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Richard Dean Anderson

1950 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Dean Anderson has received more than 7,199,842 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Richard Dean Anderson is the 417th most popular actor (down from 401st in 2019), the 752nd most popular biography from United States (up from 761st in 2019) and the 210th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard Dean Andersons by language

Over the past year Richard Dean Anderson has had the most page views in the with 836,550 views, followed by German (177,151), and French (148,611). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (4,500.00%), Dutch (298.28%), and Korean (126.96%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 417 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Mitchum, Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Magda Schneider, Albert Finney, and Ali MacGraw. After him are Randy Quaid, William Shatner, Tom Wilkinson, James Woods, Roy Scheider, and Pamela Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 28. Before him are Néstor Kirchner, Mithun Chakraborty, Richard Branson, Zhang Yimou, Peter Gabriel, and Ron Perlman. After him are Randy Quaid, William Hurt, William H. Macy, Daniel Auteuil, Choe Ryong-hae, and Morgan Fairchild.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 752 out of 20,380. Before him are Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), Robert Altman (1925), Ali MacGraw (1939), David Fincher (1962), and Edward Mills Purcell (1912). After him are Paul Morphy (1837), Les Paul (1915), H. H. Holmes (1861), Steven Weinberg (1933), John Huston (1906), and Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 210. Before him are Alan Arkin (1934), Ron Perlman (1950), Robert Mitchum (1917), Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), and Ali MacGraw (1939). After him are Randy Quaid (1950), James Woods (1947), Roy Scheider (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), Charlie Sheen (1965), and Brandon Lee (1965).

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Television and Movie Roles

Stargate: Continuum
Major General Jack O'Neill
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
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Stargate SG-1
Jack O'Neill
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
8.244 / 10
MacGyver
Angus MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
7.734 / 10