Richard Dean Anderson
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
as Colonel Jack O'Neill 2009
Young Doctors in Love
as Drug dealer 1982
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Angus MacGyver 1994
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
as MacGyver 1994
Through the Eyes of a Killer
as Ray Bellano 1992
Odd Jobs
as Spud 1986
Firehouse
as Lt. Michael Brooks 1996
In the Eyes of a Stranger
as Jack Rourke 1992
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice
as Jack O'Neill 2009
Beyond Betrayal
as Bradley 1994
Past the Bleachers
as Bill Parish 1995
Ordinary Heroes
as Tony Kaiser 1986
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
as Self (archive footage) 1988