Lee Majors is a performer.
Lee Majors ( born Harvey Lee Yeary ; April 23 , 1939 ) is an American film , television and voice actor . He appeared in a number of supporting , recurring and cameo roles in feature films and television series , and lent his voice to a number of animated TV series and video games . Steve Austin (character) . The lead character , Colonel Steve Austin , became an iconic 1970s television science fiction action hero , portrayed by American actor Lee Majors , in American television series The Six Million Dollar Man , which aired on the ABC network as a regular series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978 .