<P> Angus MacGyver ( known as just MacGyver , or Mac ) is a title character and the protagonist in MacGyver ( 1985 TV series ) . He is played by Richard Dean Anderson . MacGyver works as a problem solver for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles . Educated as a scientist and with a background from a fictional United States government agency , the Department of External Services ( DXS ) , he is a resourceful secret agent able to solve a range of problems . In addition to his scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items , he always carries a Swiss Army knife and a roll of duct tape . He prefers non-violent conflict resolution wherever possible and refuses to carry a gun but will sometimes use one ( such as the AK47 rifle that he used briefly in the pilot episode ) . Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot of the same name . </P>
<P> Angus MacGyver ( known as just MacGyver , or Mac ) is a title character and the protagonist in MacGyver ( 1985 TV series ) . He is played by Richard Dean Anderson . MacGyver works as a problem solver for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles . Educated as a scientist and with a background from a fictional United States government agency , the Department of External Services ( DXS ) , he is a resourceful secret agent able to solve a range of problems . In addition to his scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items , he always carries a Swiss Army knife and a roll of duct tape . He prefers non-violent conflict resolution wherever possible and refuses to carry a gun but will sometimes use one ( such as the AK47 rifle that he used briefly in the pilot episode ) . Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot of the same name . </P>
who played macgyver in the original tv show
who played macgyver in the original tv show
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson