Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1947-04-02 (78 years)
- Place of BirthWahpeton, North Dakota, USA
- Also Known Asسام اندرسون
Sam Anderson
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.
Acting Career
- 2024
Matlock
As: Edwin Kingston
- 2023
Painkiller
As: Raymond Sackler
- 2022
Where the Crawdads Sing
As: Tate (mid-70s)
- 2018
A Million Little Things
As: Mr. Dennings
- 2018
Song of Back and Neck
As: Jarred Foxen
- 2018
Station 19
As: Elliott
- 2017
Do You Take This Man
As: Steven
- 2017
Maybe Someday
As: Douglas Donnelly
- 2016
Ouija: Origin of Evil
As: Mr. Browning
2016This Is Us
As: Judge Walter Crowder
2016Damien
As: Professor Igor Reneus
2014How to Get Away with Murder
As: Thomas Fitzgerald
2014Chasing Life
As: Gerald Rayburn
2014Devil's Due
As: Father Thomas
2013Breaking the Girls
As: Professor Nolan
20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
As: Chris
2012Men At Work
As: James Wilson
2012Scandal
As: Melvin Feen
2011Grimm
As: Old Man
- 2011
Grimm
As: Rolek Porter
- 2011
Water for Elephants
As: Mr. Hyde
2011Harry's Law
As: Judge William Rothman
2010Hawaii Five-0
As: Owen Sutherland
2010Justified
As: Lee Paxton
2009The Forgotten
As: Train Driver
2009NCIS: Los Angeles
As: Senator Dick Osborne
2009Castle
As: Principal Duncan
2008Leverage
As: Henry Retzing
2006Dirty Habit
As: Bishop
2005Touched
As: Dr. Reynolds
2005Bones
As: Hugo Sanderson
2005Grey's Anatomy
As: Michael Whitman
2005Medium
As: Eliot Peterson
2004CSI: NY
As: Dr. Richards
2004Lost
As: Bernard Nadler
2003Secret Santa
As: Mr. Gibson
2003Married to the Kellys
As: Bill Kelly
2003NCIS
As: Walter Carmichael
2002Without a Trace
As: Congressman Whitehurst
2002CSI: Miami
As: Scott Sommer
2002Slackers
As: Charles Patton
2001Wolf Lake
As: Arthur Van Halen
2000Sonic Impact
As: Alex Holmes
2000The Independent
As: Ed
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Dr. Mercer
2000Perfect Game
As: Steven
2000Malcolm in the Middle
As: Police Commissioner
1999Angel
As: Holland Manners
1999The West Wing
As: John LaSalle
1999Family Law
As: Carlisle Tucker
1999NetForce
As: Fox
1998Fantasy Island
As: Mr. Gable
1998Permanent Midnight
As: Dr. Olson
1998What I Did for Love
As: Richard
1998From the Earth to the Moon
As: Thomas Paine
1998Two Guys and a Girl
As: Dr. Harvey
1998The Pentagon Wars
As: Congressman #2
1997The Visitor
As: Army General
1997Ally McBeal
As: Mark Harrison
1996Millennium
As: Agent Jack Pierson
1996Everybody Loves Raymond
As: Special Agent Thomas Garfield
1996Boston Common
As: Wesley Butterfield
1996The Man Next Door
As: Dwight Cooley
1995Nowhere Man
As: The Man
1994The Puppet Masters
As: Culbertson
1994Friends
As: Dr. Harad
1994ER
As: Jack Kayson
- 1994
Forrest Gump
As: Principal Hancock
1994The Stand
As: Whitney Horgan
1993Diagnosis: Murder
As: Ernie Pitt
- 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
As: Dr. Hjortsberg
1993The X-Files
As: Leamus
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
As: Simon Wolfe
1993A Place to Be Loved
As: Judge Thomas S. Kirk
1992Melrose Place
As: Agent Hill
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man
As: Chairman of the House Committee
1990Dark Angel
As: Warren
1988Critters 2
As: Mr. Morgan
1988In the Heat of the Night
As: Drew Ward
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
As: Assistant Manager
- 1987
La Bamba
As: Mr. Ludwig
198721 Jump Street
As: Dan Finger
1986L.A. Law
As: D.D.A. Bill Graphia
1986Perfect Strangers
As: Sam Gorpley
1985Growing Pains
As: Principal Willis Dewitt
1985The Golden Girls
As: Meyer
1985Movers & Shakers
As: Ray Berg
1984Tales from the Darkside
As: Dr. Synapsis
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Ethan Stevens
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Neil Fraser
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Stuart Himes
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Dan the Electrician
1984Hunter
As: Vinny Cochran
1984Mama Malone
As: Stanley
1984Blue Thunder
As: Benjamin Kelty
1983Policewoman Centerfold
As: Druggist
1983Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
As: Paul Iberville
1982The Tragedy of King Lear
As: Duke of Albany
1982T. J. Hooker
As: Leo Santee
1980Magnum, P.I.
As: Ray Jones / John Doe
1979The Swap
As: Paul
1978WKRP in Cincinnati
As: Agent Berwick
- 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
As: Mason Nobel
- 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
As: Mr. Anderson
- 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
As: Rex Erhardt