Richard Dean Anderson
publication date: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)
category: 
Television
clue: He spent five years as a doctor in general, then nine years as a secret agent who improvised scientific solutions using mundane materials, then eleven years traveling the stars through a gate-like alien device.
explanation: Anderson starred in General Hospital, MacGyver, and Stargate SG-1, including several spin-off films for the latter two. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Mike Eberhart
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