Richard Dean Anderson |
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Mostly Credited As: Richard Dean Anderson
Birth Name: Richard Dean Anderson Date Of Birth: January 23, 1950 (Age 63) Country Of Birth:  USABirth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Height: 6' 1 ½" (1.86 m) |
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He was born in Minnesota to a teacher father and drawing artist mother, he wished to be a hockey player while he was teenager. However, several accidents while playing forced him to stop. He almost finished his degree in Drama in the Ohio University, but his inner will for travels made him move to Los Angeles. He played in theaters, and it didn't take him long to move to TV. There, he played several important roles throughout the 70's (General Hospital), but in the year 1985 he started in Macgyver, the huge step of his career. He played a talented guy who solved problems with his scientific knowledge and every common object he could find, rather than violence. MacGyver ran for seven seasons.
After that he played in several movies, showing a variety of talents, such as drama (Pride of the Marines, and Past the Bleachers), action (In the Eyes of a Stranger) and fear (Beyond Betrayal).
Anderson is well known for his eight-year role in Stargate SG-1 playing Colonel/Brigadier General Jack O'Neill, sardonic commander of an Air Force unit which travels to other planets through a circular ancient device, in order to fight the evil and save Earth and the galaxy. He left in 2004 in order to spend more time with his partner Apryl Prose and their then 6-year-old daughter Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson.
After that he played in several movies, showing a variety of talents, such as drama (Pride of the Marines, and Past the Bleachers), action (In the Eyes of a Stranger) and fear (Beyond Betrayal).
Anderson is well known for his eight-year role in Stargate SG-1 playing Colonel/Brigadier General Jack O'Neill, sardonic commander of an Air Force unit which travels to other planets through a circular ancient device, in order to fight the evil and save Earth and the galaxy. He left in 2004 in order to spend more time with his partner Apryl Prose and their then 6-year-old daughter Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson.
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| MacGyver (1985) | • Executive Producer |
| Stargate SG-1 (1997) | • Executive Producer (1997-2005) |
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Trivia
He has appeared with Garwin Sanford in episodes of three different series: MacGyver, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate Atlantis.
He has appeared in two different productions which featured the word "Atlantis" in the title: the TV-movie MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (star) and the TV series Stargate Atlantis (guest)
He needed to add the "Dean" to his name to register in the Screen Actor's Guild, as Richard Anderson (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman) already had claim to his name. SAG requires member's names to be unique.
Richard is no less than a professional actor, producer, mime, singer, and stage manager.
During his high school days, he dreamed of a hockey career. Unfortunately, when he was 16, he broke his two arms in two weeks while playing hockey. The plans changed.
His favourite TV show is The Simpsons.
He appears in the 1997 PC game Fallout as the voice of Killian Darkwater.
Richard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Roseville, Minnesota
He has three brothers: Jeffrey Scott, Thomas John, and James Stuart.
He likes dogs: Whiskey, an Australian shepherd he raised from a puppy, was his companion for many years until he passed away in 1989 at the age of 13. In 1996 he found a new companion in Zo, a new shepherd
More Trivia
He has appeared with Garwin Sanford in episodes of three different series: MacGyver, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate Atlantis.
He has appeared in two different productions which featured the word "Atlantis" in the title: the TV-movie MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (star) and the TV series Stargate Atlantis (guest)
He needed to add the "Dean" to his name to register in the Screen Actor's Guild, as Richard Anderson (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman) already had claim to his name. SAG requires member's names to be unique.
Richard is no less than a professional actor, producer, mime, singer, and stage manager.
During his high school days, he dreamed of a hockey career. Unfortunately, when he was 16, he broke his two arms in two weeks while playing hockey. The plans changed.
His favourite TV show is The Simpsons.
He appears in the 1997 PC game Fallout as the voice of Killian Darkwater.
Richard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Roseville, Minnesota
He has three brothers: Jeffrey Scott, Thomas John, and James Stuart.
He likes dogs: Whiskey, an Australian shepherd he raised from a puppy, was his companion for many years until he passed away in 1989 at the age of 13. In 1996 he found a new companion in Zo, a new shepherd
More Trivia
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