<P> Bixby took the role of young reporter Tim O'Hara in the 1963 CBS sitcom, My Favorite Martian, in which he co-starred with Ray Walston . By 1966, though, high production costs forced the series to come to an end after 107 episodes . After the cancellation of Martian, Bixby starred in five movies: Ride Beyond Vengeance, Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!, and two of Elvis Presley's movies, Clambake, and Speedway . He turned down the role as Marlo Thomas's boyfriend in the successful That Girl, though he later guest - starred on the show, and starred in two failed pilots . </P> <P> In 1969, Bixby starred in his second high - profile television role, as Tom Corbett in The Courtship of Eddie's Father, a comedy - drama on ABC . The series concerned a widowed father raising a young son, managing a major syndicated magazine, and at the same time trying to re-establish himself on the dating scene . This series was in the vein of other 1960s and 1970s sitcoms that dealt with widowerhood, such as The Andy Griffith Show and My Three Sons . Eddie was played by novice actor Brandon Cruz . The pair developed a close rapport that translated to an off - camera friendship, as well . The cast was rounded out by Academy Award - winning actress Miyoshi Umeki, who played the role of Tom's housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston; James Komack (one of the series' producers) as Norman Tinker (Tom's pseudo-hippie, quirky photographer), and actress Kristina Holland as Tom's secretary, Tina . One episode of the series co-starred Bixby's future wife, Brenda Benet, as one of Tom's girlfriends . </P> <P> Bixby was nominated for the Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1971 . The following year, he won the Parents Without Partners Exemplary Service Award for 1972 . </P> <P> Bixby made his directorial debut on the sitcom in 1970, directing eight episodes . ABC canceled the sitcom in 1972 at the end of season three . </P>

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