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Henry G. Sanders
Houston, Texas, USA
Henry Gayle Sanders is an American actor known for his TV roles as Prosper Denton on Queen Sugar, Samuel Carter on 9-1-1, Uncle Chester on Hap & Leonard, Cedric on the miniseries…
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Henry Gayle Sanders is an American actor known for his TV roles as Prosper Denton on Queen Sugar, Samuel Carter on 9-1-1, Uncle Chester on Hap & Leonard, Cedric on the miniseries DMZ, and Robert E. On Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as well as the TV movie of the same name. He's known for his film roles as Arthur Holloway in Samaritan, Pastor Jack in Roman J. Israel Esq., Cager Lee in Selma, Red Henderson in Whiplash, Martin in Rocky Balboa, Cesar's Trainer in Play It to the Bone, and Sandy in Bull Durham. He has also had roles in a number of TV movies. He's guest starred on numerous TV shows including Shameless, American Horror Story, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, CSI, Cold Case, Eleventh Hour, Heartland, Commander in Chief, Joan of Arcadia, The West Wing, Boomtown, NYPD Blue, Moesha, Sliders, ER, Murphy Brown, The Young and the Restless, L.A. Law, Alf, Matlock, Married... with Children, Beauty and the Beast, Moonlighting, Cagney & Lacey, Highway to Heaven, What's Happening Now?, 227, Hunter, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Knots Landing, Night Court, Knight Rider, Diff'rent Strokes, St. Elsewhere, The Greatest American Hero, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and The Rockford Files.
Filmography
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2024
Good Men
Movie Self
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2024
I Don't Know
Movie Brad
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2022
Samaritan
Movie Arthur Holloway
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2018
Family Feud
Movie 2096 Descendant
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2018
9-1-1
TV show Samuel Carter
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2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Movie Pastor Jack
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2016
Blue: The American Dream
Movie China Banks
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2014
Selma
Movie Cager Lee
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2014
Whiplash
Movie Red Henderson
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2014
Crimes of the Mind
Movie Judge Maynard
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2011
American Horror Story
TV show Willie
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2011
Shameless
TV show Jelly
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2010
You Again
Movie Chaplain
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2008
Eleventh Hour
TV show Sam Tewsbury
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2008
The Mentalist
TV show Willie Shubert
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2008
Blues
Movie Pop Boudreaux
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2007
Heartland
TV show Rev. Jacob Grier
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2006
Rocky Balboa
Movie Martin
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2005
Berkeley
Movie Gadsen
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2005
Commander in Chief
TV show Gavin Kester
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2005
Grey's Anatomy
TV show Dr. Hudson
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2003
Cold Case
TV show Ronnie Collins
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2003
Joan of Arcadia
TV show Security Guard God
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2003
Manhood
Movie Police Officer
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2002
Boomtown
TV show Police Sergeant Miller
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2002
Little John
Movie Merle
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2001
The Division
TV show Frankie
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Bill Gibson
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1999
Play It to the Bone
Movie Cesar's Trainer
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1999
Snoops
TV show Michael Williams
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1999
The West Wing
TV show Ambassador Tiki
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1999
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
Movie Robert E.
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1998
Carnival of Souls
Movie Officer Soby
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1997
The Inheritance
Movie Blacksmith
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1996
Moesha
TV show Clifford Brown
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1995
Sliders
TV show Harold
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1995
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
Movie Ellis Watley
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1994
ER
TV show Phillip
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1994
Ride with the Wind
Movie Dr. Dailey
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1993
Dying to Love You
Movie Attorney
