TV series
MacGyver
Overview
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Details
- First air date
- 1985-09-29
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 7 seasons
- Episodes
- 139 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
- Network
- ABC
- Production
- Paramount Television, Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions, Columbia TriStar Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver
- Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton
- Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton
- Elyssa Davalos as Nicole Carpenter
- Robin Mossley as Wilt Bozer
- Susan Chapple as Helen Wilson (uncredited)
- Michael Des Barres as Murdoc
- Teri Hatcher as Penny Parker
- Kevin Hayes as Vince King
- John Anderson as Harry Jackson
- Bruce Harwood as Willis
- Dale Wilson as Crandell
Creators and crew
- Lee David Zlotoff - Creator
- Henry Winkler - Executive Producer
- Stephen Downing - Executive Producer
- John Rich - Executive Producer
- Jerrold L. Ludwig - Executive Producer
- John Mantley - Producer
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