Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Known for
Acting
Born
April 2, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

2024
The Lift poster

The Lift

Movie

2024
Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps poster

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps

Movie · as Elder Scott

2024
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Edwin Kingston · 34 eps

2023
Painkiller poster

Painkiller

TV · as Raymond Sackler · 6 eps

2022
Where the Crawdads Sing poster

Where the Crawdads Sing

Movie · as Tate (mid-70s)

2018
Song of Back and Neck poster

Song of Back and Neck

Movie · as Jarred Foxen

2018
Station 19 poster

Station 19

TV · as Elliott · 1 ep

2018
A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things

TV · as Mr. Dennings · 2 eps

2017
Do You Take This Man poster

Do You Take This Man

Movie · as Steven

2017
Maybe Someday poster

Maybe Someday

Movie · as Douglas Donnelly

2016
Ouija: Origin of Evil poster

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Movie · as Mr. Browning

2016
Damien poster

Damien

TV · as Professor Igor Reneus · 1 ep

2016
This Is Us poster

This Is Us

TV · as Judge Walter Crowder · 1 ep

2014
Devil's Due poster

Devil's Due

Movie · as Father Thomas

2014
Chasing Life poster

Chasing Life

TV · as Gerald Rayburn · 2 eps

2014
How to Get Away with Murder poster

How to Get Away with Murder

TV · as Thomas Fitzgerald · 1 ep

2013
Breaking the Girls poster

Breaking the Girls

Movie · as Professor Nolan

2012
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom poster

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

Movie · as Chris

2012
Men at Work poster

Men at Work

TV · as James Wilson · 1 ep

2012
Scandal poster

Scandal

TV · as Melvin Feen · 1 ep

2011
Water for Elephants poster

Water for Elephants

Movie · as Mr. Hyde

2011
Grimm poster

Grimm

TV · as Old Man, Rolek Porter · 1 ep

2011
Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law

TV · as Judge William Rothman · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Owen Sutherland · 1 ep

2010
Justified poster

Justified

TV · as Lee Paxton · 9 eps

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Principal Duncan · 1 ep

2009
The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten

TV · as Train Driver · 1 ep

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Senator Dick Osborne · 1 ep

2008
Leverage poster

Leverage

TV · as Henry Retzing · 1 ep

2006
Dirty Habit poster

Dirty Habit

Movie · as Bishop

2005
Touched poster

Touched

Movie · as Dr. Reynolds

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Eliot Peterson · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Michael Whitman · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Hugo Sanderson · 2 eps

2004
CSI: NY poster

CSI: NY

TV · as Dr. Richards · 1 ep

2004
Lost poster

Lost

TV · as Bernard Nadler · 25 eps

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Walter Fife · 1 ep

2003
Secret Santa poster

Secret Santa

Movie · as Mr. Gibson

2003
Miracles poster

Miracles

TV · as Cinda's Father · 1 ep

2003
Married to the Kellys poster

Married to the Kellys

TV · as Bill Kelly · 22 eps

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Walter Carmichael · 1 ep

2002
Slackers poster

Slackers

Movie · as Charles Patton

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Scott Sommer · 1 ep

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Congressman Whitehurst · 1 ep

2001
Wolf Lake poster

Wolf Lake

TV · as Arthur Van Halen · 1 ep

2000
The Independent poster

The Independent

Movie · as Ed

2000
Sonic Impact poster

Sonic Impact

Movie · as Alex Holmes

2000
Perfect Game poster

Perfect Game

Movie · as Steven

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Dr. Mercer · 1 ep

2000
Malcolm in the Middle poster

Malcolm in the Middle

TV · as Police Commissioner · 1 ep

1999
NetForce poster

NetForce

Movie · as Fox

1999
Angel poster

Angel

TV · as Holland Manners · 8 eps

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Carlisle Tucker · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as John LaSalle · 1 ep

1998
The Pentagon Wars poster

The Pentagon Wars

Movie · as Congressman #2

1998
What I Did for Love poster

What I Did for Love

Movie · as Richard

1998
Permanent Midnight poster

Permanent Midnight

Movie · as Dr. Olson

1998
From the Earth to the Moon poster

From the Earth to the Moon

TV · as Thomas Paine · 2 eps

1998
Fantasy Island poster

Fantasy Island

TV · as Mr. Gable · 1 ep

1998
Two Guys and a Girl poster

Two Guys and a Girl

TV · as Dr. Harvey · 1 ep

1997
The Last Hand poster

The Last Hand

Movie · as Jimmy Walsh

1997
The Sleepwalker Killing poster

The Sleepwalker Killing

Movie · as Roth Lane

1997
The Visitor poster

The Visitor

TV · as Army General · 1 ep

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as Mark Harrison · 1 ep

1996
The Man Next Door poster

The Man Next Door

Movie · as Dwight Cooley

1996
Everybody Loves Raymond poster

Everybody Loves Raymond

TV · as Special Agent Thomas Garfield · 1 ep

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Agent Jack Pierson · 1 ep

1996
The Cape poster

The Cape

TV · as Kevin Davis, CAPCOM · 1 ep

1996
Boston Common poster

Boston Common

TV · as Wesley Butterfield · 7 eps

1996
Profiler poster

Profiler

TV · as Ken Harker · 1 ep

1995
Live Shot poster

Live Shot

TV · as Marvin Seaborne · 13 eps

1995
Nowhere Man poster

Nowhere Man

TV · as Man · 1 ep

1994
The Puppet Masters poster

The Puppet Masters

Movie · as Culbertson

1994
Forrest Gump poster

Forrest Gump

Movie · as Principal Hancock

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Howard Sherwood · 1 ep

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Dr. Harad · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Jack Kayson · 18 eps

1994
The Stand poster

The Stand

TV · as Whitney Horgan · 3 eps

1993
A Place to Be Loved poster

A Place to Be Loved

Movie · as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Leamus · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Ernie Pitt, Dr. Hjortsberg · 1 ep

1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. poster

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

TV · as Simon Wolfe · 1 ep

1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man poster

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Movie · as Chairman of the House Committee

1992
Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place

TV · as Agent Hill · 2 eps

1992
Picket Fences poster

Picket Fences

TV · as FBI Agent Donald Morrell · 7 eps

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Salesman / Announcer (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Dark Angel poster

Dark Angel

Movie · as Warren

1989
Alien Nation poster

Alien Nation

TV · as Thomas Edison · 1 ep

1988
Critters 2 poster

Critters 2

Movie · as Mr. Morgan

1988
In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night

TV · as Drew Ward · 1 ep

1987
La Bamba poster

La Bamba

Movie · as Mr. Ludwig

1987
The Charmings poster

The Charmings

TV · 1 ep

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Assistant Manager · 1 ep

1987
21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

TV · as Dan Finger · 1 ep

1986
Perfect Strangers poster

Perfect Strangers

TV · as Sam Gorpley · 122 eps

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as D.A. Bill Graphia · 3 eps

1985
Movers & Shakers poster

Movers & Shakers

Movie · as Ray Berg

1985
Growing Pains poster

Growing Pains

TV · as Principal Willis Dewitt · 1 ep

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Meyer · 1 ep

1984
E/R poster

E/R

TV · 1 ep

1984
Mama Malone poster

Mama Malone

TV · as Stanley · 13 eps

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Dr. Synapsis · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Vinny Cochran · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Stuart Himes, Neil Fraser, Ethan Stevens, Dan the Electrician · 1 ep

1984
Blue Thunder poster

Blue Thunder

TV · as Benjamin Kelty · 1 ep

1983
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade poster

Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade

Movie · as Paul Iberville

1983
Policewoman Centerfold poster

Policewoman Centerfold

Movie · as Druggist

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · as Teddy Peters · 1 ep

1982
The Tragedy of King Lear poster

The Tragedy of King Lear

Movie · as Duke of Albany

1982
Airplane II: The Sequel poster

Airplane II: The Sequel

Movie · as Man in White

1982
T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker

TV · as Leo Santee · 1 ep

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Mr. McGrath · 1 ep

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as Larry's Supporter · 1 ep

1980
The Stockard Channing Show poster

The Stockard Channing Show

TV · 1 ep

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Ray Jones / John Doe · 1 ep

1979
The Swap poster

The Swap

Movie · as Paul

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · as Agent Berwick, Mason Nobel, Mr. Anderson, Rex Erhardt · 1 ep