7.7Acting
Sam Anderson
- Born
- 1947-04-02
- Birthplace
- Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
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
Filmography
117 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps
2024 · Movie
Elder Scott
Matlock
2024 · TV Show
Edwin Kingston
The Lift
2024 · Movie
Cast
Painkiller
2023 · TV Show
Raymond Sackler
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 · Movie
Tate (mid-70s)
A Million Little Things
2018 · TV Show
Mr. Dennings
Song of Back and Neck
2018 · Movie
Jarred Foxen
Station 19
2018 · TV Show
Elliott
Do You Take This Man
2017 · Movie
Steven
Maybe Someday
2017 · Movie
Douglas Donnelly
Damien
2016 · TV Show
Professor Igor Reneus
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 · Movie
Mr. Browning
This Is Us
2016 · TV Show
Judge Walter Crowder
Chasing Life
2014 · TV Show
Gerald Rayburn
Devil's Due
2014 · Movie
Father Thomas
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
Thomas Fitzgerald
Breaking the Girls
2013 · Movie
Professor Nolan
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012 · Movie
Chris
Men at Work
2012 · TV Show
James Wilson
Scandal
2012 · TV Show
Melvin Feen
Grimm
2011 · TV Show
Old Man · Rolek Porter
Harry's Law
2011 · TV Show
Judge William Rothman
Water for Elephants
2011 · Movie
Mr. Hyde
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV Show
Owen Sutherland
Justified
2010 · TV Show
Lee Paxton
Castle
2009 · TV Show
Principal Duncan
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · TV Show
Senator Dick Osborne
The Forgotten
2009 · TV Show
Train Driver
Leverage
2008 · TV Show
Henry Retzing
Dirty Habit
2006 · Movie
Bishop
Bones
2005 · TV Show
Hugo Sanderson
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
Michael Whitman
Medium
2005 · TV Show
Eliot Peterson
Touched
2005 · Movie
Dr. Reynolds
Boston Legal
2004 · TV Show
Walter Fife
CSI: NY
2004 · TV Show
Dr. Richards
Lost
2004 · TV Show
Bernard Nadler
Married to the Kellys
2003 · TV Show
Bill Kelly
Miracles
2003 · TV Show
Cinda's Father
NCIS
2003 · TV Show
Walter Carmichael
Secret Santa
2003 · Movie
Mr. Gibson
CSI: Miami
2002 · TV Show
Scott Sommer
Slackers
2002 · Movie
Charles Patton
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
Congressman Whitehurst
Wolf Lake
2001 · TV Show
Arthur Van Halen
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
Dr. Mercer
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · TV Show
Police Commissioner
Perfect Game
2000 · Movie
Steven
Sonic Impact
2000 · Movie
Alex Holmes
The Independent
2000 · Movie
Ed
Angel
1999 · TV Show
Holland Manners
Family Law
1999 · TV Show
Carlisle Tucker
NetForce
1999 · Movie
Fox
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
John LaSalle
Fantasy Island
1998 · TV Show
Mr. Gable
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · TV Show
Thomas Paine
Permanent Midnight
1998 · Movie
Dr. Olson
The Pentagon Wars
1998 · Movie
Congressman #2
Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · TV Show
Dr. Harvey
What I Did for Love
1998 · Movie
Richard
Ally McBeal
1997 · TV Show
Mark Harrison
The Last Hand
1997 · Movie
Jimmy Walsh
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997 · Movie
Roth Lane
The Visitor
1997 · TV Show
Army General
Boston Common
1996 · TV Show
Wesley Butterfield
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996 · TV Show
Special Agent Thomas Garfield
Millennium
1996 · TV Show
Agent Jack Pierson
Profiler
1996 · TV Show
Ken Harker
The Cape
1996 · TV Show
Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
The Man Next Door
1996 · Movie
Dwight Cooley
Live Shot
1995 · TV Show
Marvin Seaborne
Nowhere Man
1995 · TV Show
Man
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
Howard Sherwood
ER
1994 · TV Show
Jack Kayson
Forrest Gump
1994 · Movie
Principal Hancock
Friends
1994 · TV Show
Dr. Harad
The Puppet Masters
1994 · Movie
Culbertson
The Stand
1994 · TV Show
Whitney Horgan
A Place to Be Loved
1993 · Movie
Judge Thomas S. Kirk
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · TV Show
Ernie Pitt · Dr. Hjortsberg
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · TV Show
Simon Wolfe
The X-Files
1993 · TV Show
Leamus
Melrose Place
1992 · TV Show
Agent Hill
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 · Movie
Chairman of the House Committee
Picket Fences
1992 · TV Show
FBI Agent Donald Morrell
Rugrats
1991 · TV Show
Salesman / Announcer (voice)
Dark Angel
1990 · Movie
Warren
Alien Nation
1989 · TV Show
Thomas Edison
Critters 2
1988 · Movie
Mr. Morgan
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · TV Show
Drew Ward
21 Jump Street
1987 · TV Show
Dan Finger
La Bamba
1987 · Movie
Mr. Ludwig
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · TV Show
Assistant Manager
The Charmings
1987 · TV Show
Cast
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
D.A. Bill Graphia
Perfect Strangers
1986 · TV Show
Sam Gorpley
Growing Pains
1985 · TV Show
Principal Willis Dewitt
Movers & Shakers
1985 · Movie
Ray Berg
The Golden Girls
1985 · TV Show
Meyer
Blue Thunder
1984 · TV Show
Benjamin Kelty
E/R
1984 · TV Show
Cast
Hunter
1984 · TV Show
Vinny Cochran
Mama Malone
1984 · TV Show
Stanley
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Stuart Himes · Neil Fraser · Ethan Stevens · Dan the Electrician
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · TV Show
Dr. Synapsis
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · TV Show
Teddy Peters
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
1983 · Movie
Paul Iberville
Policewoman Centerfold
1983 · Movie
Druggist
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 · Movie
Man in White
Newhart
1982 · TV Show
Larry's Supporter
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV Show
Mr. McGrath
T. J. Hooker
1982 · TV Show
Leo Santee
The Tragedy of King Lear
1982 · Movie
Duke of Albany
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · TV Show
Ray Jones / John Doe
The Stockard Channing Show
1980 · TV Show
Cast
The Swap
1979 · Movie
Paul
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · TV Show
Agent Berwick · Mason Nobel · Mr. Anderson · Rex Erhardt