Michael J. Anderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 31, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Denver, Colorado, USA
Biography
Michael John Anderson was born in Denver, Colorado, at 10:30 P.M., on Halloween night. Subject to a genetic anomaly known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, he grew up in a wheelchair. After graduating high school, he traveled America, singing for tips and living in his car. For six years, he attended the University of Colorado where he majored in numerous subjects ranging from philosophy to microbiology. After college, he began working for Martin Marietta, trouble-shooting the N.A.S.A. computers in the ground-support system of the space shuttle. During this time, he made the documentary "Little Mike," which won a silver medal in the International Film and Television Awards. Soon thereafter, he moved to New York City, where his film and television career began. For many years, Anderson was most well-known among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwards-talking dream figure on the cult favorite T.V. series Twin Peaks (1990). Anderson also worked with Lynch for the experimental performance piece Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) and the T.V.-pilot-turned-feature film Mulholland Drive (2001). Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the H.B.O. series Carnivàle (2003). He retired from acting in 2014. His last role was in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–13).
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Filmography
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Movie · as Man From Another Place
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV · as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice) · 2 eps
Specter's Rock
Movie · as The Interrogator
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
Movie · as Self
Carnivàle
TV · as Samson · 24 eps
Tiptoes
Movie · as Bruno
Mulholland Drive
Movie · as Mr. Roque
An Introduction to David Lynch
Movie · as Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Movie · as Self
Learning to Speak in the Red Room
Movie · as Self
Snow White
Movie · as Sunday
This is how the world ends...
TV · as Noise Robber · 1 ep
Minimum Wage
Movie · as Zeke Bleak
The Phantom Eye
Movie · as Carl
Club Vampire
Movie · as Kiddo
Ava's Magical Adventure
Movie · as Stretch
Charmed
TV · as Leprechaun, O'Brien · 1 ep
Screwed
Movie · as himself
Warriors of Virtue
Movie · as Mudlap
Port Charles
TV · 1624 eps
Caged Hearts
Movie · as John
First You Live Then You Die
Movie
The X-Files
TV · as Mr. Nutt · 1 ep
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Rumpelstiltskin · 1 ep
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Movie · as Man From Another Place
Fool's Fire
Movie · as Hopfrog
In the Soup
Movie · as Little Man
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Movie · as Jewel Box Bearer
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Movie · as Woodsman (Twin A)
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
Movie · as Sushi Chef
Twin Peaks
TV · as The Arm, Man From Another Place · 2 eps
Twin Peaks
Movie · as The Man From Another Place
No Such Thing as Gravity
Movie · as The Botanist
Suffering Bastards
Movie · as Little Elvis
Silent But Deadly
Movie · as Dr. Bunson
Monsters
TV · as Holly, Household God · 1 ep
Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson
Movie · as Himself
The Great Land of Small
Movie · as Fritz / The King
Salvation!
Movie · as The Devil
American Playhouse
TV · as Hopfrog · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited), Ed McMahon's little helper (uncredited) · 1 ep