Photo by Ken Denmead
It’s not often an actor gets to play one role with iconic geek cred, let alone three. But Richard Dean Anderson achieved that amazing track record playing every maker’s hero, Angus MacGyver, then Ernest Pratt, the writer turned old-west hero in the short-lived (but well-remembered) Legend, and finally Colonel (and later General) Jack O’Neill in Stargate: SG1 (for which he was made an honorary Brig. General in the U.S. Air Force). RDA, as he is known to fans, is also a stalwart supporter of many humanitarian and environmental organizations, including the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Sea Shepherd Conservancy.
We at GeekDad would like to wish Richard (who is a dad himself) a very happy 61st birthday today, and thank him for all his great work, both on camera and off.
Ken Denmead
Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as civil engineer. He became the Publisher of GeekDad in 2007, and the owner in 2010. He also wrote the NYT bestselling GeekDad series of project books for parents and kids to share.
