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Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson

Birthday: 1950-01-23 | Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2009
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

as    Colonel Jack O'Neill

2008
Stargate: Continuum

as    Major General Jack O'Neill

1996
Pandora's Clock

as    Capt. James Holland

1995
Legend

as    Ernest Pratt / Nicodemus Legend

1994
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

as    Angus MacGyver

1994
1992
Through the Eyes of a Killer

as    Ray Bellano

1985
MacGyver

as    Angus MacGyver

1983
Emerald Point N.A.S.

as    Navy Lt. Simon Adams

1982
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as    Adam McFadden