Actor
Sam Anderson
- Born April 2, 1947 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
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
Forrest Gump1994
Grey's Anatomy2005
Friends1994
Lost2004
Malcolm in the Middle2000
The X-Files1993
Grimm2011
Bones2005
Filmography
- 2024MatlockSeriesEdwin Kingston
- 2024The LiftFilm
- 2024Becoming a Man in 127 EASY StepsFilmElder Scott
- 2023PainkillerSeriesRaymond Sackler
- 2022Where the Crawdads SingFilmTate (mid-70s)
- 2018Station 19SeriesElliott
- 2018A Million Little ThingsSeriesMr. Dennings
- 2018Song of Back and NeckFilmJarred Foxen
- 2017Do You Take This ManFilmSteven
- 2017Maybe SomedayFilmDouglas Donnelly
- 2016Ouija: Origin of EvilFilmMr. Browning
- 2016This Is UsSeriesJudge Walter Crowder
- 2016DamienSeriesProfessor Igor Reneus
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderSeriesThomas Fitzgerald
- 2014Devil's DueFilmFather Thomas
- 2014Chasing LifeSeriesGerald Rayburn
- 2013Breaking the GirlsFilmProfessor Nolan
- 2012ScandalSeriesMelvin Feen
- 20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go BoomFilmChris
- 2012Men at WorkSeriesJames Wilson
- 2011GrimmSeriesOld Man, Rolek Porter
- 2011Water for ElephantsFilmMr. Hyde
- 2011Harry's LawSeriesJudge William Rothman
- 2010Hawaii Five-0SeriesOwen Sutherland
- 2010JustifiedSeriesLee Paxton
- 2009CastleSeriesPrincipal Duncan
- 2009NCIS: Los AngelesSeriesSenator Dick Osborne
- 2009The ForgottenSeriesTrain Driver
- 2008LeverageSeriesHenry Retzing
- 2006Dirty HabitFilmBishop
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeriesMichael Whitman
- 2005BonesSeriesHugo Sanderson
- 2005MediumSeriesEliot Peterson
- 2005TouchedFilmDr. Reynolds
- 2004LostSeriesBernard Nadler
- 2004CSI: NYSeriesDr. Richards
- 2004Boston LegalSeriesWalter Fife
- 2003NCISSeriesWalter Carmichael
- 2003Secret SantaFilmMr. Gibson
- 2003MiraclesSeriesCinda's Father
- 2003Married to the KellysSeriesBill Kelly
- 2002CSI: MiamiSeriesScott Sommer
- 2002Without a TraceSeriesCongressman Whitehurst
- 2002SlackersFilmCharles Patton
- 2001Wolf LakeSeriesArthur Van Halen
- 2000Malcolm in the MiddleSeriesPolice Commissioner
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeriesDr. Mercer
- 2000The IndependentFilmEd
- 2000Sonic ImpactFilmAlex Holmes
- 2000Perfect GameFilmSteven
- 1999AngelSeriesHolland Manners
- 1999The West WingSeriesJohn LaSalle
- 1999NetForceFilmFox
- 1999Family LawSeriesCarlisle Tucker
- 1998Two Guys and a GirlSeriesDr. Harvey
- 1998From the Earth to the MoonSeriesThomas Paine
- 1998Permanent MidnightFilmDr. Olson
- 1998The Pentagon WarsFilmCongressman #2
- 1998Fantasy IslandSeriesMr. Gable
- 1998What I Did for LoveFilmRichard
- 1997Ally McBealSeriesMark Harrison
- 1997The VisitorSeriesArmy General
- 1997The Sleepwalker KillingFilmRoth Lane
- 1997The Last HandFilmJimmy Walsh
- 1996Everybody Loves RaymondSeriesSpecial Agent Thomas Garfield
- 1996MillenniumSeriesAgent Jack Pierson
- 1996ProfilerSeriesKen Harker
- 1996Boston CommonSeriesWesley Butterfield
- 1996The Man Next DoorFilmDwight Cooley
- 1996The CapeSeriesKevin Davis, CAPCOM
- 1995Nowhere ManSeriesMan
- 1995Live ShotSeriesMarvin Seaborne
- 1994Forrest GumpFilmPrincipal Hancock
- 1994FriendsSeriesDr. Harad
- 1994ERSeriesJack Kayson
- 1994The StandSeriesWhitney Horgan
- 1994The Puppet MastersFilmCulbertson
- 1994Chicago HopeSeriesHoward Sherwood
- 1993The X-FilesSeriesLeamus
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeriesErnie Pitt, Dr. Hjortsberg