Richard Dean Anderson: (about his MacGyver co-star Dana Elcar who passed away in 2005) At a time when I had very little business being called an actor, he made things so easy for me. It was a learning experience that was very warm and loving for all seven years.
Richard Dean Anderson: They are a fairly aggressive conservation organization that was started to protect the great whales particularly, but in general all marine life around the world. So those are the people I'm trying to attach my name to.
Richard Dean Anderson: (about retiring) So it allows me to travel, I'll be doing that and running these great rivers and doing what I've done in the past without much purpose other than for the experience.
Richard Dean Anderson: I've also been working with the Challengers Club in the inner city of Los Angeles for 15 years now, I guess, and it's essentially an inner-city recreation club for boys and girls.
Richard Dean Anderson: (about his daughter) Being away from her is torturous and I'd much prefer to be with her. So I just try to get out of here as soon as I can. I make sure I do my job real well and fast.
Richard Dean Anderson: Dogs are my favourite people.
Reporter: How has your character, Brig. Gen. Jack O'Neill, changed since the beginning of the series? What part of him do you relate to the most? Richard: Mostly what's changed has been his hair, I think.
In the August 1, 2004 issue of TV Guide Richard's Stargate SG-1 character Jack O'Neill was voted #10 into the list of 25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends.
Richard has starred in two different television series' where his character's enemy has (seemingly) died multiple times: Murdoc in MacGyver and Apophis in Stargate SG-1.
He also appears in the 1997 PC game Fallout as the voice of Killian Darkwater.
Richard is a good friends with John de Lancie.
Along with Michael Shanks, Richard is one of only two actors to appear in the pilots of both Stargate SG-1 and the spin-off series Stargate: Atlantis.
Richard, alongside his co-star from Stargate SG-1 Amanda Tapping, were hosting the FMA Vancouver 2006 on Sept. 30 (a Fashion, Music, and Art charity benefit gala for the Performing Arts). The founding groups are aiming at finding artists and awarding them for tributing back to the community.
Richard was chosen for the Board of Trustees of the Waterkeeper Alliance, an environment organization in which he participates.
Richard's nickname is Rick or RDA.
Richard's Chinese Astrology sign is Ox - a person who is a born leader that achieve great things. Moreover, Oxen are dependable, and believe in making things right from the first try.
Richard attended the Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, and St Cloud State University, St Cloud, Minnesota.
Richard is no less than a professional Actor, Producer, Mime, Singer, and Stage Manager.
He has 3 brothers: Jeffrey Scott, Thomas John, and James Stuart.
Anderson had a sense of adventure and discovery. When he was 17, he took a 5641 mile bicycle trip from his home in Minnesota, though Canada and finishing in Alaska. He started it with his friends, but did most of the trip, and until the end, alone.
Richard Dean Anderson supports several society organizations, including sports, environment, art and help for kids.
He had a band called Rickie Dean and Dante while he was in college.
Both his hair and his eyes are Dark-Brown.
He was made an honourary Brigadier General at the Air Force Association's 57th Annual Air Force Anniversary Dinner on September 14, 2004, for being star and executive-producer in
Richard Dean Anderson has never married. He lives with his partner, Apryl Prose, and together they raise up their daughter, Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson, who was born on August 2, 1998.
Richard dated his Emerald Point N.A.S. co-star Sela Ward who played his sister on the series. Sela was his companion from 1983 to 1986.
Richard was a guest star on The Simpsons' 17th season, in episode 17, Kiss, Kiss Bang Bangalore. He played himself.
Anderson studied drama at St. Cloud State College and Ohio University Athens.
He is on the board of directors of "Handgun Control, Inc". In the TV show
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From when he first appeared on television in 1976 until his "retirement" in 2005, he was a regular on one series or another every year except for 1984, 1993, 1994 and 1996.
He has appeared with Garwin Sanford in episodes of three different series: MacGyver, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate Atlantis.
Richard is 6' 1.5" (1.87m).
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