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Sam Anderson

Acting 79 years old Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA ★ 1.3
Born: April 2, 1947

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.

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Known For

Bones
Bones Hugo Sanderson 2005
Friends
Friends Dr. Harad 1994
Lost
Lost Bernard Nadler 2004
Grimm
Grimm Old Man 2011
Grimm
Grimm Rolek Porter 2011

Filmography

Acting Credits (122)

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

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