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Topic: Richard Anderson, '$6M Man' actor (1926-2017)
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 09-01-2017 04:41 AM
   
Richard Anderson, who played the head of a secret scientific government organization on "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman" died on Thursday (Aug. 31) at 91. Anderson, who was mentored by nice guy Cary Grant and received a huge career boost when he was cast in Stanley Kubrick's anti-war classic Paths of Glory (1957), died at his home in Beverly Hills, publicist Jonathan Taylor announced....as an MGM contract player who started out in the mailroom, Anderson appeared early in his career in such films for the studio as... Forbidden Planet (1956). ...on the show ["The Six Million Dollar Man"], Anderson played the chief of the fictional Office of Scientific Intelligence and the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors), a NASA astronaut who is injured in a crash and "rebuilt" (at a cost of about $29 million in today's dollars), becoming a secret agent. Anderson also is heard in the show's action-packed introduction: "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man." I don't remember him playing in Forbidden Planet. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 09-01-2017 05:11 AM
Yes, he was. He played Chief Quinn. |
Panther494
Member Posts: 402
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 09-01-2017 05:55 AM
R.I.P. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2474
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-01-2017 10:54 AM
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bthumble
Member Posts: 267
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 09-01-2017 11:10 AM
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Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 09-01-2017 11:20 AM
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Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-01-2017 11:38 AM
I met Mr. Anderson just a couple of years ago. Mr. Anderson was super nice and very congenial, a regular joe with no ego.  |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 09-01-2017 02:44 PM
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Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-01-2017 03:14 PM
Great guy. I always loved the show, and especially his character. Watching the show now, I love to see the dozens of cool NASA models in Oscar's office. |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 09-01-2017 03:36 PM
I also enjoyed him on his many TV appearances in the 60s on shows like Gunsmoke. Mr. Anderson was a reliable and friendly through-the-mail signer for many years. A class act. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-01-2017 07:03 PM
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LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 09-02-2017 06:16 AM
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Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-02-2017 06:32 AM
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David Carey
Member Posts: 782
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Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 09-02-2017 09:07 AM
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star51L
Member Posts: 340
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-02-2017 06:07 PM
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Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-02-2017 07:35 PM
Mr. Anderson had 188 acting credits, including in the 1972 TV movie "The Astronaut." |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 09-04-2017 03:10 PM
Commander Addams (holding the damaged Kylstron Coil): OK, so it's impossible to fix. How long ...?"Chief Quinn: Well, if I don't stop for breakfast...) RIP Richard Anderson |
dss65
Member Posts: 1156
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 09-05-2017 08:39 PM
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