MacGyver star Richard Dean Anderson is well-loved by fans for his friendly demeanor and mischievous personality.The television star, who also made a big impact as Jack O’Neill on Stargate SG-1 ...

Fans of the original “MacGyver” may see a familiar face on CBS’ reboot this fall. Executive producer Peter Lenkov said Thursday that the original star Richard Dean Anderson is in talks to ...

Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 will be getting a visit from a major television star of the 80s. Richard Dean Anderson, better known to the television-viewing public as MacGyver, will be ...

Richard Dean Anderson's portrayal of Jack O'Neill was a primary factor in the success of "Stargate SG-1," so he had to have a ...

Richard Dean Anderson starred in the original “MacGyver” series on ABC (1985-92). Everett Collection.

Three years earlier, Anderson reprised MacGyver during another high-profile Super Bowl commercial for MasterCard. “They had the right tongue-in-cheek approach,” Anderson says of the ads.

It’s a modern-day 'MacGyver,' ” Anderson explained. “MacGyver in 1985, I could believe that he didn’t have a cellphone and couldn’t communicate with the outside world and call in for help.

Anderson played MacGyver on the original CBS series for seven seasons, from 1985-1992. The new “MacGyver” premieres Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

Comic-Con: ‘MacGyver’ Team Wants Richard Dean Anderson on CBS Reboot. Executive producers Peter Lenkov and James Wan revealed during their Comic-Con panel that they are reaching out to the ...

Richard Dean Anderson has been out of the acting game for the past several years. For a long time, the man could be found over on Syfy, where he starred in Stargate: SG1 for most of the show's run.

It’s been a couple of decades since “MacGyver,” the once-ubiquitous series starring Richard Dean Anderson as the world’s most handy secret agent, went off the air. Time for a new MacGyver ...

Anderson played MacGyver on the original CBS series for seven seasons, from 1985-1992. The new “MacGyver” premieres Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Subscribe to Breaking News.