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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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.