Sam Anderson

Born April 2, 1947· Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

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Born in Clark, South Dakota, and raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota, he earned a Master of Arts in American literature and creative writing from the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin before teaching drama at Antelope Valley College in the 1970s. His television career is marked by memorable character parts, including the mailroom supervisor on a 1990s sitcom, a strict high-sc…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump1994

Principal Hancock

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle2000

Police Commissioner

Friends

The X-Files

The X-Files1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation1987

Assistant Manager

Grimm

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy2005

Michael Whitman

Bones

This Is Us

Judge Walter Crowder

Station 19

Lost

Castle

Principal Duncan

Justified

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder2014

Thomas Fitzgerald

Angel

Holland Manners

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-02010

Owen Sutherland

CSI: Miami

NCIS

Walter Carmichael

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon1998

Rugrats

Salesman / Announcer (voice)

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing2022

Millennium

Agent Jack Pierson

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles2009

Senator Dick Osborne

Medium

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984

CSI: NY

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.1980

Ray Jones / John Doe

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street1987

Scandal

Profiler

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers1986

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants2011

Melrose Place

Melrose Place1992

Critters 2

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Ouija: Origin of Evil2016

Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel1982

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man1992

Chairman of the House Committee