ACTOR
Richard Anderson
Known for Knight Rider · The A-Team · Columbo
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:…
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- Aug 8, 1926
- Died
- Aug 31, 2017
- Birthplace
- Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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).
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Known For
TV
Knight RiderDr. Ralph Wesley · 1982
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
The A-TeamDr. A.M. Richter · 1983
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
ColumboBryce Chadwick · 1971
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
BonanzaJamison Fillmore · 1959
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Murder, She WroteLew Bracken · 1984
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Mission: ImpossibleJudge Wilson Chase · 1966
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Charlie's AngelsSam Knight · 1976
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
The Love BoatArt Akers · 1977
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
Filmography
Movies
The Magnificent YankeeReynolds
1950
The Vanishing WesternerDeputy Sheriff Jeff Jackson
1950
Across the Wide MissouriDick
1951
Cause for Alarm!Lonesome Sailor
1951
Go for Broke!Lieutenant (uncredited)
1951
Grounds for MarriageTommy
1951
No Questions AskedDetective Walter O'Bannion
1951
Payment on DemandJim Boland
1951
Rich, Young and PrettyBob Lennart
1951
Storm WarningInterne (uncredited)
1951
The People Against O'HaraJeff Chapman
1951
The Unknown ManBob Masen
1951
Fearless FaganCapt. Daniels
1952
Holiday for SinnersFather Victor Carducci
1952
Just This OnceTom Winters
1952
ScaramouchePhilippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)
1952
Dream WifeHenry Malvine
1953
Escape from Fort BravoLieutenant Beecher
1953
Give a Girl a BreakBurton Bradshaw
1953
I Love MelvinHarry Flack
1953TC
The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatresnarrator
1953
The Story of Three LovesMarcel
1953
BetrayedJohn (uncredited)
1954
Great Lady Has an InterviewReporter (uncredited)
1954
The Student PrinceLucas
1954
Hit the DeckLieutenant Jackson
1955
It's a Dog's LifeGeorge Oakley
1955
A Cry in the NightOwen Clark
1956
Forbidden PlanetChief Engineer Quinn
1956
The Search for Bridey MurphyDr. Deering
1956
Three Brave MenLt. Bill Horton
1956
Paths of GloryMaj. Saint-Auban
1957
The Buster Keaton StoryTom McAffee
1957
Curse of the Faceless ManDr. Paul Mallon
1958
The Long, Hot SummerAlan Stewart
1958
CompulsionMax Steiner
1959
The Gunfight at Dodge CityDave Rudabaugh
1959
The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyDennis Foster
1960
A Gathering of EaglesCol. Ralph Josten
1963
Johnny CoolCorrespondent
1963
Kitten with a WhipGrant
1964
Seven Days in MayCol. Murdock
1964
SecondsDr. Innes
1966
GhostbreakersTimothy Selfridge
1967TH
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese JunkFenton Hardy
1967
The Ride to Hangman's TreeCarlson
1967
Along Came a SpiderDistrict Attorney Freiberg
1970
Menace on the MountainMaj. Galt
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Captain John B. Earle
1970
Dead Men Tell No TalesTom Austin
1971
Doctors' WivesD.A. Douglas
1971
Macho CallahanOfficer
1971
Play It as It LaysLes Goodwin
1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie ColeDr. Ben Cole
1972
The AstronautDr. Wylie
1972
The HonkersRoyce Owens
1972
The Longest NightHarvey Eaton
1972
JarrettSpencer Loomis
1973
Partners in CrimeRoger Goldsmith
1973
The Night StranglerDr. Richard Malcolm
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold KidnappingOscar Goldman
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and WarOscar Goldman
1973
Black EyeDole
1974
The Bionic WomanOscar Goldman
1975
Never Give UpUS green beret officer
1978
Murder by Natural CausesGeorge Brubaker
1979
Dan August: Once Is Never EnoughChief George Untermeyer
1980DA
Dan August: The Jealousy FactorChief
1980
Knight Rider: Knight of the PhoenixRalph Wesley
1982
Perry Mason ReturnsKen Braddock
1985
Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil WarLyndon Johnson
1987
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanOscar Goldman
1987
The Stepford ChildrenLawrence Danton
1987
Stranger on My LandMaj. Walters
1988
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanOscar Goldman
1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCo-Producer
1989
The PlayerRichard Anderson
1992
GettysburgMaj. Gen. George G. Meade
1993
Bionic Ever After?Oscar Goldman
1994Bionic Ever After?Co-Executive Producer
1994
The Glass ShieldWatch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
1994
In the Lake of the WoodsClaude Rasmussen
1996
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety FilmsHusband (archive footage)
2003
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf
2006
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome StrangerHimself
2010
The Frankenstein SyndromeMarquez
2010
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self
2021Television
MR
Mama RosaRosa's Son · 12 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsHayden · 1 eps
1951
Captain Midnight1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyMajor Galt · 2 eps
1954
GunsmokeGregorio · 2 eps
1955GunsmokeMaj. Aaron Coltraine · 2 eps
1955
Matinee Theater1 eps
1955
The MillionaireRod Matthews · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSheriff John Bates · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDavid Manning · 1 eps
1956
Perry MasonEdward Lewis · 1 eps
1957Perry MasonLt. Steve Drumm · 30 eps
1957Perry MasonJason Foster · 1 eps
1957TC
The Court of Last Resort1 eps
1957
Zorro2 eps
1957ZorroRicardo del Amo · 2 eps
1957
The Rifleman4 eps
1958The RiflemanJason Gowdy · 1 eps
1958The RiflemanGriff · 1 eps
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTom · 1 eps
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveJim Kramer · 1 eps
1958
BonanzaJamison Fillmore · 1 eps
1959
Law of the PlainsmanLee Talent · 1 eps
1959
The UntouchablesSidney Rogers / Zoran Bresnovitch · 1 eps
1959
Checkmate1 eps
1960
Hong Kong1 eps
1960
ThrillerOliver Judson · 1 eps
1960
Bus StopD.A. Glenn Wagner · 26 eps
1961
Dr. KildareDr. Norman Phelps · 1 eps
1961
Kraft Mystery TheatreHal Dryden · 1 eps
1961
Target: The Corruptors!2 eps
1961
Combat!Sgt. Perkins · 1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourEddie Turtin · 1 eps
1962
The Eleventh Hour1 eps
1962
The VirginianHarry Clark · 1 eps
1962
Kraft Suspense TheatreGeneral John Doe · 1 eps
1963
Miss USASelf - Judge · 1 eps
1963
RedigoTom Walker · 1 eps
1963
The FugitiveChief Barney Vilattic · 1 eps
1963The FugitiveGeorge Forster · 1 eps
1963The FugitiveColonel Lawrence · 1 eps
1963The FugitiveLt. Sloan · 1 eps
1963The FugitiveLeonard Taft · 2 eps
1963
The LieutenantCol. Clinton Hiland · 1 eps
1963The LieutenantLt. Col. Clinton Hiland · 1 eps
1963
12 O'Clock High2 eps
196412 O'Clock HighBrig. Gen. Phil Doud · 2 eps
1964
Daniel BooneSergeant Rafferty · 1 eps
1964
Karen1 eps
1964
Slattery's People1 eps
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Senator Steve Bryant · 2 eps
1964
Run for Your LifeCaptain Swain · 1 eps
1965
The Big ValleyTravers · 1 eps
1965The Big ValleyNathan Springer · 1 eps
1965The Big ValleyMel Trevor · 1 eps
1965The Big ValleyWarden Garreck · 1 eps
1965The Big ValleyHen Matson · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Christian Palmer · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Alex Ramsey · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Charles Fillmore · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Clifford Banning · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Dr. Latimer · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Dan Wheaton · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Higgins · 1 eps
1965
The Wild Wild WestJames Jeffers · 1 eps
1965
Felony Squad4 eps
1966
Mission: ImpossibleJudge Wilson Chase · 1 eps
1966
T.H.E. CatPercy Hagan · 1 eps
1966
The Green HornetPhil Trager · 1 eps
1966
Cimarron Strip1 eps
1967
Ironside1 eps
1967IronsideDean Glenville · 1 eps
1967IronsideRod Ballard · 1 eps
1967IronsideWalter Conway · 1 eps
1967IronsideDarren Sanford · 1 eps
1967
Judd, for the Defense2 eps
1967
Mannix1 eps
1967
The InvadersBlake · 1 eps
1967
Land of the GiantsJoe Simmons · 1 eps
1968
The Mod Squad1 eps
1968
Bracken's World1 eps
1969
Hawaii Five-OEugene Goodman · 1 eps
1969MF
My Friend Tony3 eps
1969
The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsDr. Lensky · 1 eps
1969
Dan AugustChief George Untermeyer · 26 eps
1970
Alias Smith and Jones1 eps
1971
Cannon2 eps
1971
ColumboBryce Chadwick · 1 eps
1971
Longstreet1 eps
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawFred Palmer · 1 eps
1971
Delphi BureauLandis · 1 eps
1972
Jigsaw1 eps
1972
The Streets of San Francisco1 eps
1972
Barnaby JonesFrank Cassidy · 1 eps
1973
The New Perry Mason1 eps
1973
The Six Million Dollar ManOscar Goldman · 99 eps
1974
Charlie's AngelsSam Knight · 1 eps
1976
The Bionic WomanOscar Goldman · 58 eps
1976
The Love BoatArt Akers · 1 eps
1977
PearlCmdr. Michael North · 3 eps
1978
The ImmigrantsThomas Seldon · 2 eps
1978
The French Atlantic AffairTerrence Crown · 3 eps
1979
CondominiumHenry Churchbridge · 2 eps
1980
DarkroomBill Bellamy · 1 eps
1981
DynastyBuck Fallmont · 9 eps
1981
Nero WolfeChester Winslow · 1 eps
1981
Simon & Simon2 eps
1981Simon & SimonAlfred Klein · 1 eps
1981
The Fall Guy1 eps
1981
Bring 'Em Back Alive1 eps
1982
Knight RiderDr. Ralph Wesley · 1 eps
1982
Matt Houston2 eps
1982Matt HoustonWayne Slocum · 1 eps
1982
Automan1 eps
1983
Hardcastle and McCormickJ.J. Norcross · 1 eps
1983
The A-TeamDr. A.M. Richter · 1 eps
1983
Whiz Kids1 eps
1983
Cover UpHenry Towler · 22 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteLew Bracken · 2 eps
1984
Kane & AbelAlan Lloyd · 3 eps
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTom Northcliff · 1 eps
1985
Lucky ChancesMr. Duke · 3 eps
1990
Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesNarrator / Captain Bartlett Stiles · 2 eps
1993
Extreme Ghostbusters1 eps
1997Photos
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