Known For
Acting
Known Credits
122
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 2, 1947 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
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.
| 2024 | Matlockas Edwin Kingston | |
| 2024 | The Liftas | |
| 2023 | Painkilleras Raymond Sackler | |
| 2022 | Where the Crawdads Singas Tate (mid-70s) | |
| 2018 | A Million Little Thingsas Mr. Dennings | |
| 2018 | Song of Back and Neckas Jarred Foxen | |
| 2018 | Station 19as Elliott | |
| 2017 | Do You Take This Manas Steven | |
| 2017 | Maybe Somedayas Douglas Donnelly | |
| 2016 | Ouija: Origin of Evilas Mr. Browning | |
| 2016 | This Is Usas Judge Walter Crowder | |
| 2016 | Damienas Professor Igor Reneus | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murderas Thomas Fitzgerald | |
| 2014 | Chasing Lifeas Gerald Rayburn | |
| 2014 | Devil's Dueas Father Thomas | |
| 2013 | Breaking the Girlsas Professor Nolan | |
| 2012 | 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boomas Chris | |
| 2012 | Men at Workas James Wilson | |
| 2012 | Scandalas Melvin Feen | |
| 2011 | Grimmas Old Man | |
| 2011 | Grimmas Rolek Porter | |
| 2011 | Water for Elephantsas Mr. Hyde | |
| 2011 | Harry's Lawas Judge William Rothman | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0as Owen Sutherland | |
| 2010 | Justifiedas Lee Paxton | |
| 2009 | The Forgottenas Train Driver | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angelesas Senator Dick Osborne | |
| 2009 | Castleas Principal Duncan | |
| 2008 | Leverageas Henry Retzing | |
| 2006 | Dirty Habitas Bishop | |
| 2005 | Touchedas Dr. Reynolds | |
| 2005 | Bonesas Hugo Sanderson | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas Michael Whitman | |
| 2005 | Mediumas Eliot Peterson | |
| 2004 | Boston Legalas Walter Fife | |
| 2004 | CSI: NYas Dr. Richards | |
| 2004 | Lostas Bernard Nadler | |
| 2003 | Secret Santaas Mr. Gibson | |
| 2003 | Married to the Kellysas Bill Kelly | |
| 2003 | NCISas Walter Carmichael | |
| 2003 | Miraclesas Cinda's Father | |
| 2002 | Without a Traceas Congressman Whitehurst | |
| 2002 | CSI: Miamias Scott Sommer | |
| 2002 | Slackersas Charles Patton | |
| 2001 | Wolf Lakeas Arthur Van Halen | |
| 2000 | Sonic Impactas Alex Holmes | |
| 2000 | The Independentas Ed | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Dr. Mercer | |
| 2000 | Perfect Gameas Steven | |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middleas Police Commissioner | |
| 1999 | Angelas Holland Manners | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas John LaSalle | |
| 1999 | Family Lawas Carlisle Tucker | |
| 1999 | NetForceas Fox | |
| 1998 | Fantasy Islandas Mr. Gable | |
| 1998 | Permanent Midnightas Dr. Olson | |
| 1998 | What I Did for Loveas Richard | |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moonas Thomas Paine | |
| 1998 | Two Guys and a Girlas Dr. Harvey | |
| 1998 | The Pentagon Warsas Congressman #2 | |
| 1997 | The Visitoras Army General | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealas Mark Harrison | |
| 1997 | The Sleepwalker Killingas Roth Lane | |
| 1997 | The Last Handas Jimmy Walsh | |
| 1996 | Millenniumas Agent Jack Pierson | |
| 1996 | Profileras Ken Harker | |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymondas Special Agent Thomas Garfield | |
| 1996 | The Capeas Kevin Davis, CAPCOM | |
| 1996 | Boston Commonas Wesley Butterfield | |
| 1996 | The Man Next Dooras Dwight Cooley | |
| 1995 | Live Shotas Marvin Seaborne | |
| 1995 | Nowhere Manas Man | |
| 1994 | The Puppet Mastersas Culbertson | |
| 1994 | Friendsas Dr. Harad | |
| 1994 | ERas Jack Kayson | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hopeas Howard Sherwood | |
| 1994 | Forrest Gumpas Principal Hancock | |
| 1994 | The Standas Whitney Horgan | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murderas Dr. Hjortsberg | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murderas Ernie Pitt | |
| 1993 | The X-Filesas Leamus | |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.as Simon Wolfe | |
| 1993 | A Place to Be Lovedas Judge Thomas S. Kirk | |
| 1992 | Picket Fencesas FBI Agent Donald Morrell | |
| 1992 | Melrose Placeas Agent Hill | |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Manas Chairman of the House Committee | |
| 1990 | Dark Angelas Warren | |
| 1989 | Alien Nationas Thomas Edison | |
| 1988 | Critters 2as Mr. Morgan | |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Nightas Drew Ward | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generationas Assistant Manager | |
| 1987 | La Bambaas Mr. Ludwig | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Streetas Dan Finger | |
| 1987 | The Charmingsas | |
| 1986 | L.A. Lawas D.A. Bill Graphia | |
| 1986 | Perfect Strangersas Sam Gorpley | |
| 1985 | Growing Painsas Principal Willis Dewitt | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girlsas Meyer | |
| 1985 | Movers & Shakersas Ray Berg | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Dan the Electrician | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Ethan Stevens | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Neil Fraser | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Stuart Himes | |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darksideas Dr. Synapsis | |
| 1984 | Hunteras Vinny Cochran | |
| 1984 | E/Ras | |
| 1984 | Mama Maloneas Stanley | |
| 1984 | Blue Thunderas Benjamin Kelty | |
| 1983 | Policewoman Centerfoldas Druggist | |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormickas Teddy Peters | |
| 1983 | Joe Dancer III: The Big Tradeas Paul Iberville | |
| 1982 | The Tragedy of King Learas Duke of Albany | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhereas Mr. McGrath | |
| 1982 | Newhartas | |
| 1982 | T. J. Hookeras Leo Santee | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.as Ray Jones / John Doe | |
| 1980 | The Stockard Channing Showas | |
| 1979 | The Swapas Paul | |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnatias Agent Berwick | |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnatias Mason Nobel | |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnatias Mr. Anderson | |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnatias Rex Erhardt |
