Gerald Mayer, Director: The Six Million Dollar Man. Gerald Mayer was born on June 5, 1919 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Mannix (1967). He was married to Irene Briller. He died on September 21, 2001 in Santa Monica, California, USA.