Acting

Sam Anderson

Born 1947-04-02 · Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA45 series45 films

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.

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Acting

2024MatlockEdwin Kingston34 ep.
2023PainkillerRaymond Sackler6 ep.
2018A Million Little ThingsMr. Dennings2 ep.
2018Station 19Elliott1 ep.
2016DamienProfessor Igor Reneus1 ep.
2014Chasing LifeGerald Rayburn2 ep.
2012Men at WorkJames Wilson1 ep.
2011GrimmOld Man2 ep.
2010JustifiedLee Paxton9 ep.
2008LeverageHenry Retzing1 ep.
2005BonesHugo Sanderson2 ep.
2004CSI: NYDr. Richards1 ep.
2004LostBernard Nadler25 ep.
2003Married to the KellysBill Kelly22 ep.
2003MiraclesCinda's Father1 ep.
2001Wolf LakeArthur Van Halen1 ep.
1999AngelHolland Manners8 ep.
1998Fantasy IslandMr. Gable1 ep.
1998From the Earth to the MoonThomas Paine2 ep.
1998Two Guys and a GirlDr. Harvey1 ep.
1997The VisitorArmy General1 ep.
1996MillenniumAgent Jack Pierson1 ep.
1996Everybody Loves RaymondSpecial Agent Thomas Garfield1 ep.
1996The CapeKevin Davis, CAPCOM1 ep.
1996Boston CommonWesley Butterfield7 ep.
1995Live ShotMarvin Seaborne13 ep.
1994ERJack Kayson18 ep.
1994The StandWhitney Horgan3 ep.
1993Diagnosis: MurderDr. Hjortsberg3 ep.
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Simon Wolfe1 ep.
1992Picket FencesFBI Agent Donald Morrell7 ep.
1991RugratsSalesman / Announcer (voice)1 ep.
1989Alien NationThomas Edison1 ep.
1988In the Heat of the NightDrew Ward1 ep.
1987The Charmings1 ep.
1986L.A. LawD.A. Bill Graphia3 ep.
1986Perfect StrangersSam Gorpley122 ep.
1985Growing PainsPrincipal Willis Dewitt1 ep.
1984Murder, She WroteStuart Himes4 ep.
1984E/R1 ep.
1984Mama MaloneStanley13 ep.
1984Blue ThunderBenjamin Kelty1 ep.
1983Hardcastle and McCormickTeddy Peters1 ep.
1980The Stockard Channing Show1 ep.
1978WKRP in CincinnatiMr. Anderson4 ep.

Guest appearances

2024MatlockEdwin Kingston18 ep.
2022A Million Little ThingsMr. Dennings2 ep.
2019How to Get Away with MurderThomas Fitzgerald1 ep.
2019Station 19Elliott1 ep.
2017This Is UsJudge Walter Crowder1 ep.
2016DamienProfessor Igor Reneus1 ep.
2014BonesHugo Sanderson2 ep.
2014Chasing LifeGerald Rayburn2 ep.
2014GrimmOld Man, Rolek Porter2 ep.
2014CastlePrincipal Duncan1 ep.
2013JustifiedLee Paxton9 ep.
2012ScandalMelvin Feen1 ep.
2012NCIS: Los AngelesSenator Dick Osborne1 ep.
2012Men at WorkJames Wilson1 ep.
2012Harry's LawJudge William Rothman1 ep.
2012Hawaii Five-0Owen Sutherland1 ep.
2010NCISWalter Carmichael1 ep.
2005LostBernard Nadler25 ep.
2010The ForgottenTrain Driver1 ep.
2009Grey's AnatomyMichael Whitman1 ep.
2009LeverageHenry Retzing1 ep.
2006CSI: NYDr. Richards1 ep.
2005MediumEliot Peterson1 ep.
1994ERJack Kayson18 ep.
2005Malcolm in the MiddlePolice Commissioner1 ep.
2005Boston LegalWalter Fife1 ep.
2004CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDr. Mercer1 ep.
2003MiraclesCinda's Father1 ep.
2003Without a TraceCongressman Whitehurst1 ep.
2002CSI: MiamiScott Sommer1 ep.
2002Wolf LakeArthur Van Halen1 ep.
2002Family LawCarlisle Tucker1 ep.
2002Everybody Loves RaymondSpecial Agent Thomas Garfield1 ep.
2000AngelHolland Manners8 ep.
2000The West WingJohn LaSalle1 ep.
1994Diagnosis: MurderDr. Hjortsberg, Ernie Pitt3 ep.
2000Two Guys and a GirlDr. Harvey1 ep.
1999ProfilerKen Harker1 ep.
1999Ally McBealMark Harrison1 ep.
1998Fantasy IslandMr. Gable1 ep.
1998FriendsDr. Harad1 ep.
1998The X-FilesLeamus1 ep.
1998From the Earth to the MoonThomas Paine2 ep.
1998Chicago HopeHoward Sherwood1 ep.
1997RugratsSalesman / Announcer (voice)1 ep.
1997The VisitorArmy General1 ep.
1996MillenniumAgent Jack Pierson1 ep.
1996Boston CommonWesley Butterfield7 ep.
1996The CapeKevin Davis, CAPCOM1 ep.
1996Nowhere ManMan1 ep.
1993Murder, She WroteDan the Electrician, Ethan Stevens, Neil Fraser, Stuart Himes4 ep.
1992Picket FencesFBI Agent Donald Morrell7 ep.
1994The StandWhitney Horgan3 ep.
1994The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Simon Wolfe1 ep.
1994In the Heat of the NightDrew Ward1 ep.
1993Melrose PlaceAgent Hill2 ep.
1991L.A. LawD.A. Bill Graphia3 ep.
1991Growing PainsPrincipal Willis Dewitt1 ep.
1989Alien NationThomas Edison1 ep.
1989Star Trek: The Next GenerationAssistant Manager1 ep.
198821 Jump StreetDan Finger1 ep.
1987The Charmings1 ep.
1986The Golden GirlsMeyer1 ep.
1986Hardcastle and McCormickTeddy Peters1 ep.
1985NewhartLarry's Supporter1 ep.
1985HunterVinny Cochran1 ep.
1985Tales from the DarksideDr. Synapsis1 ep.
1985Magnum, P.I.Ray Jones / John Doe1 ep.
1984E/R1 ep.
1984T. J. HookerLeo Santee1 ep.
1984Blue ThunderBenjamin Kelty1 ep.
1983St. ElsewhereMr. McGrath1 ep.
1979WKRP in CincinnatiAgent Berwick, Mason Nobel, Mr. Anderson, Rex Erhardt4 ep.
1980The Stockard Channing Show1 ep.

Also known as: سام اندرسون