Richard Dean Anderson
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.
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as Richard Dean Anderson (voice)
1989
TV
Stargate SG-1
as Jack O'Neill
1997
TV
Stargate Atlantis
as Jack O'Neill
2004
TV
MacGyver
as Angus MacGyver
1985
TV
Stargate Universe
as Jack O'Neill
2009
Movie
Stargate: Continuum
as Major General Jack O'Neill
2008
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
TV
Raising Hope
as Keith
2010
TV
The Love Boat
as Carter Randall
1977
TV
The Facts of Life
1979
Movie
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
as Colonel Jack O'Neill
2009
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
Young Doctors in Love
as Drug dealer
1982
Movie
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Angus MacGyver
1994
Movie
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
as MacGyver
1994
TV
Fairly Legal
as David Smith
2011
TV
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
TV
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
Movie
Through the Eyes of a Killer
as Ray Bellano
1992
Movie
Odd Jobs
as Spud
1986
TV
Pandora's Clock
as James Holland
1996
TV
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Movie
Firehouse
as Lt. Michael Brooks
1996
Movie
In the Eyes of a Stranger
as Jack Rourke
1992