1) 1974-1978 The main character
in THE SIX MLLION DOLLAR MAN television series, played by
Lee Majors. Steve Austin was an astronaut, but he got all smashed up upon re-entry. The US government said they would re-build him into a super strong and fast bionic cyborg if he would agree to work as a secret agent. Not wanting to be a fucked-up cripple for the rest of his life -- he agreed!
SMDM won a
Golden Globe Award.