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Sam Anderson is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sam Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, as dentist Bernard Nadler on Lost, and as Holland Manners on Angel.
Born
Wednesday, 02 April 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Painkiller | Raymond Sackler | 2023 |
| Where the Crawdads Sing | Tate (Mid-70s) | 2022 |
| Echoes of Violence | Conroy | 2021 |
| Song of Back and Neck | Jarred Foxen | 2018 |
| A Million Little Things | Mr. Dennings | 2018 |
| American Woman | Raymond Turner | 2018 |
| Station 19 | Elliott | 2018 |
| Do You Take This Man | Steven | 2017 |
| Maybe Someday | Douglas Donnelly | 2017 |
| Doubt | Judge Jonah Porter | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Painkiller | Raymond Sackler | 2023 |
| Where the Crawdads Sing | Tate (Mid-70s) | 2022 |
| Echoes of Violence | Conroy | 2021 |
| Song of Back and Neck | Jarred Foxen | 2018 |
| A Million Little Things | Mr. Dennings | 2018 |
| American Woman | Raymond Turner | 2018 |
| Station 19 | Elliott | 2018 |
| Do You Take This Man | Steven | 2017 |
| Maybe Someday | Douglas Donnelly | 2017 |
| Doubt | Judge Jonah Porter | 2017 |
| Ouija: Origin of Evil | Mr. Browning | 2016 |
| This Is Us | Judge Walter Crowder | 2016 |
| Damien | Professor Igor Reneus | 2016 |
| Project Fuse | Robber | 2015 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Thomas Fitzgerald | 2014 |
| Chasing Life | Gerald Rayburn | 2014 |
| Devil's Due | Father Thomas | 2014 |
| Breaking the Girls | Professor Nolan | 2012 |
| 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom | Dad (Chris) / Chris | 2012 |
| Dallas | Dr. David Gordon | 2012 |
| Men at Work | James Wilson | 2012 |
| Scandal | Melvin Feen | 2012 |
| Work It | Dr. Keith Sorenson | 2012 |
| Grimm | Old Man / Rolek Porter | 2011 |
| Water for Elephants | Mr. Hyde | 2011 |
| Harry's Law | Judge William Rothman | 2011 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Owen Sutherland | 2010 |
| Memphis Beat | Councilman Orland | 2010 |
| Justified | Lee Paxton | 2010 |
| The Magnificent Dead | Jareds gunman | 2010 |
| The Forgotten | Train Driver | 2009 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Senator Dick Osborne | 2009 |
| Castle | Principal Dunnan | 2009 |
| Leverage | Henry Retzing | 2008 |
| K-Ville | Mr. Dubois | 2007 |
| Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | Quote Reader | 2007 |
| Dirty Habit | Bishop | 2006 |
| Touched | Dr. Reynolds | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | Dr. Rawlings | 2005 |
| Bones | Hugo Sanderson | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Michael Whitman | 2005 |
| Medium | Dr. Eliot Peterson | 2005 |
| Boston Legal | Walter Fife | 2004 |
| Lost | Bernard Nadler | 2004 |
| CSI: NY | Dr. Richards | 2004 |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | George | 2004 |
| Secret Santa | Mr. Gibson | 2003 |
| Married to the Kellys | Bill Kelly | 2003 |
| Cold Case | Ted Robinson | 2003 |
| NCIS | Walter Carmichael | 2003 |
| Miracles | Cinda's Father | 2003 |
| Boomtown | Scott Dawson | 2002 |
| Presidio Med | Andy Sloan | 2002 |
| CSI: Miami | Scott Sommer | 2002 |
| Without a Trace | Congressman Whitehurst | 2002 |
| The Court | White House Counsel Reinhart | 2002 |
| Slackers | Charles Patton | 2002 |
| First Monday | Kristen Bremerton's Attorney | 2002 |
| Pasadena | Dr. Paul Darwell | 2001 |
| Wolf Lake | Arthur Van Halen | 2001 |
| The Chronicle | Dr. Emmanuel Fickas | 2001 |
| The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Judge Flanagan | 2001 |
| The Independent | Ed | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Mercer | 2000 |
| Perfect Game | Steven | 2000 |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Police Commissioner | 2000 |
| Sonic Impact | Alex Holmes | 1999 |
| Angel | Holland Manners | 1999 |
| The West Wing | John LaSalle | 1999 |
| Family Law | Carlisle Tucker | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Gordon Kirby | 1999 |
| NetForce | Fox | 1999 |
| Fantasy Island | Mr. Gable | 1998 |
| Permanent Midnight | Dr. Olson / Dr. Olsen | 1998 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Thomas Paine | 1998 |
| Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Dr. Harvey | 1998 |
| The Pentagon Wars | Congressman #2 | 1998 |
| Prey | Dr. Ian Copeland | 1998 |
| Fame L.A. | Larry Peters | 1997 |
| The Visitor | Army General | 1997 |
| Ally McBeal | Mark Harrison | 1997 |
| The Sleepwalker Killing | Roth Lane | 1997 |
| After the Game | Jimmy Walsh | 1997 |
| Millennium | Agent Jack Pierson | 1996 |
| Profiler | Ken Harker | 1996 |
| The Pretender | Dr. Curtis | 1996 |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | Special Agent Thomas Garfield | 1996 |
| The Cape | Kevin Davis, Capcom | 1996 |
| Norma Jean & Marilyn | Doctor | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Boston Common | President Butterfield / Wesley Butterfield | 1996 |
| High Incident | Gulliksen | 1996 |
| Innocent Victims | 1996 | |
| The Man Next Door | Dwight Cooley | 1996 |
| JAG | Consulate General Raymond Dart | 1995 |
| The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Mr. Hertford | 1995 |
| Live Shot | Marvin Seaborne | 1995 |
| Nowhere Man | The Man | 1995 |
| Pointman | Phil Lettamar | 1995 |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Farrig / Kid #1 | 1994 |
| The Puppet Masters | Culbertson | 1994 |
| Friends | Dr. Harad | 1994 |
| ER | Dr. Jack Kayson | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Howard Sherwood | 1994 |
| Forrest Gump | Principal / Principal Hancock | 1994 |
| The Stand | Whitney Horgan | 1994 |
| Thunder Alley | Mr. Riley | 1994 |
| Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | Father Dominic | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Dr. Hjortsberg / Ernie Pitt | 1993 |
| The X-Files | Leamus | 1993 |
| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Simon Wolfe | 1993 |
| Danger Theatre | Andre the Gourmet | 1993 |
| A Place to Be Loved | Judge Thomas S. Kirk | 1993 |
| Picket Fences | FBI Agent Donald Morrell | 1992 |
| Melrose Place | Agent Hill | 1992 |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Chairman of the House Committee | 1992 |
| The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Floyd Castro | 1991 |
| Rugrats | Salesman / Announcer | 1991 |
| Married People | Beiderman | 1990 |
| Uncle Buck | Kroger | 1990 |
| Dark Angel | Warren | 1990 |
| Alien Nation | Thomas Edison | 1989 |
| Critters 2 | Mr. Morgan | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Drew Ward | 1988 |
| Buck James | Elias Turner | 1987 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Assistant Manager | 1987 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Arnie Crane | 1987 |
| Hooperman | Dr. Lazlo | 1987 |
| La Bamba | Mr. Ludwig | 1987 |
| 21 Jump Street | Dan Finger | 1987 |
| The Charmings | Dr. Peters | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | D.D.A. Bill Graphia | 1986 |
| Perfect Strangers | Sam Gorpley / Mr. Sam Gorpley / Harrison Harper | 1986 |
| Valerie | Customer | 1986 |
| You Again? | Judge | 1986 |
| Growing Pains | Principal Willis Dewitt | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Meyer | 1985 |
| What's Happening Now! | Ingraham | 1985 |
| Movers & Shakers | Ray Berg | 1985 |
| Eye to Eye | Walter Briggs | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Stuart Himes / Neil Fraser / Ethan Stevens / Dan the Electrician | 1984 |
| Hunter | Vinny Cochran | 1984 |
| E/R | Mr. Dobbs | 1984 |
| Mama Malone | Stanley, the announcer | 1984 |
| Blue Thunder | Benjamin Kelty | 1984 |
| Tales from the Darkside | Dr. Synapsis | 1983 |
| Policewoman Centerfold | Druggist | 1983 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Teddy Peters | 1983 |
| Murder 1, Dancer 0 | Paul Iberville | 1983 |
| The Tragedy of King Lear | Duke of Albany | 1982 |
| Airplane II: The Sequel | Man in White | 1982 |
| St. Elsewhere | Mr. McGrath | 1982 |
| Newhart | Larry's Supporter | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Store Manager | 1982 |
| Gloria | Mr. Copley | 1982 |
| Hotel | Lon Schaeffer | 1982 |
| T.J. Hooker | Leo Santee | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Ellis | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Mike | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Kenny Sterling | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Ray Jones / John Doe | 1980 |
| The Stockard Channing Show | Arnold | 1980 |
| The Swap | Paul | 1979 |
| WKRP in Cincinnati | Special Agent Berwick / Rex Erhardt / Mr. Anderson / Mason Noble | 1978 |
| Dallas | Inspector Frank Howard | 1978 |
| Police Story | Jacques | 1973 |
