Anecdotes

Confirmed he did not attend the funeral for his ex wife Farrah Fawcett, explaining he had his own memories of her and did not want to be a distraction. (novembre 2010)

His acting mentor was Barbara Stanwyck, whom he credits as his favorite mentor/best friend.

Changed his name to Lee Majors after Joan Crawford and others in Hollywood had difficulty pronouncing his real name of Yeary.

The 1973 song "Midnight Train to Georgia" was inspired by Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett.

In 1976, he and wife Farrah Fawcett made television history - a husband and wife each starring in separate top-rated shows.

He first acted with actress Lindsay Wagner, when she guest-starred on his television series, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971). A few years later, she guest-starred on his television series, L'homme qui valait 3 milliards (1974), originating her best-known role as Super Jaimie (1976). They would continue to work together on-and-off for the next twenty years, and still appear together at Bionic conventions.

Revealed that he had a wonderful working relationship with Barbara Stanwyck on La grande vallée (1965).

Has starred concurrently on two television series at the same time: as Jess Brandon on Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971) and Colonel Steve Austin on L'homme qui valait trois milliards (1973).

Has three children with Karen Velez: daughter Nikki Majors and twin sons Dane and Trey.

He entered Indiana University on a football scholarship but was expelled two years later for his involvement in a fraternity fight. After transferring to Eastern Kentucky University, a game injury paralyzed him from the waist down for two weeks. That revealed a condition of congenital spondylolisthesis, an alignment defect of the spine, and he was forced to leave what was beginning to look like a great football career.

He was introduced to Farrah Fawcett by Burt Reynolds.

Before he was an actor, he worked as a park recreational director.

Rock Hudson helped introduce him to Hollywood producers in order to get film work.

Paul Newman and James Dean are his idols.

Was a star athlete at Middlesboro High School. The school named their football field Lee Majors Field (1986) and inducted him into their Sports Hall of Fame (1991).

Has one son with Kathy Robinson: Lee Majors II.

Landed the role of Joe Buck in Macadam cowboy (1969) but La grande vallée (1965) was picked up for another year and was contractually obligated to pass on the role, which was then made famous by Jon Voight.

Has highly praised Barbara Stanwyck for his stardom in acting.

Friends with Robert Fuller, Randolph Mantooth, Linda Evans, James Brolin, Peter Breck and Richard Anderson.

Best known by the public for his starring roles as Colonel Steve Austin on L'homme qui valait 3 milliards (1974) and as Colt Seavers on L'homme qui tombe à pic (1981).

Received his degree in History and Physical Education from Eastern Kentucky College (1962). He later received an honorary doctorate from the university (2006).

Turned down the Mac Davis role in 40 hommes à abattre (1979) in favor of an independent production that never got off the ground.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 8, 1984.

Underwent angioplasty and heart bypass surgery. (mai 2003)

His ex-wife Farrah Fawcett died on June 25, 2009, after a long battle against cancer.

Lee is not related to Johnny Majors, the 1956 Heisman Trophy runner-up at Tennessee who became a great college football coach at Iowa State, Pitt and Tennessee. Lee adopted Majors' name after meeting him and becoming friends.

Signature exclamation as Heath Barkley in La grande vallée (1965) was "Boy, Howdy!".

His hometown is Middlesboro, Kentucky.

His parents, Carl and Alice Yeary, were both killed in separate accidents: his father died in a work accident five months prior to his birth, and his mother was killed in a car accident when he was almost seventeen months old. At the age of two, Majors was adopted by his uncle and aunt, Harvey and Mildred Yeary, and moved with them to Middlesboro, Kentucky.

Was one of the judges in the 1981 Miss Universe pageant.

Has appeared in the music video "When We Die" by the rock band Bowling for Soup. (mars 2007)

Variety magazine, June 6, 1979, reported that Lee Majors, Yvette Mimieux and Paul Williams began filming the movie "Ladyfingers" on June 6 in the Philippines. Director was Robert Vincent O'Neill. Mimieux was to play the owner of a Filipino brothel involved with treasure-hunter Majors. No evidence the film was ever completed or released.

Boyfriend of Patti Chandler during the 1960s.

Suffered three separate whippings on La grande vallée (1965). In a Mexican jail in Legend of a General: Part 1 (1966), shown 9-19-66. In a penal camp in The Iron Box (1966), shown 11-28-66. At the hands of a religious sect in Journey Into Violence (1967), shown 12-18-67.