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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.

Filmography

2009
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

as Colonel Jack O'Neill

Movie
1988
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1997
Stargate SG-1

as Jack O'Neill

TV Show