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Richard Dean Anderson
Acting
Born: January 23, 1950
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known For
Stargate: Continuum
as Major General Jack O'Neill
Young Doctors in Love
as Drug dealer
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
as Colonel Jack O'Neill
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice
as Jack O'Neill
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Angus MacGyver
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
as MacGyver
Through the Eyes of a Killer
as Ray Bellano
Odd Jobs
as Spud
No Image
FireHouse
as Lt. Michael Brooks
Past the Bleachers
as Bill Parish
