--- name: "Richard Anderson" canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-anderson" fi1m_id: "richard-anderson" imdb_id: "nm0027323" tmdb_id: 12312 wikidata_id: "Q932647" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 August 1926" died: "31 August 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 86 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-26T16:03:25.550542+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Richard Anderson ## Identity Richard Anderson - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-anderson - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** richard-anderson - **IMDb ID:** nm0027323 - **TMDB ID:** 12312 - **Wikidata ID:** Q932647 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Anderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932647, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027323/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12312 Actor. Born 8 August 1926 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. Died 31 August 2017. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 August 1926, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA - **Died:** 31 August 2017 - **Active:** 1956–1992 - **Also known as:** Dick Anderson, Richard Norman Anderson, Ричард Андерсон, Дик Андерсон, ریچارد اندرسون - **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 87 (2), 1960s 84 (1), 1990s 85 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 83 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $28m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Anderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932647, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027323/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12312 ## Streaming the US now - **MUBI:** [*Paths of Glory*](https://film.one/film/paths-of-glory.md) (93) - **Tubi:** [*Forbidden Planet*](https://film.one/film/forbidden-planet.md) (81) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Richard Anderson was an American film and television actor. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, he began his career after studying at the Actors' Laboratory Theatre, working in radio and stock theatre before becoming a contract player at MGM in the early 1950s. His film roles included Chief Engineer Quinn in *Forbidden Planet* (1956) and Maj. Saint-Auban in Stanley Kubrick's *Paths of Glory* (1957). On television he appeared in series such as *Perry Mason*, *Bonanza* and *Columbo*, and played Oscar Goldman in *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974–1978) and its spin-off *The Bionic Woman* (1976–1978), reprising the role in later television films. He also featured in *Knight Rider*, *The A-Team* and *Murder, She Wrote*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *The Player* (1992), Fi1m 85, as Richard Anderson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) - *Seconds* (1966), Fi1m 84, as Dr. Innes — [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md) - *Paths of Glory* (1957), Fi1m 93, as Maj. Saint-Auban — [page](https://film.one/film/paths-of-glory.md) - *Forbidden Planet* (1956), Fi1m 81, as Chief Engineer Quinn — [page](https://film.one/film/forbidden-planet.md) ## Complete filmography (175) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Frankenstein Syndrome* (2010), as Marquez - *Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films* (2003), as Husband (archive footage) - *Extreme Ghostbusters* (1997), series, Actor - *In the Lake of the Woods* (1996), as Claude Rasmussen - *Bionic Ever After?* (1994), as Oscar Goldman · Co-Executive Producer - *The Glass Shield* (1994), as Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey - *Gettysburg* (1993), as Maj. Gen. George G. Meade - *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as Narrator / Captain Bartlett Stiles - *The Player* (1992), as Richard Anderson — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) - *Lucky Chances* (1990), series, as Mr. Duke - *Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman* (1989), as Oscar Goldman · Co-Producer - *Stranger on My Land* (1988), as Maj. Walters - *Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War* (1987), as Lyndon Johnson - *The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman* (1987), as Oscar Goldman - *The Stepford Children* (1987), as Lawrence Danton - *Perry Mason Returns* (1985), as Ken Braddock - *Kane & Abel* (1985), series, as Alan Lloyd - *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Tom Northcliff - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Lew Bracken - *Cover Up* (1984), series, as Henry Towler - *Automan* (1983), series, Actor - *Whiz Kids* (1983), series, Actor - *Hardcastle and McCormick* (1983), series, as J.J. Norcross - *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Dr. A.M. Richter - *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Dr. Ralph Wesley - *Matt Houston* (1982), series, as Wayne Slocum - *Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix* (1982), as Ralph Wesley - *Bring 'Em Back Alive* (1982), series, Actor - *Nero Wolfe* (1981), series, as Chester Winslow - *Darkroom* (1981), series, as Bill Bellamy - *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, as Alfred Klein - *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Actor - *Dynasty* (1981), series, as Buck Fallmont - *Dan August: The Jealousy Factor* (1980), as Chief - *Condominium* (1980), series, as Henry Churchbridge - *Dan August: Once Is Never Enough* (1980), as Chief George Untermeyer - *The French Atlantic Affair* (1979), series, as Terrence Crown - *Murder by Natural Causes* (1979), as George Brubaker - *The Immigrants* (1978), series, as Thomas Seldon - *Pearl* (1978), series, as Cmdr. Michael North - *Never Give Up* (1978), as US green beret officer - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Art Akers - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Sam Knight - *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, as Oscar Goldman - *The Bionic Woman* (1975), as Oscar Goldman - *Black Eye* (1974), as Dole - *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Oscar Goldman - *The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping* (1973), as Oscar Goldman - *The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War* (1973), as Oscar Goldman - *The New Perry Mason* (1973), series, Actor - *Partners in Crime* (1973), as Roger Goldsmith - *Jarrett* (1973), as Spencer Loomis - *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Frank Cassidy - *The Night Strangler* (1973), as Dr. Richard Malcolm - *Play It as It Lays* (1972), as Les Goodwin - *Jigsaw* (1972), series, Actor - *Delphi Bureau* (1972), series, as Landis - *Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole* (1972), as Dr. Ben Cole - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor - *The Longest Night* (1972), as Harvey Eaton - *The Honkers* (1972), as Royce Owens - *The Astronaut* (1972), as Dr. Wylie - *Dead Men Tell No Tales* (1971), as Tom Austin - *Longstreet* (1971), series, Actor - *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Fred Palmer - *Columbo* (1971), series, as Bryce Chadwick — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md) - *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor - *Macho Callahan* (1971), as Officer - *Doctors' Wives* (1971), as D.A. Douglas - *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor - *Dan August* (1970), series, as Chief George Untermeyer - *Menace on the Mountain* (1970), as Maj. Galt - *Along Came a Spider* (1970), as District Attorney Freiberg - *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), as Captain John B. Earle - *Bracken's World* (1969), series, Actor - *The Bold Ones: The New Doctors* (1969), series, as Dr. Lensky - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Eugene Goodman - *My Friend Tony* (1969), series, Actor - *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor - *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Joe Simmons - *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor - *The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk* (1967), as Fenton Hardy - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Ghostbreakers* (1967), as Timothy Selfridge - *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, Actor - *The Ride to Hangman's Tree* (1967), as Carlson - *Ironside* (1967), series, as Dean Glenville, Rod Ballard, Walter Conway, Darren Sanford - *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Blake - *Seconds* (1966), as Dr. Innes — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md) - *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Judge Wilson Chase — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md) - *T.H.E. Cat* (1966), series, as Percy Hagan - *Felony Squad* (1966), series, Actor - *The Green Hornet* (1966), series, as Phil Trager - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Christian Palmer, Alex Ramsey, Charles Fillmore, Clifford Banning, Dr. Latimer, Dan Wheaton, Higgins - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as James Jeffers - *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Travers, Nathan Springer, Mel Trevor, Warden Garreck, Hen Matson - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Captain Swain - *Kitten with a Whip* (1964), as Grant - *Karen* (1964), series, Actor - *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Sergeant Rafferty - *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Senator Steve Bryant - *Slattery's People* (1964), series, Actor - *12 O'Clock High* (1964), series, as Brig. Gen. Phil Doud - *Seven Days in May* (1964), as Col. Murdock - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as General John Doe - *Johnny Cool* (1963), as Correspondent - *Redigo* (1963), series, as Tom Walker - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Chief Barney Vilattic, George Forster, Colonel Lawrence, Lt. Sloan, Leonard Taft — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, as Col. Clinton Hiland, Lt. Col. Clinton Hiland - *A Gathering of Eagles* (1963), as Col. Ralph Josten - *The Eleventh Hour* (1962), series, Actor - *Combat!* (1962), series, as Sgt. Perkins - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Eddie Turtin - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Harry Clark - *Bus Stop* (1961), series, as D.A. Glenn Wagner - *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Norman Phelps - *Kraft Mystery Theatre* (1961), series, as Hal Dryden - *The Wackiest Ship in the Army* (1960), as Dennis Foster - *Checkmate* (1960), series, Actor - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Oliver Judson - *Hong Kong* (1960), series, Actor - *The Untouchables* (1959), series, as Sidney Rogers / Zoran Bresnovitch - *Law of the Plainsman* (1959), series, as Lee Talent - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Jamison Fillmore - *The Gunfight at Dodge City* (1959), as Dave Rudabaugh - *Compulsion* (1959), as Max Steiner - *The Rifleman* (1958), series, as Jason Gowdy, Griff - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Tom, Jim Kramer - *Curse of the Faceless Man* (1958), as Dr. Paul Mallon - *The Long, Hot Summer* (1958), as Alan Stewart - *Paths of Glory* (1957), as Maj. Saint-Auban — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/paths-of-glory.md) - *Zorro* (1957), series, as Ricardo del Amo - *The Court of Last Resort* (1957), series, Actor - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Edward Lewis, Lt. Steve Drumm, Jason Foster - *The Buster Keaton Story* (1957), as Tom McAffee - *Three Brave Men* (1956), as Lt. Bill Horton - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Sheriff John Bates, David Manning - *The Search for Bridey Murphy* (1956), as Dr. Deering - *A Cry in the Night* (1956), as Owen Clark - *Forbidden Planet* (1956), as Chief Engineer Quinn — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/forbidden-planet.md) - *It's a Dog's Life* (1955), as George Oakley - *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Gregorio, Maj. Aaron Coltraine - *Hit the Deck* (1955), as Lieutenant Jackson - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Rod Matthews - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Major Galt - *Betrayed* (1954), as John (uncredited) - *Captain Midnight* (1954), series, Actor - *The Student Prince* (1954), as Lucas - *Great Lady Has an Interview* (1954), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Escape from Fort Bravo* (1953), as Lieutenant Beecher - *Give a Girl a Break* (1953), as Burton Bradshaw - *Dream Wife* (1953), as Henry Malvine - *The Story of Three Loves* (1953), as Marcel - *I Love Melvin* (1953), as Harry Flack - *The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres* (1953), as narrator - *Fearless Fagan* (1952), as Capt. Daniels - *Holiday for Sinners* (1952), as Father Victor Carducci - *Scaramouche* (1952), as Philippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus) - *Just This Once* (1952), as Tom Winters - *The Unknown Man* (1951), as Bob Masen - *Across the Wide Missouri* (1951), as Dick - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Hayden - *The People Against O'Hara* (1951), as Jeff Chapman - *Rich, Young and Pretty* (1951), as Bob Lennart - *No Questions Asked* (1951), as Detective Walter O'Bannion - *Go for Broke!* (1951), as Lieutenant (uncredited) - *Cause for Alarm!* (1951), as Lonesome Sailor - *Storm Warning* (1951), as Interne (uncredited) - *Payment on Demand* (1951), as Jim Boland - *Grounds for Marriage* (1951), as Tommy - *The Magnificent Yankee* (1950), as Reynolds - *Mama Rosa* (1950), series, as Rosa's Son - *The Vanishing Westerner* (1950), as Deputy Sheriff Jeff Jackson ## Gallery - ![Photos of the cast of the television police drama Dan August. Top from left-Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell. Bottom from left-Richard Anderson, Ena Hartman, Ned Rome](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-7e3ba5729603.jpg) Photos of the cast of the television police drama Dan August. Top from left-Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell. Bottom from left-Richard Anderson, Ena Hartman, Ned Rome — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Dan_August_cast_1970.JPG/1280px-Dan_August_cast_1970.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Three-person video production EFP crew Producer Patty Mooney and DP Mark Schulze videotapes interview with Forbidden Planet Cast Warren Stevens, Richard Anderso (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-af73776c6b14.jpg) Three-person video production EFP crew Producer Patty Mooney and DP Mark Schulze videotapes interview with Forbidden Planet Cast Warren Stevens, Richard Anderso (2006) — Pattymooney, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Three-person_video_production_EFP_crew_videotapes_interview_with_Forbidden_Planet_Cast.jpg/1280px-Three-person_video_production_EFP_crew_videotapes_interview_with_Forbidden_Planet_Cast.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Warren Stevens, Richard Anderson and Earl Holliman appeared at the 2006 San Diego Comic Con to publicize "Forbidden Planet" remastered on DVD. Robbie the Robot ](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-2c9915db1765.jpg) Warren Stevens, Richard Anderson and Earl Holliman appeared at the 2006 San Diego Comic Con to publicize "Forbidden Planet" remastered on DVD. Robbie the Robot — Pattymooney, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Warren_Stevens_Richard_Anderson_Earl_Holliman_Forbidden_Planet_2006.jpg/1280px-Warren_Stevens_Richard_Anderson_Earl_Holliman_Forbidden_Planet_2006.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Richard Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-7699f562a1f8.jpg) Richard Anderson — Image via TMDB - ![Richard Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-231ff8bf80c0.jpg) Richard Anderson — Image via TMDB - ![Richard Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-0c2f70e92037.jpg) Richard Anderson — Image via TMDB - ![Richard Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-e8d36c252bef.jpg) Richard Anderson — Image via TMDB - ![Richard Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/102920/gallery-db877999d1e9.jpg) Richard Anderson — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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