Cast & creator
Richard Dean Anderson
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live
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 childhood and teenage years, he developed a love for sports, music (especially jazz) and acting.
18
film credits
20
television credits
35
1944–2023 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (38)
Showing 38 of 38 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Simpsons
Richard Dean Anderson (voice)
1989
Saturday Night Live
MacGyver (uncredited)
1975
Stargate SG-1
Jack O'Neill
1997Stargate SG-1
Producer
1997
MacGyver
Angus MacGyver
1985
The Love Boat
Carter Randall
1977
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Stargate Atlantis
Jack O'Neill
2004
The Facts of Life
1979
Raising Hope
Keith
2010
LEGEND
2023
Stargate Universe
Jack O'Neill
2009
Fairly Legal
David Smith
2011
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Emerald Point N.A.S.
Navy Lt. Simon Adams
1983
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Adam McFadden
1982
Legend
Ernest Pratt / Nicodemus Legend
1995
Stargate: Continuum
Major General Jack O'Neill
2008
Young Doctors in Love
Drug dealer
1982
Pandora's Clock
James Holland
1996
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
Colonel Jack O'Neill
2009
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
MacGyver
1994The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Self (archive footage)
1988
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Angus MacGyver
1994MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Executive Producer
1994
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Jack Rourke
1992
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice
Jack O'Neill
2009
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Ray Bellano
1992
Firehouse
Lt. Michael Brooks
1996Firehouse
Executive Producer
1996Ordinary Heroes
Tony Kaiser
1986
Odd Jobs
Spud
1986
Past the Bleachers
Bill Parish
1995
Stargate - En route vers les étoiles
O'Neil - Lui même
2009
Beyond Betrayal
Bradley
1994Beyond Betrayal
Bradley Matthews
1994