Richard Anderson

Acting

Richard Anderson

Born August 8, 1926Long Branch, New Jersey, USA180 credits

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

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Movie

2021

Rottentail
3.6

Rottentail

Movie

2018

The Frankenstein Syndrome
5.0

The Frankenstein Syndrome

Movie

2010

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
4.4

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

Movie

2010

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
4.5

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Movie

2006

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
5.3

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

Movie

2003

Filmography

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!as SelfMovie
Rottentail
2018Rottentailas ThomasMovie
The Frankenstein Syndrome
2010The Frankenstein Syndromeas MarquezMovie
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Strangeras HimselfMovie
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planetas SelfMovie
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
2003Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Filmsas Husband (archive footage)Movie
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997Extreme GhostbustersTV
In the Lake of the Woods
1996In the Lake of the Woodsas Claude RasmussenMovie
Bionic Ever After?
1994Bionic Ever After?as Oscar GoldmanMovie
The Glass Shield
1994The Glass Shieldas Watch Cmmdr. Clarence MasseyMovie
Gettysburg
1993Gettysburgas Maj. Gen. George G. MeadeMovie
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continuesas Narrator / Captain Bartlett StilesTV
The Player
1992The Playeras Richard AndersonMovie
Lucky Chances
1990Lucky Chancesas Mr. DukeTV
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Oscar GoldmanMovie
Stranger on My Land
1988Stranger on My Landas Maj. WaltersMovie
Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War
1987Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil Waras Lyndon JohnsonMovie
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Oscar GoldmanMovie
The Stepford Children
1987The Stepford Childrenas Lawrence DantonMovie
Perry Mason Returns
1985Perry Mason Returnsas Ken BraddockMovie
Kane & Abel
1985Kane & Abelas Alan LloydTV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Tom NorthcliffTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lew BrackenTV
Cover Up
1984Cover Upas Henry TowlerTV
Automan
1983AutomanTV
Whiz Kids
1983Whiz KidsTV
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Hardcastle and McCormickas J.J. NorcrossTV
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas Dr. A.M. RichterTV
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenixas Ralph WesleyMovie
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Knight Rider
1982Knight Rideras Dr. Ralph WesleyTV
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982Bring 'Em Back AliveTV
Nero Wolfe
1981Nero Wolfeas Chester WinslowTV
Darkroom
1981DarkroomTV
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
The Fall Guy
1981The Fall GuyTV
Dynasty
1981Dynastyas Buck FallmontTV
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1980Dan August: The Jealousy Factoras ChiefMovie
Condominium
1980Condominiumas Henry ChurchbridgeTV
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980Dan August: Once Is Never Enoughas Chief George UntermeyerMovie
The French Atlantic Affair
1979The French Atlantic Affairas Terrence CrownTV
Murder by Natural Causes
1979Murder by Natural Causesas George BrubakerMovie
The Immigrants
1978The Immigrantsas Thomas SeldonMovie
The Immigrants
1978The Immigrantsas Thomas SeldonTV
Pearl
1978Pearlas Cmdr. Michael NorthTV
Never Give Up
1978Never Give Upas US green beret officerMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Art AkersTV
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Sam KnightTV
The Bionic Woman
1976The Bionic Womanas Oscar GoldmanTV
The Bionic Woman
1975The Bionic Womanas Oscar GoldmanMovie
Black Eye
1974Black Eyeas DoleMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas Oscar GoldmanTV
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnappingas Oscar GoldmanMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and Waras Oscar GoldmanMovie
The New Perry Mason
1973The New Perry MasonTV
Partners in Crime
1973Partners in Crimeas Roger GoldsmithMovie
Jarrett
1973Jarrettas Spencer LoomisMovie
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jonesas Frank CassidyTV
The Night Strangler
1973The Night Strangleras Dr. Richard MalcolmMovie
Play It as It Lays
1972Play It as It Laysas Les GoodwinMovie
Jigsaw
1972JigsawTV
Delphi Bureau
1972Delphi Bureauas LandisTV
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972Say Goodbye, Maggie Coleas Dr. Ben ColeMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
The Longest Night
1972The Longest Nightas Harvey EatonMovie
The Honkers
1972The Honkersas Royce OwensMovie
The Astronaut
1972The Astronautas Dr. WylieMovie
Dead Men Tell No Tales
1971Dead Men Tell No Talesas Tom AustinMovie
Longstreet
1971LongstreetTV
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Fred PalmerTV
Columbo
1971Columboas Bryce ChadwickTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
Macho Callahan
1971Macho Callahanas OfficerMovie
Doctors' Wives
1971Doctors' Wivesas D.A. DouglasMovie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV
Dan August
1970Dan Augustas Chief George UntermeyerTV
Menace on the Mountain
1970Menace on the Mountainas Maj. GaltMovie
Along Came a Spider
1970Along Came a Spideras District Attorney FreibergMovie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!as Captain John B. EarleMovie
Bracken's World
1969Bracken's WorldTV
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Dr. LenskyTV
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1969My Friend TonyTV
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
Land of the Giants
1968Land of the Giantsas Joe SimmonsTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Eugene GoodmanTV
Mannix
1967MannixTV
Ghostbreakers
1967Ghostbreakersas Timothy SelfridgeMovie
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1967The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junkas Fenton HardyMovie
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron StripTV
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967The Ride to Hangman's Treeas CarlsonMovie
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas BlakeTV
Seconds
1966Secondsas Dr. InnesMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Judge Wilson ChaseTV
T.H.E. Cat
1966T.H.E. Catas Percy HaganTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
The Green Hornet
1966The Green Hornetas Phil TragerTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Christian PalmerTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild Westas James JeffersTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas TraversTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Captain SwainTV
Kitten with a Whip
1964Kitten with a Whipas GrantMovie
Karen
1964KarenTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas Sergeant RaffertyTV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Senator Steve BryantTV
Slattery's People
1964Slattery's PeopleTV
12 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock HighTV
Seven Days in May
1964Seven Days in Mayas Col. MurdockMovie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas General John DoeTV
Johnny Cool
1963Johnny Coolas CorrespondentMovie
Redigo
1963Redigoas Tom WalkerTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Chief Barney VilatticTV
The Lieutenant
1963The Lieutenantas Col. Clinton HilandTV
Miss USA
1963Miss USAas Self - JudgeTV
A Gathering of Eagles
1963A Gathering of Eaglesas Col. Ralph JostenMovie
The Eleventh Hour
1962The Eleventh HourTV
Combat!
1962Combat!as Sgt. PerkinsTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Eddie TurtinTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Harry ClarkTV
Bus Stop
1961Bus Stopas D.A. Glenn WagnerTV
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Norman PhelpsTV
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960The Wackiest Ship in the Armyas Dennis FosterMovie
Checkmate
1960CheckmateTV
Thriller
1960Thrilleras Oliver JudsonTV
Hong Kong
1960Hong KongTV
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas Sidney Rogers / Zoran BresnovitchTV
Law of the Plainsman
1959Law of the Plainsmanas Lee TalentTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Jamison FillmoreTV
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959The Gunfight at Dodge Cityas Dave RudabaughMovie
Compulsion
1959Compulsionas Max SteinerMovie
The Rifleman
1958The RiflemanTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas TomTV
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958Curse of the Faceless Manas Dr. Paul MallonMovie
The Long, Hot Summer
1958The Long, Hot Summeras Alan StewartMovie
Paths of Glory
1957Paths of Gloryas Maj. Saint-AubanMovie
Zorro
1957ZorroTV
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1957The Court of Last ResortTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Edward LewisTV
The Buster Keaton Story
1957The Buster Keaton Storyas Tom McAffeeMovie
Three Brave Men
1956Three Brave Menas Lt. Bill HortonMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sheriff John BatesTV
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956The Search for Bridey Murphyas Dr. DeeringMovie
A Cry in the Night
1956A Cry in the Nightas Owen ClarkMovie
Forbidden Planet
1956Forbidden Planetas Chief Engineer QuinnMovie
It's a Dog's Life
1955It's a Dog's Lifeas George OakleyMovie
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas GregorioTV
Hit the Deck
1955Hit the Deckas Lt. JacksonMovie
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaireas Rod MatthewsTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Major GaltTV
Betrayed
1954Betrayedas John (uncredited)Movie
Captain Midnight
1954Captain MidnightTV
The Student Prince
1954The Student Princeas LucasMovie
Great Lady Has an Interview
1954Great Lady Has an Interviewas Reporter (uncredited)Movie
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953Escape from Fort Bravoas Lieutenant BeecherMovie
Give a Girl a Break
1953Give a Girl a Breakas Burton BradshawMovie
Dream Wife
1953Dream Wifeas Henry MalvineMovie
The Story of Three Loves
1953The Story of Three Lovesas MarcelMovie
I Love Melvin
1953I Love Melvinas Harry FlackMovie
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1953The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatresas narratorMovie
Fearless Fagan
1952Fearless Faganas Capt. DanielsMovie
Holiday for Sinners
1952Holiday for Sinnersas Father Victor CarducciMovie
Scaramouche
1952Scaramoucheas Philippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)Movie
Just This Once
1952Just This Onceas Tom WintersMovie
The Unknown Man
1951The Unknown Manas Bob MasenMovie
Across the Wide Missouri
1951Across the Wide Missourias DickMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas HaydenTV
The People Against O'Hara
1951The People Against O'Haraas Jeff ChapmanMovie
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951Rich, Young and Prettyas Bob LennartMovie
No Questions Asked
1951No Questions Askedas Detective Walter O'BannionMovie
Go for Broke!
1951Go for Broke!as LieutenantMovie
Cause for Alarm!
1951Cause for Alarm!as Lonesome SailorMovie
Storm Warning
1951Storm Warningas Interne (uncredited)Movie
Payment on Demand
1951Payment on Demandas Jim BolandMovie
Grounds for Marriage
1951Grounds for Marriageas TommyMovie
The Magnificent Yankee
1950The Magnificent Yankeeas ReynoldsMovie
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1950Mama RosaTV
The Vanishing Westerner
1950The Vanishing Westerneras Deputy Sheriff Jeff JacksonMovie