Sam Anderson
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.
Born: 02 April 1947
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Sep 2024
Matlock
Edwin Kingston
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Mar 2024
The Lift
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Aug 2023
Painkiller
Raymond Sackler
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Jul 2022
Where the Crawdads Sing
Tate (mid-70s)
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Sep 2018
A Million Little Things
Mr. Dennings
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Apr 2018
Song of Back and Neck
Jarred Foxen
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Mar 2018
Station 19
Elliott
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Jul 2017
Do You Take This Man
Steven
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Apr 2017
Maybe Someday
Douglas Donnelly
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Oct 2016
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Mr. Browning
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Sep 2016
This Is Us
Judge Walter Crowder
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Mar 2016
Damien
Professor Igor Reneus
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Sep 2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Thomas Fitzgerald
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Jun 2014
Chasing Life
Gerald Rayburn
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Jan 2014
Devil's Due
Father Thomas
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Jul 2013
Breaking the Girls
Professor Nolan
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Oct 2012
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Chris
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May 2012
Men at Work
James Wilson
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Apr 2012
Scandal
Melvin Feen
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Oct 2011
Grimm
Old Man
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Oct 2011
Grimm
Rolek Porter
Movie
Apr 2011
Water for Elephants
Mr. Hyde
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Jan 2011
Harry's Law
Judge William Rothman
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Sep 2010
Hawaii Five-0
Owen Sutherland
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Mar 2010
Justified
Lee Paxton
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Sep 2009
The Forgotten
Train Driver
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Sep 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Senator Dick Osborne
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Mar 2009
Castle
Principal Duncan
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Dec 2008
Leverage
Henry Retzing
Movie
Jul 2006
Dirty Habit
Bishop
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Nov 2005
Touched
Dr. Reynolds
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Sep 2005
Bones
Hugo Sanderson
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Mar 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Michael Whitman
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Jan 2005
Medium
Eliot Peterson
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Oct 2004
Boston Legal
Walter Fife
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Sep 2004
CSI: NY
Dr. Richards
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Sep 2004
Lost
Bernard Nadler
Movie
Dec 2003
Secret Santa
Mr. Gibson
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Oct 2003
Married to the Kellys
Bill Kelly
TV Show
Sep 2003
NCIS
Walter Carmichael
TV Show
Jan 2003
Miracles
Cinda's Father
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Sep 2002
Without a Trace
Congressman Whitehurst
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Sep 2002
CSI: Miami
Scott Sommer
Movie
Feb 2002
Slackers
Charles Patton
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Sep 2001
Wolf Lake
Arthur Van Halen
Movie
Nov 2000
Sonic Impact
Alex Holmes
Movie
Nov 2000
The Independent
Ed
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Oct 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Mercer
Movie
Apr 2000
Perfect Game
Steven
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Jan 2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Police Commissioner
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Oct 1999
Angel
Holland Manners
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Sep 1999
The West Wing
John LaSalle
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Sep 1999
Family Law
Carlisle Tucker
Movie
Feb 1999
NetForce
Fox
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Sep 1998
Fantasy Island
Mr. Gable
Movie
Sep 1998
Permanent Midnight
Dr. Olson
Movie
Jun 1998
What I Did for Love
Richard
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Apr 1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Thomas Paine
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Mar 1998
Two Guys and a Girl
Dr. Harvey
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Feb 1998
The Pentagon Wars
Congressman #2
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Sep 1997
The Visitor
Army General
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Sep 1997
Ally McBeal
Mark Harrison
Movie
Apr 1997
The Sleepwalker Killing
Roth Lane
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Jan 1997
The Last Hand
Jimmy Walsh
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Oct 1996
Millennium
Agent Jack Pierson
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Sep 1996
Profiler
Ken Harker
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Sep 1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
Special Agent Thomas Garfield
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Sep 1996
The Cape
Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
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Mar 1996
Boston Common
Wesley Butterfield
Movie
Jan 1996
The Man Next Door
Dwight Cooley
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Aug 1995
Live Shot
Marvin Seaborne
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Aug 1995
Nowhere Man
Man
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Oct 1994
The Puppet Masters
Culbertson
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Sep 1994
Friends
Dr. Harad
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Sep 1994
ER
Jack Kayson
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Sep 1994
Chicago Hope
Howard Sherwood
Movie
Jun 1994
Forrest Gump
Principal Hancock
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May 1994
The Stand
Whitney Horgan
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Oct 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Ernie Pitt
TV Show
Oct 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Hjortsberg
TV Show
Sep 1993
The X-Files
Leamus
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Aug 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Simon Wolfe
Movie
Apr 1993
A Place to Be Loved
Judge Thomas S. Kirk
TV Show
Sep 1992
Picket Fences
FBI Agent Donald Morrell
TV Show
Jul 1992
Melrose Place
Agent Hill
Movie
Feb 1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Chairman of the House Committee
Movie
Jan 1990
Dark Angel
Warren
TV Show
Sep 1989
Alien Nation
Thomas Edison
Movie
Apr 1988
Critters 2
Mr. Morgan
TV Show
Mar 1988
In the Heat of the Night
Drew Ward
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Sep 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Assistant Manager
Movie
Jul 1987
La Bamba
Mr. Ludwig
TV Show
Apr 1987
21 Jump Street
Dan Finger
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Mar 1987
The Charmings
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Sep 1986
L.A. Law
D.A. Bill Graphia
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Mar 1986
Perfect Strangers
Sam Gorpley
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Sep 1985
Growing Pains
Principal Willis Dewitt
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Sep 1985
The Golden Girls
Meyer
Movie
May 1985
Movers & Shakers
Ray Berg
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Sep 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Synapsis
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Sep 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Ethan Stevens
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Sep 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Neil Fraser
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Sep 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Stuart Himes
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Sep 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Dan the Electrician
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Sep 1984
Hunter
Vinny Cochran
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Sep 1984
E/R
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Mar 1984
Mama Malone
Stanley
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Jan 1984
Blue Thunder
Benjamin Kelty
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Oct 1983
Policewoman Centerfold
Druggist
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Sep 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Teddy Peters
Movie
Jun 1983
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
Paul Iberville
Movie
Dec 1982
The Tragedy of King Lear
Duke of Albany
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Oct 1982
St. Elsewhere
Mr. McGrath
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Oct 1982
Newhart
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Mar 1982
T. J. Hooker
Leo Santee
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Dec 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Ray Jones / John Doe
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Mar 1980
The Stockard Channing Show
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Oct 1979
The Swap
Paul
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Sep 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
Agent Berwick
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Sep 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mason Nobel
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Sep 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mr. Anderson
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Sep 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
Rex Erhardt