Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

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.

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Michael Whitman

NCIS

NCIS

2003 • as Walter Carmichael

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010 • as Owen Sutherland

Bones

Bones

2005 • as Hugo Sanderson

This Is Us

This Is Us

2016 • as Judge Walter Crowder

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • as Dr. Mercer

Filmography

2024

The Lift
The Lift
Movie - Released: 3/16/2024
Matlock
Matlock
as Edwin Kingston
TV - Released: 9/22/2024

2023

Painkiller
Painkiller
as Raymond Sackler
TV - Released: 8/10/2023

2022

Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
as Tate (mid-70s)
Movie - Released: 7/14/2022

2018

Song of Back and Neck
Song of Back and Neck
as Jarred Foxen
Movie - Released: 4/23/2018
Station 19
Station 19
as Elliott
TV - Released: 3/22/2018
A Million Little Things
A Million Little Things
as Mr. Dennings
TV - Released: 9/26/2018

2017

Do You Take This Man
Do You Take This Man
as Steven
Movie - Released: 7/7/2017
Maybe Someday
Maybe Someday
as Douglas Donnelly
Movie - Released: 4/1/2017

2016

Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Mr. Browning
Movie - Released: 10/20/2016
Damien
Damien
as Professor Igor Reneus
TV - Released: 3/7/2016
This Is Us
This Is Us
as Judge Walter Crowder
TV - Released: 9/20/2016

2014

Devil's Due
Devil's Due
as Father Thomas
Movie - Released: 1/8/2014
Chasing Life
Chasing Life
as Gerald Rayburn
TV - Released: 6/10/2014
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder
as Thomas Fitzgerald
TV - Released: 9/25/2014

2013

Breaking the Girls
Breaking the Girls
as Professor Nolan
Movie - Released: 7/26/2013

2012

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
as Chris
Movie - Released: 10/12/2012
Men At Work
Men At Work
as James Wilson
TV - Released: 5/24/2012
Scandal
Scandal
as Melvin Feen
TV - Released: 4/5/2012

2011

Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
as Mr. Hyde
Movie - Released: 4/15/2011
Grimm
Grimm
as Old Man
TV - Released: 10/28/2011
Grimm
Grimm
as Rolek Porter
TV - Released: 10/28/2011

2010

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
as Owen Sutherland
TV - Released: 9/20/2010
Justified
Justified
as Lee Paxton
TV - Released: 3/16/2010

2009

Castle
Castle
as Principal Duncan
TV - Released: 3/9/2009
The Forgotten
The Forgotten
as Train Driver
TV - Released: 9/22/2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Senator Dick Osborne
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Leverage
Leverage
as Henry Retzing
TV - Released: 12/7/2008

2006

Dirty Habit
Dirty Habit
as Bishop
Movie - Released: 7/29/2006

2005

Touched
Touched
as Dr. Reynolds
Movie - Released: 11/1/2005
Medium
Medium
as Eliot Peterson
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Michael Whitman
TV - Released: 3/27/2005
Bones
Bones
as Hugo Sanderson
TV - Released: 9/13/2005

2004

CSI: NY
CSI: NY
as Dr. Richards
TV - Released: 9/22/2004
Lost
Lost
as Bernard Nadler
TV - Released: 9/22/2004

2003

Secret Santa
Secret Santa
as Mr. Gibson
Movie - Released: 12/14/2003
Miracles
Miracles
TV - Released: 1/27/2003
Married to the Kellys
Married to the Kellys
as Bill Kelly
TV - Released: 10/3/2003
NCIS
NCIS
as Walter Carmichael
TV - Released: 9/23/2003

2002

Slackers
Slackers
as Charles Patton
Movie - Released: 2/1/2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
as Scott Sommer
TV - Released: 9/23/2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Congressman Whitehurst
TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2001

Wolf Lake
Wolf Lake
as Arthur Van Halen
TV - Released: 9/19/2001

2000

The Independent
The Independent
as Ed
Movie - Released: 11/10/2000
Sonic Impact
Sonic Impact
as Alex Holmes
Movie - Released: 11/14/2000
Perfect Game
Perfect Game
as Steven
Movie - Released: 4/18/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Dr. Mercer
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
as Police Commissioner
TV - Released: 1/9/2000

1999

NetForce
NetForce
as Fox
Movie - Released: 2/1/1999
Angel
Angel
as Holland Manners
TV - Released: 10/5/1999
Family Law
Family Law
as Carlisle Tucker
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as John LaSalle
TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars
as Congressman #2
Movie - Released: 2/28/1998
What I Did for Love
What I Did for Love
as Richard
Movie - Released: 6/17/1998
Permanent Midnight
Permanent Midnight
as Dr. Olson
Movie - Released: 9/16/1998
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
as Thomas Paine
TV - Released: 4/5/1998
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
as Mr. Gable
TV - Released: 9/26/1998
Two Guys and a Girl
Two Guys and a Girl
as Dr. Harvey
TV - Released: 3/10/1998

1997

Movie
The Last Hand
as Jimmy Walsh
Movie - Released: 1/7/1997
The Visitor
The Visitor
as Army General
TV - Released: 9/19/1997
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
as Mark Harrison
TV - Released: 9/8/1997

1996

Movie
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door
as Dwight Cooley
Movie - Released: 1/18/1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Special Agent Thomas Garfield
TV - Released: 9/13/1996
Millennium
Millennium
as Agent Jack Pierson
TV - Released: 10/25/1996
The Cape
The Cape
as Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
TV - Released: 9/9/1996
Boston Common
Boston Common
as Wesley Butterfield
TV - Released: 3/21/1996

1995

TV
Live Shot
as Marvin Seaborne
TV - Released: 8/29/1995
Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man
as The Man
TV - Released: 8/28/1995

1994

The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
as Culbertson
Movie - Released: 10/21/1994
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
as Principal Hancock
Movie - Released: 6/23/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
TV - Released: 9/18/1994
Friends
Friends
as Dr. Harad
TV - Released: 9/22/1994
ER
ER
as Jack Kayson
TV - Released: 9/19/1994
The Stand
The Stand
as Whitney Horgan
TV - Released: 5/8/1994

1993

A Place To Be Loved
A Place To Be Loved
as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
Movie - Released: 4/4/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Leamus
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Ernie Pitt
TV - Released: 10/29/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Hjortsberg
TV - Released: 10/29/1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Simon Wolfe
TV - Released: 8/27/1993

1992

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Chairman of the House Committee
Movie - Released: 2/28/1992
Melrose Place
Melrose Place
as Agent Hill
TV - Released: 7/8/1992

1990

Dark Angel
Dark Angel
as Warren
Movie - Released: 1/26/1990

1988

Critters 2
Critters 2
as Mr. Morgan
Movie - Released: 4/29/1988
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Drew Ward
TV - Released: 3/6/1988

1987

La Bamba
La Bamba
as Mr. Ludwig
Movie - Released: 7/24/1987
The Charmings
The Charmings
TV - Released: 3/20/1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Assistant Manager
TV - Released: 9/28/1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
as Dan Finger
TV - Released: 4/12/1987

1986

Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
as Sam Gorpley
TV - Released: 3/25/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as D.D.A. Bill Graphia
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers
as Ray Berg
Movie - Released: 5/3/1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
as Principal Willis Dewitt
TV - Released: 9/24/1985
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Meyer
TV - Released: 9/14/1985

1984

E/R
E/R
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
Mama Malone
Mama Malone
as Stanley
TV - Released: 3/7/1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Synapsis
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Vinny Cochran
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Neil Fraser
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Ethan Stevens
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Stuart Himes
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Dan the Electrician
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
as Benjamin Kelty
TV - Released: 1/6/1984

1983

Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
as Paul Iberville
Movie - Released: 6/5/1983
Policewoman Centerfold
Policewoman Centerfold
as Druggist
Movie - Released: 10/17/1983

1982

The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear
as Duke of Albany
Movie - Released: 12/31/1982
Newhart
Newhart
TV - Released: 10/2/1982
T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
as Leo Santee
TV - Released: 3/13/1982

1980

The Stockard Channing Show
The Stockard Channing Show
TV - Released: 3/24/1980

1979

The Swap
The Swap
as Paul
Movie - Released: 10/12/1979

1978

WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Agent Berwick
TV - Released: 9/18/1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mr. Anderson
TV - Released: 9/18/1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Rex Erhardt
TV - Released: 9/18/1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mason Nobel
TV - Released: 9/18/1978