Person
Sam Anderson
Acting · Born 1947-04-02 · 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
Grey's Anatomy
Michael Whitman
NCIS
Walter Carmichael
Lost
Bernard Nadler
Bones
Hugo Sanderson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Mercer
Friends
Dr. Harad
Hawaii Five-0
Owen Sutherland
CSI: Miami
Scott Sommer
Grimm
Old Man
Castle
Principal Duncan
Filmography
- 2024MatlockEdwin Kingston
- 2024The Lift
- 2023PainkillerRaymond Sackler
- 2022Where the Crawdads SingTate (mid-70s)
- 2018A Million Little ThingsMr. Dennings
- 2018Song of Back and NeckJarred Foxen
- 2018Station 19Elliott
- 2017Do You Take This ManSteven
- 2017Maybe SomedayDouglas Donnelly
- 2016Ouija: Origin of EvilMr. Browning
- 2016This Is UsJudge Walter Crowder
- 2016DamienProfessor Igor Reneus
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderThomas Fitzgerald
- 2014Chasing LifeGerald Rayburn
- 2014Devil's DueFather Thomas
- 2013Breaking the GirlsProfessor Nolan
- 20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go BoomChris
- 2012Men at WorkJames Wilson
- 2012ScandalMelvin Feen
- 2011GrimmOld Man
- 2011Water for ElephantsMr. Hyde
- 2011Harry's LawJudge William Rothman
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Owen Sutherland
- 2010JustifiedLee Paxton
- 2009The ForgottenTrain Driver
- 2009NCIS: Los AngelesSenator Dick Osborne
- 2009CastlePrincipal Duncan
- 2008LeverageHenry Retzing
- 2006Dirty HabitBishop
- 2005TouchedDr. Reynolds
- 2005BonesHugo Sanderson
- 2005Grey's AnatomyMichael Whitman
- 2005MediumEliot Peterson
- 2004Boston LegalWalter Fife
- 2004CSI: NYDr. Richards
- 2004LostBernard Nadler
- 2003Secret SantaMr. Gibson
- 2003Married to the KellysBill Kelly
- 2003NCISWalter Carmichael
- 2003MiraclesCinda's Father
- 2002Without a TraceCongressman Whitehurst
- 2002CSI: MiamiScott Sommer
- 2002SlackersCharles Patton
- 2001Wolf LakeArthur Van Halen
- 2000Sonic ImpactAlex Holmes
- 2000The IndependentEd
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDr. Mercer
- 2000Perfect GameSteven
- 2000Malcolm in the MiddlePolice Commissioner
- 1999AngelHolland Manners
- 1999The West WingJohn LaSalle
- 1999Family LawCarlisle Tucker
- 1999NetForceFox
- 1998Fantasy IslandMr. Gable
- 1998Permanent MidnightDr. Olson
- 1998What I Did for LoveRichard
- 1998From the Earth to the MoonThomas Paine
- 1998Two Guys and a GirlDr. Harvey
- 1998The Pentagon WarsCongressman #2
- 1997The VisitorArmy General
- 1997Ally McBealMark Harrison
- 1997The Sleepwalker KillingRoth Lane
- 1997The Last HandJimmy Walsh
- 1996MillenniumAgent Jack Pierson
- 1996ProfilerKen Harker
- 1996Everybody Loves RaymondSpecial Agent Thomas Garfield
- 1996The CapeKevin Davis, CAPCOM
- 1996Boston CommonWesley Butterfield
- 1996The Man Next DoorDwight Cooley
- 1995Live ShotMarvin Seaborne
- 1995Nowhere ManMan
- 1994The Puppet MastersCulbertson
- 1994FriendsDr. Harad
- 1994ERJack Kayson
- 1994Chicago HopeHoward Sherwood
- 1994Forrest GumpPrincipal Hancock
- 1994The StandWhitney Horgan
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderErnie Pitt
- 1993The X-FilesLeamus
- 1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Simon Wolfe
- 1993A Place to Be LovedJudge Thomas S. Kirk
- 1992Picket FencesFBI Agent Donald Morrell
- 1992Melrose PlaceAgent Hill
- 1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManChairman of the House Committee
- 1990Dark AngelWarren
- 1989Alien NationThomas Edison
- 1988Critters 2Mr. Morgan
- 1988In the Heat of the NightDrew Ward
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationAssistant Manager
- 1987La BambaMr. Ludwig
- 198721 Jump StreetDan Finger
- 1987The Charmings
- 1986L.A. LawD.A. Bill Graphia
- 1986Perfect StrangersSam Gorpley
- 1985Growing PainsPrincipal Willis Dewitt
- 1985The Golden GirlsMeyer
- 1985Movers & ShakersRay Berg
- 1984Tales from the DarksideDr. Synapsis
- 1984Murder, She WroteStuart Himes
- 1984HunterVinny Cochran
- 1984E/R
- 1984Mama MaloneStanley
- 1984Blue ThunderBenjamin Kelty
- 1983Policewoman CenterfoldDruggist
- 1983Hardcastle and McCormickTeddy Peters
- 1983Joe Dancer III: The Big TradePaul Iberville
- 1982The Tragedy of King LearDuke of Albany
- 1982St. ElsewhereMr. McGrath
- 1982Newhart
- 1982T. J. HookerLeo Santee
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Ray Jones / John Doe
- 1980The Stockard Channing Show
- 1979The SwapPaul
- 1978WKRP in CincinnatiAgent Berwick
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