Richard Anderson

Infobox actor


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caption = in "I Love Melvin" (1953)
birthdate = Birth date and age|1926|8|8|mf=y
birthplace = Long Branch, New Jersey
occupation = Film, television actor

Richard Norman Anderson (born August 8, 1926) is an American actor in film and television.

Anderson was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Olga (née Lurie) and Harry Anderson. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/10/Richard-Anderson.html Richard Anderson Biography (1926-) ] ] He is probably best known for his role as Lee Majors's and Lindsay Wagner's boss, Oscar Goldman in both "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman" TV series and their three subsequent made for TV movies.

In the 1990s, his fame continued as he served as narrator of "".

Beginning in the early 1950s, Anderson appeared in a number of TV shows including "Zorro". The 1960s found Anderson making appearances in "The Rifleman", "Perry Mason" (a recurring role as police lieutenant Steve Drumm, replacing the character of Lt. Tragg), "Death Valley Days", "I Spy", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Fugitive", "Bonanza", and "The Big Valley" among others.

In addition to his appearances on "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman" in the 70's, Anderson also guest starred on "Hawaii Five-0", "Gunsmoke", "Ironside", and "The Love Boat". Anderson was just as busy in the 1980s guest starring on "Charlie's Angels", "Knight Rider", "Remington Steele", "Cover Up", "The Fall Guy", "Simon & Simon", and "Murder, She Wrote". Anderson also had a recurring role as Sen. Buck Fallmont on "Dynasty" from 1986-1987.

Anderson may also be remembered as a commercial spokesperson for the Shell Oil Company in the United States known as the "The Shell Answer Man". Created by the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, "The Shell Answer Man" appeared in commercials from 1976 to 1982.

Filmography

*"Go for Broke!" as a Debarkation officer who has difficulty with Japanese names.
*"Scaramouche" as Philippe de Valmorin.
*"Paths of Glory" as a French military prosecutor in World War I.
*"A Gathering of Eagles" as Colonel Josten.
*"Seconds" as a conspiratorial plastic surgeon.
*"Tora! Tora! Tora!" as a Naval captain who ignores first warnings of Japanese activity at Pearl Harbor.
*"Forbidden Planet" as Engineering Officer Quinn
*"Gettysburg" as General George G. Meade
*"Hit the Deck" as Marco Javier, aide to Rear Admiral Smith (Walter Pidgeon).1958 Also acted as a wealthy old money family member in The Long Hot Summer with Paul Newman as Ben QuickIn 1979 he starred, with Hal Holbrook, Katharine Ross, and Barry Bostwick in the made-for-TV movie, "Murder by Natural Causes".

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film, television actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1926-8-8
PLACE OF BIRTH= Long Branch, New Jersey
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