Richard Anderson

Acting

Richard Anderson

Born 8 August 1926 · Long Branch, New Jersey, USA · Died 31 August 2017 at 91

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

Highlights

Paths of Glory1957 · Film · Maj. Saint-Auban
Columbo1971 · Series · Bryce Chadwick
Knight Rider1982 · Series · Dr. Ralph Wesley
The A-Team1983 · Series · Dr. A.M. Richter
Forbidden Planet1956 · Film · Chief Engineer Quinn
The Player1992 · Film · Richard Anderson

Filmography

Movies

79 films

The Frankenstein Syndrome2010 · Film · Marquez
In the Lake of the Woods1996 · Film · Claude Rasmussen
Bionic Ever After?1994 · Film · Oscar Goldman
The Glass Shield1994 · Film · Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
Gettysburg1993 · Film · Maj. Gen. George G. Meade
The Player1992 · Film · Richard Anderson
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman1989 · Film · Oscar Goldman
Stranger on My Land1988 · Film · Maj. Walters
Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War1987 · Film · Lyndon Johnson
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman1987 · Film · Oscar Goldman
The Stepford Children1987 · Film · Lawrence Danton
Perry Mason Returns1985 · Film · Ken Braddock
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix1982 · Film · Ralph Wesley
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough1980 · Film · Chief George Untermeyer
Murder by Natural Causes1979 · Film · George Brubaker
Never Give Up1978 · Film · US green beret officer
The Bionic Woman1975 · Film · Oscar Goldman
Black Eye1974 · Film · Dole
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping1973 · Film · Oscar Goldman
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War1973 · Film · Oscar Goldman
Partners in Crime1973 · Film · Roger Goldsmith
Jarrett1973 · Film · Spencer Loomis
The Night Strangler1973 · Film · Dr. Richard Malcolm
Play It as It Lays1972 · Film · Les Goodwin
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole1972 · Film · Dr. Ben Cole
The Longest Night1972 · Film · Harvey Eaton
The Honkers1972 · Film · Royce Owens
The Astronaut1972 · Film · Dr. Wylie
Dead Men Tell No Tales1971 · Film · Tom Austin
Macho Callahan1971 · Film · Officer
Doctors' Wives1971 · Film · D.A. Douglas
Menace on the Mountain1970 · Film · Maj. Galt
Along Came a Spider1970 · Film · District Attorney Freiberg
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · Film · Captain John B. Earle
Ghostbreakers1967 · Film · Timothy Selfridge
The Ride to Hangman's Tree1967 · Film · Carlson
Seconds1966 · Film · Dr. Innes
Kitten with a Whip1964 · Film · Grant
Seven Days in May1964 · Film · Col. Murdock
Johnny Cool1963 · Film · Correspondent
A Gathering of Eagles1963 · Film · Col. Ralph Josten
The Wackiest Ship in the Army1960 · Film · Dennis Foster
The Gunfight at Dodge City1959 · Film · Dave Rudabaugh
Compulsion1959 · Film · Max Steiner
Curse of the Faceless Man1958 · Film · Dr. Paul Mallon
The Long, Hot Summer1958 · Film · Alan Stewart
The Vanishing Duck1958 · Film · George (voice) (uncredited)
Paths of Glory1957 · Film · Maj. Saint-Auban
The Buster Keaton Story1957 · Film · Tom McAffee
Three Brave Men1956 · Film · Lt. Bill Horton
The Search for Bridey Murphy1956 · Film · Dr. Deering
A Cry in the Night1956 · Film · Owen Clark
Forbidden Planet1956 · Film · Chief Engineer Quinn
It's a Dog's Life1955 · Film · George Oakley
Hit the Deck1955 · Film · Lieutenant Jackson
Betrayed1954 · Film · John (uncredited)
The Student Prince1954 · Film · Lucas
Great Lady Has an Interview1954 · Film · Reporter (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo1953 · Film · Lieutenant Beecher
Give a Girl a Break1953 · Film · Burton Bradshaw
Dream Wife1953 · Film · Henry Malvine
The Story of Three Loves1953 · Film · Marcel
I Love Melvin1953 · Film · Harry Flack
Fearless Fagan1952 · Film · Capt. Daniels
Holiday for Sinners1952 · Film · Father Victor Carducci
Scaramouche1952 · Film · Philippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)
Just This Once1952 · Film · Tom Winters
The Unknown Man1951 · Film · Bob Masen
Across the Wide Missouri1951 · Film · Dick
The People Against O'Hara1951 · Film · Jeff Chapman
Rich, Young and Pretty1951 · Film · Bob Lennart
No Questions Asked1951 · Film · Detective Walter O'Bannion
Go for Broke!1951 · Film · Lieutenant (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm!1951 · Film · Lonesome Sailor
Storm Warning1951 · Film · Interne (uncredited)
Payment on Demand1951 · Film · Jim Boland
Grounds for Marriage1951 · Film · Tommy
The Magnificent Yankee1950 · Film · Reynolds
The Vanishing Westerner1950 · Film · Deputy Sheriff Jeff Jackson

Filmography

Series

89 shows

Extreme Ghostbusters1997 · Series
Lucky Chances1990 · Series · Mr. Duke
Kane & Abel1985 · Series · Alan Lloyd
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · Series · Tom Northcliff
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Lew Bracken
Cover Up1984 · Series · Henry Towler
Automan1983 · Series
Whiz Kids1983 · Series
Hardcastle and McCormick1983 · Series · J.J. Norcross
The A-Team1983 · Series · Dr. A.M. Richter
Matt Houston1982 · Series
Knight Rider1982 · Series · Dr. Ralph Wesley
Bring 'Em Back Alive1982 · Series
Nero Wolfe1981 · Series · Chester Winslow
Darkroom1981 · Series · Bill Bellamy
Simon & Simon1981 · Series
The Fall Guy1981 · Series
Dynasty1981 · Series · Buck Fallmont
Condominium1980 · Series · Henry Churchbridge
The French Atlantic Affair1979 · Series · Terrence Crown
The Immigrants1978 · Series · Thomas Seldon
Pearl1978 · Series · Cmdr. Michael North
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Art Akers
Charlie's Angels1976 · Series · Sam Knight
The Bionic Woman1976 · Series · Oscar Goldman
The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · Series · Oscar Goldman
The New Perry Mason1973 · Series
Barnaby Jones1973 · Series · Frank Cassidy
Jigsaw1972 · Series
Delphi Bureau1972 · Series · Landis
The Streets of San Francisco1972 · Series
Longstreet1971 · Series
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · Series · Fred Palmer
Columbo1971 · Series · Bryce Chadwick
Cannon1971 · Series
Alias Smith and Jones1971 · Series
Dan August1970 · Series · Chief George Untermeyer
Bracken's World1969 · Series
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors1969 · Series · Dr. Lensky
Hawaii Five-O1969 · Series · Eugene Goodman
The Mod Squad1968 · Series
Land of the Giants1968 · Series · Joe Simmons
Mannix1967 · Series
Judd, for the Defense1967 · Series
Cimarron Strip1967 · Series
Ironside1967 · Series
The Invaders1967 · Series · Blake
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series · Judge Wilson Chase
T.H.E. Cat1966 · Series · Percy Hagan
Felony Squad1966 · Series
The Green Hornet1966 · Series · Phil Trager
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Christian Palmer
The Wild Wild West1965 · Series · James Jeffers
The Big Valley1965 · Series · Travers
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Captain Swain
Karen1964 · Series
Daniel Boone1964 · Series · Sergeant Rafferty
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Senator Steve Bryant
Slattery's People1964 · Series
12 O'Clock High1964 · Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · Series · General John Doe
Redigo1963 · Series · Tom Walker
The Fugitive1963 · Series · Chief Barney Vilattic
The Lieutenant1963 · Series · Col. Clinton Hiland
The Eleventh Hour1962 · Series
Combat!1962 · Series · Sgt. Perkins
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Series · Eddie Turtin
The Virginian1962 · Series · Harry Clark
Bus Stop1961 · Series · D.A. Glenn Wagner
Target: The Corruptors!1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Dr. Norman Phelps
Kraft Mystery Theatre1961 · Series · Hal Dryden
Checkmate1960 · Series
Thriller1960 · Series · Oliver Judson
Hong Kong1960 · Series
The Untouchables1959 · Series · Sidney Rogers / Zoran Bresnovitch
Law of the Plainsman1959 · Series · Lee Talent
Bonanza1959 · Series · Jamison Fillmore
The Rifleman1958 · Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Series · Tom
Zorro1957 · Series
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Edward Lewis
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Sheriff John Bates
Matinee Theater1955 · Series
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Gregorio
The Millionaire1955 · Series · Rod Matthews
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Major Galt
Captain Midnight1954 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series · Hayden