He concluded his career by directing 30 episodes of the NBC sitcom Blossom. He also appeared in an episode of the series. Calendar, Funeral Home Websites by Funeral Innovations. Obituary of William G. Bixby | Jacquelyn Buckheit Funeral Chapel The Buckheit Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc strives to serve every family with compassion and professionalism exceeding their highest expectations. He left there and started Bixby Monument Company. He was 59. Returning to comedy, Bixby was paired with actress Mariette Hartley in the 1983-84 CBS series "Goodnight, Beantown. That is why we pay close attention to the smallest of details - making our experience a lasting tribute and memorial to your loved one. Lou Ferrigno Interview Death Of The Hulk & Bill Bixby - YouTube Just enter your email below and we'll send you a quick sign-in options below. spreading the word. They married on December 18, 1991. The son of a sales clerk and a department store owner, Bill Bixby was She left this 2023 Bixby-South Tulsa Funeral Service & Crematory. Interment will follow in the Morris Sharon Gael (Foster) Rhees, 82, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. My Favorite Martian was a big part of the 1960s trend toward the fantastic in sitcoms Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and even animated The Jetsons stood alongside it with characters who could do amazingly unreal things. His big break came with the starring role of Tim O'Hara in the series My Favorite Martian. This role raised him to stardom. He was born May 4, 1940 at St. James, MO, to Edmund and Monica Knehans. Bill Bixby, whose three-decade television career featured starring roles as a Martian's pal, superdad and superhero, has died of cancer, a spokeswoman said Monday. Following his high-school graduation in 1952, he attended the City College of San Francisco, where he majored in drama. He was inspired by his mother to take up . He continued acting, also occasionally directing a few series during the 1970s and the 1980s. Bixby earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1971, for his performance in The Courtship of Eddie's Father. He won the Parents Without Partners Exemplary Service Award in 1972.