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Richard Dean Anderson

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Birthday: Jan 23, 1950

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

After struggling to find his footing as an actor, Richard Dean Anderson became a cultural icon as the titular "MacGyver" (ABC, 1985-1992), a cunning non-violent action hero who wiggled his way out of one precarious situation after another with little more than duct tape and his trusty Swiss Army knife. For seven seasons, Anderson embodied the multifaceted MacGyver, while the character entered the national lexicon and lived on as a cross-generational hero. Prior to the show, Anderson spent five seasons as Dr. Jeff Webber on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital" (ABC, 1963- ) and had a brief stint on the short lived "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (CBS, 1982-83). After "MacGyver," he went on to another long-running series, "Stargate SG-1" (Showtime/Sci-Fi Channel, 1997-2006), where he played Jack O'Neill, the intrepid leader of an elite military unit exploring the galaxy and defending Earth from alien invaders. The cult favorite spawned a numbers of sequels where Anderson reprised O'Neill in the series' ever-expanding universe. Though he stepped back from his business schedule in order to concentrate on family, Anderson remained a stead presence onscreen while routinely demonstrating his talent and versatility in a wide array of other projects.

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Highest rated movies

Ordinary Heroes
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Past the Bleachers
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79% Stargate: Continuum
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Beyond Betrayal
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Firehouse
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66% MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
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81% Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
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83% Through the Eyes of a Killer
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69% In the Eyes of a Stranger
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72% MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 79% Stargate: Continuum Colonel Jack O'Neill (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 81% Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods Colonel Jack O'Neill (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Firehouse Lt. Michael Brooks (Character),
Executive Producer
- 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Past the Bleachers Bill Parish (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 66% MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday Angus MacGyver (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 72% MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis Angus MacGyver (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beyond Betrayal Bradley Matthews (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 69% In the Eyes of a Stranger Jack Rourke (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 83% Through the Eyes of a Killer Ray Bellano (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ordinary Heroes Tony Kaiser (Character) - 1986

TV

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85% 83% Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
96% 90% Raising Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
70% 76% Stargate Universe General O'Neill (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 89% Stargate SG-1 Col. Jack O'Neill (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star),
Executive Producer
1997-2006
85% 76% The Simpsons Himself (Guest Voice) 2006
60% No Score Yet Legend Unknown (Character),
Executive Producer
1995
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver MacGyver (Character) 1985-1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Emerald Point N.A.S. Navy Lt. Simon Adams (Character) 1983-1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Adam McFadden (Character) 1982-1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Facts of Life Brian (Guest Star) 1981