It’s a wonder this bit of stunt casting took so long.
Lee Majors, the original technologically advanced TV hero, will be a guest star Wednesday on UPN’s “Jake 2.0.” The former “Six Million Dollar Man” will team with next-gen bionic man Jake Foley (Christopher Gorham).
The episode, titled “Double Agent,” finds Jake, whose nanite-infested body has extraordinary powers, on the trail of a former KGB agent (guest star Barbara Tyson). When she eludes him, the NSA calls in retired agent Richard “Dick” Fox, who was a legend in his time, to work with Jake in tracking down Dankova.
Series creator Silvio Horta and executive producer David Greenwalt (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel”) wrote the episode.
Majors played bionic man Steve Austin in “The Six Million Dollar Man” from 1974 to ’78. He starred in “The Fall Guy” in the early and mid-1980s and has worked steadily since then in features and television.
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