Stanley Baker

He passed away in Màlaga, Spain. Bixby himself died of prostate cancer. His busy life was cut short that same year, when he died from cancer at the age of forty-eight. In 1981, his six year old son Christopher died suddenly and shortly afterwards his actress wife Brenda Benet shot and killed herself. In 1976 he was granted a knighthood, although he never lived to officially receive the honour. Bixby also experienced tremendous personal tragedy as well. Stanley Baker came from rugged Welsh mining stock in the Rhondda Valley, but moved to London with his parents in the mid-1930s. He directed many television episodes and motion pictures.

Along with his production and film career Stanley Baker also appeared on the small screen including the dramas 'The Changeling' (1974), 'Robinson Crusoe' (1974), and also in a BBC adaptation of "How Green Was My Valley" (1975). Bixby was also a very acclaimed director after the cancellation of The Incredible Hulk. He formed his own production company in the 1960s and produced films that included 'Robbery' (1968) and 'The Italian Job' (1969). He was born in San Francisco, California and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. Perhaps one of his most memorable roles was as John Chard in 'Zulu' alongside Michael Caine. David Banner in The Incredible Hulk (1978) with Lou Ferrigno; as Tim O'Hara in My Favorite Martian (1963–1966); and in The Magician (1973). However he was not always a villain and did have a few more endearing roles. Wilfred Bailey Bixby (January 22, 1934–November 21, 1993), better known as Bill Bixby, was an actor who starred in a number of popular television series, notably as the title role in The Courtship of Eddie's Father; as Dr.

In private life, he was a close friend and drinking companion of another Welsh actor, Richard Burton. He was usually cast as a villain, tough, gritty and fiery - qualities that he played admirably. He was an actor and film producer who came to prominence in the 1950s although he made his film debut in 1943 as a teenager in the film 'Undercover'. His adult film career began with 'All Over the Moon' (1949). Baker was born in Ferndale, Rhondda Valley, Wales, United Kingdom.

Sir Stanley Baker (8 February 1927 - 28 June 1976) was a Welsh actor.