MACGYVER (1985) Cast Then and Now | 41 Years Later

MacGyver cast then and now in 2026 — revisit Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Teri Hatcher, Bruce McGill, Michael Des Barres, Cuba Gooding Jr., Mayim Bialik and Della Reese, 41 years later. Angus MacGyver escaping any trap with a Swiss Army knife, duct tape and a paper clip, Pete Thornton at the Phoenix Foundation, Jack Dalton's wild schemes, the villain Murdoc who never stayed dead, and a hero who refused to carry a gun. Return to the action series created by Lee David Zlotoff that ran for seven seasons on ABC and turned a name into a verb, and rediscover the faces behind it — from MacGyver, Pete Thornton, Jack Dalton and Penny Parker to Murdoc, Nikki Carpenter and the Colton family, with Teri Hatcher, Cuba Gooding Jr. and a young Mayim Bialik along the way. This retrospective brings every character together with the performer who played them across the years, and honors those who are no longer with us, including Dana Elcar, Della Reese, Cleavon Little, Martin Milner and John Anderson. FEATURED CAST Richard Dean Anderson — Angus MacGyver Dana Elcar — Pete Thornton John Anderson — Harry Jackson Kristian Alfonso — Deborah Steven Williams — Charlie Robinson Martin Milner — James MacGyver Dalton James — Sean Angus Malloy Robin Mossley — Wilt Bozer Bruce Harwood — Willis Michael MacRae — Stams William Morgan Sheppard — Dr. Zito Michael Des Barres — Murdoc Elyssa Davalos — Nikki Carpenter Susan Chapple — Helen Wilson Della Reese — Mama Colton Cleavon Little — Frank Colton Richard Lawson — Jesse Colton Deborah Foreman — Beth Webb Bruce McGill — Jack Dalton Mayim Bialik — Lisa Woodman Cuba Gooding Jr. — Billy Colton Teri Hatcher — Penny Parker What is the best MacGyver escape you remember? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Nostalgic Frames for more classic movie and TV cast reunions, then-and-now transformations and faces from the stories we grew up with. https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgicFramesTV Music: Nostalgic Frames TV - channel soundtrack. #MacGyver #ThenAndNow #RichardDeanAnderson #TeriHatcher #NostalgicFrames