Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is a retired 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 of the 1994 film ''Stargate'', replacing actor Kurt Russell. He played the lead from 1997 to 2005 and had a recurring role from 2005 to 2007. Since 1997, he has starred in only one film: ''Stargate: Continuum'', released in 2008 as a sequel film after the ''Stargate SG-1'' film ''The Ark of Truth.'' He appeared in the follow-up ''Stargate'' spin-off series ''Stargate: Atlantis'' and ''Stargate: Universe'' (reprising his role from SG-1 as Major General and later Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill). Provided by Wikipedia