He shot to fame as the action hero who saved the world with a Swiss Army knife and duct tape on the hit 80s TV show MacGyver.
These days, Richard Dean Anderson is living as a semi-recluse in a Malibu property with a $US30 million ($A45 million) retirement.
Reports indicate the actor settled down in the residence to design and construct his Mid-west style home, which was once featured in Architectural Digest.
“Rick lives on the outer reaches of Malibu right at the beach,” a source told Closer Weekly.
“He has a big property and a dream house that he built there some years back.”
Anderson purchased the original four-bedroom home in 1987 for $US1.06 million ($A1.5 million) before it was torn down.
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Richard Dean Anderson is most famous for playing MacGyver.
Anderson is living as a semi-recluse in a Malibu property. Picture: Google Maps
The Stargate SG-1 star also owns two other properties: one in northern Minnesota and one in Vancouver.
He reportedly splits his time between the three homes since he semi-retired from the small screen more than a decade ago.
According to the source, Anderson spent the first few years of his retirement focusing on raising his daughter, Wylie, who was 15 at the time. He shares Wylie with his ex Apryl A. Prose.
“She’s now all grown up and in the business herself and Rick is very supportive of everything she does,” the insider revealed.
“She’s a producer and director so working together is something they’ve talked about, if she ever wants him to do something it will be a yes, he’s the ultimate doting dad and would do anything for her, he’s so proud!”
Anderson also owns two other properties. Picture: Norm Oorloff
Action Star Past
The actor is best known for starring as the titular role on MacGyver, which ran on ABC from 1985-1992.
In addition to Anderson, the show also starred Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton and Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton.
The show followed secret agent Angus MacGyver, who worked as a troubleshooter for the Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles and as an agent for the United States government agency the Department of External Services (DXS).
Years after the original MacGyver ended, the show was rebooted for CBS in 2016.
The MacGyver reboot, which starred Lucas Till in the leading role, aired on the network until 2021.
Richard Dean Anderson starred as Jack O’Neill in the series Stargate SG-1. Picture: Supplied
Acting Career
Before his starring role on MacGyver, Anderson made his television debut by acting on the soap opera General Hospital as Jeff Webber.
He went on to make guest appearances on The Facts of Life, Today’s F.B.I. and The Love Boat before scoring starring roles on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Emerald Point N.A.S.
Anderson solidified his star status when he booked the role of MacGyver, though he continued to act even after the show’s ending.
The actor starred as Jack O’Neill in the series Stargate SG-1 from 1997-2007, while he also played the role in a few episodes of the spin-off series Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.
His most recent television acting credit was on a 2013 episode of Don’t Trust the B — in Apartment 23, where he appeared as himself.
Parts of this story first appeared in The US Sun and was republished with permission.
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