Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. One of his best-known roles was his portrayal of

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, the boss of Steve Austin (

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) and Jaime Sommers ( Lindsay Wagner) in both ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

'' and ''

The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction film, science fiction Action-adventure fiction, action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson (producer), Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel Cyborg (novel), ''Cyborg'' by ...

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between 1974 and 1978 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) and '' Bionic Ever After?'' (1994).

Early life

Anderson was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Olga (née Lurie) and Harry Anderson. He appeared in high school plays after moving to Los Angeles. Anderson served in the

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during

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Career

Before Anderson began his career in 1950 as a

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contract player, he studied at the

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, which led to work in radio and stock theater. His many films at MGM included '' The Magnificent Yankee'' (1950) as Reynolds, ''

The Student Prince ''The Student Prince'' is an operetta in a prologue and four acts with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. It is based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's play ''Old Heidelberg (play), Old Heidelberg''. The piece has a scor ...

'' (1954) as Lucas, and ''

Forbidden Planet ''Forbidden Planet'' is a 1956 American science fiction action film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack and directed by Fred M. Wilcox (director), Fred M. Wilcox from a script by Cyril Hume that was based on a film story by ...

'' (1956), as Chief Engineer Quinn. After his six years at MGM, he was contracted to

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. Among his later films were the

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drama ''

Paths of Glory ''Paths of Glory'' is a 1957 American anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson. It is adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb, which in turn was ...

'' (1957) directed by

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, in which Anderson played the prosecuting attorney. Anderson played Ricardo Del Amo in the second season of

Zorro (1957 TV series) ''Zorro'' (also known as ''Disney's Zorro'') is an American action-adventure Spanish Western television series produced by Walt Disney Productions and starring Guy Williams. Based on the Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley in his ...

, a friend and rival of Diego de la Vega ( Guy Williams). He was the object of the unrequited love of Clara Varner (

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) in '' The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958) and a suspicious military officer in '' Seven Days in May'' (1964). In the 1960s, Anderson made appearances in 23 episodes of '' Perry Mason'' during the series' final season (1965–66) as Police Lieutenant Steve Drumm, replacing the character of Lt. Tragg, played by Ray Collins, who died in 1965. Before he became a ''Perry Mason'' regular, he made guest appearances in two episodes: as defendant Edward Lewis in "The Case of the Accosted Accountant", and Jason Foster in "The Case of the Paper Bullets" (both 1964). He also appeared on ''

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'', '' The Untouchables'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Thriller'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Redigo'', '' Combat!'', '' Twelve O'Clock High'', '' I Spy'', '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', '' The Fugitive'' (as varied characters in several episodes; in the series' 1967 finale he played the brother-in-law to the protagonist Dr.

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), ''

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'', ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Invaders'', and ''

The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour epis ...

''. In 1961–62, Anderson co-starred with Marilyn Maxwell in an ABC production of ''

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''. He was a guest-star in the last episode of season 1 of '' Mission: Impossible'' (1966) as Judge Wilson Chase. In 1965, he played Judge Lander in the episode "Kate Melville and the Law" of the syndicated series ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American Western (genre), Western anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was ...

''. He appeared in ''The Wild Wild West'', S3 E17 "The Night of the Headless Woman" as the corrupt San Francisco shipping inspector James Jeffers (1968). In 1970–71, Anderson starred as Chief George Untermeyer in the

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series '' Dan August''. Anderson first appeared as Oscar Goldman in the second episode of ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' ("Wine, Women, and War", 1973). He portrayed the character through the series' end in 1978, and on the spinoff series ''The Bionic Woman'' for its entire run from 1976 to 1978. Anderson was a guest-star on other TV series in the 1960s and 1970s, including '' Hawaii Five-O'', '' Wanted Dead or Alive'', ''

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'', '' Ironside'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' (He appeared in S2 E18 as Dr. Akers, Dr. Bricker's former mentor, a surgeon who had since lost an arm. The episode aired 2/9/1979.). He appeared in the television movie '' The Night Strangler'' as the villain, Dr. Richard Malcolm. Anderson was just as busy in the 1980s on ''

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'', ''

Matt Houston ''Matt Houston'' is an American crime drama television series starring Lee Horsley as the title character, a wealthy oilman who holds a side job as a private investigator. Created by Lawrence Gordon and produced by Aaron Spelling, it origin ...

'', '' Knight Rider'', ''

Remington Steele ''Remington Steele'' is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on NBC from October 1, 1982, ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Fall Guy'', ''

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'', and ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

''. He played murder suspect Ken Braddock in the first two-hour episode of the revived ''Perry Mason'', starring

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, titled "Perry Mason Returns" (1985), Anderson had a recurring role as Senator Buck Fallmont on ''

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'' from 1986 to 1987. He portrayed President

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in the 1987

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'' Hoover vs. The Kennedys''. In the 1990s, he served as narrator and a recurring guest star for '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''. He served also as a commercial spokesperson for the

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in the United States, known as the Shell Answer Man. "The Shell Answer Man" appeared in commercials from 1976 to 1982.

Personal life and death

Anderson was married to Carol Lee Ladd and Katharine Thalberg (daughter of movie producer

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and actress

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), with both marriages ending in divorce. He had three daughters with Thalberg. Anderson died on August 31, 2017, from natural causes in

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. He was 91.

Recognition

In 2007, Anderson was honored with a Golden Palm Star on the

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.; accessed November 26, 2014.

Filmography

* '' The Pearl'' (1947) * '' The Vanishing Westerner'' (1950) as Deputy Sheriff Jeff Jackson * '' A Life of Her Own'' (1950) as Hosiery Man (uncredited) * '' The Magnificent Yankee'' (1950) as Reynolds, Secretary * '' Grounds for Marriage'' (1951) as Tommy * ''

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'' (1951) as Interne (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) as Jim Boland * '' Cause for Alarm!'' (1951) as Lonesome Sailor * '' Go for Broke!'' (1951) as Lieutenant (uncredited) * '' No Questions Asked'' (1951) as Detective Walter O'Bannion * ''

Rich, Young and Pretty ''Rich, Young and Pretty'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film produced by Joe Pasternak for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Norman Taurog. Written by Dorothy Cooper and adapted as a screenplay by Cooper and Sidney Sheldon, it stars Ja ...

'' (1951) as Bob Lennart * '' The People Against O'Hara'' (1951) as Jeff Chapman * '' Across the Wide Missouri'' (1951) as Dick Richardson * '' The Unknown Man'' (1951) as Bob Masen * '' Just This Once'' (1952) as Tom Winters * ''

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'' (1952) as Philippe de Valmorin * '' Holiday for Sinners'' (1952) as Father Victor Carducci * '' Fearless Fagan'' (1952) as Capt. Daniels - Company J * '' The Story of Three Loves'' (1953) as Marcel (segment "Equilibrium") * '' I Love Melvin'' (1953) as Harry Flack * '' Dream Wife'' (1953) as Henry Malvine * '' Give a Girl a Break'' (1953) as Burton Bradshaw * '' Escape from Fort Bravo'' (1953) as Lieutenant Beecher * ''

'' (1954) as Lucas * '' Betrayed'' (1954) as John (uncredited) * '' Hit the Deck'' (1955) as Lt. Jackson * '' It's a Dog's Life'' (1955) as George Oakley * ''Western Union'' (1955) as Steve Gibson (unaired pilot) * ''

'' (1956) as Engineering Officer Quinn * '' A Cry in the Night'' (1956) as Owen Clark * '' The Search for Bridey Murphy'' (1956) as Dr. Deering * ''

Three Brave Men ''Three Brave Men'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine and Frank Lovejoy. The film was based on real-life events arising in Greenbelt, Maryland,Knepper, Cathy D. ''Greenbelt, Maryla ...

'' (1956) as Naval Lt. Bill Horton * '' The Buster Keaton Story'' (1957) as Tom McAffee * ''

'' (1957) as Major Saint-Auban * '' Merry Andrew'' (1958) as Ugo (uncredited) * '' The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958) as Alan Stewart * '' Curse of the Faceless Man'' (1958) as Dr. Paul Mallon * Zorro Season 2 Episode 10 “The Practical Joker” (1958) as Ricardo Del Amo * Zorro Season 2 Episode 11 “The Flaming Arrow” (1958) as Ricardo Del Amo. * Zorro Season 2 Episode 12 “Zorro Fights a Duel” (1958) as Ricardo Del Amo * Zorro Season 2 Episode 13 “Amnesty for Zorro” (1959) as Ricardo Del Amo * '' Compulsion'' (1959) as Max Steiner * ''

'' (1959) as Tom Birch * '' The Gunfight at Dodge City'' (1959) as Dave Rudabaugh * '' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' (1960) as Lt. Dennis M. Foster * ''The Rifleman'' (1960) as Lariat Jones * "

" (Dec. 1960) Episode "Miss Bertie" as a Gunslinger named, Duke Jennings * '' Thriller'' (1960) as Oliver Judson (Season 1, Episode 7: "The Purple Room") * ''

'' (1961) Episode "Flowers by the Door" as Jason Gowdy * '' Wanted Dead or Alive'' (1961) Episode “Epitaph” as the Sheriff * "

" (April 1962) Episode "Milly's Brother" as Harry Chase * ''

'' (1963) Season 5, Episode 21, "The Bullet" as Griff * '' A Gathering of Eagles'' (1963) as Colonel Ralph Josten * '' Johnny Cool'' (1963) as Correspondent * '' Seven Days in May'' (1964) as Colonel Ben Murdock * '' Combat! (1964)'' as Sergeant Perkins in the episode "A Silent Cry" on ABC * '' Kitten with a Whip'' (1964) as Grant * ''

'' (1965) as Dr. Travers (Episode: Last Train to the Fair) * ''

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'' (1966) as Dr. Innes * '' The F.B.I.'' (1966) as Christian Palmer (Season 2, Episode 8: Collision Course) * '' Perry Mason'' (1965–1966) as Lt. Steve Drumm (Season 9, 24 episodes) * ''

'' (1966) as Phil Trager (Episode: Ace in the Hole) * '' Mission: Impossible'' (1967) as judge in The Psychic * '' The Ride to Hangman's Tree'' (1967) as Steven Carlson * ''The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk'' (1967) as Fenton Hardy * '' The Invaders'' (1967) as Blake (Season 2, Episode 5: The Enemy) * " Wild, Wild West" (1968) as James Jeffers Ship Inspector (Season 3, Episode 17: The Night of the Headless Woman) * '' Big Valley'' (1968) as Nathan Springer (Episode: Fall of a Hero) * '' Land of the Giants'' (1969) as newspaper reporter Joe Simmons (Season 2, Episode 2: Six Hours to Live) * '' Macho Callahan'' (1970) as Officer * ''

'' (1970) as Gregorio (Episode: "The War Priest") * ''

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'' (1970) as Navy Captain John B. Earle * ''

'' (1971) as murder victim Bryce Chadwick (Season 1, Episode 5: Lady in Waiting) * '' Doctors' Wives'' (1971) as D.A. Douglas * '' The Astronaut'' (1972) as Dr. Wylie * '' The F.B.I.'' (1972) as Dan Wheaton (Season 8, Episode 4: The Franklin Papers) * '' The Honkers'' (1972) as Royce Owens * '' Play It as It Lays'' (1972) as Les Goodwin * '' The Longest Night'' (1972) as Harry Eaton * '' Hawaii Five-O'' (1973) as Goodman * ''The F.B.I.'' (1973) as Paul Higgins (Season 9, Episode 1: The Big Job) * '' The Night Strangler'' (1973) as Dr. Richard Malcolm * ''

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'' (1974) as Dole * ''

'' (1974) as Maj. Aaron Coltraine * '' Never Give Up'' (1978) as US Green Beret Officer * '' The Immigrants'' (1978) as Thomas Seldon * '' Murder by Natural Causes'' (1979) as George Brubaker * '' The French Atlantic Affair'' (1979) as Terrence Crown * ''

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'' (1980) as Henry Churchbridge * ''

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'' (1981) as Bill Bellamy * '' Kane & Abel'' (1985) as Alan Lloyd * '' The Stepford Children'' (1987) as Lawrence Denton * '' Hoover vs. The Kennedys'' (1987) as

* '' The Player'' (1992) as Himself * '' Gettysburg'' (1993) as General George G. Meade * '' The Glass Shield'' (1995) as Watch Commander Clarence Massey * ''The Blood Trail'' (2015)

References

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