Elcar played Pete Thornton, the best friend and boss of MacGyver. Thornton was an administrative agent for the fictional Phoenix Foundation, a division of the United States Government.

Apr 29, 2020 Kelly was reportedly seven years Grant's senior, and he first met the entertainer when he was still known as Archibald Leach, shortly before he turned 21 on Jan. Recently ousted from a. Pat Mac and Mike Faverman first met when they were comedians going on tour and organising shows around the country. Later their love of food became a new hobby they had in common and a new project. Before they met in 2005, Mac had grown up cooking in his father’s restaurant in Idaho, and Faverman had worked as a chef in restaurants across the US. Jan 24, 2014 The Classic wasn’t much different from the Mac Plus, and it was a bit behind the times, but at $999 it was the first sub-$1,000 Mac. It was the closest thing yet to Apple’s dream of getting.

Pat Mac and Mike Faverman first met when they were comedians going on tour and organising shows around the country. Later their love of food became a new hobby they had in common and a new project. Before they met in 2005, Mac had grown up cooking in his father’s restaurant in Idaho, and Faverman had worked as a chef in restaurants across the US. Aug 05, 2016 Teri appears for the first out of four times in the episode “Every Time She Smiles” as Penny Parker. When she first meets MacGyver, she tries to use him to smuggle jewels out of the country without his knowing. The pair eventually form a bond, though she gets Angus in to some trouble in later episodes.

Dana Elcar would develop glaucoma throughout the run of MacGyver. Elcar hasn’t done much in the years proceeding the show, mainly taking bit parts and some small stage theatre. He died in 2005 of Pneumonia.

The comic relief of the bunch, Bruce McGill played Macgyver’s friend Jack Dalton, a bush pilot. Dalton’s frequent “get rich quick” schemes would often land him in trouble, resulting in MacGyver having to bail him out.

Already an established actor in television and on film, McGill would go on to make guest appearances on hit shows like Home Improvement. McGill would also play a part in sci-fi show Babylon 5.

Japanese-American actor, Takai is most famous for his role as Dr. Sulu on Star Trek. He made an appearance on the fourth episode on season 2, “The Wish Child”. He played a member of the Chinese Mafia, who had taken captive the younger brother of MacGyver’s friend.

After years of playing the legendary Dr. Sulu on Star Trek, George has continued to make appearances in movies, TV shows, theatrical productions, voice acting, philanthropic work, and more. Nothing seems to slow this man down!

A relatively unknown and bit-part player, Robin Mossley would play Wilt Bozer, MacGyver’s neighbour at the Marina, in the first three seasons of MacGyver, from 1987 to 1990.

One of the more notable series he made an appearance on after MacGyver was The X-Files, appearing in three individual episodes as different characters from 1994 to 1996. Funnily enough, all the characters were Doctors.

Elyssa Davalos would join the cast of MacGyver in the third season as Phoenix Foundation agent Nikki Carpenter. Carpenter would be a foil for MacGyver, by disapproving and disagreeing with his methods.

Davalos would leave MacGyver in 1988 after two years on the show. She’d frequently take work in the years following, but wouldn’t find herself a series regular on any other shows.

Teri appears for the first out of four times in the episode “Every Time She Smiles” as Penny Parker. When she first meets MacGyver, she tries to use him to smuggle jewels out of the country without his knowing. The pair eventually form a bond, though she gets Angus in to some trouble in later episodes.

Teri is known for her role as Lois Lane in ABC’s Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and more recently as Susan Mayer, her character on the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated series, Desperate Housewives.

This familiar face appeared in four episodes of MacGyver, playing Billy Colton. As you would expect, Cuba Gooding Jr. was an unknown during this period of his career, though nobody could have guessed what happened next.

The same year as his final episode of MacGyver, Cuba Gooding Jr. would star in the hit film Boyz n the Hood. Gooding Jr.’s film career took off, culminating in a Best Supporting Actor win at the Oscars.

Veteran character actor James Hong has been acting since the 50s. His distinct voice has made him highly recognizable throughout his sixty-year career. Hong appeared on MacGyver in 1987 as the character Chu.

James Hong would return to a healthy and prolific career. Younger audiences will know him as a voice from the Kung Fu Panda series, but he’s known by generations of fans for many different projects.

Earl Dent appeared in four episodes throughout the series’ 6th season. Earl was an ex-convict who had straightened out his life and took part in prize-fights to provide for his daughter.

Funny enough, Dick’s role on MacGyver WAS a part of his retirement. Other than for the funny name, Butkus is much better known as two-time All-American football legend as a center and linebacker. He played for the Chicago Bears, and is widely regarded as one of the best defenses players in the history of the NFL.

Although Robert Donner would appear on MacGyver four times in his career between 1987 and 1990, he would only play Milt Bozer twice. You can probably guess who’s brother he plays.

Donner landed a recurring character role on the TV series Legend, as Mayor Chamberlain Brown. The lead actor of Legend? None other than MacGyver himself, Richard Dean Anderson.

Best known for her role in the wildly popular TV series Knight Rider, on which she played Bonnie Barstow, KITT’s mechanic. In addition to MacGyver, she made guest appearances throughout the 80’s on shows such as Starman, Murder She Wrote, Matlock, and Star Treck.

While her acting career was active, it was short-lived. Patricia retired from acting in 1991 and has gone on to spend the majority of her time working on wildlife and forest conservation projects and education.

Mayim Bialik appeared on MacGyver for three episodes as Lisa Woodman in 1989 and 1990. Bialik had also starred in TV series Malloy with the then-unknown Jennifer Aniston.

Bialik’s career would take off in the following years, having starred in the TV series Blossom from 1990 to 1995. A stint as a successful voice actor, she is now a series regular on sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

Murdoc is MacGyver’s long running arch nemesis throughout the series. He is a lethal assassin who works for the Homicide International Trust group (HIT, get it?) Murdoc is a master of disguise, an amazing pianist, and has a love for heavy artillery, such as bazookas, flamethrowers, and dynamite.

In real life, Des Barres is an accomplished rock musician. He has played alongside such greats as Duran Duran and The Sex-Pistols, and has a handful of solo albums. He continues to rock-on to this day.

Richard Dean Anderson had seen limited success on shows such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. MacGyver was Anderson’s big break, and although it got off to a slow start, it became a sleeper hit for network ABC.

When MacGyver was cancelled in 1994, Anderson would go on to star in two follow-up films. During the late 90s, Anderson would see further success in the series Stargate SG-1.

Mackenzie 'Mac' Cory is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera, Another World. Originally portrayed by Robert Emhardt from 1973 to 1974, Douglass Watson portrayed the role from 1974 until 1989.

Mac was one of the Another World's most popular characters, and his pairing with Rachel Davis, portrayed by Victoria Wyndham, was one of the show's most beloved couples. After Watson died unexpectedly in May 1989, his death was written into the show with Mac dying off-screen of a heart attack.

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Backstory[edit]

Mackenzie Cory was born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts. After studying at Dartmouth, he served in World War II. Mac then obtained an MA in journalism from Northwestern University.

He married his first wife, Emily, in the 1930s. While married to Emily, Mac had an affair with Sylvie Kosloff, who, unbeknownst to him, became pregnant. When Sylvie was sent to prison, she asked Emily to adopt her baby. Emily took the baby home and named her Iris. Emily and Mac decided to raise Iris to believe she was Mac and Emily's biological daughter. Ironically, Mac was completely unaware that Iris was in fact his biological daughter.

Mac became a multi-millionaire by building his company, Cory Publishing, into one of the country's biggest publishing houses.

Family[edit]

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Mac had six children. He had one biological son, Alexander 'Sandy' Cory, and three biological daughters, Iris Wheeler, Amanda Sinclair, and Paulina Carlino. Mac also raised Rachel's son Matthew as his own, and had a close relationship with Rachel's other son, Jamie Frame.

Sandy was the product of a fling that Mac had with a woman named Miriam Sanderson. Mac was completely unaware of Sandy's existence until he came to Bay City. Amanda was the only biological child Mac and Rachel shared. Mac never met Paulina, who came to Bay City after his death. Mac had an affair with Paulina's mother, Maria Hernandez DeSilva, 30 years prior when he was a reporter covering the revolution in San Cristobal. Mac was forced to return to the United States, but he had planned to bring Maria over eventually. Those plans were canceled when Mac learned Maria died. Mac never knew that Maria had given birth to his child.

Despite not being Matthew's biological father (Matthew was the product of one-night-stand between Rachel and Mitch Blake), Mac loved Matthew as his own from the time he was born. Even after Matthew found out the truth about his parentage, the two remained close until Mac's death, with Matthew considering Mac his father in every way that mattered. Mac also always considered Jamie to be his son as well, and the two of them were also very close.

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Life in Bay City[edit]

Mac Cory first arrived in Bay City in 1973 to support Iris, whose son, Dennis, was ill. He decided to permanently settle down in Bay City and set up an office of Cory Publishing there. Iris threw a party in honor of her 'Daddy', which Rachel Frame ended up crashing. Iris was having her thrown out when Mac came to Rachel's rescue. Mac sent her flowers the next day, and their romance began. Mac also formed a close bond with Rachel's son, Jamie, while Iris fumed over the relationship. During her relationship with Mac, Rachel began to find new depths in herself now that she had unconditional love and support. On Valentine's Day 1975, Rachel and Mac married at his townhouse in New York City. As a wedding present, Mac bought Rachel the mansion by the bay she used to walk by as a child and dream about living in. They were never happy for long, though, mostly due to Iris interfering every chance she could.

Among Iris' many schemes was the hiring of a man to give Rachel horse-riding lessons, hoping the man would try to seduce her. When that didn't work, Iris hired someone at the mansion to cause trouble for Mac and Rachel. A wedge was being driven between Mac and Rachel, but things looked brighter when Rachel became pregnant. In one of her most despicable acts, when Rachel called Iris looking for Mac when she was in terrible pain, Iris just hung up the phone and never told her Daddy. Rachel sadly ended up miscarrying the baby. Mac and Rachel then began to drift apart. He spent his time focusing on moving his company completely to Bay City, while she focused on her art. Over the next decade, Mac and Rachel would divorce twice. However, after each divorce, they would eventually rekindle their romance and then get married again. They also had a child of their own together, a daughter named Amanda. They both also had other lovers and spouses along the way (Janice Frame, Mitch Blake, Alice Frame, and Steve Frame, among others). Having already remarried for the third and final time in 1983, Mac and Rachel renewed their wedding vows in 1986. The two spent the next few years together, committed and in love with each other.

In 1989, Mac learned that Iris, who had returned to Bay City after an eight year absence, was in fact his biological daughter. Prior to Iris' return, a mysterious publishing house called Bennett Publishing had nearly brought Cory Publishing to the brink of destruction. The only thing that was known about Bennett Publishing was that it was run by someone called 'The Chief.' Rachel teamed up with Donna Hudson to investigate, and found out 'The Chief' was none other than Iris herself. Rachel confronted Iris about it, demanding that Iris tell Mac. Mac was devastated by the revelation that Iris was responsible for both the hostile takeover attempt of his company and for having him temporarily framed for murder. Mac disowned Iris and went to Maine to reflect on recent events. Mac died there shortly after of a heart attack, without having reconciled with Iris.

Rachel was devastated by Mac's death, and tearfully buried the love of her life. He was her anchor, her lover, and her best friend. Although she eventually fell in love again and remarried years later, a part of her heart would always belong to Mac.

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