Richard Dean Anderson Biography (1950-)

Born January 23, 1950, in Minneapolis, MN; son of Stuart (a jazz musician, schoolteacher, and director) and Jocelyn (an artist) Anderson; children: (withApryl Prose) Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Office: c/o Stargate SG-1, Stargate Productions IV Limited-Partnership, 2400 Boundary Rd., Burnaby BC V5M 3Z3, Canada.; Contact: c/o 2049 Century Park East,#2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, composer
Birth Details: January 23, 1950; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Dr. Jeff Webber, General Hospital, ABC, 1976-1981
Adam McFadden, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, CBS, 1982-1983
Lieutenant Simon Adams, Emerald Point, N.A.S., CBS, 1983-1984
Angus MacGyver (title role), MacGyver, ABC, 1985-1992
Ernest Pratt/Nicodemus Legend, Legend, syndicated, 1995
Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill, Stargate SG-1, syndicated and Showtime, 1997-2002, then Sci-Fi Channel and syndicated, 2002-
Movies
Tony Kaiser, Ordinary Heroes, ABC, 1986
Ray Bellano, Through the Eyes of a Killer (also known as The Master Builder), CBS, 1992
Jack Rourke, In the Eyes of a Stranger, CBS, 1992
Angus MacGyver (title role), MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday, ABC, 1994
Angus MacGyver (title role), MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis,ABC, 1994
Bradley Mathews, Beyond Betrayal, CBS, 1994
Bill Parish, Past the Bleachers, ABC, 1995
Jack O'Neill, Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods, 1997
Lieutenant Michael Brooks, Firehouse, 1997
Miniseries
Captain James Holland, Pandora's Clock (also known as DoomsdayVirus), 1996
Specials
CBS team contestant, Battle of the Network Stars XVI, ABC, 1984
The American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990
Victory and Valor: A Special Olympics All-Star Celebration (also known as The International Special Olympics All-Star Gala), ABC, 1991
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992

Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1994
Host, The World of Audubon 10th Anniversary Special, TBS, 1994
Himself, Celebrity Profile: Henry Winkler, 1999
(In archive footage) Himself and Jack O'Neill, Stargate: The Lowdown, Sci-Fi Channel, 2003
Pilots
Brian Parker, The Parkers (broadcast as "Brian and Sylvia," an episode of The Facts of Life), NBC, 1981
Angus MacGyver (title role), MacGyver, 1985
Episodic
Andy McFey, "The Fugitive," Today's F.B.I., 1981
Carter Randall, "Isaac Gets Physical/She Brought Her Mother Along/Cold Feet," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
Guest, The $25,000 Pyramid, 1982
Himself, The Arensio Hall Show, 1990, 1991, 1992
Himself, The Joan Rivers Show, 1990, 1991
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991, 1992
Himself, "The Physics of Hockey," Newton's Apple, 1997
Himself, Donny & Marie, syndicated, 2000
Himself, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 2000
Himself, "North America's Last True Wilderness," National Geographic Explorer, TBS, 2000
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, Legend, syndicated, 1995
Executive producer, Stargate SG-1, syndicated and Showtime, 1997-2002, then Sci-Fi Channel and syndicated, 2002-
Movies
Executive producer, MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday, ABC, 1994
Executive producer, MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis, ABC, 1994
Executive producer, Firehouse, 1997
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Drug dealer, Young Doctors in Love, ABC, 1982
Spud, Odd Jobs (also known as Summer Jobs and This End Up), TriStar, 1986
Stage Appearances
Appeared in Superman in the Bones, Pilgrimage Theatre, Los Angeles.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Killian, Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (alsoknown as Fallout), 1997
WRITINGS
Television Songs
"Eau d'Leo," in "The Negotiator," MacGyver, 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, August 1, 1997, p. 40
People Weekly, October 19, 1998, p. 175

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:

forum