Sam Anderson

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 106

Gender Male

Birthday April 2, 1947 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

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سام اندرسون

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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.

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Acting

2024		Matlock (18 episodes) as Edwin Kingston
2024		The Lift

2023

(6 episodes) as Raymond Sackler

2022

as Tate (mid-70s)

2018		A Million Little Things (2 episodes) as Mr. Dennings
2018		Song of Back and Neck as Jarred Foxen
2018		Station 19 (1 episode) as Elliott

2017		Do You Take This Man as Steven
2017		Maybe Someday as Douglas Donnelly

2016		Ouija: Origin of Evil as Mr. Browning
2016		This Is Us (1 episode) as Judge Walter Crowder
2016		Damien (1 episode) as Professor Igor Reneus

2014		How to Get Away with Murder (1 episode) as Thomas Fitzgerald
2014		Chasing Life (2 episodes) as Gerald Rayburn
2014		Devil's Due as Father Thomas

2013

as Professor Nolan

2012		3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Chris
2012		Men At Work (1 episode) as James Wilson
2012		Scandal (1 episode) as Melvin Feen

2011		Grimm (1 episode) as Rolek Porter (1 episode) as Old Man
2011		Water for Elephants as Mr. Hyde

2010		Hawaii Five-0 (1 episode) as Owen Sutherland
2010		Justified (9 episodes) as Lee Paxton

2009		NCIS: Los Angeles (1 episode) as Senator Dick Osborne
2009		The Forgotten (1 episode) as Train Driver
2009		Castle (1 episode) as Principal Duncan

2008

(1 episode) as Henry Retzing

2006

as Bishop

2005		Touched as Dr. Reynolds
2005		Bones (2 episodes) as Hugo Sanderson
2005		Grey's Anatomy (1 episode) as Michael Whitman
2005		Medium (1 episode) as Eliot Peterson

2004		Lost (21 episodes) as Bernard Nadler
2004		CSI: NY (1 episode) as Dr. Richards

2003		Secret Santa as Mr. Gibson
2003		Married to the Kellys (22 episodes) as Bill Kelly
2003		NCIS (1 episode) as Walter Carmichael
2003		Miracles (1 episode)

2002		Without a Trace (1 episode) as Congressman Whitehurst
2002		CSI: Miami (1 episode) as Scott Sommer
2002		Slackers as Charles Patton

2001

(1 episode) as Arthur Van Halen

2000		Sonic Impact as Alex Holmes
2000		The Independent as Ed
2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode) as Dr. Mercer
2000		Perfect Game as Steven
2000		Malcolm in the Middle (1 episode) as Police Commissioner

1999		Angel (8 episodes) as Holland Manners
1999		The West Wing (1 episode) as John LaSalle
1999		Family Law (1 episode) as Carlisle Tucker
1999		NetForce as Fox

1998		Fantasy Island (1 episode) as Mr. Gable
1998		Permanent Midnight as Dr. Olson
1998		What I Did for Love as Richard
1998		From the Earth to the Moon (2 episodes) as Thomas Paine
1998		Two Guys and a Girl (1 episode) as Dr. Harvey
1998		The Pentagon Wars as Congressman #2

1997		The Visitor (1 episode) as Army General
1997		Ally McBeal (1 episode) as Mark Harrison
1997		The Last Hand as Jimmy Walsh

1996		Millennium (1 episode) as Agent Jack Pierson
1996		Everybody Loves Raymond (1 episode) as Special Agent Thomas Garfield
1996		The Cape (1 episode) as Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
1996		Boston Common (7 episodes) as Wesley Butterfield
1996		The Man Next Door as Dwight Cooley
1996		Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader

1995		Live Shot (13 episodes) as Marvin Seaborne
1995		Nowhere Man (1 episode) as The Man

1994		The Puppet Masters as Culbertson
1994		Friends (1 episode) as Dr. Harad
1994		ER (18 episodes) as Jack Kayson
1994		Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1994		Forrest Gump as Principal Hancock
1994		The Stand (3 episodes) as Whitney Horgan

1993		Diagnosis: Murder (2 episodes) as Dr. Hjortsberg (1 episode) as Ernie Pitt
1993		The X-Files (1 episode) as Leamus
1993		The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1 episode) as Simon Wolfe
1993		A Place to Be Loved as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

1992		Melrose Place (2 episodes) as Agent Hill
1992		Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Chairman of the House Committee

1990

as Warren

1988		Critters 2 as Mr. Morgan
1988		In the Heat of the Night (1 episode) as Drew Ward

1987		Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode) as Assistant Manager
1987		La Bamba as Mr. Ludwig
1987		21 Jump Street (1 episode) as Dan Finger
1987		The Charmings (1 episode)

1986		L.A. Law (1 episode) as D.D.A. Bill Graphia
1986		Perfect Strangers (122 episodes) as Sam Gorpley

1985		Growing Pains (1 episode) as Principal Willis Dewitt
1985		The Golden Girls (1 episode) as Meyer
1985		Movers & Shakers as Ray Berg

1984		Murder, She Wrote (1 episode) as Dan the Electrician (1 episode) as Stuart Himes (1 episode) as Ethan Stevens (1 episode) as Neil Fraser
1984		Tales from the Darkside (1 episode) as Dr. Synapsis
1984		Hunter (1 episode) as Vinny Cochran
1984		E/R (1 episode)
1984		Mama Malone (13 episodes) as Stanley
1984		Blue Thunder (1 episode) as Benjamin Kelty

1983		Policewoman Centerfold as Druggist
1983		Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade as Paul Iberville

1982		The Tragedy of King Lear as Duke of Albany
1982		Newhart (1 episode)
1982		T. J. Hooker (1 episode) as Leo Santee

1980

(1 episode)

1979

as Paul

1978

(1 episode) as Mason Nobel (1 episode) as Rex Erhardt (1 episode) as Mr. Anderson (1 episode) as Agent Berwick

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