Sam Anderson
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.
TV Shows(78)
Matlock
Edwin Kingston
2024
Painkiller
Raymond Sackler
2023
A Million Little Things
Mr. Dennings
2018
Station 19
Elliott
2018
This Is Us
Judge Walter Crowder
2016
Damien
Professor Igor Reneus
2016
How to Get Away with Murder
Thomas Fitzgerald
2014
Chasing Life
Gerald Rayburn
2014
Men at Work
James Wilson
2012
Scandal
Melvin Feen
2012
Grimm
Old Man
2011
Harry's Law
Judge William Rothman
2011
Hawaii Five-0
Owen Sutherland
2010
Justified
Lee Paxton
2010
The Forgotten
Train Driver
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Senator Dick Osborne
2009
Castle
Principal Duncan
2009
Leverage
Henry Retzing
2008
Bones
Hugo Sanderson
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Michael Whitman
2005
Medium
Eliot Peterson
2005
Boston Legal
Walter Fife
2004
CSI: NY
Dr. Richards
2004
Lost
Bernard Nadler
2004
Married to the Kellys
Bill Kelly
2003
NCIS
Walter Carmichael
2003
Miracles
Cinda's Father
2003
Without a Trace
Congressman Whitehurst
2002
CSI: Miami
Scott Sommer
2002
Wolf Lake
Arthur Van Halen
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Mercer
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Police Commissioner
2000
Angel
Holland Manners
1999
The West Wing
John LaSalle
1999
Family Law
Carlisle Tucker
1999
Fantasy Island
Mr. Gable
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Thomas Paine
1998
Two Guys and a Girl
Dr. Harvey
1998
The Visitor
Army General
1997
Ally McBeal
Mark Harrison
1997
Millennium
Agent Jack Pierson
1996
Profiler
Ken Harker
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
Special Agent Thomas Garfield
1996
The Cape
Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
1996
Boston Common
Wesley Butterfield
1996
Live Shot
Marvin Seaborne
1995
Nowhere Man
Man
1995
Friends
Dr. Harad
1994
ER
Jack Kayson
1994
Chicago Hope
Howard Sherwood
1994
The Stand
Whitney Horgan
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Ernie Pitt
1993
The X-Files
Leamus
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Simon Wolfe
1993
Picket Fences
FBI Agent Donald Morrell
1992
Melrose Place
Agent Hill
1992
Alien Nation
Thomas Edison
1989
In the Heat of the Night
Drew Ward
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Assistant Manager
1987
21 Jump Street
Dan Finger
1987
The Charmings
1987
L.A. Law
D.A. Bill Graphia
1986
Perfect Strangers
Sam Gorpley
1986
Growing Pains
Principal Willis Dewitt
1985
The Golden Girls
Meyer
1985
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Synapsis
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Ethan Stevens
1984
Hunter
Vinny Cochran
1984
E/R
1984
Mama Malone
Stanley
1984
Blue Thunder
Benjamin Kelty
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
Teddy Peters
1983
St. Elsewhere
Mr. McGrath
1982
Newhart
1982
T. J. Hooker
Leo Santee
1982
Magnum, P.I.
Ray Jones / John Doe
1980
The Stockard Channing Show
1980
WKRP in Cincinnati
Agent Berwick
1978
Movies(36)
The Lift
2024
Where the Crawdads Sing
Tate (mid-70s)
2022
Song of Back and Neck
Jarred Foxen
2018
Do You Take This Man
Steven
2017
Maybe Someday
Douglas Donnelly
2017
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Mr. Browning
2016
Devil's Due
Father Thomas
2014
Breaking the Girls
Professor Nolan
2013
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Chris
2012
Water for Elephants
Mr. Hyde
2011
Dirty Habit
Bishop
2006
Touched
Dr. Reynolds
2005
Secret Santa
Mr. Gibson
2003
Slackers
Charles Patton
2002
Sonic Impact
Alex Holmes
2000
The Independent
Ed
2000
Perfect Game
Steven
2000
NetForce
Fox
1999
Permanent Midnight
Dr. Olson
1998
What I Did for Love
Richard
1998
The Pentagon Wars
Congressman #2
1998
The Sleepwalker Killing
Roth Lane
1997
The Last Hand
Jimmy Walsh
1997
The Man Next Door
Dwight Cooley
1996
The Puppet Masters
Culbertson
1994
Forrest Gump
Principal Hancock
1994
A Place to Be Loved
Judge Thomas S. Kirk
1993
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Chairman of the House Committee
1992
Dark Angel
Warren
1990
Critters 2
Mr. Morgan
1988
La Bamba
Mr. Ludwig
1987
Movers & Shakers
Ray Berg
1985
Policewoman Centerfold
Druggist
1983
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
Paul Iberville
1983
The Tragedy of King Lear
Duke of Albany
1982
The Swap
Paul
1979