Sam Anderson

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 107

Gender Male

Birthday April 2, 1947 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

Also Known As

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		Where the Crawdads Sing as Tate (mid-70s)
2022		A Million Little Things 2 episodes as Mr. Dennings

2019		How to Get Away with Murder 1 episode as Thomas Fitzgerald
2019		Station 19 1 episode as Elliott

2018

as Jarred Foxen

2017		This Is Us 1 episode as Judge Walter Crowder
2017		Do You Take This Man as Steven
2017		Maybe Someday as Douglas Donnelly

2016		Ouija: Origin of Evil as Mr. Browning
2016		Damien 1 episode as Professor Igor Reneus

2014		Bones 2 episodes as Hugo Sanderson
2014		Chasing Life 2 episodes as Gerald Rayburn
2014		Grimm 1 episode as Rolek Porter 1 episode as Old Man
2014		Castle 1 episode as Principal Duncan
2014		Devil's Due as Father Thomas

2013		Breaking the Girls as Professor Nolan
2013		Justified 9 episodes as Lee Paxton

2012		Scandal 1 episode as Melvin Feen
2012		NCIS: Los Angeles 1 episode as Senator Dick Osborne
2012		3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Chris
2012		Men At Work 1 episode as James Wilson
2012		Hawaii Five-0 1 episode as Owen Sutherland

2011

as Mr. Hyde

2010		NCIS 1 episode as Walter Carmichael
2010		The Forgotten 1 episode as Train Driver

2009		Grey's Anatomy 1 episode as Michael Whitman
2009		Leverage 1 episode as Henry Retzing

2006		CSI: NY 1 episode as Dr. Richards
2006		Dirty Habit as Bishop

2005		Touched as Dr. Reynolds
2005		Medium 1 episode as Eliot Peterson
2005		Lost 21 episodes as Bernard Nadler
2005		Malcolm in the Middle 1 episode as Police Commissioner

2004

1 episode as Dr. Mercer

2003		Secret Santa as Mr. Gibson
2003		Miracles 1 episode
2003		Married to the Kellys 22 episodes as Bill Kelly
2003		Without a Trace 1 episode as Congressman Whitehurst

2002		CSI: Miami 1 episode as Scott Sommer
2002		Wolf Lake 1 episode as Arthur Van Halen
2002		Family Law 1 episode as Carlisle Tucker
2002		Everybody Loves Raymond 1 episode as Special Agent Thomas Garfield
2002		Slackers as Charles Patton

2000		The West Wing 1 episode as John LaSalle
2000		Sonic Impact as Alex Holmes
2000		The Independent as Ed
2000		Angel 8 episodes as Holland Manners
2000		Diagnosis: Murder 2 episodes as Dr. Hjortsberg
2000		Perfect Game as Steven
2000		Two Guys and a Girl 1 episode as Dr. Harvey

1999		NetForce as Fox
1999		Ally McBeal 1 episode as Mark Harrison

1998		Fantasy Island 1 episode as Mr. Gable
1998		Friends 1 episode as Dr. Harad
1998		Permanent Midnight as Dr. Olson
1998		What I Did for Love as Richard
1998		The X-Files 1 episode as Leamus
1998		From the Earth to the Moon 2 episodes as Thomas Paine
1998		Chicago Hope 1 episode
1998		The Pentagon Wars as Congressman #2

1997		The Visitor 1 episode as Army General
1997		The Last Hand as Jimmy Walsh

1996		Millennium 1 episode as Agent Jack Pierson
1996		The Cape 1 episode as Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
1996		Nowhere Man 1 episode as The Man
1996		Boston Common 7 episodes as Wesley Butterfield
1996		The Man Next Door as Dwight Cooley
1996		Murder, She Wrote 1 episode as Dan the Electrician
1996		Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader

1995		Live Shot 13 episodes as Marvin Seaborne
1995		Murder, She Wrote 1 episode as Stuart Himes

1994		The Puppet Masters as Culbertson
1994		ER 18 episodes as Jack Kayson
1994		Diagnosis: Murder 1 episode as Ernie Pitt
1994		Forrest Gump as Principal Hancock
1994		The Stand 3 episodes as Whitney Horgan
1994		The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 1 episode as Simon Wolfe
1994		In the Heat of the Night 1 episode as Drew Ward

1993		Murder, She Wrote 1 episode as Neil Fraser 1 episode as Ethan Stevens
1993		Melrose Place 2 episodes as Agent Hill
1993		A Place to Be Loved as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

1992

as Chairman of the House Committee

1991		L.A. Law 1 episode as D.D.A. Bill Graphia
1991		Growing Pains 1 episode as Principal Willis Dewitt

1990

as Warren

1989

1 episode as Assistant Manager

1988		21 Jump Street 1 episode as Dan Finger
1988		Critters 2 as Mr. Morgan

1987		Perfect Strangers 122 episodes as Sam Gorpley
1987		La Bamba as Mr. Ludwig
1987		The Charmings 1 episode

1986

1 episode as Meyer

1985		Newhart 1 episode
1985		Hunter 1 episode as Vinny Cochran
1985		Tales from the Darkside 1 episode as Dr. Synapsis
1985		Movers & Shakers as Ray Berg
1985		Magnum, P.I. 1 episode as Ray Jones / John Doe

1984		E/R 1 episode
1984		T. J. Hooker 1 episode as Leo Santee
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

as Duke of Albany

1981

1 episode as Rex Erhardt 1 episode as Agent Berwick

1980		The Stockard Channing Show 1 episode
1980		WKRP in Cincinnati 1 episode as Mr. Anderson

1979		The Swap as Paul
1979		WKRP in Cincinnati 1 episode as Mason Nobel

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