Editing Jack O'Neill (section)

===Development===
In [[Stargate SG-1 season 8|season 8]], Anderson chose to have a reduced role in the series so that he could spend more time with his young daughter.<ref>Gibson 2003, p. 66, p. 117.</ref> When Anderson left the show as a [[Protagonist|main character]] in the [[Stargate SG-1 season 8|eighth season]], the producers were talking about ending the series. Instead, the series introduced two new characters in the [[Stargate SG-1 season 9|ninth season]], [[Ben Browder]] as [[Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)|Cameron Mitchell]], the new SG-1 team leader, and [[Beau Bridges]] as [[List of Stargate SG-1 characters#Hank Landry|Hank Landry]], the new commanding officer of [[Stargate Program#Stargate Command|Stargate Command]]. Anderson continued to appear in a recurring status on ''Stargate SG-1'', albeit with less frequent appearances.<ref>{{cite magazine | author= Rudolph, Ileane | url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/richard-dean-anderson-39758.aspx |title=Richard Dean Anderson Marks ''SG-1''s 200th |date=August 18, 2006 |magazine=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=October 11, 2009}}</ref> He returned for the second [[Direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] film, ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]'' in a brief cameo, and was expected to return for the third movie. Executive producer [[Brad Wright]] stressed the importance of O'Neill's presence in the Stargate universe even after the character went on hiatus during the last two seasons of SG-1 when Anderson took a leave from regular acting.<ref name=gw_third>{{cite web|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2008/05/wright-stargate-movies-need-oneill/|title=Wright: Stargate movies need O'Neill|date=May 11, 2008|publisher=[[Stargate fandom#GateWorld|GateWorld]]|access-date=October 11, 2009}}</ref>

Anderson has also had various guest appearances on the two [[Spin-off (media)|spin off]] series' ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' and ''[[Stargate Universe]]''. Anderson had several guest cameos scattered over the [[Stargate Universe season 1|first season]] of ''Stargate Universe''.<ref>{{cite web | author=French, Dan | url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a179640/anderson-may-recur-on-stargate-universe.html |title=Anderson 'may recur on ''Stargate Universe''|date=November 29, 2009 |website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=October 11, 2009}}</ref> He is mainly seen in the Pentagon but later visits the Destiny after the revelations about Telford emerge.  In total, he appears in six episodes of ''Stargate Universe'', the most of any main actor from ''Stargate SG-1''.