A famous actor, Richard Dean Anderson was born on January 23, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States, the eldest of four siblings. Richard is best known from TV shows and series as well as from big screen movies. Richard Dean Anderson has been working not only as an actor, but he is also a successful composer as well as a TV producer.
So just how rich is Richard Dean Anderson? Sources estimate that currently that the overall amount of Richard’s net worth is as high as $30 million, accumulated from his successful career in several areas of the entertainment industry.
Richard Dean Anderson Net Worth $30 Million
Richard Anderson was good at playing hockey when he was younger, and even had the dream of become a professional player. Unfortunately Richard had a trauma and injured his arms, which prevented him from pursuing a career in sport, so he decided to focus on something else, and got a passion for the arts, particularly acting and music, and even considered becoming a jazz musician.
So it was in 1976 that this talented actor appeared on TV for the first time in “General Hospital”, a TV series in which he portrayed Dr. Jeff Webber. However, what really popularized Richard as an actor was probably “MacGyver” in which Anderson starred as the leading actor. Richard performed in this very successful show from 1985 to 1992, and there is no doubt that the total amount of Richard Dean Anderson’s net worth benefited considerably from it.
Turning to films on the big screen, his credits include such movies as “Through the Eyes of a Killer”, “Firehouse”, and “Pandora`s Clock” which also increased the total amount of Richard Dean Anderson’s net worth. In 1997 he decided to take a break from performaning in movies and to again focus on TV shows. He took the main role in “Stargate SG-1”, a TV show based on a movie with the same title released in 1994. As Richard starred as the leading actor in this show from 1997 to 2005, it definitely helped Anderson to boost his net worth. In the period from 2005 to 2007, Anderson appeared in this show taking a recurring role, plus Anderson added income to his net worth while appearing in other productions in relation to this TV show: “Stargate: Universe”, and “Stargate: Atlantis”.
His other film credits are such as “Odd Jobs”, “Young Doctors in Love”, “In the Eyes of a Stranger”, “Past the Bleachers”, “Fairly Legal: and many others. As a TV guest, Richard Anderson has appeared in “The Joan Rivers Show”, “Donny & Marie”, “The Simpsons”, and “The Late Late Show” with Craig Kilborn among others.
Richard Dean Anderson now divides his time between residences in Los Angeles and in Minnesota. He has a daughter born in 1998. However, Anderson has never experienced marriage.
