Sam Anderson

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Sam Anderson

Acting 79 April 2, 1947

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 Bernar…

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Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

8.5 1994 Movie
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.2 2005 TV Show
Friends

Friends

8.4 1994 TV Show
Lost

Lost

8.0 2004 TV Show
Bones

Bones

8.2 2005 TV Show
Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

8.5 2000 TV Show
NCIS

NCIS

7.6 2003 TV Show
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.4 1993 TV Show
Grimm

Grimm

8.3 2011 TV Show
Castle

Castle

8.0 2009 TV Show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6 2000 TV Show
Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

7.7 2010 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps

    Movie Elder Scott

  2. 2024
    Matlock

    TV show Edwin Kingston

  3. 2024
    The Lift

    Movie

  4. 2023
    Painkiller

    TV show Raymond Sackler

  5. 2022
    Where the Crawdads Sing

    Movie Tate (mid-70s)

  6. 2018
    A Million Little Things

    TV show Mr. Dennings

  7. 2018
    Song of Back and Neck

    Movie Jarred Foxen

  8. 2018
    Station 19

    TV show Elliott

  9. 2017
    Do You Take This Man

    Movie Steven

  10. 2017
    Maybe Someday

    Movie Douglas Donnelly

  11. 2016
    Ouija: Origin of Evil

    Movie Mr. Browning

  12. 2016
    This Is Us

    TV show Judge Walter Crowder

  13. 2016
    Damien

    TV show Professor Igor Reneus

  14. 2014
    How to Get Away with Murder

    TV show Thomas Fitzgerald

  15. 2014
    Chasing Life

    TV show Gerald Rayburn

  16. 2014
    Devil's Due

    Movie Father Thomas

More credits
  1. 2013
    Breaking the Girls

    Movie Professor Nolan

  2. 2012
    3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

    Movie Chris

  3. 2012
    Men at Work

    TV show James Wilson

  4. 2012
    Scandal

    TV show Melvin Feen

  5. 2011
    Grimm

    TV show Old Man

  6. 2011
    Water for Elephants

    Movie Mr. Hyde

  7. 2011
    Harry's Law

    TV show Judge William Rothman

  8. 2010
    Hawaii Five-0

    TV show Owen Sutherland

  9. 2010
    Justified

    TV show Lee Paxton

  10. 2009
    NCIS: Los Angeles

    TV show Senator Dick Osborne

  11. 2009
    The Forgotten

    TV show Train Driver

  12. 2009
    Castle

    TV show Principal Duncan

  13. 2008
    Leverage

    TV show Henry Retzing

  14. 2006
    Dirty Habit

    Movie Bishop

  15. 2005
    Touched

    Movie Dr. Reynolds

  16. 2005
    Bones

    TV show Hugo Sanderson

  17. 2005
    Grey's Anatomy

    TV show Michael Whitman

  18. 2005
    Medium

    TV show Eliot Peterson

  19. 2004
    Boston Legal

    TV show Walter Fife

  20. 2004
    Lost

    TV show Bernard Nadler

  21. 2004
    CSI: NY

    TV show Dr. Richards

  22. 2003
    Secret Santa

    Movie Mr. Gibson

  23. 2003
    Married to the Kellys

    TV show Bill Kelly

  24. 2003
    NCIS

    TV show Walter Carmichael