MacGyver

Also known as Angus MacGyver

Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series MacGyver. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot.

Key facts

Character.name: Angus MacGyver
Character.series: MacGyver
Character.image: Lucas Till as MacGyver.png
Character.caption: Lucas Till as MacGyver
Character.first: "The Rising"
Character.last: "Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal"
Character.creator: Lee David Zlotoff
Character.portrayer: Lucas Till
Character.lbl1: Developed by
Character.data1: Peter M. Lenkov
Character.occupation: Secret agent
Character.family: Ellen Hayes (mother)James MacGyver (father)
Character.relatives: Harry Jackson (grandfather)Gwendolyn Hayes (aunt)
Character.nationality: American

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Image: Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver.jpg

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date of birth: 1951-03-23
topic's main category: Category:MacGyver
Commons category: MacGyver

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Contents

''MacGyver'' (1985–1992 original series, 1994 specials)
Personality
First name
Biography
Family
Cultural impact
''MacGyver'' (2016–2021 series)
Personality and skills
Biography
Explanatory notes
References

In both portrayals, MacGyver is shown to possess a genius-level intellect, proficiency in multiple languages, superb engineering skills, excellent knowledge of applied physics, military training in bomb disposal techniques, and a preference for non-lethal resolutions to conflicts. MacGyver works for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles, which in the original series was an independent think tank, and in the 2016 reboot is a clandestine government organization using the cover of a think tank. In addition to his scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items, he always carries a Swiss Army knife and refuses to carry a gun.