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Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Acting April 2, 1947 (79 years old) 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.

Movies 38

Forrest Gump 8.5

Forrest Gump

as Principal Hancock

1994
Where the Crawdads Sing 7.5

Where the Crawdads Sing

as Tate (mid-70s)

2022
Airplane II: The Sequel 6.1

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Man in White

1982
Ouija: Origin of Evil 6.2

Ouija: Origin of Evil

as Mr. Browning

2016
Dark Angel 6.2

Dark Angel

as Warren

1990
Water for Elephants 6.9

Water for Elephants

as Mr. Hyde

2011
Memoirs of an Invisible Man 5.9

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Chairman of the House Committee

1992
Devil's Due 4.7

Devil's Due

as Father Thomas

2014
Critters 2 6.3

Critters 2

as Mr. Morgan

1988
La Bamba 7.3

La Bamba

as Mr. Ludwig

1987
The Pentagon Wars 6.9

The Pentagon Wars

as Congressman #2

1998
Slackers 5.2

Slackers

as Charles Patton

2002
The Puppet Masters 5.8

The Puppet Masters

as Culbertson

1994
Permanent Midnight 5.9

Permanent Midnight

as Dr. Olson

1998
A Place to Be Loved 5.6

A Place to Be Loved

as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

1993
Breaking the Girls 5.3

Breaking the Girls

as Professor Nolan

2013
Song of Back and Neck 6.2

Song of Back and Neck

as Jarred Foxen

2018
Do You Take This Man 4.6

Do You Take This Man

as Steven

2017
NetForce 4.9

NetForce

as Fox

1999
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom 5.7

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

as Chris

2012
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade 7.2

Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade

as Paul Iberville

1983
Policewoman Centerfold 4.6

Policewoman Centerfold

as Druggist

1983
The Man Next Door 5.0

The Man Next Door

as Dwight Cooley

1996
The Swap 3.6

The Swap

as Paul

1979
Touched 6.2

Touched

as Dr. Reynolds

2005
Movers & Shakers 3.9

Movers & Shakers

as Ray Berg

1985
Dirty Habit 1.0

Dirty Habit

as Bishop

2006
Sonic Impact 5.6

Sonic Impact

as Alex Holmes

2000
The Independent 5.5

The Independent

as Ed

2000
Perfect Game 7.0

Perfect Game

as Steven

2000
The Tragedy of King Lear 8.0

The Tragedy of King Lear

as Duke of Albany

1982
The Sleepwalker Killing 5.9

The Sleepwalker Killing

as Roth Lane

1997
Maybe Someday

Maybe Someday

as Douglas Donnelly

2017
What I Did for Love 5.0

What I Did for Love

as Richard

1998
The Last Hand 3.3

The Last Hand

as Jimmy Walsh

1997
Secret Santa 5.1

Secret Santa

as Mr. Gibson

2003
Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps

as Elder Scott

2024
The Lift 6.0

The Lift

2024

TV Shows 87

Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Michael Whitman

2005
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Walter Carmichael

2003
Friends 8.4

Friends

as Dr. Harad

1994
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dr. Mercer

2000
Bones 8.2

Bones

as Hugo Sanderson

2005
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as Scott Sommer

2002
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Leamus

1993
Hawaii Five-0 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

as Owen Sutherland

2010
Castle 8.0

Castle

as Principal Duncan

2009
Lost 8.0

Lost

as Bernard Nadler

2004
Grimm 8.3

Grimm

as Old Man

2011
Grimm 8.3

Grimm

as Rolek Porter

2011
NCIS: Los Angeles 7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Senator Dick Osborne

2009
Star Trek: The Next Generation 8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Assistant Manager

1987
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as John LaSalle

1999
ER 7.8

ER

as Jack Kayson

1994
Rugrats 7.6

Rugrats

as Salesman / Announcer (voice)

1991
Medium 7.5

Medium

as Eliot Peterson

2005
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Ethan Stevens

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Neil Fraser

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Stuart Himes

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Dan the Electrician

1984
CSI: NY 7.3

CSI: NY

as Dr. Richards

2004
Malcolm in the Middle 8.5

Malcolm in the Middle

as Police Commissioner

2000
Melrose Place 5.8

Melrose Place

as Agent Hill

1992
This Is Us 8.2

This Is Us

as Judge Walter Crowder

2016
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Ernie Pitt

1993
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Hjortsberg

1993
Everybody Loves Raymond 6.8

Everybody Loves Raymond

as Special Agent Thomas Garfield

1996
Boston Legal 7.9

Boston Legal

as Walter Fife

2004
Scandal 7.2

Scandal

as Melvin Feen

2012
Without a Trace 7.2

Without a Trace

as Congressman Whitehurst

2002
How to Get Away with Murder 7.8

How to Get Away with Murder

as Thomas Fitzgerald

2014
Magnum, P.I. 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Ray Jones / John Doe

1980
Chicago Hope 7.2

Chicago Hope

as Howard Sherwood

1994
21 Jump Street 7.3

21 Jump Street

as Dan Finger

1987
Angel 7.8

Angel

as Holland Manners

1999
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as D.A. Bill Graphia

1986
Station 19 8.2

Station 19

as Elliott

2018
St. Elsewhere 5.7

St. Elsewhere

as Mr. McGrath

1982
Justified 8.0

Justified

as Lee Paxton

2010
The Golden Girls 7.6

The Golden Girls

as Meyer

1985
Ally McBeal 6.5

Ally McBeal

as Mark Harrison

1997
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

as Larry's Supporter

1982
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Ken Harker

1996
Hunter 7.1

Hunter

as Vinny Cochran

1984
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

as Leo Santee

1982
Leverage 7.6

Leverage

as Henry Retzing

2008
Tales from the Darkside 7.2

Tales from the Darkside

as Dr. Synapsis

1984
A Million Little Things 7.1

A Million Little Things

as Mr. Dennings

2018
Matlock 6.9

Matlock

as Edwin Kingston

2024
In the Heat of the Night 7.6

In the Heat of the Night

as Drew Ward

1988
Millennium 7.7

Millennium

as Agent Jack Pierson

1996
Picket Fences 7.4

Picket Fences

as FBI Agent Donald Morrell

1992
Growing Pains 6.5

Growing Pains

as Principal Willis Dewitt

1985
Two Guys and a Girl 7.2

Two Guys and a Girl

as Dr. Harvey

1998
Perfect Strangers 6.7

Perfect Strangers

as Sam Gorpley

1986
Family Law 8.1

Family Law

as Carlisle Tucker

1999
WKRP in Cincinnati 7.6

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Agent Berwick

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati 7.6

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Mason Nobel

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati 7.6

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Mr. Anderson

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati 7.6

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Rex Erhardt

1978
Hardcastle and McCormick 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Teddy Peters

1983
Chasing Life 7.2

Chasing Life

as Gerald Rayburn

2014
Harry's Law 7.5

Harry's Law

as Judge William Rothman

2011
The Stand 6.8

The Stand

as Whitney Horgan

1994
From the Earth to the Moon 8.1

From the Earth to the Moon

as Thomas Paine

1998
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 7.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

as Simon Wolfe

1993
Nowhere Man 7.8

Nowhere Man

as Man

1995
Boston Common 6.6

Boston Common

as Wesley Butterfield

1996
Men at Work 6.7

Men at Work

as James Wilson

2012
Alien Nation 7.0

Alien Nation

as Thomas Edison

1989
Miracles 8.1

Miracles

as Cinda's Father

2003
The Forgotten 6.1

The Forgotten

as Train Driver

2009
The Visitor 6.4

The Visitor

as Army General

1997
Blue Thunder 6.9

Blue Thunder

as Benjamin Kelty

1984
Painkiller 7.2

Painkiller

as Raymond Sackler

2023
Married to the Kellys 9.3

Married to the Kellys

as Bill Kelly

2003
Fantasy Island 7.6

Fantasy Island

as Mr. Gable

1998
E/R 5.7

E/R

1984
The Charmings 5.4

The Charmings

1987
The Cape 7.5

The Cape

as Kevin Davis, CAPCOM

1996
Wolf Lake 7.6

Wolf Lake

as Arthur Van Halen

2001
Damien 6.2

Damien

as Professor Igor Reneus

2016
Live Shot 7.0

Live Shot

as Marvin Seaborne

1995
Mama Malone 8.0

Mama Malone

as Stanley

1984
The Stockard Channing Show 7.0

The Stockard Channing Show

1980

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