Steve Austin (character)

This article is about the literary and television character. For the professional wrestler, see Stone Cold Steve Austin. For other uses, see Steve Austin.
Steve Austin
First appearanceCyborg (1972 novel)
Last appearanceBionic Ever After? (1994 TV movie)
Created byMartin Caidin
Portrayed byLee Majors
In-universe information
AliasThe Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic man
SpeciesHuman, Cyborg
GenderMale
OccupationSecret agent, former astronaut and test pilot, former soldier/ USAF (novels)
SpouseJaime Sommers (The Bionic Woman)
ChildrenMichael Austin

Steve Austin is a science fiction character created by Martin Caidin for his 1972 novel, Cyborg. The lead character, Colonel Steve Austin, became an iconic 1970s television science fiction action hero, portrayed by American actor Lee Majors, in the American television series The Six Million Dollar Man, which aired on the ABC network for multiple television pilots in 1973, and then as a regular series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978. In the television series, Steve Austin takes on special high-risk government missions using his superhuman bionic powers. The television character Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s.

The Six Million Dollar Man TV series used the name Cyborg as its working title, during pre-production.[1]

Caidin's version of Steve Austin appeared in only four original novels unrelated to the television series continuity: Cyborg, Operation Nuke, High Crystal, and Cyborg IV.

Following The Six Million Dollar Man television series, Lee Majors reprised the role of Colonel Steve Austin in several bionic-themed reunion television films in the late 1980s and 1990s.

  1. ^ Weiner, Ed; Editors of TV Guide (1992). The TV Guide TV Book: 40 Years of the All-Time Greatest Television Facts, Fads, Hits, and History. New York: Harper Collins. p. 174. ISBN 0-06-096914-8. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)