MacGyver
Sign in to saveAngus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series MacGyver. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Angus MacGyver
- Character.series
- MacGyver
- Character.image
- Lucas Till as MacGyver.png
- Character.caption
- Lucas Till as MacGyver
- Character.first
- "The Rising"
- Character.last
- "Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal"
- Character.creator
- Lee David Zlotoff
- Character.portrayer
- Lucas Till
- Character.lbl1
- Developed by
- Character.data1
- Peter M. Lenkov
- Character.occupation
- Secret agent
- Character.family
- Ellen Hayes (mother)James MacGyver (father)
- Character.relatives
- Harry Jackson (grandfather)Gwendolyn Hayes (aunt)
- Character.nationality
- American
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 23 March 1951
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Given name
- Angus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- soldier
- Creator
- Lee David Zlotoff
- Performer
- Lucas Till
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Image
- Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver.jpg
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- ''MacGyver'' (1985–1992 original series, 1994 specials)
- Personality
- First name
- Biography
- Family
- Cultural impact
- ''MacGyver'' (2016–2021 series)
- Personality and skills
- Biography
- Explanatory notes
- References
Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series MacGyver. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot.
In both portrayals, MacGyver is shown to possess a genius-level intellect, proficiency in multiple languages, superb engineering skills, excellent knowledge of applied physics, military training in bomb disposal techniques, and a preference for non-lethal resolutions to conflicts. MacGyver works for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles, which in the original series was an independent think tank, and in the 2016 reboot is a clandestine government organization using the cover of a think tank. In addition to his scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items, he always carries a Swiss Army knife and refuses to carry a gun.