About Richard Anderson Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is an American television and film actor, producer and composer. He began his television career in 1976 as Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992). Anderson later appeared in films, including 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 spinoff of the 1994 film Stargate, directed by Roland Emmerich. He played the lead from 1997-2005 and had a recurring role from 2005-07. He was also featured as a guest actor in the American animation show, The Simpsons in the episode "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore". Since 1997, the only film Anderson has starred in is Stargate: Continuum released in 2008 as a spinoff film after Stargate SG-1 was cancelled in 2007.