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Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Acting·1926–2017·84 films

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).

Filmography

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957)Maj. Saint-Auban
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet (1956)Chief Engineer Quinn
The Player
The Player (1992)Richard Anderson
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)Captain John B. Earle
Seconds
Seconds (1966)Dr. Innes
Gettysburg
Gettysburg (1993)Maj. Gen. George G. Meade
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May (1964)Col. Murdock
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)Alan Stewart
Compulsion
Compulsion (1959)Max Steiner
Scaramouche
Scaramouche (1952)Philippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)Lieutenant Beecher
The Night Strangler
The Night Strangler (1973)Dr. Richard Malcolm
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)Oscar Goldman
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)Oscar Goldman
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield (1994)Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
Storm Warning
Storm Warning (1951)Interne (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm!
Cause for Alarm! (1951)Lonesome Sailor
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)Dennis Foster
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)Dick
The Frankenstein Syndrome
The Frankenstein Syndrome (2010)Marquez
Bionic Ever After?
Bionic Ever After? (1994)Oscar Goldman
Kitten with a Whip
Kitten with a Whip (1964)Grant
Dream Wife
Dream Wife (1953)Henry Malvine
The People Against O'Hara
The People Against O'Hara (1951)Jeff Chapman
I Love Melvin
I Love Melvin (1953)Harry Flack
Curse of the Faceless Man
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)Dr. Paul Mallon
A Gathering of Eagles
A Gathering of Eagles (1963)Col. Ralph Josten
Go for Broke!
Go for Broke! (1951)Lieutenant
Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand (1951)Jim Boland
The Gunfight at Dodge City
The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)Dave Rudabaugh
Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool (1963)Correspondent
Betrayed
Betrayed (1954)John (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves (1953)Marcel
Play It as It Lays
Play It as It Lays (1972)Les Goodwin
Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason Returns (1985)Ken Braddock
Macho Callahan
Macho Callahan (1971)Officer
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)Oscar Goldman
A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night (1956)Owen Clark
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives (1971)D.A. Douglas
Give a Girl a Break
Give a Girl a Break (1953)Burton Bradshaw
Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck (1955)Lieutenant Jackson
No Questions Asked
No Questions Asked (1951)Detective Walter O'Bannion
Murder by Natural Causes
Murder by Natural Causes (1979)George Brubaker
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)Carlson
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)Oscar Goldman
The Student Prince
The Student Prince (1954)Lucas
The Stepford Children
The Stepford Children (1987)Lawrence Danton
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man (1951)Bob Masen
Rottentail
Rottentail (2018)Thomas
Stranger on My Land
Stranger on My Land (1988)Maj. Walters
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)Husband (archive footage)
Rich, Young and Pretty
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)Bob Lennart
Never Give Up
Never Give Up (1978)US green beret officer
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (1982)Ralph Wesley
The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)Tom McAffee
Black Eye
Black Eye (1974)Dole
The Astronaut
The Astronaut (1972)Dr. Wylie
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)Reynolds
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)Dr. Ben Cole
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010)Himself
The Search for Bridey Murphy
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)Dr. Deering
Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners (1952)Father Victor Carducci
The Honkers
The Honkers (1972)Royce Owens
The Longest Night
The Longest Night (1972)Harvey Eaton
Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider (1970)District Attorney Freiberg
Fearless Fagan
Fearless Fagan (1952)Capt. Daniels
In the Lake of the Woods
In the Lake of the Woods (1996)Claude Rasmussen
Just This Once
Just This Once (1952)Tom Winters
Three Brave Men
Three Brave Men (1956)Lt. Bill Horton
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Dead Men Tell No Tales (1971)Tom Austin
Menace on the Mountain
Menace on the Mountain (1970)Maj. Galt
Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage (1951)Tommy
It's a Dog's Life
It's a Dog's Life (1955)George Oakley
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)Self
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)Chief George Untermeyer
Jarrett
Jarrett (1973)Spencer Loomis
The Immigrants
The Immigrants (1978)Thomas Seldon
Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War
Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)Lyndon Johnson
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime (1973)Roger Goldsmith
The Vanishing Westerner
The Vanishing Westerner (1950)Deputy Sheriff Jeff Jackson
Ghostbreakers
Ghostbreakers (1967)Timothy Selfridge
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman (1975)Oscar Goldman
Great Lady Has an Interview
Great Lady Has an Interview (1954)Reporter (uncredited)