Loni Anderson, a close friend of his, wrote a tribute in her book about his final days, prior to working on the set of "Blossom" (1990). Before he died, she saw him regularly only when he was visiting "Nurses" (1991).
15 years after his death, his mother, Jane, died on November 23, 2008. She lived to be 97.
1972: Won the Parents Without Partners: Exemplary Service Award for his role on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969).
According to Dick Martin, Bixby hadn't been seeing Martin's proctologist for five years after Martin had been badgering him to visit their doctor. He agreed, but, at the very last minute, Bixby discovered he had a back problem. His prostate cancer had spread around his liver. He successfully underwent surgery twice, before it eventually came back.
Actor Brandon Cruz's son Lincoln Bixby Cruz was named after him.
After graduating from Lowell High School, he attended San Francisco College to pursue a major in acting. He was asked to go to the University of California-Berkeley to major in pre-law, but dropped out.
After he filed for a divorce from his first wife (Brenda Benet) his 6 year-old son died of a rare infection and, a year later, his ex-wife took her own life.
Appeared as "Harry Banner" on "That Girl" (1966) in the 60s and "Dr. David Bruce Banner" on "The Incredible Hulk" (1978) in the 70s.
Appeared as a character named Banner twice: Harry Banner on "That Girl" (1966) and Dr. David Bruce Banner on "The Incredible Hulk" (1978).
Appeared frequently as a panelist on "The Hollywood Squares" (1965).
Appeared with fellow comedian Richard Dawson on two game shows. One was the pilot of a trashy 1970s game show, "Cop-Out", and the other was on "Password All-Stars" and "Masquerade Party" (1974), which his friend had hosted.
As a teenager, he was a member of the quartet "Uncalled Four".
At least two actresses name him as their favorite actor: Mariette Hartley and Loni Anderson, both having worked with him on "The Incredible Hulk" (1978).
Attended Grace Cathedral in the seventh grade. In one notable incident, while he continued singing in the choir, he shot the bishop using the slingshot during one service and was kicked out of the choir.
Before he became an actor, he organized shows at a resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Before he graduated, his parents were so concerned about his only hope for his chance at becoming an actor, that they wanted him to become either a lawyer, dentist or even a doctor, because his parents didn't have the appropriate tools to cope with this.
Best remembered by the public for his role as Tim O'Hara on "My Favorite Martian" (1963) and for his starring role as Dr. David Banner on "The Incredible Hulk" (1978).
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Classmate of Lee Meriwether
Collapsed on the "Blossom" (1990) set before he died.