Remembering Bill Bixby who passed in 1993. He would have been 91 today. Who was your favorite Hulk? I’m biased to the TV show with Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk and Bixby as Doctor David Banner. Yes, that’s not a typo. Banner was renamed David for the TV series instead of using writer Stan Lee’s designated Bruce moniker. Growing up with Jack Kirby’s comics rendition the TV and film adaptations had a lot to live up to in bringing the green giant to life. While Hulk has been played by a handful of actors in film, Mark Ruffalo is a close second to Ferrigno bringing his intelligent humor to the role.
When I was 6 the bullies called me “Hulk” every morning when I got on the bus. I can’t blame them between my bowl cut, surliness, permanent scowl, and my features were pretty spot on to Ferrigno minus the muscles and green skin. I was actually squinting because I needed glasses.