Sam Anderson

Acting

Sam Anderson

Born April 2, 1947Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA114 credits

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

Matlock
7.0

Matlock

TV

2024

The Lift
6.0

The Lift

Movie

2024

Painkiller
7.2

Painkiller

TV

2023

Where the Crawdads Sing
7.5

Where the Crawdads Sing

Movie

2022

A Million Little Things
7.3

A Million Little Things

TV

2018

Song of Back and Neck
6.2

Song of Back and Neck

Movie

2018

Filmography

Matlock
2024Matlockas Edwin KingstonTV
The Lift
2024The LiftMovie
Painkiller
2023Painkilleras Raymond SacklerTV
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022Where the Crawdads Singas Tate (mid-70s)Movie
A Million Little Things
2018A Million Little Thingsas Mr. DenningsTV
Song of Back and Neck
2018Song of Back and Neckas Jarred FoxenMovie
Station 19
2018Station 19as ElliottTV
Do You Take This Man
2017Do You Take This Manas StevenMovie
Maybe Someday
2017Maybe Somedayas Douglas DonnellyMovie
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016Ouija: Origin of Evilas Mr. BrowningMovie
This Is Us
2016This Is Usas Judge Walter CrowderTV
Damien
2016Damienas Professor Igor ReneusTV
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with Murderas Thomas FitzgeraldTV
Chasing Life
2014Chasing Lifeas Gerald RayburnTV
Devil's Due
2014Devil's Dueas Father ThomasMovie
Breaking the Girls
2013Breaking the Girlsas Professor NolanMovie
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boomas ChrisMovie
Men at Work
2012Men at Workas James WilsonTV
Scandal
2012Scandalas Melvin FeenTV
Grimm
2011Grimmas Old ManTV
Water for Elephants
2011Water for Elephantsas Mr. HydeMovie
Harry's Law
2011Harry's Lawas Judge William RothmanTV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Owen SutherlandTV
Justified
2010Justifiedas Lee PaxtonTV
The Forgotten
2009The Forgottenas Train DriverTV
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angelesas Senator Dick OsborneTV
Castle
2009Castleas Principal DuncanTV
Leverage
2008Leverageas Henry RetzingTV
Dirty Habit
2006Dirty Habitas BishopMovie
Touched
2005Touchedas Dr. ReynoldsMovie
Bones
2005Bonesas Hugo SandersonTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Michael WhitmanTV
Medium
2005Mediumas Eliot PetersonTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Walter FifeTV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Dr. RichardsTV
Lost
2004Lostas Bernard NadlerTV
Secret Santa
2003Secret Santaas Mr. GibsonMovie
Married to the Kellys
2003Married to the Kellysas Bill KellyTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Walter CarmichaelTV
Miracles
2003Miraclesas Cinda's FatherTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Congressman WhitehurstTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Scott SommerTV
Slackers
2002Slackersas Charles PattonMovie
Wolf Lake
2001Wolf Lakeas Arthur Van HalenTV
Sonic Impact
2000Sonic Impactas Alex HolmesMovie
The Independent
2000The Independentas EdMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Dr. MercerTV
Perfect Game
2000Perfect Gameas StevenMovie
Malcolm in the Middle
2000Malcolm in the Middleas Police CommissionerTV
Angel
1999Angelas Holland MannersTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas John LaSalleTV
Family Law
1999Family Lawas Carlisle TuckerTV
NetForce
1999NetForceas FoxMovie
Fantasy Island
1998Fantasy Islandas Mr. GableTV
Permanent Midnight
1998Permanent Midnightas Dr. OlsonMovie
What I Did for Love
1998What I Did for Loveas RichardMovie
From the Earth to the Moon
1998From the Earth to the Moonas Thomas PaineTV
Two Guys and a Girl
1998Two Guys and a Girlas Dr. HarveyTV
The Pentagon Wars
1998The Pentagon Warsas Congressman #2Movie
The Visitor
1997The Visitoras Army GeneralTV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Mark HarrisonTV
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997The Sleepwalker Killingas Roth LaneMovie
The Last Hand
1997The Last Handas Jimmy WalshMovie
Millennium
1996Millenniumas Agent Jack PiersonTV
Profiler
1996Profileras Ken HarkerTV
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996Everybody Loves Raymondas Special Agent Thomas GarfieldTV
The Cape
1996The Capeas Kevin Davis, CAPCOMTV
Boston Common
1996Boston Commonas Wesley ButterfieldTV
The Man Next Door
1996The Man Next Dooras Dwight CooleyMovie
Live Shot
1995Live Shotas Marvin SeaborneTV
Nowhere Man
1995Nowhere Manas The ManTV
The Puppet Masters
1994The Puppet Mastersas CulbertsonMovie
Friends
1994Friendsas Dr. HaradTV
ER
1994ERas Jack KaysonTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Howard SherwoodTV
Forrest Gump
1994Forrest Gumpas Principal HancockMovie
The Stand
1994The Standas Whitney HorganTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Ernie PittTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas LeamusTV
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.as Simon WolfeTV
A Place to Be Loved
1993A Place to Be Lovedas Judge Thomas S. KirkMovie
Picket Fences
1992Picket Fencesas FBI Agent Donald MorrellTV
Melrose Place
1992Melrose Placeas Agent HillTV
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Manas Chairman of the House CommitteeMovie
Dark Angel
1990Dark Angelas WarrenMovie
Alien Nation
1989Alien Nationas Thomas EdisonTV
Critters 2
1988Critters 2as Mr. MorganMovie
In the Heat of the Night
1988In the Heat of the Nightas Drew WardTV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Assistant ManagerTV
La Bamba
1987La Bambaas Mr. LudwigMovie
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Streetas Dan FingerTV
The Charmings
1987The CharmingsTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas D.A. Bill GraphiaTV
Perfect Strangers
1986Perfect Strangersas Sam GorpleyTV
Growing Pains
1985Growing Painsas Principal Willis DewittTV
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas MeyerTV
Movers & Shakers
1985Movers & Shakersas Ray BergMovie
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Dr. SynapsisTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Stuart HimesTV
Hunter
1984Hunteras Vinny CochranTV
E/R
1984E/RTV
Mama Malone
1984Mama Maloneas StanleyTV
Blue Thunder
1984Blue Thunderas Benjamin KeltyTV
Policewoman Centerfold
1983Policewoman Centerfoldas DruggistMovie
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Hardcastle and McCormickas Teddy PetersTV
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
1983Joe Dancer III: The Big Tradeas Paul IbervilleMovie
The Tragedy of King Lear
1982The Tragedy of King Learas Duke of AlbanyMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Mr. McGrathTV
Newhart
1982NewhartTV
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Leo SanteeTV
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Ray Jones / John DoeTV
The Stockard Channing Show
1980The Stockard Channing ShowTV
The Swap
1979The Swapas PaulMovie
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978WKRP in Cincinnatias Agent BerwickTV