Lee Majors became a true Hollywood legend in the 1970s, thanks to his unforgettable portrayal of Steve Austin in the iconic television show The Six Million Dollar Man. Almost overnight ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor With then-producing partner Don Boyle, he exited Paramount in 1974 to produce ABC’s new The Six Million Dollar Man, starring Lee Majors, for Universal Television.

There was a moment during the making of The Six Million Dollar Man when Lee Majors realized that Colonel Steve Austin needed some bionic nooky to keep him—and the actor himself—sane.

Starting in 1973 with The Six Million Dollar Man, the titular hero was rebuilt with cyber-strength following a near-fatal NASA flight test crash. As former astronaut Steven Austin, Lee Majors ...