Richard Dean Anderson

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Richard Dean Anderson
RDA, during an interview with 20minutes.fr on october 10, 2012
Biographical information
Birth date	(1950-01-23) January 23, 1950 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Nationality	American
Information about family
Parents	Stuart Jay Anderson (father), Jocelyn Rhae Carter (mother)
Child	Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson
Professional information
Occupations	Actor Producer Composer
Years active	1976—present
Television	Angus MacGyver in MacGyver
Stargate-related information
Related series	Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis Stargate Universe Stargate: Continuum
Occupations	Actor Executive producer (SG-1)
Character	Jack O'Neill

Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is an American television and film actor, television producer and composer. He began his television career in 1976 as Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992). Anderson later appeared in films, including 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 of the 1994 film Stargate. He played the lead role from 1997–2005 and had a recurring role from 2005–07. Since 1997, the only film Anderson has starred in is Stargate: Continuum released in 2008 as a spin-off film after Stargate SG-1 Series finale in 2007. He appears in the follow-up Stargate series Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe (as Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill).

Biography

One of his last appearances is in Fairly Legal (with Kurt Max Runte, Brady Schlecker as cast).

Involvement in the Stargate universe

• Actor
  • Colonel/Brigadier General/Major General/Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate: Continuum, Stargate Universe, see the list of appearances)
  • Jack O'Neills from alternate realities:
    • "There But For the Grace of God" (Brigadier General Jack O'Neill)
    • "Point of View" (picture of Jack O'Neill standing with his wife, Samantha Carter)
  • Jack O'Neills from alternate timelines:
    • "2010" (Jack O'Neill)
    • "Moebius", Part 1 (Jack O'Neill)
    • "Moebius", Parts 1 and 2 (Jack O'Neill)
    • Stargate: Continuum (Major General Jack O'Neill, Colonel Jack O'Neill)
  • Jack O'Neill from Elizabeth Weir's dream (SGA: "The Real World")
  • Jack O'Neill double from Unity (SG1: "Cold Lazarus")
  • Jack O'Neill the android version from Altair (SG1: "Tin Man", "Double Jeopardy")
  • Jack O'Neill from Samantha Carter's hallucination (SG1: "Grace")
  • Teal'c (SG1: "Holiday")
• Executive producer. Anderson was already producer of the show with his company Gekko Film Corporation in association with Michael Greenburg. With the latter, he was executive producer of the show until season 9.

Filmography

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ExpandFilm and Television
Year	Title	Function	Role	Notes
2013	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Actor (1 episode)	Richard Dean Anderson	TV Series
2013	Stargate SG-1: Unleashed	Actor	Colonel Jack O'Neill (voice)	Video Game
2012	MacGyver and the new Citan	Actor	MacGyver	TV Mini-Series
2011	Raising Hope	Actor	Keith	TV Series, 1 episode
2011	Fairly Legal	Actor	David Smith	TV Series, 4 episodes
2009—2010	Stargate Universe	Actor	Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill	TV Series, 6 episodes
2009	Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut	Actor	Colonel Jack O'Neill	Video, recut of the 1997 version of "Children of the Gods"
2009	Saturday Night Live	Actor	MacGyver	TV Series, 2 episodes
2008	Stargate: Continuum	Actor	Major General Jack O'Neill	Video
2004—2006	Stargate Atlantis	Actor	Brigadier General/Major General Jack O'Neill	TV Series, 4 episodes
1997—2007	Stargate SG-1	Actor	Colonel/Brigadier General/Major General Jack O'Neill	TV Series, 175 episodes
1997	Firehouse	Actor, executive producer	Lt Michael Brooks	TV Movie
1997	Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game	Actor	Mayor Killian Darkwater	Video game
1996	Pandora's Clock	Actor	Capt. James Holland	TV Movie
1995	Legend	Actor, executive producer	Ernest Pratt/Nicodemus Legend	TV Series, 12 episodes
1995	Past the Bleachers	Actor	Bill Parish	TV Movie
1994	MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday	Actor, executive producer	Angus MacGyver	TV Movie
1994	Beyond Betrayal	Actor	Bradley Matthews	TV Movie
1994	MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis	Actor, executive producer	Angus MacGyver	TV Movie
1992	Through the Eyes of a Killer	Actor	Ray Bellano	TV Movie
1985—1992	MacGyver	Actor	Angus MacGyver	TV Series, 139 episodes
1992	In the Eyes of a Stranger	Actor	Jack Rourke	TV Movie
1991	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Actor		TV Series, 1 episode
1986	Odd Jobs	Actor	Spud	Film
1986	Ordinary Heroes	Actor	Tony Kaiser	Film
1983—1984	Emerald Point N.A.S.	Actor	Navy Lt. Simons Adams	TV Series, 22 episodes
1982—1983	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Actor	Adam McFadden	TV Series, 21 episodes
1982	Young Doctors in Love	Actor	Drug dealer	Film, uncredited
1982	The Love Boat	Actor	Carter Randall	TV Series, 1 episode
1981	Today's F.B.I.	Actor	Andy McFey	TV Series, 1 episode
1981	The Facts of Life	Actor	Brian Parker	TV Series, 1 episode
1976—1981	General Hospital	Actor	Dr. Jeff Webber	TV Series

External links

• Richard Dean Anderson at the Internet Movie Database