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Richard Anderson, the actor who played Oscar Goldman in both hit 1970s series The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, died August 31. He was 91. Anderson’s credits spanned more than 180 film and TV roles over six decades after starting his Hollywood career as a messenger at MGM. But he will be best remembered for playing Goldman, the handler of the bionic duo played by Lee Majors’ Steve Austin and Lyndsay Wagner’s Jaime Summers. Combined, the series (Bionic Woman was a spinoff) ran for 150 episodes and spawned several TV movies — two of which Anderson produced. During a two-season span, he co-starred on both series at the same time, a rarity. The Wrap “I met Richard in 1967 when he first guest starred on The Big Valley — we worked together on five episodes,” Majors said. “In 1974, he joined me as my boss, Oscar Goldman, in The Six Million Dollar Man. Richard became a dear and loyal friend, and I have never met a man like him. I called him ‘Old Money.’ His always stylish attire, his class, calmness, and knowledge never faltered in his 91 years. He loved his daughters, tennis and his work as an actor. He was still the sweet, charming man when I spoke to him a few weeks ago. I will miss you, my friend.” https://twitter.com/GBerlanti/status/903394835150774276 Said Wagner: “I can’t begin to say how much I have always admired and have been grateful for the elegance and loving friendship I was blessed to have with Richard Anderson. He will be greatly missed.” Deadline Pinterest As a character actor, Anderson played everything from cowboys and outlaws to cops, doctors, and government officials — the latter is where Goldman fit in, assigning and hand-holding his bionic spies via the OSI (Office of Scientific Information). He treated them more like family than employees, and memorable mastered the art of the eyeglasses-take-off when discussing serious topics. https://twitter.com/Karaszewski/status/903399148828876800 Anderson’s film credits include the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet, Stanley Kubrick’s Paths Of Glory, Martin Ritt’s The Long Hot Summer, John Sturges’ Escape From Fort Bravo and John Frankenheimer’s Seven Days In May. On the TV side he had roles in Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Dynasty, Dan August, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Charlie’s Angels, The A-Team, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bonanza, Ironside, Daniel Boone and Murder, She Wrote. Chicago Sun-Times Born in Long Branch, NJ on August 8, 1926, Anderson was raised in New York City until moving to California at age 10. After serving in the Army during World War II he enrolled in the Actors Laboratory in Los Angeles, which later became the Actors Studio in New York. Pinterest He was married to Carol Lee Ladd from 1955-1956, then was married to Irving Thalberg and Norma Shearer’s daughter Katherine Thalberg from 1961-1973. He is survived by his and Katherine’s three daughters Ashley Anderson, a real estate agent in Montecito; one time UN ambassador Brooke Anderson; and Deva Anderson, a music supervisor at Playtone. Our Town Amped “Our dad was always there for us and showed us by loving example how to live a full and rich life with gratitude, grace, humor, and fun,” said Ashley Anderson. Memorial services will be private. (Source: Deadline) Please SHARE this story with your Facebook friends and family!