Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

77 · Born: Apr 2, 1947

Personal Details

Born Apr 2, 1947 Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Parents
  • Benjamin Anthony 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.

Career

2024
The Lift
The Lift
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2023
Painkiller
Painkiller as Raymond Sackler
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2021
Echoes of Violence
Echoes of Violence as Conroy
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2018
Song of Back and Neck
Song of Back and Neck as Jarred Foxen
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2017
Maybe Someday
Maybe Someday as Douglas Donnelly
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Do You Take This Man
Do You Take This Man as Steven
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2016
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil as Mr. Browning
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2014
Devil's Due
Devil's Due as Father Thomas
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Chasing Life
Chasing Life as Gerald Rayburn
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2013
Breaking the Girls
Breaking the Girls as Professor Nolan
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Grimm
Grimm as Rolek Porter
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Castle
Castle as Principal Duncan
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2012
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Chris
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Men at Work
Men at Work as James Wilson
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2010
NCIS
NCIS as Walter Carmichael
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2008
Leverage
Leverage as Henry Retzing
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2006
Dirty Habit
Dirty Habit as Bishop
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CSI: NY
CSI: NY as Dr. Richards
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2005
Touched
Touched as Dr. Reynolds
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Medium
Medium as Dr. Eliot Peterson
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Lost
Lost as Bernard Nadler
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2004
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle as Police Commissioner
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2003
Secret Santa
Secret Santa as Mr. Gibson
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Married to the Kellys
Married to the Kellys as Bill Kelly
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2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami as Scott Sommer
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Without a Trace
Without a Trace as Congressman Whitehurst
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2001
Everybody Loves Raymond
2000
Sonic Impact
Sonic Impact as Alex Holmes
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1999
Angel
Angel as Holland Manners
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1998
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon as Thomas Paine
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Friends
Friends as Dr. Harad
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1997
After the Game
After the Game as Jimmy Walsh
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The Sleepwalker Killing
The Sleepwalker Killing as Roth Lane
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The X-Files
The X-Files as Leamus
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1996
The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door as Dwight Cooley
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Millennium
Millennium
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1994
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters as Culbertson
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Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump as Principal
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ER
ER as Jack Kayson
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The Stand
The Stand as Whitney Horgan
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Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder as Ernie Pitt
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1993
A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
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1990
Dark Angel
Dark Angel as Warren
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1988
Critters 2
Critters 2 as Mr. Morgan
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Assistant Manager
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1987
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers as Sam Gorpley
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1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside as Dr. Synapsis
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1983
Murder 1, Dancer 0
Murder 1, Dancer 0 as Paul Iberville
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T.J. Hooker
T.J. Hooker as Leo Santee
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1980
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati as Agent Berwick
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1979
The Swap
The Swap as Paul
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