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. 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.
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Trail to Doomsday" |
| Created by | Lee David Zlotoff |
| Portrayed by | Richard Dean Anderson Other: Sean Wohland (young) |
| Nickname(s) | Mac |
| Occupation | Secret agent |
| Family | Ellen Jackson (mother), James MacGyver (father) |
| Children | Sean Angus "Sam" Malloy (son) |
| Relatives | Harry Jackson (grandfather), Cecilia Jackson (grandmother) |
| Nationality | American |
About MacGyver
A secret agent for the fictional Phoenix Foundation and fictional Department of External Services solves complex problems by making things out of ordinary objects and practical application of scientific knowledge.
Achievement of MacGyver
Television movies called MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis and MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday aired in 1994. A 2016 reboot series also called MacGyver premiered in 2016.
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