Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson was an actor best known for his role on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. Anderson portrayed Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in both series from 1974 to 1978 as well as the telefilms The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman and Bionic Ever After.

Anderson also appeared on the television series Zorro, Wagon Train, The Untouchables, Bus Stop, The Rifleman, The Virginian, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Perry Mason, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, The Love Boat, Charlie’s Angels, Knight Rider, Fantasy Island, The A-Team, Dynasty and Murder, She Wrote.

Additionally, Anderson had roles in the films Paths of Glory, Seven Days in May, Seconds and The Long, Hot Summer.

His career took off in the 1950s largely due to support from Cary Grant, who saw Anderson perform on the NBC show Lights, Camera, Action, and subsequently asked for a meeting. That led to a screen test and a contract at MGM, where Anderson stayed for six years and made nearly 30 films.

He died August 31, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. He was 91.