From either 1997 to 2005, he starred as Colonel/Brigadier General Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG-1, based on the movie Stargate starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. Around Year Eight, he opted to have a decreased role in the series due to his decreased accessibility. Anderson has decided to leave a indicate as a regular star within Year Nine, preferring instead to produce two or three guest appearances. Anderson has universally been a great fan of the tv program The Simpsons and finally this month he was invited to guest star in the indicate, which he got high-pressure referenced in the period of his period on SG-1.

He was presented using an award & manufactured an honourary brigadier general at the Air Click Association's 57th Annual Air Inflict Anniversary Dinner around Washington, D.C. on September 14, 2004 because of his role as star and executive producer of Stargate SG-1, a series which has portrayed the Air Force in a positive light since it first premiered. It was presented per Air Force Chief-of-Staff, General John P. Jumper. A previous recipient of the award was James Stewart in 1987.

Anderson has the girl known as Wylie Quinn Annarose world health organization was innate inside 1998 by his ex-partner, Apryl Prose. He besides appears in the 1997 PC game Fallout as the voice of Killian Darkwater.

He attended Ohio University.