Richard Dean Anderson

Born: 1950-01-23, 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.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Saturday Night Live (1975)
• Stargate SG-1 (1997)
• The Love Boat (1977)
• Stargate Atlantis (2004)
• MacGyver (1985)
• The Facts of Life (1979)
• Stargate Universe (2009)
• Raising Hope (2010)
• Fairly Legal (2011)
• Stargate: Continuum (2008)
• Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
• Pandora's Clock (1996)
• Young Doctors in Love (1982)
• MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994)
• MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)
• Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice (2009)
• In the Eyes of a Stranger (1992)
• Past the Bleachers (1995)
• Stargate - En route vers les étoiles (2009)
• Beyond Betrayal (1994)