Actor
Sam Anderson
2 April 1947 (79) Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
- Movies
- 38
- Shows
- 79
Biography
Sam Anderson (born April 2, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his character roles such as Sam Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, Holland Manners on Angel, dentist Bernard Nadler on Lost, Happy Days-loving Doctor Harad who delivered Phoebe's triplets in Friends' 100th episode, and in film, as the principal in Forrest Gump.
Known For
- 2024
- Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps · Film · Elder Scott
- The Lift · Film
- Matlock · Series · Edwin Kingston
- 2023
- Painkiller · Series · Raymond Sackler
- 2022
- Where the Crawdads Sing · Film · Tate (mid-70s)
- 2018
- Song of Back and Neck · Film · Jarred Foxen
- A Million Little Things · Series · Mr. Dennings
- Station 19 · Series · Elliott
- 2017
- Do You Take This Man · Film · Steven
- Maybe Someday · Film · Douglas Donnelly
- 2016
- Ouija: Origin of Evil · Film · Mr. Browning
- This Is Us · Series · Judge Walter Crowder
- Damien · Series · Professor Igor Reneus
- 2014
- Devil's Due · Film · Father Thomas
- How to Get Away with Murder · Series · Thomas Fitzgerald
- Chasing Life · Series · Gerald Rayburn
- 2013
- Breaking the Girls · Film · Professor Nolan
- 2012
- 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom · Film · Chris
- Men at Work · Series · James Wilson
- Scandal · Series · Melvin Feen
- 2011
- Water for Elephants · Film · Mr. Hyde
- Grimm · Series · Old Man
- Harry's Law · Series · Judge William Rothman
- 2010
- Hawaii Five-0 · Series · Owen Sutherland
- Justified · Series · Lee Paxton
- 2009
- The Forgotten · Series · Train Driver
- NCIS: Los Angeles · Series · Senator Dick Osborne
- Castle · Series · Principal Duncan
- 2008
- Leverage · Series · Henry Retzing
- 2006
- Dirty Habit · Film · Bishop
- 2005
- Touched · Film · Dr. Reynolds
- Bones · Series · Hugo Sanderson
- Grey's Anatomy · Series · Michael Whitman
- Medium · Series · Eliot Peterson
- 2004
- Boston Legal · Series · Walter Fife
- CSI: NY · Series · Dr. Richards
- Lost · Series · Bernard Nadler
- 2003
- Secret Santa · Film · Mr. Gibson
- Married to the Kellys · Series · Bill Kelly
- NCIS · Series · Walter Carmichael
- Miracles · Series · Cinda's Father
- 2002
- Slackers · Film · Charles Patton
- Without a Trace · Series · Congressman Whitehurst
- CSI: Miami · Series · Scott Sommer
- 2001
- Wolf Lake · Series · Arthur Van Halen
- 2000
- Sonic Impact · Film · Alex Holmes
- The Independent · Film · Ed
- Perfect Game · Film · Steven
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Series · Dr. Mercer
- Malcolm in the Middle · Series · Police Commissioner
- 1999
- NetForce · Film · Fox
- Angel · Series · Holland Manners
- The West Wing · Series · John LaSalle
- Family Law · Series · Carlisle Tucker
- 1998
- Permanent Midnight · Film · Dr. Olson
- What I Did for Love · Film · Richard
- The Pentagon Wars · Film · Congressman #2
- Fantasy Island · Series · Mr. Gable
- From the Earth to the Moon · Series · Thomas Paine
- Two Guys and a Girl · Series · Dr. Harvey
- 1997
- The Sleepwalker Killing · Film · Roth Lane
- The Last Hand · Film · Jimmy Walsh
- The Visitor · Series · Army General
- Ally McBeal · Series · Mark Harrison
- 1996
- The Man Next Door · Film · Dwight Cooley
- Millennium · Series · Agent Jack Pierson
- Profiler · Series · Ken Harker
- Everybody Loves Raymond · Series · Special Agent Thomas Garfield
- The Cape · Series · Kevin Davis · CAPCOM
- Boston Common · Series · Wesley Butterfield
- 1995
- Live Shot · Series · Marvin Seaborne
- Nowhere Man · Series · Man
- 1994
- The Puppet Masters · Film · Culbertson
- Forrest Gump · Film · Principal Hancock
- Friends · Series · Dr. Harad
- ER · Series · Jack Kayson
- Chicago Hope · Series · Howard Sherwood
- The Stand · Series · Whitney Horgan
- 1993
- A Place to Be Loved · Film · Judge Thomas S. Kirk
- Diagnosis: Murder · Series · Ernie Pitt
- The X-Files · Series · Leamus
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. · Series · Simon Wolfe
- 1992
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man · Film · Chairman of the House Committee
- Picket Fences · Series · FBI Agent Donald Morrell
- Melrose Place · Series · Agent Hill
- 1991
- Rugrats · Series · Salesman · Announcer (voice)
- 1990
- Dark Angel · Film · Warren
- 1989
- Alien Nation · Series · Thomas Edison
- 1988
- Critters 2 · Film · Mr. Morgan
- In the Heat of the Night · Series · Drew Ward
- 1987
- La Bamba · Film · Mr. Ludwig
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Series · Assistant Manager
- 21 Jump Street · Series · Dan Finger
- The Charmings · Series
- 1986
- L.A. Law · Series · D.A. Bill Graphia
- Perfect Strangers · Series · Sam Gorpley
- 1985
- Movers & Shakers · Film · Ray Berg
- Growing Pains · Series · Principal Willis Dewitt
- The Golden Girls · Series · Meyer
- 1984
- Tales from the Darkside · Series · Dr. Synapsis
- Murder, She Wrote · Series · Ethan Stevens
- Hunter · Series · Vinny Cochran
- E/R · Series
- Mama Malone · Series · Stanley
- Blue Thunder · Series · Benjamin Kelty
- 1983
- Policewoman Centerfold · Film · Druggist
- Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade · Film · Paul Iberville
- Hardcastle and McCormick · Series · Teddy Peters
- 1982
- The Tragedy of King Lear · Film · Duke of Albany
- Airplane II: The Sequel · Film · Man in White
- St. Elsewhere · Series · Mr. McGrath
- Newhart · Series · Larry's Supporter
- T. J. Hooker · Series · Leo Santee
- 1980
- Magnum, P.I. · Series · Ray Jones · John Doe
- The Stockard Channing Show · Series
- 1979
- The Swap · Film · Paul
- 1978
- WKRP in Cincinnati · Series · Agent Berwick