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Sam Anderson

Actor | * 05/13/1945 (78) | Wahpeton, North Dakota (United States of America (USA))
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Sam Anderson is an American actor. He is best known for his character roles such as Sam Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, Principal Willis DeWitt on Growing Pains, Holland Manners on Angel, dentist Bernard Nadler on Lost, Doctor Harad in Friends, and in film, as the principal in Forrest Gump. ()
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Sam Anderson was born on April 2, 1947 in South Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Water for Elephants (2011) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past, Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying ...

Airplane II: The Sequel

PG

1982 | 3.0/5 | 1h 25min
Comedy
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In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angeli ...

Water for Elephants

PG-13

2011 | 3.5/5 | 2h 2min
Drama, Romance / Love
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After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life. ...

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

PG-13

1992 | 3.0/5 | 1h 39min
Science Fiction, Comedy
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A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has ...

Forrest Gump

Certification unknown

1994 | 4.3/5 | 2h 22min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Movies with Sam Anderson as Actor(31)

2024 The Lift
as Tate (mid-70s)2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
as Jarred Foxen2018 Song of Back and Neck
as Steven2017 Do You Take This Man
as Douglas Donnelly2017 Maybe Someday
as Mr. Browning2016 Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Father Thomas2014 Devil's Due
as Professor Nolan2013 Breaking the Girls
as Chris2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
as Mr. Hyde2011 Water for Elephants
as Dr. Reynolds2005 Touched
as Mr. Gibson2003 Secret Santa
as Charles Patton2002 Slackers
as Ed2000 The Independent
2000 Sonic Impact
as Fox1999 NetForce
as Congressman #21998 The Pentagon Wars
as Richard1998 What I Did for Love
as Dr. Olson1998 Permanent Midnight
as Dwight Cooley1996 The Man Next Door
as Quote Reader1996 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Principal Hancock1994 Forrest Gump
as Culbertson1994 The Puppet Masters
as Judge Thomas S. Kirk1993 A Place To Be Loved
as Chairman of the House Committee1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Warren1990 Dark Angel
as Mr. Morgan1988 Critters 2
as Mr. Ludwig1987 La Bamba
as Ray Berg1985 Movers & Shakers
as Paul Iberville1983 Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
as Druggist1983 Policewoman Centerfold

TV Shows/Series with Sam Anderson as Actor(60)

as Raymond Sackler2023 Painkiller
as Elliott2018 Station 19
as Judge Walter Crowder2016 This Is Us
as Gerald Rayburn2014 Chasing Life
as James Wilson2012 Men At Work
as Melvin Feen2012 Scandal
as Rolek Porter2011 Grimm
as Old Man2011 Grimm
2010 Hawaii Five-0
as Lee Paxton2010 Justified
as Principal Duncan2009 Castle
as Henry Retzing2008 Leverage
as Michael Whitman2005 Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Eliot Peterson2005 Medium
as Hugo Sanderson2005 Bones
as Dr. Richards2004 CSI: NY
as Bernard Nadler2004 Lost
as Walter Carmichael2003 NCIS
as Bill Kelly2003 Married to the Kellys
2003 Miracles
as Scott Sommer2002 CSI: Miami
as Congressman Whitehurst2002 Without a Trace
as Arthur Van Halen2001 Wolf Lake
as Police Commissioner2000 Malcolm in the Middle
as Dr. Mercer2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as John LaSalle1999 The West Wing
1999 Family Law
as Holland Manners1999 Angel
as Thomas Paine1998 From the Earth to the Moon
as Mr. Gable1998 Fantasy Island
as Mark Harrison1997 Ally McBeal
as Army General1997 The Visitor
1996 Everybody Loves Raymond
1996 Millennium
1996 The Cape
as Wesley Butterfield1996 Boston Common
as Marvin Seaborne1995 Live Shot
as The Man1995 Nowhere Man
as Dr. Harad1994 Friends
1994 Chicago Hope
as Jack Kayson1994 ER
as Leamus1993 The X-Files
as Ernie Pitt1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Hjortsberg1993 Diagnosis: Murder
1987 The Charmings
as Assistant Manager1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dan Finger1987 21 Jump Street
as D.D.A. Bill Graphia1986 L.A. Law
as Sam Gorpley1986 Perfect Strangers
as Meyer1985 The Golden Girls
as Principal Willis Dewitt1985 Growing Pains
as Vinny Cochran1984 Hunter
as Dr. Synapsis1984 Tales from the Darkside
1984 E/R
as Leo Santee1982 T. J. Hooker
1980 The Stockard Channing Show
as Rex Erhardt1978 WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mr. Anderson1978 WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mason Nobel1978 WKRP in Cincinnati
as Agent Berwick1978 WKRP in Cincinnati

Full Name: Sam Anderson
Born: Sunday, 05/13 1945 (May) in Wahpeton, North Dakota (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 78 years + 342 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of North Dakota, University of North Dakota College of Arts and Sciences
Other names for Sam Anderson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sam Anderson (Schauspieler, 1945)"
Sam Anderson frequently works together with these people:
Gregory Itzin (17x, Actor)
John Billingsley (16x, Actor)
Mark Moses (15x, Actor)
Robert Curtis Brown (15x, Actor)
Anthony Zuiker (15x, Crew)
Tom Virtue (15x, Actor)
Kurt Fuller (15x, Actor)
Jack McGee (15x, Actor)
Denise Crosby (14x, Actress)
Raphael Sbarge (14x, Actor)
Dan Lauria (14x, Actor)
Joshua Tunick (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1323098, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024