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 Forrest Gump 1994 Grey's Anatomy 2005 Friends 1994 Lost 2004 Series ★ 7 Matlock 2024
Edwin Kingston Series ★ 7.2 Painkiller 2023
Raymond Sackler ★ 7.5 Where the Crawdads Sing 2022
Tate (mid-70s) Series ★ 8.2 Station 19 2018
Elliott Series ★ 7.2 A Million Little Things 2018
Mr. Dennings ★ 6.2 Ouija: Origin of Evil 2016
Mr. Browning Series ★ 6.2 Damien 2016
Professor Igor Reneus Series ★ 8.2 This Is Us 2016
Judge Walter Crowder ★ 4.7 Devil's Due 2014
Father Thomas Series ★ 7.2 Chasing Life 2014
Gerald Rayburn Series ★ 7.8 How to Get Away with Murder 2014
Thomas Fitzgerald ★ 5.4 Breaking the Girls 2013
Professor Nolan ★ 5.7 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom 2012
Chris Series ★ 6.6 Men at Work 2012
James Wilson Series ★ 7.2 Scandal 2012
Melvin Feen ★ 6.9 Water for Elephants 2011
Mr. Hyde Series ★ 8.3 Grimm 2011
Old Man Series ★ 7.5 Harry's Law 2011
Judge William Rothman Series ★ 7.7 Hawaii Five-0 2010
Owen Sutherland Series ★ 8 Justified 2010
Lee Paxton Series ★ 8 Castle 2009
Principal Duncan Series ★ 6.1 The Forgotten 2009
Train Driver Series ★ 7.5 NCIS: Los Angeles 2009
Senator Dick Osborne Series ★ 7.6 Leverage 2008
Henry Retzing Series ★ 7.5 Medium 2005
Eliot Peterson Series ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005
Michael Whitman Series ★ 8.2 Bones 2005
Hugo Sanderson Series ★ 7.3 CSI: NY 2004
Dr. Richards Series ★ 8 Lost 2004
Bernard Nadler Series ★ 7.9 Boston Legal 2004
Walter Fife ★ 5.1 Secret Santa 2003
Mr. Gibson Series ★ 7.6 NCIS 2003
Walter Carmichael ★ 5.2 Slackers 2002
Charles Patton Series ★ 7.7 CSI: Miami 2002
Scott Sommer Series ★ 7.2 Without a Trace 2002
Congressman Whitehurst Series ★ 7.7 Wolf Lake 2001
Arthur Van Halen ★ 5.6 The Independent 2000
Ed Series ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000
Dr. Mercer Series ★ 8.5 Malcolm in the Middle 2000
Police Commissioner ★ 4.9 NetForce 1999
Fox Series ★ 7.8 Angel 1999
Holland Manners Series ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999
John LaSalle ★ 6.9 The Pentagon Wars 1998
Congressman #2 ★ 5.9 Permanent Midnight 1998
Dr. Olson Series ★ 8.1 From the Earth to the Moon 1998
Thomas Paine Series ★ 7.2 Two Guys and a Girl 1998
Dr. Harvey Series ★ 6.5 Ally McBeal 1997
Mark Harrison Series ★ 6.8 Everybody Loves Raymond 1996
Special Agent Thomas Garfield Series ★ 7.7 Millennium 1996
Agent Jack Pierson Series ★ 7 Profiler 1996
Ken Harker Series ★ 7.8 Nowhere Man 1995
Man ★ 5.8 The Puppet Masters 1994
Culbertson ★ 8.5 Forrest Gump 1994
Principal Hancock Series ★ 7.2 Chicago Hope 1994
Howard Sherwood Series ★ 8.4 Friends 1994
Dr. Harad Series ★ 7.8 ER 1994
Jack Kayson Series ★ 6.8 The Stand 1994
Whitney Horgan Series ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993
Leamus Series ★ 7.1 Diagnosis: Murder 1993
Ernie Pitt Series ★ 7.1 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 1993
Simon Wolfe ★ 5.9 Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992
Chairman of the House Committee Series ★ 5.8 Melrose Place 1992
Agent Hill Series ★ 7.4 Picket Fences 1992
FBI Agent Donald Morrell Series ★ 7.6 Rugrats 1991
Salesman / Announcer (voice) ★ 6.2 Dark Angel 1990
Warren Series ★ 7 Alien Nation 1989
Thomas Edison ★ 6.3 Critters 2 1988
Mr. Morgan Series ★ 7.6 In the Heat of the Night 1988
Drew Ward ★ 7.3 La Bamba 1987
Mr. Ludwig Series ★ 8.4 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987
Assistant Manager Series ★ 7.3 21 Jump Street 1987
Dan Finger Series ★ 6.7 Perfect Strangers 1986
Sam Gorpley Series ★ 7 L.A. Law 1986
D.A. Bill Graphia Series ★ 6.5 Growing Pains 1985
Principal Willis Dewitt Series ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985
Meyer Series ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984
Dr. Synapsis Series ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984
Vinny Cochran Series ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984
Neil Fraser Series ★ 6.9 Blue Thunder 1984
Benjamin Kelty Series ★ 6.5 Hardcastle and McCormick 1983
Teddy Peters Series ★ 7.2 Newhart 1982
Series ★ 6.5 T. J. Hooker 1982
Leo Santee Series ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982
Mr. McGrath Series ★ 7.3 Magnum, P.I. 1980
Ray Jones / John Doe Series ★ 7.6 WKRP in Cincinnati 1978
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