Bill Bixby Trivia

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Met his third and final wife, Judith Kliban, in Hawaii, just before his 59th birthday. [1993] (imdb.com)

Tom Corbett, Bixby's character on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969), was ranked #15 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. (imdb.com)

Classmate of Lee Meriwether (imdb.com)

When "The Incredible Hulk" (1978) debuted, he was worried that his son Christopher would be scared to see his father turning into a green creature. Therefore, he wouldn't let the boy watch the show. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

1972: Won the Parents Without Partners: Exemplary Service Award for his role on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969). (imdb.com)

Starred in a pilot with Barbara Feldon that has never been aired. (imdb.com)

Was a professional magician. (imdb.com)

His father, Wilfred Everett II, died on June 4, 1971, just 4 weeks before he & Brenda were married. (imdb.com)

As a teenager, he was a member of the quartet "Uncalled Four". (imdb.com)

Appeared as a character named Banner twice: Harry Banner on "That Girl" (1966) and Dr. David Bruce Banner on "The Incredible Hulk" (1978). (imdb.com)

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" (1991). Before he died, she saw him regularly only when he was visiting "Nurses" (1991). (imdb.com)

He appeared in three popular television shows that ran for at least three years: "My Favorite Martian" (1963), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969) and "The Incredible Hulk" (1978). (imdb.com)

Was an accomplished artist. (imdb.com)

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). (imdb.com)

Was three credits shy of graduating from college at the University of California-Berkeley. (imdb.com)

Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Dr. David Banner on "The Incredible Hulk" (1978). (imdb.com)

Was a contestant on "The Dating Game" (1965) three times, and never won a date. (imdb.com)

Graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco, California, in 1952. (imdb.com)

Remained good friends with Brandon Cruz during and after "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969). The friendship became that much stronger after the death of Bixby's son Christopher in 1981. (imdb.com)

Was a lifeguard and a bellhop before becoming an actor. (imdb.com)

Before he became an actor, he organized shows at a resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Shared the same birthday as actress Piper Laurie, and was two-years younger than her. (imdb.com)

Spoke 6 different languages. (imdb.com)

Born at 11:20pm-PST (imdb.com)

Actor Brandon Cruz's son Lincoln Bixby Cruz was named after him. (imdb.com)

His grandfather, Wilfred Everett, was a physician and surgeon, and was a University of California-Davis graduate in 1907. (imdb.com)

Member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. (imdb.com)

Son of Wilfrid Everett and Jane Bixby, he was their only child. (imdb.com)

He had 12 hobbies: painting, magic, sailing, hiking, fishing, swimming, farming, jogging, golfing, photography, cooking and carpentry. (imdb.com)

Met Brenda Benet at a beauty pageant. At the time he was 29 and she was only 18. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Appeared frequently as a panelist on "The Hollywood Squares" (1965). (imdb.com)

Interred at Judith Kliban's estate in Hana, Hawaii, USA. (imdb.com)