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A prolific, versatile, light-haired character actor, Anderson amassed feature credits including "Psycho" (1960, as the smarmy car salesman), Ossie Davis' "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) and John Sayles' "Eight Men Out" (1988). His TV credits include over 500 roles, most notably among them a recurring role on "Dallas"; the short lived spin-off "Baby Boom"; and, as the title character's father, "MacGyver".
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

Deadly Innocents - ( / 1989 / Released / )
Eight Men Out - ( Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis / 1988 / Released / )
Regeneration - ( / 1987 / Released / )
Amerasia - ( / 1986 / Released / )
Never Too Young to Die - ( Arliss / 1986 / Released / Paul Entertainment )
Scorpion - ( Noel Koch / 1986 / Released / Crown International Pictures )
Lone Wolf McQuade - ( Burnside / 1983 / Released / )
Out of the Blue - ( TV Interviewer / 1982 / Released / )
Zoot Suit - ( Judge / 1981 / Released / )
Smokey and the Bandit II - ( Governor / 1980 / Released / )
In Search of Historic Jesus - ( Caiaphas / 1979 / Released / Sunn Classic Productions )
The Lincoln Conspiracy - ( Abraham Lincoln / 1977 / Released / )
The Specialist - ( / 1975 / Released / Crown International Pictures )
The Dove - ( Mike Turk / 1974 / Released / )
Executive Action - ( Hallidav / 1973 / Released / )
Il Consigliori - ( Vito Albanese / 1973 / Released / Fida Cinematografica )
The Stepmother - ( / 1973 / Released / Crown International Pictures )
Man and Boy - ( Stretch / 1972 / Released / Levitt-Pickman )
Molly and Lawless John - ( Sheriff Parker / 1972 / Released / Producers Distributing Corporation )
The Animals - ( Sheriff Allan Pierce / 1971 / Released / Levitt-Pickman )
Cotton Comes to Harlem - ( Bryce / 1970 / Released / )
Soldier Blue - ( / 1970 / Released / )
A Man Called Gannon - ( Capper / 1969 / Released / )
Heaven With a Gun - ( Asa Beck / 1969 / Released / )
The Great Bank Robbery - ( Kincaid / 1969 / Released / )
Young Billy Young - ( Frank Boone / 1969 / Released / )
5 Card Stud - ( Marshal Dana / 1968 / Released / )
Welcome to Hard Times - ( Isaac Maple / 1967 / Released / )
Welcome to Hard Times - ( Ezra Maple / 1967 / Released / )
A Covenant With Death - ( Dietrich / 1966 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution )
Namu, the Killer Whale - ( Joe Clausen / 1966 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
The Hallelujah Trail - ( Sergeant Buell / 1965 / Released / )
The Satan Bug - ( Reagan / 1965 / Released / )
Geronimo - ( Burns / 1962 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
Ride the High Country - ( Elder Hammond / 1962 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
Walk on the Wild Side - ( Preacher / 1962 / Released / )
Psycho - ( / 1960 / Released / UIP The Film Consortium )
Last Train From Gun Hill - ( Salesman at Bar / 1959 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
The True Story of Lynn Stuart - ( / 1957 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
Fancy Pants - ( / 1950 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
TV Credits
In the Company of Spies ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Bed of Lies ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Babe Ruth ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Danielle Steel's "Daddy" ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
In Broad Daylight ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Follow Your Heart ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
American Harvest ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Dream West ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
Hardesty House ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
I-Man ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
North and South ( 1985 / Released ): Actor
Sins of the Past ( 1984 / Released ): Actor
Johnny Cash: Cowboy Heroes ( 1982 / Released ): Actor
Missing Children: A Mother's Story ( 1982 / Released ): Actor
The First Time ( 1982 / Released ): Actor
Checking In ( 1981 / Released ): Actor
Mayday! Mayday! ( 1981 / Released ): Actor
Backstairs at the White House ( 1979 / Released ): Actor
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival ( 1978 / Released ): Actor
The Deerslayer ( 1978 / Released ): Actor
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion ( 1977 / Released ): Actor
Tail Gunner Joe ( 1977 / Released ): Actor
The Last Hurrah ( 1977 / Released ): Actor
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
Bridger ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
Once an Eagle ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
The Dark Side of Innocence ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
Dead Man on the Run ( 1975 / Released ): Actor
Death Among Friends ( 1975 / Released ): Actor
Heatwave! ( 1974 / Released ): Actor
Manhunter ( 1974 / Released ): Actor
Smile Jenny, You're Dead ( 1974 / Released ): Actor
Brock's Last Case ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
Call to Danger ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
Call to Danger ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
Egan ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
Set This Town on Fire ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
M*A*S*H ( 1972 / Released ): Actor
Scalplock ( 1966 / Released ): Actor
The Outer Limits ( 1963 / Released ): Actor
Ben Casey ( 1961 / Released ): Actor
The Twilight Zone ( 1959 / Released ): Actor
The Rifleman ( 1958 / Released ): Actor
Murder, She Wrote ( Released ): Actor
Perfect Strangers ( Released ): Actor
Quantum Leap ( Released ): Actor
Walker, Texas Ranger ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

A prolific, versatile, light-haired character actor, Anderson amassed feature credits including "Psycho" (1960, as the smarmy car salesman), Ossie Davis' "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) and John Sayles' "Eight Men Out" (1988). His TV credits include over 500 roles, most notably among them a recurring role on "Dallas"; the short lived spin-off "Baby Boom"; and, as the title character's father, "MacGyver".

Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
son:Jeffrey Anderson (survived him)
son:Kelsey Anderson (survived him)

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Education
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Milestones (Back to top)
1955 Made TV debut in "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"
1950 Made feature debut in "Fancy Pants"
Began acting career on Mississippi River showboat

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