Lee Majors is an American actor, best known for his work on The Fall Guyand The Six Million Dollar Man. He currently stars as as Brock Williams, Ash’s father on Ash vs Evil Dead.
His first on screen appearance was in 1964, in the film Strait-Jacket as Joan Crawford’s ill-fated husband. His breakout role came with The Big Valley, playing Heath Barkley. During that time, Lee received an “Introducing” credit for his appearance in the 1968 film Will Penny, and landed the lead role in The Ballad of Andy Cocker soon after.
In 1971, he landed the role of Arthur Hill’s partner, Jess Brandon, on Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, which garnered critical acclaim during its three seasons. This role led him to a starring role as Colonel Steve Austin, an ex-astronaut with bionic implants in The Six Million Dollar Man, originally atelevision movie. In 1974, it was turned into a weekly series, which became an international successand turnedMajors into a pop icon.
He also appeared in several films during the ’70s: The TV movie Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident, Norseman, Killer Fish, Steel, and Agency.
In 1981, Majors starred in another long-running television series, playing Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter, in The Fall Guy.
His ’80s film credits include: High NoonPart II: The Return of Will Kane, The Last Chase, andStarflight: The Plane That Couldn’t Land.
In 1990, he starred in the film Keaton’s Cop, and had recurring roles in Tour of Duty and the series, Raven. He also had supporting roles in the films Trojan War, Out Cold, Big Fat Liar, and The Brothers Solomon. He voiced the character of “Big” Mitch Baker in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Some of his other voice acting credits include: Grandpa Max in Ben 10: Race Against Time, G.I. Joe: Renegades, and Robot Chicken.
In 2008, Majors played a member of the Minutemen (dedicated to preventing illegal border crossings) in season four of the Showtime series Weeds, where he recruits Kevin Nealon’s character.
In 2010, heplayed the crusty sailing instructor in the Community episode Beginner Pottery. He also appeared as the mentor of the series lead in Christopher Chance, the 12th episode of Human Target.
From 2011 to 2014 he appeared in three episodes ofRaising Hope.
He recently appeared in season 2 of Ash vs Evil Dead on STARZ as Brock Williams, the dad of Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell).
