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Richard Anderson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 8, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 - August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. Among his best-known roles is his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman television series and their subsequent television movies: The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987), Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) andBionic Ever After? (1994).

Known For

Acting
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self
2018RottentailThomas
2010The Frankenstein SyndromeMarquez
2010Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome StrangerHimself
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf
2003Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety FilmsHusband (archive footage)
1997Extreme Ghostbusters
1996In the Lake of the WoodsClaude Rasmussen
1994Bionic Ever After?Oscar Goldman
1994The Glass ShieldWatch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
1993GettysburgMaj. Gen. George G. Meade
1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesNarrator / Captain Bartlett Stiles
1992The PlayerRichard Anderson
1990Lucky ChancesMr. Duke
1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanOscar Goldman
1988Stranger on My LandMaj. Walters
1987Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil WarLyndon Johnson
1987The Stepford ChildrenLawrence Danton
1987The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanOscar Goldman
1985Perry Mason ReturnsKen Braddock
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTom Northcliff
1985Kane & AbelAlan Lloyd
1984Murder, She WroteLew Bracken
1984Cover UpHenry Towler
1983The A-TeamDr. A.M. Richter
1983Whiz Kids
1983Automan
1983Hardcastle and McCormickJ.J. Norcross
1982Knight Rider: Knight of the PhoenixRalph Wesley
1982Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982Matt Houston
1982Knight RiderDr. Ralph Wesley
1982Matt HoustonWayne Slocum
1981Simon & Simon
1981DynastyBuck Fallmont
1981Darkroom
1981The Fall Guy
1981Nero WolfeChester Winslow
1980Dan August: The Jealousy FactorChief
1980Dan August: Once Is Never EnoughChief George Untermeyer
1980CondominiumHenry Churchbridge
1979Murder by Natural CausesGeorge Brubaker
1979The French Atlantic AffairTerrence Crown
1978Never Give UpUS green beret officer
1978The ImmigrantsThomas Seldon
1978PearlCmdr. Michael North
1978The ImmigrantsThomas Seldon
1977The Love BoatArt Akers
1976The Bionic WomanOscar Goldman
1976Charlie's AngelsSam Knight
1975The Bionic WomanOscar Goldman
1974Black EyeDole
1974The Six Million Dollar ManOscar Goldman
1973The Night StranglerDr. Richard Malcolm
1973JarrettSpencer Loomis
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and WarOscar Goldman
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold KidnappingOscar Goldman
1973Partners in CrimeRoger Goldsmith
1973The New Perry Mason
1973Barnaby JonesFrank Cassidy
1972The HonkersRoyce Owens
1972The AstronautDr. Wylie
1972The Longest NightHarvey Eaton
1972Play It as It LaysLes Goodwin
1972Say Goodbye, Maggie ColeDr. Ben Cole
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1972Jigsaw
1972Delphi BureauLandis
1971Doctors' WivesD.A. Douglas
1971Dead Men Tell No TalesTom Austin
1971Macho CallahanOfficer
1971Alias Smith and Jones
1971Longstreet
1971Cannon
1971ColumboBryce Chadwick
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawFred Palmer
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Captain John B. Earle
1970Along Came a SpiderDistrict Attorney Freiberg
1970Menace on the MountainMaj. Galt
1970Dan AugustChief George Untermeyer
1969Bracken's World
1969My Friend Tony
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsDr. Lensky
1968Hawaii Five-OEugene Goodman
1968Land of the GiantsJoe Simmons
1968The Mod Squad
1967GhostbreakersTimothy Selfridge
1967The Ride to Hangman's TreeCarlson
1967The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese JunkFenton Hardy
1967Mannix
1967Ironside
1967Cimarron Strip
1967Judd for the Defense
1967IronsideDean Glenville
1967IronsideRod Ballard
1967IronsideWalter Conway
1967The InvadersBlake
1967IronsideDarren Sanford
1966SecondsDr. Innes
1966Felony Squad
1966The Green HornetPhil Trager
1966Mission: ImpossibleJudge Wilson Chase
1966T.H.E. CatPercy Hagan
1965The F.B.I.Christian Palmer
1965The Wild Wild WestJames Jeffers
1965Run for Your LifeCaptain Swain
1965The Big ValleyTravers
1965The F.B.I.Alex Ramsey
1965The F.B.I.Charles Fillmore
1965The F.B.I.Dr. Latimer
1965The F.B.I.Clifford Banning
1965The F.B.I.Dan Wheaton
1965The F.B.I.Higgins
1965The Big ValleyMel Trevor
1965The Big ValleyNathan Springer
1965The Big ValleyHen Matson
1965The Big ValleyWarden Garreck
1964Seven Days in MayCol. Murdock
1964Kitten with a WhipGrant
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Senator Steve Bryant
1964Daniel BooneSergeant Rafferty
1964Karen
1964Slattery's People
196412 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock HighBrig. Gen. Phil Doud
1963Johnny CoolCorrespondent
1963A Gathering of EaglesCol. Ralph Josten
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreGeneral John Doe
1963The FugitiveChief Barney Vilattic
1963The FugitiveGeorge Forster
1963The FugitiveColonel Lawrence
1963The FugitiveLt. Sloan
1963The FugitiveLeonard Taft
1963The LieutenantCol. Clinton Hiland
1963The LieutenantLt. Col. Clinton Hiland
1963Miss USASelf - Judge
1963RedigoTom Walker
1962Combat!Sgt. Perkins
1962The Eleventh Hour
1962The VirginianHarry Clark
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourEddie Turtin
1961Target: The Corruptors!
1961Bus StopD.A. Glenn Wagner
1961Dr. KildareDr. Norman Phelps
1960The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyDennis Foster
1960Checkmate
1960Hong Kong
1960ThrillerOliver Judson
1959CompulsionMax Steiner
1959The Gunfight at Dodge CityDave Rudabaugh
1959Law of the PlainsmanLee Talent
1959BonanzaJamison Fillmore
1959The UntouchablesSidney Rogers / Zoran Bresnovitch
1958The Long, Hot SummerAlan Stewart
1958Curse of the Faceless ManDr. Paul Mallon
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveTom
1958The Rifleman
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveJim Kramer
1958The RiflemanJason Gowdy
1958The RiflemanGriff
1957Paths of GloryMaj. Saint-Auban
1957The Buster Keaton StoryTom McAffee
1957Perry MasonEdward Lewis
1957Zorro
1957The Court of Last Resort
1957Perry MasonLt. Steve Drumm
1957Perry MasonJason Foster
1957ZorroRicardo del Amo
1956Forbidden PlanetChief Engineer Quinn
1956A Cry in the NightOwen Clark
1956The Search for Bridey MurphyDr. Deering
1956Three Brave MenLt. Bill Horton
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSheriff John Bates
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDavid Manning
1955Hit the DeckLt. Jackson
1955It's a Dog's LifeGeorge Oakley
1955GunsmokeGregorio
1955The MillionaireRod Matthews
1955Matinee Theater
1955GunsmokeMaj. Aaron Coltraine
1954The Student PrinceLucas
1954BetrayedJohn (uncredited)
1954Great Lady Has an InterviewReporter (uncredited)
1954Captain Midnight
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyMajor Galt
1953Escape from Fort BravoLieutenant Beecher
1953Give a Girl a BreakBurton Bradshaw
1953The Story of Three LovesMarcel
1953I Love MelvinHarry Flack
1953Dream WifeHenry Malvine
1953The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatresnarrator
1952ScaramouchePhilippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)
1952Holiday for SinnersFather Victor Carducci
1952Fearless FaganCapt. Daniels
1952Just This OnceTom Winters
1951Across the Wide MissouriDick
1951The People Against O'HaraJeff Chapman
1951Cause for Alarm!Lonesome Sailor
1951The Unknown ManBob Masen
1951No Questions AskedDetective Walter O'Bannion
1951Storm WarningInterne (uncredited)
1951Payment on DemandJim Boland
1951Go for Broke!Lieutenant
1951Rich, Young and PrettyBob Lennart
1951Grounds for MarriageTommy
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsHayden
1950The Vanishing WesternerDeputy Sheriff Jeff Jackson
1950The Magnificent YankeeReynolds
1950Mama Rosa
Production
1994Bionic Ever After?Co-Executive Producer
1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCo-Producer