There's editing, and scripts to read and edit, and casting, and all the elements of production that just sort of take up the normal downtime that you would have as an actor. So there's not a lot of that for me.

In 1997 Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series Stargate SG-1 a spin-off of the 1994 film Stargate. Awards


Filmography. Anderson has stated that this period was "the happiest of my life" and has expressed an interest in teaching juggling clowning and other circus arts to disadvantaged youths.

Anderson later appeared in films including Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992) Pandora's Clock (1996) and Firehouse (1997). Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992). He began his television career in 1976 as Dr.