Richard Dean Anderson

American actor (born 1950)

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The future MacGyver (1985) and Stargate SG-1 (1997) star was born on January 23, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Stuart Anderson, was a teacher at a local high school and his mother, Jocelyn, was an artist who was talented in both sculpting and painting. He and his two younger brothers, Thomas John and James Stuart, grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis called Roseville. During his…

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Legend — Self - Guest2023
Fairly Legal — David Smith2011
Raising Hope — Keith2010
Stargate - En route vers les étoiles — O'Neil - Lui même2009
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods — Colonel Jack O'Neill2009
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice — Jack O'Neill2009
Stargate Universe — Jack O'Neill2009
Stargate: Continuum — Major General Jack O'Neill2008

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Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is an American actor. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, and then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992). He later appeared in films such as Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992), Pandora's Clock (1996), and Firehouse (1997).

In 1997, Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series Stargate SG-1, a spin-off continuation of the 1994 film Stargate, replacing actor Kurt Russell. He played the lead from 1997 to 2005 and had a recurring role from 2005 to 2007. Since 1997, he has starred in two films: the 2008 Stargate SG-1 film The Ark of Truth and its 2008 sequel Stargate: Continuum. He appeared in the follow-up Stargate spin-off series Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: Universe, reprising his role from SG-1 as General Jack O'Neill.