

Sam Anderson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
2 Apr 1947
Age
79 Years
Born In
Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Total Projects
122
Years Active
46 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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

tv
Matlock
Matlock
as Edwin Kingston

movie
The Lift
The Lift

tv
Painkiller
Painkiller
as Raymond Sackler

movie
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
as Tate (mid-70s)

tv
A Million Little Things
A Million Little Things
as Mr. Dennings

movie
Song of Back and Neck
Song of Back and Neck
as Jarred Foxen

tv
Station 19
Station 19
as Elliott

movie
Do You Take This Man
Do You Take This Man
as Steven

movie
Maybe Someday
Maybe Someday
as Douglas Donnelly

movie
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Mr. Browning

tv
This Is Us
This Is Us
as Judge Walter Crowder

tv
Damien
Damien
as Professor Igor Reneus

tv
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder
as Thomas Fitzgerald

tv
Chasing Life
Chasing Life
as Gerald Rayburn

movie
Devil's Due
Devil's Due
as Father Thomas

movie
Breaking the Girls
Breaking the Girls
as Professor Nolan

movie
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
as Chris

tv
Men at Work
Men at Work
as James Wilson

tv
Scandal
Scandal
as Melvin Feen

tv
Grimm
Grimm
as Old Man

tv
Grimm
Grimm
as Rolek Porter

movie
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
as Mr. Hyde

tv
Harry's Law
Harry's Law
as Judge William Rothman

tv
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
as Owen Sutherland

tv
Justified
Justified
as Lee Paxton

tv
The Forgotten
The Forgotten
as Train Driver

tv
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Senator Dick Osborne

tv
Castle
Castle
as Principal Duncan

tv
Leverage
Leverage
as Henry Retzing

movie
Dirty Habit
Dirty Habit
as Bishop

movie
Touched
Touched
as Dr. Reynolds

tv
Bones
Bones
as Hugo Sanderson

tv
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Michael Whitman

tv
Medium
Medium
as Eliot Peterson

tv
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
as Walter Fife

tv
CSI: NY
CSI: NY
as Dr. Richards

tv
Lost
Lost
as Bernard Nadler

movie
Secret Santa
Secret Santa
as Mr. Gibson

tv
Married to the Kellys
Married to the Kellys
as Bill Kelly

tv
NCIS
NCIS
as Walter Carmichael

tv
Miracles
Miracles
as Cinda's Father

tv
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Congressman Whitehurst

tv
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
as Scott Sommer

movie
Slackers
Slackers
as Charles Patton

tv
Wolf Lake
Wolf Lake
as Arthur Van Halen

movie
Sonic Impact
Sonic Impact
as Alex Holmes

movie
The Independent
The Independent
as Ed

tv
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Dr. Mercer

movie
Perfect Game
Perfect Game
as Steven

tv
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
as Police Commissioner

tv
Angel
Angel
as Holland Manners

tv
The West Wing
The West Wing
as John LaSalle

tv
Family Law
Family Law
as Carlisle Tucker

movie
NetForce
NetForce
as Fox

tv
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
as Mr. Gable

movie
Permanent Midnight
Permanent Midnight
as Dr. Olson

movie
What I Did for Love
What I Did for Love
as Richard

tv
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
as Thomas Paine

tv
Two Guys and a Girl
Two Guys and a Girl
as Dr. Harvey

movie
The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars
as Congressman #2

tv
The Visitor
The Visitor
as Army General

tv
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
as Mark Harrison

movie
The Sleepwalker Killing
The Sleepwalker Killing
as Roth Lane

movie
The Last Hand
The Last Hand
as Jimmy Walsh

tv
Millennium
Millennium
as Agent Jack Pierson

tv
Profiler
Profiler
as Ken Harker

tv
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Special Agent Thomas Garfield

tv
The Cape
The Cape
as Kevin Davis, CAPCOM

tv
Boston Common
Boston Common
as Wesley Butterfield

movie
The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door
as Dwight Cooley

tv
Live Shot
Live Shot
as Marvin Seaborne

tv
Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man
as Man

movie
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
as Culbertson

tv
Friends
Friends
as Dr. Harad

tv
ER
ER
as Jack Kayson

tv
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
as Howard Sherwood

movie
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
as Principal Hancock

tv
The Stand
The Stand
as Whitney Horgan

tv
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Ernie Pitt

tv
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Hjortsberg

tv
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Leamus

tv
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Simon Wolfe

movie
A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved
as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

tv
Picket Fences
Picket Fences
as FBI Agent Donald Morrell

tv
Melrose Place
Melrose Place
as Agent Hill

movie
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Chairman of the House Committee

movie
Dark Angel
Dark Angel
as Warren

tv
Alien Nation
Alien Nation
as Thomas Edison

movie
Critters 2
Critters 2
as Mr. Morgan

tv
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Drew Ward

tv
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Assistant Manager

movie
La Bamba
La Bamba
as Mr. Ludwig

tv
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
as Dan Finger

tv
The Charmings
The Charmings

tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as D.A. Bill Graphia

tv
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
as Sam Gorpley

tv
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
as Principal Willis Dewitt

tv
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Meyer

movie
Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers
as Ray Berg

tv
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Synapsis

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Neil Fraser

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Ethan Stevens

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Stuart Himes

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Dan the Electrician

tv
Hunter
Hunter
as Vinny Cochran

tv
E/R
E/R

tv
Mama Malone
Mama Malone
as Stanley

tv
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
as Benjamin Kelty

movie
Policewoman Centerfold
Policewoman Centerfold
as Druggist

tv
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Teddy Peters

movie
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
as Paul Iberville

movie
The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear
as Duke of Albany

tv
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Mr. McGrath

tv
Newhart
Newhart

tv
T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
as Leo Santee

tv
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Ray Jones / John Doe

tv
The Stockard Channing Show
The Stockard Channing Show

movie
The Swap
The Swap
as Paul

tv
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Agent Berwick

tv
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mr. Anderson

tv
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Rex Erhardt

tv
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mason Nobel