Turned down the Mac Davis role in North Dallas Forty (1979) in favor of an independent production that never got off the ground.
Was a star athlete at Middlesboro High School. In 1986 the school named their football field Lee Majors Field and in 1991 inducted him into their Sports Hall of Fame.
Was one of the judges in 1981 Miss Universe pageant.
Was played by Ben Browder in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004) (TV).