Richard Dean Anderson is an American film and TV actor who has received numerous awards and honours in the course of a career that has spanned over thirty years. He won, or was nominated for, awards for his work in several series. Starring as Angus MacGyver in the action adventure series MacGyver (1985–92), he received nominations at the TV Land Awards . His next series role was Jack O'Neill (1997-2005) in the military science fiction show Stargate SG-1 .
Since 1985, Anderson has been nominated for various awards—nine Saturn Awards (winning two), one Gemini Award , and two TV Land Awards .
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Constellation Awards [ edit ]
Year
Category
For
Result
2009
Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series
Stargate: Continuum
Nominated[ 1]
Year
Category
For
Result
1998
Best Actor on Television
Stargate SG-1
Won[ 3]
1999
Best Genre TV Actor
Nominated
Won
2000
Nominated
2001
Best Actor on Television
Nominated
2002
Nominated
2003
Nominated
2004
Nominated
2005
Nominated
Year
Category
For
Result
2005
Greatest Gear or Admirable Apparatus
MacGyver
Nominated
2007
Most Uninsurable Driver
Nominated
Anderson was presented with general's stars and granted the title of 'honorary brigadier general' by the United States Air Force, for his positive portrayal of the Air Force, shortly after his fictional character Colonel Jack O'Neil was promoted to general on the show. The show is credited with helping to increase recruitment to the Air Force.[ 4] [ 5]