Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is an American actor and producer. He began his television career in 1976, playing 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). He later appeared in films such as Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992), Pandora's Clock (1996), and Firehouse (1997).
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| Full name at birth | Richard Dean Anderson
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| Claim to fame | MacGyver, Stargate SG-1, General Hospital
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| Date of birth | 23 January 1950
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| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, television producer and composer
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| Height | 6' 1½" (187 cm)
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| Residence | Los Angeles, CaliforniaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| High school | Alexander Ramsey High School, Roseville, Minnesota, USA
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- Is on the board of directors of "Handgun Control, Inc". In the TV show "MacGyver" (1985), his character always refused to use guns.
- Played a firefighter in two different productions: Firehouse (1997) (TV) and the "Stargate SG-1" (1997) episode "The Changeling".
- Along with Michael Shanks, he is one of only two actors to appear in the pilots of both "Stargate SG-1" (1997) and the spin-off series "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004).
- His father, Stuart Anderson, who died in 2003, taught English, drama and humanities at a high school in his hometown, Roseville, Minnesota, USA.
- Played his most famous character, Angus MacGyver, a total of 141 times: in all 139 episodes of "MacGyver" (1985) and in two TV-movies, MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994) (TV) and MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994) (TV). The only characters he has played more times are Dr. Jeff Webber in "General Hospital" (1963) and Colonel/Brigadier General Jack O'Neill in "Stargate SG-1" (1997).
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