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Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

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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

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957

Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956

The Player

The Player

1992

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Seconds

Seconds

1966

In the Lake of the Woods

In the Lake of the Woods

1996

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

1980

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964

The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

1973

Jarrett

Jarrett

1973

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

Never Give Up

Never Give Up

1978

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958

A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

1956

Compulsion

Compulsion

1959

The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara

1951

Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

1951

Kitten with a Whip

Kitten with a Whip

1964

The Frankenstein Syndrome

The Frankenstein Syndrome

2010

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

1982

The Student Prince

The Student Prince

1954

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

1951

Bionic Ever After?

Bionic Ever After?

1994

The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

1994

No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked

1951

Storm Warning

Storm Warning

1951

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951

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

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

2003

Go for Broke!

Go for Broke!

1951

The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

1989

Black Eye

Black Eye

1974

Curse of the Faceless Man

Curse of the Faceless Man

1958

The Honkers

The Honkers

1972

A Gathering of Eagles

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956

Rich, Young and Pretty

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

1955

Give a Girl a Break

Give a Girl a Break

1953

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

1953

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

1973

The Astronaut

The Astronaut

1972

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

1971

It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life

1955

Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners

1952

Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

1970

Fearless Fagan

Fearless Fagan

1952

Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956

Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes

1979

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

2010

Ghostbreakers

Ghostbreakers

1967

Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War

Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War

1987

Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

1951

Just This Once

Just This Once

1952

The Ride to Hangman's Tree

The Ride to Hangman's Tree

1967

Dream Wife

Dream Wife

1953

The Stepford Children

The Stepford Children

1987

Betrayed

Betrayed

1954

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

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

2021

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1960

The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres

The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres

1953

The Immigrants

The Immigrants

1978

Menace on the Mountain

Menace on the Mountain

1970

Perry Mason Returns

Perry Mason Returns

1985

Stranger on My Land

Stranger on My Land

1988

The Vanishing Westerner

The Vanishing Westerner

1950

The Longest Night

The Longest Night

1972

Rottentail

Rottentail

2018

Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays

1972

The Buster Keaton Story

The Buster Keaton Story

1957

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Dead Men Tell No Tales

1971

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

1980

The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

1987

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

1972

Gettysburg

Gettysburg

1993

Macho Callahan

Macho Callahan

1971

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

1967

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1973

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1975

Great Lady Has an Interview

Great Lady Has an Interview

1954

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993

The A-Team

The A-Team

1983

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Checkmate

Checkmate

1960

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Dynasty

Dynasty

1981

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

1968

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Longstreet

Longstreet

1971

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Combat!

Combat!

1962

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Zorro

Zorro

1957

Darkroom

Darkroom

1981

Cover Up

Cover Up

1984

Extreme Ghostbusters

Extreme Ghostbusters

1997

Ironside

Ironside

1967

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1981

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

1960

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1961

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1962

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1972

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

Karen

Karen

1964

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Whiz Kids

Whiz Kids

1983

Bring 'Em Back Alive

Bring 'Em Back Alive

1982

Thriller

Thriller

1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

Slattery's People

Slattery's People

1964

Automan

Automan

1983

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

1967

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

Bracken's World

Bracken's World

1969

The New Perry Mason

The New Perry Mason

1973

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

The Court of Last Resort

The Court of Last Resort

1957

Captain Midnight

Captain Midnight

1954

Mama Rosa

Mama Rosa

1950

My Friend Tony

My Friend Tony

1969

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1966

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Condominium

Condominium

1980

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Columbo

Columbo

1971

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

1979

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

1982

Kane & Abel

Kane & Abel

1985

Lucky Chances

Lucky Chances

1990

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Dan August

Dan August

1970

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Ironside

Ironside

1967

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Invaders

The Invaders

1967

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

T.H.E. Cat

T.H.E. Cat

1966

Pearl

Pearl

1978

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

Miss USA

Miss USA

1963

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

1981

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982

Redigo

Redigo

1963

Zorro

Zorro

1957

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Delphi Bureau

Delphi Bureau

1972