Sam Anderson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 2, 1947 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2024 | The Lift | |
| 2024 | MatlockEdwin Kingston | |
| 2023 | PainkillerRaymond Sackler | |
| 2022 | Where the Crawdads SingTate (mid-70s) | |
| 2018 | Song of Back and NeckJarred Foxen | |
| 2018 | Station 19Elliott | |
| 2018 | A Million Little ThingsMr. Dennings | |
| 2017 | Do You Take This ManSteven | |
| 2017 | Maybe SomedayDouglas Donnelly | |
| 2016 | Ouija: Origin of EvilMr. Browning | |
| 2016 | DamienProfessor Igor Reneus | |
| 2016 | This Is UsJudge Walter Crowder | |
| 2014 | Devil's DueFather Thomas | |
| 2014 | Chasing LifeGerald Rayburn | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with MurderThomas Fitzgerald | |
| 2013 | Breaking the GirlsProfessor Nolan | |
| 2012 | 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go BoomChris | |
| 2012 | Men at WorkJames Wilson | |
| 2012 | ScandalMelvin Feen | |
| 2011 | Water for ElephantsMr. Hyde | |
| 2011 | GrimmOld Man | |
| 2011 | GrimmRolek Porter | |
| 2011 | Harry's LawJudge William Rothman | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0Owen Sutherland | |
| 2010 | JustifiedLee Paxton | |
| 2009 | CastlePrincipal Duncan | |
| 2009 | The ForgottenTrain Driver | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los AngelesSenator Dick Osborne | |
| 2008 | LeverageHenry Retzing | |
| 2006 | Dirty HabitBishop | |
| 2005 | TouchedDr. Reynolds | |
| 2005 | MediumEliot Peterson | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyMichael Whitman | |
| 2005 | BonesHugo Sanderson | |
| 2004 | CSI: NYDr. Richards | |
| 2004 | LostBernard Nadler | |
| 2004 | Boston LegalWalter Fife | |
| 2003 | Secret SantaMr. Gibson | |
| 2003 | MiraclesCinda's Father | |
| 2003 | Married to the KellysBill Kelly | |
| 2003 | NCISWalter Carmichael | |
| 2002 | SlackersCharles Patton | |
| 2002 | CSI: MiamiScott Sommer | |
| 2002 | Without a TraceCongressman Whitehurst | |
| 2001 | Wolf LakeArthur Van Halen | |
| 2000 | The IndependentEd | |
| 2000 | Sonic ImpactAlex Holmes | |
| 2000 | Perfect GameSteven | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDr. Mercer | |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the MiddlePolice Commissioner | |
| 1999 | NetForceFox | |
| 1999 | AngelHolland Manners | |
| 1999 | Family LawCarlisle Tucker | |
| 1999 | The West WingJohn LaSalle | |
| 1998 | The Pentagon WarsCongressman #2 | |
| 1998 | What I Did for LoveRichard | |
| 1998 | Permanent MidnightDr. Olson | |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the MoonThomas Paine | |
| 1998 | Fantasy IslandMr. Gable | |
| 1998 | Two Guys and a GirlDr. Harvey | |
| 1997 | The Last HandJimmy Walsh | |
| 1997 | The Sleepwalker KillingRoth Lane | |
| 1997 | The VisitorArmy General | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealMark Harrison | |
| 1996 | The Man Next DoorDwight Cooley | |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves RaymondSpecial Agent Thomas Garfield | |
| 1996 | MillenniumAgent Jack Pierson | |
| 1996 | The CapeKevin Davis, CAPCOM | |
| 1996 | Boston CommonWesley Butterfield | |
| 1996 | ProfilerKen Harker | |
| 1995 | Live ShotMarvin Seaborne | |
| 1995 | Nowhere ManThe Man | |
| 1994 | The Puppet MastersCulbertson | |
| 1994 | Forrest GumpPrincipal Hancock | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeHoward Sherwood | |
| 1994 | FriendsDr. Harad | |
| 1994 | ERJack Kayson | |
| 1994 | The StandWhitney Horgan | |
| 1993 | A Place to Be LovedJudge Thomas S. Kirk | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesLeamus | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderErnie Pitt | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderDr. Hjortsberg | |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Simon Wolfe | |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible ManChairman of the House Committee | |
| 1992 | Melrose PlaceAgent Hill | |
| 1992 | Picket FencesFBI Agent Donald Morrell | |
| 1990 | Dark AngelWarren | |
| 1989 | Alien NationThomas Edison | |
| 1988 | Critters 2Mr. Morgan | |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the NightDrew Ward | |
| 1987 | La BambaMr. Ludwig | |
| 1987 | The Charmings | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next GenerationAssistant Manager | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump StreetDan Finger | |
| 1986 | Perfect StrangersSam Gorpley | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawD.A. Bill Graphia | |
| 1985 | Movers & ShakersRay Berg | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsPrincipal Willis Dewitt | |
| 1985 | The Golden GirlsMeyer | |
| 1984 | E/R | |
| 1984 | Mama MaloneStanley | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideDr. Synapsis | |
| 1984 | HunterVinny Cochran | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteEthan Stevens | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteNeil Fraser | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteStuart Himes | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteDan the Electrician | |
| 1984 | Blue ThunderBenjamin Kelty | |
| 1983 | Joe Dancer III: The Big TradePaul Iberville | |
| 1983 | Policewoman CenterfoldDruggist | |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormickTeddy Peters | |
| 1982 | The Tragedy of King LearDuke of Albany | |
| 1982 | Newhart | |
| 1982 | T. J. HookerLeo Santee | |
| 1982 | St. ElsewhereMr. McGrath | |
| 1980 | The Stockard Channing Show | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Ray Jones / John Doe | |
| 1979 | The SwapPaul | |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiAgent Berwick | |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiMason Nobel | |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiMr. Anderson | |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiRex Erhardt |