Bill Bixby

The Hulk possesses a variety of superhuman abilities as a result of exposure to vast amounts of gamma radiation. The Hulk's most well known superhuman power is his potentially limitless physical strength. In a functionally "calm" state, the Hulk is capable of lifting roughly 100 tons. However, the Hulk's strength increases exponentially as adrenaline courses through his body during times of heightened emotional strain, particularly the emotion of anger in potentially harmful and/or life threatening situations. While in this enraged st ...

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The Hulk possesses a variety of superhuman abilities as a result of exposure to vast amounts of gamma radiation. The Hulk's most well known superhuman power is his potentially limitless physical strength. In a functionally "calm" state, the Hulk is capable of lifting roughly between 85 - 90 tons. However, the Hulk's strength increases exponentially as adrenaline courses through his body during times of heightened emotional strain, particularly the emotion of anger in potentially harmful and/or life threatening situations. While in thi ...

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The Hulk was inspired by the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the dichotomy usually consisting of the simple-minded and emotional brute who springs from a quiet intellectual. Indeed, in contrast to the quiet Banner, the most famous version of the Hulk is as a childlike persona who just wants to be left alone, but is continually forced to battle foes determined to hunt him down. This is somewhat similar to that of Universal Studios's 1931 film, Frankenstein, another major influence on the character. Hul ...

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Banner's Multiple Personality Disorder has spawned several distinguishable Hulks: Hulk comics - Bruce Banner. The core personality. Banner is a genius in nuclear physics, possessing a mind so brilliant that it cannot be measured on any known intelligence test. However, he has often been emotionally repressed throughout his history, interspersed with periods of depression and acceptance of the Hulks. Although on occasion he has been able to usurp the Savage Hulk's body, he has generally been limited to huma ...

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Hulk comics - Movies and television. There have been numerous adaptations of the character. They include several animated television series in the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s. The Hulk first started out in animation as part of the Marvel Super Heroes animated television series in 1966. The 5-10 episodes were shown and were based on the early stories appearing i ...

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The origins of the Hulk in the TV series differ greatly from the original comic book. David Banner is a geneticist who has been traumatized by the loss of his wife in a fatal car accident, and his guilt over his inability to save her from the burning wreckage. He begins to conduct research into the strange phenomenon which sees humans display supernormal levels of strength, and to understand why others faced with a similar traumatic experience to his own were able to save themselves or their loved ones while under abnormally high emotional d ...

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Three episodes of the series appeared first as stand-alone movies, but were later split into one-hour length for syndication. Two were produced as pilots before the series officially began in 1978. The Incredible Hulk (pilot) - 1977 Death in the Family (pilot)- 1977 Bride of the Incredible Hulk (season 2 premiere "Married" parts 1 & 2) - 1978 After the cancellation of the television series in 1982, three television movies were produced with Bill Bixby reprising his role as ...

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Bixby had been married three times. He married actress and former MISS USA Brenda Benet in 1971, and the couple gave birth to Christopher, a few years later. They were divorced in 1980. In 1981, Bixby's six-year-old son Christopher died suddenly after an accident at the actor's Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA home. Shortly afterwards, Benet committed suicide. Nine years later in 1989, he met and fell in love with Laura Michaels, who used to work on the set of one of his Hulk movies. The couple married a year later in in Hawaii. In e ...

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In 1973, Bixby starred in The Magician, playing Anthony Dorian, which lasted one season. As a game show panelist, he appeared mostly on Password and The Hollywood Squares. An accomplished amateur magician, Bixby also hosted several specials in the mid-1970s that featured other amateur magicians. Bill Bixby - The Incredible Hulk. In late 1977, after working on 2 comedy series, Bixby starred in a two-hour pilot movie called The Incredible Hulk. The producers convinced CBS to turn it into ...

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In 1961, Bixby went to Detroit, Michigan, where he was in the musical, “The Boyfriend,” at the Detroit Civic Theater. He then returned to Hollywood where he made his acting debut on an episode of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, and as a character actor. As his name became popular, he guest-starred in many other sitcoms and TV series such as Ben Casey, The Twilight Zone, The Andy Griffith Show, Dr. Kildare, Hennessey, among many others. He also joined the cast of The Joey Bishop Show in 1962.

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After the cancellation of Martian, Bixby starred in four box-office movies: Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966), on which he played the evil, Johnsy Boy Hood, You’ve Got to Be Kidding (1967), and two of Elvis Presley’s movies, Clambake (1967), and Speedway (1968). Bixby turned down the role as Marlo Thomas’s boyfriend in That Girl and starred in two failed pilots. Bill Bixby - The ...

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