Sam Anderson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Michael Whitman
2005
Series
NCIS
Walter Carmichael
2003
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Mercer
2000
Series
Bones
Hugo Sanderson
2005
Series
Friends
Dr. Harad
1994
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Owen Sutherland
2010
Series
Castle
Principal Duncan
2009
Series
Lost
Bernard Nadler
2004
Series
CSI: Miami
Scott Sommer
2002
Series
The X-Files
Leamus
1993
Series
The West Wing
John LaSalle
1999
Series
Hunter
Vinny Cochran
1984
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Senator Dick Osborne
2009
Series
Grimm
Old Man
2011
Series
Grimm
Rolek Porter
2011
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Assistant Manager
1987
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Stuart Himes
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Neil Fraser
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Ethan Stevens
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Dan the Electrician
1984
Series
Chicago Hope
Howard Sherwood
1994
Series
ER
Jack Kayson
1994
Series
Without a Trace
Congressman Whitehurst
2002
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Ernie Pitt
1993
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Hjortsberg
1993
Series
Malcolm in the Middle
Police Commissioner
2000
Series
How to Get Away with Murder
Thomas Fitzgerald
2014
Series
Melrose Place
Agent Hill
1992
Series
CSI: NY
Dr. Richards
2004
Series
Boston Legal
Walter Fife
2004
Series
Scandal
Melvin Feen
2012
Series
Medium
Eliot Peterson
2005
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Ray Jones / John Doe
1980
Series
This Is Us
Judge Walter Crowder
2016
Film
Forrest Gump
Principal Hancock
1994
Series
Angel
Holland Manners
1999
Series
Justified
Lee Paxton
2010
Series
21 Jump Street
Dan Finger
1987
Series
Station 19
Elliott
2018
Series
L.A. Law
D.A. Bill Graphia
1986
Series
Everybody Loves Raymond
Special Agent Thomas Garfield
1996
Series
St. Elsewhere
Mr. McGrath
1982
Series
Newhart
1982
Series
The Golden Girls
Meyer
1985
Series
T. J. Hooker
Leo Santee
1982
Series
Matlock
Edwin Kingston
2024
Series
Leverage
Henry Retzing
2008
Series
Profiler
Ken Harker
1996
Series
A Million Little Things
Mr. Dennings
2018
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Synapsis
1984
Series
Millennium
Agent Jack Pierson
1996
Film
Where the Crawdads Sing
Tate (mid-70s)
2022
Series
In the Heat of the Night
Drew Ward
1988
Series
Ally McBeal
Mark Harrison
1997
Series
Family Law
Carlisle Tucker
1999
Series
Two Guys and a Girl
Dr. Harvey
1998
Series
Growing Pains
Principal Willis Dewitt
1985
Series
The Stand
Whitney Horgan
1994
Series
Harry's Law
Judge William Rothman
2011
Series
Picket Fences
FBI Agent Donald Morrell
1992
Series
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Simon Wolfe
1993
Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
Teddy Peters
1983
Series
From the Earth to the Moon
Thomas Paine
1998
Series
Chasing Life
Gerald Rayburn
2014
Series
WKRP in Cincinnati
Agent Berwick
1978
Series
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mason Nobel
1978
Series
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mr. Anderson
1978
Series
WKRP in Cincinnati
Rex Erhardt
1978
Series
Perfect Strangers
Sam Gorpley
1986
Series
Nowhere Man
Man
1995
Series
Alien Nation
Thomas Edison
1989
Series
Men at Work
James Wilson
2012
Series
The Forgotten
Train Driver
2009
Film
Dark Angel
Warren
1990
Series
Painkiller
Raymond Sackler
2023
Series
Boston Common
Wesley Butterfield
1996
Series
Fantasy Island
Mr. Gable
1998
Series
Miracles
Cinda's Father
2003
Film
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Mr. Browning
2016
Film
La Bamba
Mr. Ludwig
1987
Series
The Visitor
Army General
1997
Series
Blue Thunder
Benjamin Kelty
1984
Series
Damien
Professor Igor Reneus
2016
Series
E/R
1984
Film
Critters 2
Mr. Morgan
1988
Series
Wolf Lake
Arthur Van Halen
2001
Film
Water for Elephants
Mr. Hyde
2011
Film
Devil's Due
Father Thomas
2014
Film
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Chairman of the House Committee
1992
Series
The Cape
Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
1996
Series
Married to the Kellys
Bill Kelly
2003
Series
The Charmings
1987
Series
Mama Malone
Stanley
1984
Film
The Pentagon Wars
Congressman #2
1998
Film
Slackers
Charles Patton
2002
Film
The Puppet Masters
Culbertson
1994
Film
NetForce
Fox
1999
Series
Live Shot
Marvin Seaborne
1995
Film
Permanent Midnight
Dr. Olson
1998
Series
The Stockard Channing Show
1980
Film
Breaking the Girls
Professor Nolan
2013
Film
The Swap
Paul
1979
Film
The Tragedy of King Lear
Duke of Albany
1982
Film
Do You Take This Man
Steven
2017
Film
The Last Hand
Jimmy Walsh
1997
Film
The Sleepwalker Killing
Roth Lane
1997
Film
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Chris
2012
Film
Secret Santa
Mr. Gibson
2003
Film
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
Paul Iberville
1983
Film
Policewoman Centerfold
Druggist
1983
Film
Touched
Dr. Reynolds
2005
Film
Dirty Habit
Bishop
2006
Film
The Independent
Ed
2000
Film
Sonic Impact
Alex Holmes
2000
Film
Movers & Shakers
Ray Berg
1985
Film
A Place to Be Loved
Judge Thomas S. Kirk
1993
Film
Maybe Someday
Douglas Donnelly
2017
Film
Perfect Game
Steven
2000
Film
The Man Next Door
Dwight Cooley
1996
Film
What I Did for Love
Richard
1998
Film
Song of Back and Neck
Jarred Foxen
2018
Film
The Lift
2024