Nickname:	Bill Bixby / William Bixby /
Known for:	The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, Rich Man, Poor Man, The Death of the Incredible Hulk
Birth name:	Wilfred Bailey Bixby
Birthday:	22 January 1934, San Francisco, California, USA
Height:	5' 9" (1.75 m)

Born at 11:20pm-PST Interred at Judith Kliban's estate in Hana, Hawaii, USA. 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. 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. Classmate of Lee Meriwether Actor Brandon Cruz's son Lincoln Bixby Cruz was named after him. When "The Incredible Hulk" debuted, he was worried that his son Christopher would be scared to see his own father turning into a green creature. Therefore, he wouldn't let the boy watch the show. Member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Son of Jane Bixby. Was an accomplished artist. Was a contestant on The Dating Game 3 times, and never won a date. Was three credits shy of graduating from college at the University of California-Berkeley. Was a lifeguard and a bellhop before becoming an actor. Met his third and final wife, Judith Kliban, in Hawaii, just before his 59th birthday. [1993] Was a professional magician. Appeared frequently as a panelist on The Hollywood Squares. Tom Corbett, Bixby's character on The Courtship of Eddie's Father, was ranked #15 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. 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. Before he died, she saw him regularly only when he was visiting Nurses. His grandfather, Wilfred Everett, was a physician and surgeon, and was a University of California-Davis graduate in 1907. He had 12 hobbies: painting, magic, sailing, hiking, fishing, swimming, farming, jogging, golfing, photography, cooking and carpentry. Five days after his 18th birthday, he signed up for the Marine Corps Reserve; while he was a senior in high school. He was honorably discharged on April 8, 1957. As a teenager, he was a member of the quartet "Uncalled Four". Shared the same birthday as actress Piper Laurie, and was two-years younger than her. 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, which his friend had hosted. He appeared in 3 popular television shows that ran for at least three years: "My Favorite Martian" (1963-1966), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969-1972), and "The Incredible Hulk" (1978-1982). Starred in a pilot with Barbara Feldon that has never been aired. Before he became an actor, he organized shows at a resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Won the Parents Without Partners: Exemplary Service Award for his role on 'The Courtship of Eddie's Father' in 1972. Met Brenda Benet at a beauty pageant. At the time he was 29 and she was only 18. At least two actresses name him as their favorite actor: Mariette Hartley and Loni Anderson, both having worked with him on The Incredible Hulk. Spoke 6 different languages. Graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco, California, in 1952. His father, Wilfred Everett II, died on June 4, 1971, just 4 weeks before he & Brenda were married. Remained good friends with Brandon Cruz during and after "The Courtship of Eddie's Father." The friendship became that much stronger after the death of Bixby's son Christopher in 1981.

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