“was intrigued by the idea of a TV hero who had an aversion to guns”
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Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson is an American actor. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, and 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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Born 23 January 1950 · Q203047
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Jules Verne Award for Stargate SG-1 (2012).
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2006· 1 entry
When he appeared in a MasterCard commercial during Super Bowl XL
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television for Stargate SG-1 (1999).
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television for Stargate SG-1 (1998).
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Noted that he "had to slow it down a little bit" due to having "a couple of reconstructed knees
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1997· 1 entry
Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series Stargate SG-1, a spin-off continuation of the 1994 film Stargate, replacing actor Kurt Russell
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1995· 1 entry
Co-starred with John de Lancie in Legend, a comic series of only twelve episodes about a dime novel writer in the Wild West who, against his will, has to play the role of his own fictional character
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1994· 2 entries
“MacGyver was seven years of being in virtually every frame that was shot and having absolutely no life at all.”
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Anderson produced two follow-up movies to MacGyver
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1976· 1 entry
Playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, and then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992)
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1968· 1 entry
With the help of MacGyver producer Stephen Downing, and featured in an episode from season 4 of the show
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1950· 1 entry
Born 1950-01-23.
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