Richard Dean Anderson
Birthday: 1950-01-23 | Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAThe 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
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
as MacGyver
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