Richard Dean Anderson
In the 1980s, actor Richard Dean Anderson was cast to play Angus MacGyver in the TV show MacGyver, and the show became hugely popular at the time. Before bagging the show, he worked on General Hospital, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
Post MacGyver, Richard went on to star in a slew of movies and TV shows spawning from the Stargate franchise. More recently, he has acted in Raising Hope, Fairly Legal and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23. He has also been actively working with environmental organizations, but sadly, is not seen on TV that much.