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Sam Anderson

Actor
Born April 2, 1947 (77 years)
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 & Shows on Plex
  • 21 Jump Street
  • Hunter
  • Echoes of Violence
Known For
  • Ouija: Origin of Evil
  • Devil's Due
  • Painkiller
  • Perfect Strangers
  • Dark Angel
  • The Puppet Masters
  • 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
  • Breaking the Girls
  • Sonic Impact
  • Boston Common
  • Echoes of Violence
  • Do You Take This Man
  • Song of Back and Neck
  • Touched
  • Secret Santa
  • What I Did for Love
  • The Man Next Door
  • Perfect Game
  • The Sleepwalker Killing
  • Married to the Kellys
  • After the Game
  • The Swap
  • Dirty Habit
  • Maybe Someday

Filmography

2023
Painkiller (TV Series) · as Raymond Sackler
2022
Where the Crawdads Sing · as Tate (mid-70s)
2021
2018
A Million Little Things (TV Series) · as Mr. Dennings
2018
American Woman (TV Series) · as Raymond Turner
2018
Song of Back and Neck · as Jarred Foxen
2018
Station 19 (TV Series) · as Elliott
2017
Maybe Someday · as Douglas Donnelly
2017
Doubt (TV Series) · as Judge Jonah Porter
2016
2016
Ouija: Origin of Evil · as Mr. Browning
2016
This Is Us (TV Series) · as Judge Walter Crowder
2016
Damien (TV Series) · as Professor Igor Reneus
2014
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) · as Thomas Fitzgerald
2014
Chasing Life (TV Series) · as Gerald Rayburn
2014
Devil's Due · as Father Thomas
2012
Breaking the Girls · as Professor Nolan
2012
2012
Dallas (2012) (TV Series) · as Dr. David Gordon
2012
Men at Work (TV Series) · as James Wilson
2012
Scandal (2012) (TV Series) · as Melvin Feen
2012
Work It (TV Series) · as Dr. Keith Sorenson
2011
Grimm (TV Series) · as Old Man
2011
Water for Elephants · as Mr. Hyde
2011
Harry's Law (TV Series) · as Judge William Rothman
2010
2010
Memphis Beat (TV Series) · as Councilman Orland
2010
Justified (TV Series) · as Lee Paxton
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Senator Dick Osborne
2009
The Forgotten (TV Series) · as Train Driver
2009
Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Principal Duncan
2008
Leverage (TV Series) · as Henry Retzing
2007
K-Ville (TV Series) · as Mr. Dubois
2006
Dirty Habit · as Bishop
2006
Lost: Revelation · as Bernard Nadler
2005
Touched · as Dr. Reynolds
2005
Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Dr. Rawlings
2005
Bones (TV Series) · as Hugo Sanderson
2005
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Michael Whitman
2005
Medium (TV Series) · as Dr. Eliot Peterson
2004
Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Walter Fife
2004
Lost (TV Series) · as Bernard Nadler
2004
CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Dr. Richards
2004
2004
2003
Secret Santa · as Mr. Gibson
2003
The Commission · as Dr. Robert Roeder Shaw
2003
Married to the Kellys (TV Series) · as Bill Kelly
2003
Cold Case (TV Series) · as Ted Robinson
2003
NCIS (TV Series) · as Walter Carmichael
2003
Miracles (TV Series)
2002
Boomtown (TV Series) · as Scott Dawson
2002
Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Congressman Whitehurst
2002
Presidio Med (TV Series) · as Andy Sloan
2002
CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Scott Sommer
2002
The Court (TV Series) · as White House Counsel Reinhart
2002
Slackers · as Charles Patton
2002
First Monday (TV Series) · as Kristen Bremerton's Attorney
2001
Pasadena (TV Series) · as Dr. Paul Darwell
2001
Wolf Lake (TV Series) · as Arthur Van Halen
2001
The Chronicle (TV Series) · as Dr. Emmanuel Fickas
2001
The Fighting Fitzgeralds (TV Series) · as Judge Flanagan
2000
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Dr. Mercer
2000
Perfect Game · as Steven
2000
Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) · as Police Commissioner
1999
Sonic Impact · as Alex Holmes
1999
Angel (TV Series) · as Holland Manners
1999
The West Wing (TV Series) · as John Lasalle
1999
Family Law (TV Series)
1999
Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Gordon Kirby
1999
NetForce · as Fox
1998
Permanent Midnight · as Dr. Olson
1998
Fantasy Island (1998) (TV Series) · as Mr. Gable
1998
Any Day Now (TV Series) · as Cast
1998
What I Did for Love · as Richard
1998
From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) · as Thomas Paine
1998
Two Guys and a Girl (TV Series) · as Dr. Harvey
1998
The Pentagon Wars · as Congressman #2
1998
Prey (TV Series) · as Dr. Ian Copeland
1997
Fame L.A. (TV Series) · as Larry Peters
1997
The Visitor (TV Series) · as Army General
1997
Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Mark Harrison
1997
The Sleepwalker Killing · as Roth Lane
1997
After the Game · as Jimmy Walsh
1996
Millennium (TV Series)
1996
Profiler (TV Series) · as Ken Harker
1996
The Pretender (TV Series) · as Dr. Curtis
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series) · as Special Agent Thomas Garfield
1996
The Cape (TV Series) · as Kevin Davis, Capcom
1996
1996
Boston Common (TV Series) · as Wesley Butterfield
1996
High Incident (TV Series) · as Gulliksen
1996
Innocent Victims · as Cast
1996
The Man Next Door · as Dwight Cooley
1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader
1995
JAG (TV Series) · as Consulate General Raymond Dart
1995
The Jeff Foxworthy Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Hertford
1995
Live Shot (TV Series) · as Marvin Seaborne
1995
Nowhere Man (TV Series) · as The Man
1995
Pointman (TV Series) · as Phil Lettamar
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV Series) · as Farrig
1994
The Puppet Masters · as Culbertson
1994
Friends (TV Series) · as Dr. Harad
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Jack Kayson
1994
Chicago Hope (TV Series)
1994
Forrest Gump · as Principal Hancock
1994
The Stand (TV Series) · as Whitney Horgan
1994
Thunder Alley (TV Series) · as Mr. Riley
1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil · as Father Dominic
1993
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Dr. Hjortsberg
1993
The X-Files (TV Series) · as Leamus
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV Series) · as Simon Wolfe
1993
Danger Theatre (TV Series) · as Andre The Gourmet
1993
A Place to Be Loved · as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
1992
Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Fbi Agent Donald Morrell
1992
Melrose Place (TV Series) · as Agent Hill
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man · as Chairman Of The House Committee
1991
The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Floyd Castro
1991
Rugrats (TV Series) · as Announcer
1990
Married People (TV Series) · as Beiderman
1990
Uncle Buck (TV Series) · as Kroger
1990
Dark Angel · as Warren
1989
Alien Nation (TV Series) · as Thomas Edison
1988
Critters 2 · as Mr. Morgan
1988
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as Drew Ward
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Assistant Manager
1987
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) · as Arnie Crane
1987
Hooperman (TV Series) · as Dr. Lazlo
1987
La Bamba · as Mr. Ludwig
1987
21 Jump Street (TV Series) · as Dan Finger
1987
The Charmings (TV Series)
1986
L.A. Law (TV Series) · as D.d.a. Bill Graphia
1986
Perfect Strangers (TV Series) · as Sam Gorpley
1986
The Hogan Family (TV Series) · as Customer
1986
You Again? (TV Series) · as Judge
1985
Movers & Shakers · as Ray Berg
1985
Growing Pains (TV Series) · as Principal Willis Dewitt
1985
The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Meyer
1985
What's Happening Now! (TV Series) · as Ingraham
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Dan The Electrician
1984
Hunter (TV Series) · as Vinny Cochran
1984
E/R (1984) (TV Series)
1984
Blue Thunder (TV Series) · as Benjamin Kelty
1983
Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Dr. Synapsis
1983
Policewoman Centerfold · as Druggist
1983
Hotel (TV Series) · as Lon Schaeffer
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Teddy Peters
1983
Murder 1, Dancer 0 · as Paul Iberville
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel · as Man In White
1982
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Mr. Mcgrath
1982
Newhart (TV Series)
1982
Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Store Manager
1982
Gloria (TV Series) · as Mr. Copley
1982
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Leo Santee
1981
Simon & Simon (TV Series) · as Ellis
1981
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Mike
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Kenny Sterling
1980
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as John Doe
1980
1979
The Swap · as Paul
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Agent Berwick
1978
Dallas (TV Series) · as Inspector Frank Howard
1973
Police Story (TV Series) · as Jacques
1965
Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Wilson

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