill’s talent would take a couple of blocks of stars compared to them. It really demeans the whole thing that Bill is not included."[16]



1973 to 1977


In 1973, Bixby starred in The Magician. The series was well liked but lasted only one season. An accomplished amateur magician himself, he hosted several TV specials in the mid-1970s which featured other amateur magicians, and was a respected member of the Hollywood magic community, belonging to The Magic Castle, an exclusive club for magicians. During the show's popular, although short-lived, production, Bixby invited a few old friends along to co-star such as Pamela Britton (in her final role), Kristina Holland and Ralph O'Hara.


Also in 1973, he starred in Steambath, a play by author Bruce Jay Friedman, on PBS with Valerie Perrine and Jose Perez.


Bixby 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. In 1974-1975, he directed four episodes of the eighth season of Mannix, guest-starring as Mannix's friend-turned-villain in one of the episodes.


In 1975, he co-starred with Tim Conway and Don Knotts in the Disney movie The Apple Dumpling Gang, which was well received by the public.


Returning to television, Bixby worked with Susan Blakely on Rich Man, Poor Man, a highly successful television miniseries in 1976. He played a daredevil stunt pilot in an episode of the short-lived 1976 CBS adventure series Spencer's Pilots, starring Gene Evans. In 1977, he co-starred in the pilot for the television series Fantasy Island; starred in "No Way Out", the final episode of the NBC anthology series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale);[17] and appeared with Donna Mills, Richard Jaeckel, and William Shatner in the last episode, "The Scarlet Ribbon", of NBC's Western series The Oregon Trail, starring Rod Taylor and Andrew Stevens. Bixby directed two episodes of The Oregon Trail.


In 1976, he was honored with two Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in Drama or Comedy for The Streets of San Francisco and the other for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Series for Rich Man, Poor Man.


Bixby hosted Once Upon a Classic on PBS from 1976 to 1980.



The Incredible Hulk


Bixby starred in the role of Dr. David Banner in the pilot movie, The Incredible Hulk, based on the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Marvel characters. Kenneth Johnson, the creator, director and writer, said that Bixby was his only choice to play the part.[18] Although, reportedly, when Bixby was offered the role, he declined it – until he read the script and discussed it with Johnson.[19] The success of the pilot (coupled with some theatrical releases of the film in Europe) convinced CBS to turn it into a weekly series, which began airing in the spring of 1978. The pilot also starred Susan Sullivan as Dr. Elaina Marks, who tries to help the conflicted and widowed Dr. Banner overcome his "problem", and falls in love with him in the process. In a retrospective on The Incredible Hulk, Glenn Greenberg declared Bixby's performance to be the series's "foremost" strength, elaborating that he "masterfully conveyed the profound loneliness and tragedy of Dr. Banner while also bringing to the role an abundance of warmth, intelligence, humor, nobility, likability, and above all else, humanity."[20]


During the series' run, Bixby invited two of his longtime friends, Ray Walston and Brandon Cruz, to guest-star with him in different episodes of the series. He also worked on the series with his friend, movie actress Mariette Hartley, who later starred with Bixby in his final series, Goodnight, Beantown in 1983. Hartley appears in the well-regarded double-length episode "Married",[20] and subsequently won an Emmy Award for her guest appearance. Future star Loni Anderson also guest starred with Bixby during the first season. Bixby directed one episode of the series, "Bring Me the Head of the Hulk" in 1980 (original airdate: January 9, 1981). The series was canceled after the following season, but leftover episodes aired as late as the next June. Bixby later executive-produced and reprised the role in three television movies – The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, and The Death of the Incredible Hulk – the last two of which he also directed, and the first of which he has been said to have unofficially co-directed.[20]



Later work


Bixby was executive producer and co-star of the short-lived sitcom Goodnight, Beantown (1983–84). He also directed three episodes of the series. During the same time, Bixby directed several episodes of another short-lived television series, Wizards and Warriors, which aired in 1983. From 1983 to 1984, he hosted a documentary series for Nickelodeon entitled Against the Odds. The series, which was canceled after only two seasons, consists of short biographies of famous people throughout history. From 1986 to 1987, he hosted the syndicated weekday anthology series True Confessions. In 1987, he directed eight episodes of the satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer!, including the episode "Hammer Hits the Rock" in season two, where he made an uncredited appearance as Zeke.[21]


Bixby hosted two specials regarding Elvis conspiracy theories and his alleged sightings: The Elvis Files (1991)[22] and The Elvis Conspiracy (1992).[23]


Bixby made his last acting appearance in 1992, guest-starring in an episode of Diagnosis: Murder.


He finished his career by directing 30 episodes (in seasons two and three) of the NBC sitcom Blossom.[24]



Personal life


Bixby's first marriage was to actress Brenda Benet.[25] They were married in 1971, and she gave birth to their son Christopher in September 1974. The couple divorced in 1980. A few months later, in March 1981, six-year-old Christopher died while on a skiing vacation at Mammoth Lakes with Benet, where he went into cardiac arrest after doctors inserted a breathing tube when he suffered acute epiglottitis.[26] Benet committed suicide the following year.[27] Bixby met Laura Michaels in 1989, who had worked on the set of one of his Hulk movies. The couple married a year later in Hawaii. In early 1991, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent treatment.[28] He was divorced in the same year. In late 1992, friends introduced him to the artist Judith Kliban, widow of B. Kliban, a cartoonist who had died of a pulmonary embolism. Bixby married Judith in late 1993, just six weeks before he collapsed on the set of Blossom.


In early 1993, after rumors began circulating about his health, Bixby went public with his illness, and made several appearances on shows such as Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, among others.



Death


On November 21, 1993, six days after his final assignment on Blossom, Bixby died of complications from prostate cancer in Century City, Los Angeles. He was 59 years old.[29]



Filmography



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Year
Title
Role
Notes
1962

Lonely Are the Brave
Airman in Helicopter
uncredited
1963

Irma la Douce
Tattooed Sailor

1963

Under the Yum Yum Tree
Track Team Coach
uncredited
1966

Ride Beyond Vengeance
Johnsy Boy Hood

1967

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
Dick Bender

1967

Clambake
James J. Jamison III

1968

Speedway
Kenny Donford

1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang
Russel Donovan



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Year
Title
Role
Notes
1961

Hennesy
Intern
Episode: "Welcome Home, Dr. Blair"
1961

Straightaway
unknown role
Episode: "The Tin Caesar"
1961

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Roger
Episode: "The Gigolo"
1961

Ben Casey
Intern at Party
Episode: "A Few Brief Lines for Dave"
1961

Bachelor Father
Paul
Episode: "The Law and Kelly Gregg"
1961

Checkmate
Pete Canaday
Episode: "To the Best of My Recollection"
1961

Make Room for Daddy
Joey
Episode: "Danny Weaves a Web"
1961

Make Room for Daddy
Mack
Episode: "Danny and Durante"
1962

The Andy Griffith Show
Ronald Bailey
Episode: "Bailey's Bad Boy"
1962

Death Valley Days
Kinney
Episode: "Justice at Jackson Creek"
1962

Follow the Sun
Jason Wylie
Episode: "Chalk One Up for Johnny"
1962

The Joey Bishop Show
Charles Raymond
recurring role (6 episodes)
1962

Alcoa Premiere
Bruce
2 episodes
– "Once a Bachelor"
– "The Voice of Charlie Pont"
1962

Dr. Kildare
Dr. John Grant
Episode: "The Soul Killer"
1963

The Twilight Zone
OOD
Episode: "The Thirty-Fathom Grave"
1963

The Eleventh Hour
Art
Episode: "Try to Keep Alive Until Next Tuesday"
1963

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Ben Mollenhour
Episode: "The Balance and the Crucible"
1963

Make Room for Daddy
Tom Bradley, the Rival
Episode: "Jose's Rival"
1963

The Lieutenant
Private Stu Sallaway
Episode: "A Million Miles from Clary"
1963–1966

My Favorite Martian
Tim O'Hara
series regular (107 episodes)
1964–1965

Valentine's Day
Carl Pierce
recurring role (9 episodes)
1966

Combat!
Kline
Episode: "The Losers"
1966–1974

Hollywood Squares
Himself (Center Square/Panelist)
series regular (114 episodes)
1967

Iron Horse
Dan Gilmore
Episode: "Appointment with Epitaph"
1967

That Girl
Harry Banner
Episode: "The Apartment"
1967

Dream Girl of '67
Himself (Bachelor Judge)
recurring role (10 episodes)
1968

The Danny Thomas Hour
David
Episode: "Two for Penny"
1968

It Takes a Thief
George Palmer
Episode: "To Steal a Battleship"
1968

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Paul Wilkie
Episode: "The Ghost Hunter"
1968

Ironside
Edward Neufane
Episode: "Sergeant Mike"
1968

Hollywood Squares
Himself (Panelist)
recurring role (3 episodes)
1969–1971

Insight
Johnny
2 episodes
– "The Poker Game" (1969)
– "The War of the Eggs" (1971)
1969

Love, American Style
Darian Patrick
Episode: "Love and the Legal Agreement"
1969

Win with the Stars
Himself (Celebrity Contestant)
Episode: "Rosemary Clooney/Bill Bixby"
1969

Stump the Stars
Himself (Panelist)
Episode: "09.29.1969"
1969-1972

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Tom Corbett
series regular (73 episodes)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1971)
1970

Love, American Style
Alan
Episode: "Love and the Eskimo"
1970

Ironside
Tom Dayton
Episode: "Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us"
1970

It Takes Two
Himself
Episode: "05.04.1970"
1970

The Dating Game
Himself (Panelist)
Episode: "09.07.1970"
1971

Big Fish, Little Fish
Ronnie Johnson
Television Movie
1971

Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Johnny Gaines
Television Movie
1971–1972

Love, American Style
Kenny Frasier
2 episodes
– "Love and the Rug"
– "Love and the Overnight Guests"
1971–1974

Password All-Stars
Himself (Celebrity Contestant)
recurring role (7 episodes)
1972

Night Gallery
Noel / Bruce Tarrady
2 episodes
– "Last Rites for a Dead Druid"
– "The Return of the Sorcerer"
1972

Search
Mark Elliott
Episode: "The Adonis File"
1972

The Couple Takes a Wife
Jeff Hamilton
Television Movie
1972

Medical Center
Dr. Hurst
Episode: "Pressure Point"
1973

Barnaby Jones
Alex Chandler
Episode: "To Denise, with Love and Murder"
1973

Steambath
Tandy
Television Movie
1973

Shirts/Skins
Teddy Bush
Television Movie
1973–1974

The Magician
Anthony Blake / Anthony Dorian
series regular (22 episodes)
1974

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
William
Television Movie
1974

Ironside
Dr. Gallin
Episode: "Raise the Devil"
1974

The Streets of San Francisco
Jerry Schilling
Episode: "Target: Red"
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
1975

Mannix
Tony Elliott
Episode: "The Empty Tower"
1975

Barbary Coast
Philippe Despard
Episode: "The Barbary Coast"
1976

The Streets of San Francisco
Eric Doyle
Episode: "Police Buff"
1976

Rich Man, Poor Man
Willie Abbott
Television Miniseries (4 episodes)
– "Part II: Chapters 3 and 4"
– "Part III: Chapter 5"
– "Part IV: Chapter 6"
– Part VI: Chapter 8"
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
1976

Spencer's Pilots
Philo McGraw
Episode: "Pilot"
1976

The Invasion of Johnson County
Sam Lowell
Television Movie
1976

The Great Houdini
Reverend Ford
Television Movie
1976

Once Upon a Classic
Himself (Host)
series regular (4 episodes)
Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Children's Program (1981)
1977

Fantasy Island
Arnold Greenwood
Episode: "Pilot"
1977

Tales of the Unexpected
Lieutenant Commander John Kelty
Episode: "No Way Out"
1977

Black Market Baby
Herbert Freemont
Television Movie
1977

The Love Boat
John Ballard
Episode: "Message for Maureen/Gotcha/Acapulco Connection"
1977

The Oregon Trail
Fred F. Mason
Episode: "The Scarlet Ribbon"
1977–1982

The Incredible Hulk
Dr. David Banner
series regular (82 episodes)
TV Land Award for Character You REALLY Don't Want to Make Angry (2008)
1978

Once Upon a Classic
Himself (Host)
Episode: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
1982

Murder Is Easy
Professor Luke Williams
Television Movie
1982

The Book of Lists
Himself (Host)
unknown episodes
1982

I've Had It Up to Here
unknown role
Television Movie
1983–1984

Goodnight, Beantown
Matt Cassidy
series regular (18 episodes)
1985

International Airport
Harvey Johnson
Television Movie
1986

Sin of Innocence
David McGary
Television Movie
1986

True Confessions
Himself (Host)
series regular (7 episodes)
1987

J.J. Starbuck
Donald Iskin
Episode: "Pilot"
1987

Sledge Hammer!
Zeke
Episode: "Hammer Hits the Rock"
1988

The Incredible Hulk Returns
David Banner
Television Movie
1989

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
David Banner
Television Movie
1990

The Death of the Incredible Hulk
David Banner
Television Movie
1990

An American Story
unknown role
Television Movie
1992

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Nick Osborne
Television Movie
1993

Blossom
Cop
Episode: "Blossom's Dilemma"


Production credits



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Year
Title
Contribution
Notes
1970–1972

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Director
Director (8 episodes)
– "Gifts Are for Giving" (1970)
– "Two's Company" (1971)
– "Happy Birthday to You" (1971)
– "A Brave at Natchanoomi" (1971)
– "The Karate Story" (1972)
– "The Investors" (1972)
– "In the Eye of the Beholder" (1972)
– "Time for a Change" (1972)
1972–1973

Room 222
Director
Director (2 episodes)
– "Elizabeth Brown Is Failing" (1972)
– "The Noon Goon" (1973)
1974

The Magician
Director
Episode: "The Illusion of the Evil Spikes"
1975

Mannix
Director
Director (4 episodes)
– "A World Called Courage"
– "A Ransom for Yesterday"
– "The Empty Tower"
– "Hardball"
1975

Barbary Coast
Director
Director (2 episodes)
– "The Barbary Coast"
– "Jesse Who?"
1975

Kate McShane
Director
Episode: "God at $15,732 a Year"
1976

Ber D'Angelo/Superstar
Director
Episode: "A Noise in the Streets"
1976

Spencer's Pilots
Director
Director (2 episodes)
– "The Drone"
– "The Hunted"
1976–1977

Rick Man, Poor Man — Book II
Director
Director (2 episodes)
– "Chapter III (1976)
– "Chapter XVIII" (1977)
Nominated – Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series (1977)
1977

Charlie's Angels
Director
Episode: "Dirty Business"
1977

The Oregon Trail
Director
Episode: "The Scarlet Ribbon"
1978

Three on a Date
Director
Television Movie
1978

The Many Loves of Arthur
Director
Television Movie
1981

The Incredible Hulk
Director
Episode: "Bring Me the Head of the Hulk"
1981–1982

Mr. Merlin
Director
Director (5 episodes)
– "The Cloning of the Green" (1981)
– "The Two Faces of Zac" (1981)
– "Take My Tonsils...Please!" (1981)
– "Change of Venue" (1982)
– "I Was a Teenage Loser" (1982)
1982

Herbie, the Love Bug
Director
Director (2 episodes)
– "My House Is Your House"
– "Calling Doctor Herbie"
1983

Wizards and Warriors
Director
Director (3 episodes)
– "The Unicorn of Death"
– "Night of Terror"
– "Skies of Death"
1983–1984

Goodnight, Beantown
Director/Executive Producer
Director (3 episodes)
– "Hooking for Mr. Goodbar" (1983)
– "A Felon Needs a Girl" (1983); also Executive Producer
– "Peace on Earth"
Executive Producer (2 episodes)
– "An Old Flame Flickers" (1984)
1983

The Best of Times
Director
Episode: "Pilot"
1984

W*A*L*T*E*R
Director
Television Short
1984

Dreams
Director/Producer
Director (5 episodes)
– "Kiss Me Red"; also Producer
– "Boys Are the Best"; also Producer
– "Working Life"; also Producer
– "Stuttering"; also Producer
– "Suspicion"; also Producer
Executive Producer (12 episodes)
– "Friends"
– "Fortune and Fame"
– "Alone"
– "Head Over Heels"
– "Rusted Dreams"
– "Tears in the Night"
– "The Birthday Party"
1985

Rockhopper
Director
Television Movie
1985

I Had Three Wives
Director
Director (3 episodes)
– "You and I Know"
– " 'Til Death Do Us Part"
– "Bedtime Stories"
– "Butterfly Murder"
– "Runaround Sue"
1986

Better Days
Director
Director (3 episodes)
– "Cheaters Never Win"
– "Ground Rules"
– "Never Blow Up the World"
1987–1988

Sledge Hammer!
Director
Director (8 episodes)
– "Play It Again Sledge" (1987)
– "Death a Few Salesmen" (1987)
– "Hammer Hits the Rock" (1987)
– "The Last of the Red Hot Vampires" (1987)
– "Icebreaker" (1987)
– "Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll" (1988)
– "It Happened What Night?" (1988)
– "Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer" (1988)
1988

The Incredible Hulk Returns
Director/Executive Producer
Television Movie
1988

Some Kinda Woman
Director
Television Movie
1988

Murphy's Law
Director
Director (2 episodes)
– "Where Are My Socks and Other Mysteries of Love"
– "Do Someone a Favor and It Becomes Your Job"
1989

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Director/Executive Producer
Television Movie
1989

The Nutt House
Director
Episode: "The Accidental Groom"
1990

The Death of the Incredible Hulk
Director/Executive Producer
Television Movie
1990

Ferris Bueller
Director
Director (2 episodes)
– "Behind Every Dirtbag"
– "Baby You Can't Drive My Car"
1991

Sons and Daughters
Director
Episode: "Melanie"
1991

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Director
Television Movie
1991

Man of the People
Director
Episode: "Sleeping with the Enemy"
1991

Baby of the Bride
Director
Television Movie
1992–1994

Blossom
Director
Director (30 episodes)
– "Runaway" (1992)
– "Dear Mom" (1992)
– "What Price Love?" (1992)
– "The Joey Chronicles" (1992)
– "Kids" (1992)
– "Only When I Laugh" (1992)
– "I Killed Chico Barranca" (1992)
– "All Hallows Eve" (1992)
– "The Making of the President" (1992)
– "My Girl" (1992)
– "The Frat Party" (1992)
– "Losing Your...Religion" (1992)
– "Ruby" (1992)
– "Time" (1993)
– "Mystery Train" (1993)
– "The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men" (1993)
– "All Dressed Up" (1993)
– "You Did What?" (1993)
– "Sitcom" (1993)
– "Hunger" (1993)
– "Paris" (1993)
– "Transitions" (1993)
– "Kiss and Tell" (1993)
– "Six and Sonny" (1993)
– "Blossom's Dilemma" (1993)
– "The Fifty-Minute Hour" (1993)
– "True Romance" (1993)
– "Let's Talk About Sex" (1993)
– "Getting Lucky" (1994)
– "Meat" (1994)
1993

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External links





  • Bill Bixby on IMDb


  • Bill Bixby at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata


  • Bill Bixby at the Internet Off-Broadway Database


  • Bill Bixby at the TCM Movie Database Edit this at Wikidata


  • Bill Bixby at AllMovie


  • Bill Bixby at Find a Grave










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