Actor profile

Richard Anderson

8th August 1926 Long Branch, New Jersey, USA Acting

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).

83 Movies 121 TV Shows 210 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! 13th February 2021 as Self

The Frankenstein Syndrome poster

The Frankenstein Syndrome 1st October 2010 as Marquez

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger poster

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger 13th February 2010 as Himself

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet poster

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet 14th November 2006 as Self

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

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films 27th June 2003 as Husband (archive footage)

In the Lake of the Woods poster

In the Lake of the Woods 5th March 1996 as Claude Rasmussen

Bionic Ever After? poster

Bionic Ever After? 29th November 1994 as Oscar Goldman

The Glass Shield poster

The Glass Shield 16th September 1994 as Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey

Gettysburg poster

Gettysburg 8th October 1993 as Maj. Gen. George G. Meade

The Player poster

The Player 8th May 1992 as Richard Anderson

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

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman 30th April 1989 as Oscar Goldman

Stranger on My Land poster

Stranger on My Land 17th January 1988 as Maj. Walters

Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War poster

Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War 26th October 1987 as Lyndon Johnson

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

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman 17th May 1987 as Oscar Goldman

The Stepford Children poster

The Stepford Children 15th March 1987 as Lawrence Danton

Perry Mason Returns poster

Perry Mason Returns 1st December 1985 as Ken Braddock

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix poster

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix 26th September 1982 as Ralph Wesley

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough poster

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough 1st January 1980 as Chief George Untermeyer

Murder by Natural Causes poster

Murder by Natural Causes 17th February 1979 as George Brubaker

The Immigrants poster

The Immigrants 20th November 1978 as Thomas Seldon

Never Give Up poster

Never Give Up 7th October 1978 as US green beret officer

The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman 16th March 1975 as Oscar Goldman

Black Eye poster

Black Eye 15th March 1974 as Dole

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping poster

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping 17th November 1973 as Oscar Goldman

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War poster

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War 20th October 1973 as Oscar Goldman

Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime 24th March 1973 as Roger Goldsmith

Jarrett poster

Jarrett 17th March 1973 as Spencer Loomis

The Night Strangler poster

The Night Strangler 16th January 1973 as Dr. Richard Malcolm

Play It as It Lays poster

Play It as It Lays 19th October 1972 as Les Goodwin

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole poster

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole 27th September 1972 as Dr. Ben Cole

The Longest Night poster

The Longest Night 12th September 1972 as Harvey Eaton

The Honkers poster

The Honkers 17th May 1972 as Royce Owens

The Astronaut poster

The Astronaut 8th January 1972 as Dr. Wylie

Dead Men Tell No Tales poster

Dead Men Tell No Tales 17th December 1971 as Tom Austin

Macho Callahan poster

Macho Callahan 28th February 1971 as Officer

Doctors' Wives poster

Doctors' Wives 3rd February 1971 as D.A. Douglas

Menace on the Mountain poster

Menace on the Mountain 1st March 1970 as Maj. Galt

Along Came a Spider poster

Along Came a Spider 3rd February 1970 as District Attorney Freiberg

Tora! Tora! Tora! poster

Tora! Tora! Tora! 26th January 1970 as Captain John B. Earle

Ghostbreakers poster

Ghostbreakers 8th September 1967 as Timothy Selfridge

The Ride to Hangman's Tree poster

The Ride to Hangman's Tree 1st May 1967 as Carlson

Seconds poster

Seconds 5th October 1966 as Dr. Innes

Kitten with a Whip poster

Kitten with a Whip 4th November 1964 as Grant

Seven Days in May poster

Seven Days in May 1st February 1964 as Col. Murdock

Johnny Cool poster

Johnny Cool 2nd October 1963 as Correspondent

A Gathering of Eagles poster

A Gathering of Eagles 21st June 1963 as Col. Ralph Josten

The Wackiest Ship in the Army poster

The Wackiest Ship in the Army 29th December 1960 as Dennis Foster

The Gunfight at Dodge City poster

The Gunfight at Dodge City 1st May 1959 as Dave Rudabaugh

Compulsion poster

Compulsion 1st April 1959 as Max Steiner

Curse of the Faceless Man poster

Curse of the Faceless Man 14th August 1958 as Dr. Paul Mallon

The Long, Hot Summer poster

The Long, Hot Summer 17th May 1958 as Alan Stewart

Paths of Glory poster

Paths of Glory 25th October 1957 as Maj. Saint-Auban

The Buster Keaton Story poster

The Buster Keaton Story 1st May 1957 as Tom McAffee

Three Brave Men poster

Three Brave Men 1st December 1956 as Lt. Bill Horton

The Search for Bridey Murphy poster

The Search for Bridey Murphy 1st October 1956 as Dr. Deering

A Cry in the Night poster

A Cry in the Night 17th August 1956 as Owen Clark

Forbidden Planet poster

Forbidden Planet 23rd March 1956 as Chief Engineer Quinn

It's a Dog's Life poster

It's a Dog's Life 23rd December 1955 as George Oakley

Hit the Deck poster

Hit the Deck 24th February 1955 as Lieutenant Jackson

Betrayed poster

Betrayed 7th September 1954 as John (uncredited)

The Student Prince poster

The Student Prince 15th June 1954 as Lucas

Great Lady Has an Interview poster

Great Lady Has an Interview 14th February 1954 as Reporter (uncredited)

Escape from Fort Bravo poster

Escape from Fort Bravo 4th December 1953 as Lieutenant Beecher

Give a Girl a Break poster

Give a Girl a Break 13th November 1953 as Burton Bradshaw

Dream Wife poster

Dream Wife 19th June 1953 as Henry Malvine

The Story of Three Loves poster

The Story of Three Loves 26th March 1953 as Marcel

I Love Melvin poster

I Love Melvin 20th March 1953 as Harry Flack

Fearless Fagan poster

Fearless Fagan 15th August 1952 as Capt. Daniels

Holiday for Sinners poster

Holiday for Sinners 25th July 1952 as Father Victor Carducci

Scaramouche poster

Scaramouche 8th May 1952 as Philippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)

Just This Once poster

Just This Once 27th February 1952 as Tom Winters

The Unknown Man poster

The Unknown Man 16th November 1951 as Bob Masen

Across the Wide Missouri poster

Across the Wide Missouri 12th October 1951 as Dick

The People Against O'Hara poster

The People Against O'Hara 1st September 1951 as Jeff Chapman

Rich, Young and Pretty poster

Rich, Young and Pretty 9th July 1951 as Bob Lennart

No Questions Asked poster

No Questions Asked 15th June 1951 as Detective Walter O'Bannion

Go for Broke! poster

Go for Broke! 4th May 1951 as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Cause for Alarm! poster

Cause for Alarm! 30th March 1951 as Lonesome Sailor

Storm Warning poster

Storm Warning 10th February 1951 as Interne (uncredited)

Payment on Demand poster

Payment on Demand 3rd February 1951 as Jim Boland

Grounds for Marriage poster

Grounds for Marriage 12th January 1951 as Tommy

The Magnificent Yankee poster

The Magnificent Yankee 20th December 1950 as Reynolds

The Vanishing Westerner poster

The Vanishing Westerner 31st March 1950 as Deputy Sheriff Jeff Jackson

Extreme Ghostbusters poster

Extreme Ghostbusters 1st September 1997

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues poster

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 27th January 1993 as Narrator / Captain Bartlett Stiles

Lucky Chances poster

Lucky Chances 7th October 1990 as Mr. Duke

Kane & Abel poster

Kane & Abel 17th November 1985 as Alan Lloyd

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 29th September 1985 as Tom Northcliff

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Lew Bracken

Cover Up poster

Cover Up 22nd September 1984 as Henry Towler

Automan poster

Automan 15th December 1983

Whiz Kids poster

Whiz Kids 5th October 1983

Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick 18th September 1983 as J.J. Norcross

The A-Team poster

The A-Team 23rd January 1983 as Dr. A.M. Richter

Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider 26th September 1982 as Dr. Ralph Wesley

Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston 26th September 1982

Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston 26th September 1982 as Wayne Slocum

Bring 'Em Back Alive poster

Bring 'Em Back Alive 24th September 1982

Nero Wolfe poster

Nero Wolfe 24th December 1981 as Chester Winslow

Darkroom poster

Darkroom 27th November 1981 as Bill Bellamy

Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon 24th November 1981

Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon 24th November 1981 as Alfred Klein

The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy 4th November 1981

Dynasty poster

Dynasty 12th January 1981 as Buck Fallmont

Condominium poster

Condominium 6th April 1980 as Henry Churchbridge

The French Atlantic Affair poster

The French Atlantic Affair 15th November 1979 as Terrence Crown

The Immigrants poster

The Immigrants 20th November 1978 as Thomas Seldon

Pearl poster

Pearl 16th November 1978 as Cmdr. Michael North

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Art Akers

Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels 22nd September 1976 as Sam Knight

The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman 14th January 1976 as Oscar Goldman

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Oscar Goldman

The New Perry Mason poster

The New Perry Mason 16th September 1973

Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones 28th January 1973 as Frank Cassidy

Jigsaw poster

Jigsaw 12th October 1972

Delphi Bureau poster

Delphi Bureau 5th October 1972 as Landis

The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco 23rd September 1972

Longstreet poster

Longstreet 16th September 1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 16th September 1971 as Fred Palmer

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Bryce Chadwick

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971

Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones 5th January 1971

Dan August poster

Dan August 23rd September 1970 as Chief George Untermeyer

Bracken's World poster

Bracken's World 19th September 1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 14th September 1969 as Dr. Lensky

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968

Land of the Giants poster

Land of the Giants 22nd September 1968 as Joe Simmons

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Eugene Goodman

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967

Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense 8th September 1967

Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip 7th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Dean Glenville

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Rod Ballard

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Walter Conway

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Darren Sanford

The Invaders poster

The Invaders 10th January 1967 as Blake

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Judge Wilson Chase

T.H.E. Cat poster

T.H.E. Cat 16th September 1966 as Percy Hagan

Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad 12th September 1966

The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet 9th September 1966 as Phil Trager

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Christian Palmer

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Alex Ramsey

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Charles Fillmore

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Clifford Banning

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Dr. Latimer

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Dan Wheaton

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Higgins

The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West 17th September 1965 as James Jeffers

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Travers

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Nathan Springer

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Mel Trevor

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Warden Garreck

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Hen Matson

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as Captain Swain

Karen poster

Karen 5th October 1964

Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone 24th September 1964 as Sergeant Rafferty

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

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 22nd September 1964 as Senator Steve Bryant

Slattery's People poster

Slattery's People 21st September 1964

12 O'Clock High poster

12 O'Clock High 18th September 1964

12 O'Clock High poster

12 O'Clock High 18th September 1964 as Brig. Gen. Phil Doud

Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre 10th October 1963 as General John Doe

Redigo poster

Redigo 24th September 1963 as Tom Walker

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Chief Barney Vilattic

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as George Forster

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Colonel Lawrence

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Lt. Sloan

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Leonard Taft

The Lieutenant poster

The Lieutenant 14th September 1963 as Col. Clinton Hiland

The Lieutenant poster

The Lieutenant 14th September 1963 as Lt. Col. Clinton Hiland

Miss USA poster

Miss USA 17th July 1963 as Self - Judge

The Eleventh Hour poster

The Eleventh Hour 3rd October 1962

Combat! poster

Combat! 2nd October 1962 as Sgt. Perkins

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 20th September 1962 as Eddie Turtin

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Harry Clark

Bus Stop poster

Bus Stop 1st October 1961 as D.A. Glenn Wagner

Target: The Corruptors! poster

Target: The Corruptors! 29th September 1961

Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare 27th September 1961 as Dr. Norman Phelps

Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre 14th June 1961 as Hal Dryden

Checkmate poster

Checkmate 17th September 1960

Thriller poster

Thriller 13th September 1960 as Oliver Judson

Hong Kong poster

Hong Kong 1st March 1960

The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables 15th October 1959 as Sidney Rogers / Zoran Bresnovitch

Law of the Plainsman poster

Law of the Plainsman 1st October 1959 as Lee Talent

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Jamison Fillmore

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958 as Jason Gowdy

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958 as Griff

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as Tom

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as Jim Kramer

Zorro poster

Zorro 10th October 1957

Zorro poster

Zorro 10th October 1957 as Ricardo del Amo

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Edward Lewis

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Lt. Steve Drumm

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Jason Foster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Sheriff John Bates

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as David Manning

Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater 31st October 1955

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Gregorio

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Maj. Aaron Coltraine

The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire 19th January 1955 as Rod Matthews

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as Major Galt

Captain Midnight poster

Captain Midnight 4th September 1954

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951 as Hayden