Richard Sanders

Acting

Richard Sanders

Born August 23, 1940Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA54 credits

Richard Kinard Sanders is a retired American actor and screenwriter. He played quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.

Known For

Sly Dog

Movie

2005

Rose Red
6.8

Rose Red

TV

2002

Men of Honor
7.5

Men of Honor

Movie

2000

Lovers Lane
3.9

Lovers Lane

Movie

2000

Batman Beyond
8.2

Batman Beyond

TV

1999

Unhappily Ever After
6.9

Unhappily Ever After

TV

1995

Filmography

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2005Sly Dogas Joe ReevesMovie
Rose Red
2002Rose Redas Mr. StantonTV
Men of Honor
2000Men of Honoras Donny Moor BartenderMovie
Lovers Lane
2000Lovers Laneas Dr. Jack GrefeMovie
Batman Beyond
1999Batman Beyondas Mr. Deakins (voice)TV
Unhappily Ever After
1995Unhappily Ever Afteras Mr. PeabodyTV
Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again
1995Simon & Simon: In Trouble Againas Dr. BudwigMovie
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
1994The Beans of Egypt, MaineMovie
Neon City
1991Neon Cityas Dickie DevineMovie
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991The New WKRP in Cincinnatias Les NessmanTV
Gravedale High
1990Gravedale Highas Ben Franklin (voice)TV
Coach
1989Coachas Warren GraustarkTV
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
1989The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Placesas Dr. DarkMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Aceas Chester LackberryMovie
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1987Nothing In Commonas DooleyTV
Married... with Children
1987Married... with Childrenas Mr. ConnerTV
Designing Women
1986Designing WomenTV
Sidekicks
1986SidekicksTV
ALF
1986ALFas HogarthTV
Inhumanoids
1986InhumanoidsTV
Blacke's Magic
1986Blacke's MagicTV
Growing Pains
1985Growing Painsas LutherTV
Berrenger's
1985Berrenger'sas Frank ChapmanTV
Charles in Charge
1984Charles in Chargeas Professor SmalleyTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Gerald RichardsTV
Who's the Boss?
1984Who's the Boss?TV
Night Court
1984Night Courtas Clark EdwardsTV
Found Money
1983Found Moneyas RobbinsMovie
Valley Girl
1983Valley Girlas Drivers' Ed TeacherMovie
Goodnight, Beantown
1983Goodnight, BeantownTV
The Invisible Woman
1983The Invisible Womanas OrvilleMovie
It Takes Two
1982It Takes TwoTV
Newhart
1982Newhartas Cecil BreechTV
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
Solid Gold
1980Solid Goldas SelfTV
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980Trouble in High Timber Countryas LesterMovie
The Nude Bomb
1980The Nude Bombas German DelegateMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Harry NoldTV
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979Diary of a Teenage Hitchhikeras Mr. FogartyMovie
Ike
1979Ikeas CorrespondentTV
Bud and Lou
1978Bud and Louas DoctorMovie
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978WKRP in CincinnatiTV
Keefer
1978Keeferas BemmelMovie
Ruby and Oswald
1978Ruby and Oswaldas Agent KelleyMovie
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Islandas Mr. BandwellTV
Rafferty
1977RaffertyTV
Good Against Evil
1977Good Against Evilas The DoctorMovie
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977Alexander: The Other Side of Dawnas TravisMovie
Alice
1976AliceTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Samuel RomneyTV
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974Lincoln: Trial by Fireas Minister AdamsMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas DrunkTV
McCloud
1970McCloudTV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television Playhouseas Prosecuting AttorneyTV