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Richard Dean Anderson

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Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) 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). In 1997, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Dean Anderson is the 399th most popular actor (up from 417th in 2019), the 870th most popular biography from United States (down from 752nd in 2019) and the 207th most popular American Actor.

Richard Dean Anderson is most famous for playing the lead role of MacGyver in the television series of the same name.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 399 out of 13,578. Before him are George Lazenby, Lana Turner, Jonathan Pryce, Ellen Burstyn, Fanny Ardant, and Emil Jannings. After him are Tim Robbins, Bill Murray, Daniel Craig, Don Johnson, Errol Flynn, and Jack Palance.

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Among people born in 1950, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 26. Before him are Néstor Kirchner, Jody Williams, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, William Sadler, Richard Branson, and Peter Gabriel. After him are Bill Murray, Flavio Briatore, Ron Perlman, Zhang Yimou, William Hurt, and Russell Alan Hulse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 870 out of 20,380. Before him are Leslie Groves (1896), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Alvin Toffler (1928), Ellen Burstyn (1932), Boris Johnson (1964), and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902). After him are Tim Robbins (1958), Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921), Bill Murray (1950), Jill Biden (1951), J. D. Tippit (1924), and Robert Kardashian (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 207. Before him are G. W. Bailey (1944), Ray Liotta (1954), Jason Robards (1922), Kathy Bates (1948), Lana Turner (1921), and Ellen Burstyn (1932). After him are Tim Robbins (1958), Bill Murray (1950), Don Johnson (1949), Jack Palance (1919), Raquel Welch (1940), and Jennifer Aniston (1969).

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