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Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 02, 1947 (78)
Birthplace Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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

Filmography

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

as Tate (mid-70s)

Song of Back and Neck

Song of Back and Neck

2018

as Jarred Foxen

Maybe Someday

Maybe Someday

2017

as Douglas Donnelly

Do You Take This Man

Do You Take This Man

2017

as Steven

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Ouija: Origin of Evil

2016

as Mr. Browning

Devil's Due

Devil's Due

2014

as Father Thomas

Breaking the Girls

Breaking the Girls

2013

as Professor Nolan

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

2011

as Mr. Hyde

Touched

Touched

2005

as Dr. Reynolds

Secret Santa

Secret Santa

2003

as Mr. Gibson

Slackers

Slackers

2002

as Charles Patton

Sonic Impact

Sonic Impact

2000

as Alex Holmes

Perfect Game

Perfect Game

2000

as Steven

The Independent

The Independent

2000

as Ed

NetForce

NetForce

1999

as Fox

The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

1998

as Congressman #2

Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

1998

as Dr. Olson

The Sleepwalker Killing

The Sleepwalker Killing

1997

as Roth Lane

The Man Next Door

The Man Next Door

1996

as Dwight Cooley

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

1994

as Culbertson

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994

as Principal Hancock

A Place To Be Loved

A Place To Be Loved

1993

as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

as Chairman of the House Committee

Dark Angel

Dark Angel

1990

as Warren

Critters 2

Critters 2

1988

as Mr. Morgan

La Bamba

La Bamba

1987

as Mr. Ludwig

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

1985

as Ray Berg

Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade

Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade

1983

as Paul Iberville

Policewoman Centerfold

Policewoman Centerfold

1983

as Druggist

The Swap

The Swap

1979

as Paul

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Perfect Strangers

as Sam Gorpley

Episodes: 122

First Aired: Mar 25, 1986

Married to the Kellys

as Bill Kelly

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Oct 03, 2003

Lost

as Bernard Nadler

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

ER

as Jack Kayson

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Live Shot

as Marvin Seaborne

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 29, 1995

Mama Malone

as Stanley

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 07, 1984

Justified

as Lee Paxton

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Mar 16, 2010

Angel

as Holland Manners

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 05, 1999

Boston Common

as Wesley Butterfield

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 21, 1996

Matlock

as Edwin Kingston

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 22, 2024

Painkiller

as Raymond Sackler

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 10, 2023

The Stand

as Whitney Horgan

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 08, 1994

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Hjortsberg

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Chasing Life

as Gerald Rayburn

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 10, 2014

From the Earth to the Moon

as Thomas Paine

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 05, 1998

Melrose Place

as Agent Hill

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 08, 1992

A Million Little Things

as Mr. Dennings

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2018

Bones

as Hugo Sanderson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Growing Pains

as Principal Willis Dewitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1985

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Agent Berwick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

CSI: Miami

as Scott Sommer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

Everybody Loves Raymond

as Special Agent Thomas Garfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1996

CSI: NY

as Dr. Richards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dr. Mercer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

The X-Files

as Leamus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Millennium

as Agent Jack Pierson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 1996

Diagnosis: Murder

as Ernie Pitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Medium

as Eliot Peterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Family Law

as Carlisle Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

The Visitor

as Army General

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1997

Tales from the Darkside

as Dr. Synapsis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Hawaii Five-0

as Owen Sutherland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2010

Men At Work

as James Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 24, 2012

Castle

as Principal Duncan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2009

Hunter

as Vinny Cochran

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Mason Nobel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Mr. Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Rex Erhardt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

Grey's Anatomy

as Michael Whitman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Wolf Lake

as Arthur Van Halen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2001

Friends

as Dr. Harad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1994

Damien

as Professor Igor Reneus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 2016

Nowhere Man

as The Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 1995

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Assistant Manager

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

The West Wing

as John LaSalle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

This Is Us

as Judge Walter Crowder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Scandal

as Melvin Feen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2012

The Cape

as Kevin Davis, CAPCOM

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1996

Grimm

as Old Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 2011

Grimm

as Rolek Porter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 2011

21 Jump Street

as Dan Finger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 1987

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

as Simon Wolfe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 27, 1993

NCIS

as Walter Carmichael

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Station 19

as Elliott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 2018

T. J. Hooker

as Leo Santee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1982

L.A. Law

as D.D.A. Bill Graphia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Leverage

as Henry Retzing

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 07, 2008

Fantasy Island

as Mr. Gable

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1998

Without a Trace

as Congressman Whitehurst

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

In the Heat of the Night

as Drew Ward

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 1988

The Golden Girls

as Meyer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

Murder, She Wrote

as Ethan Stevens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Neil Fraser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Stuart Himes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Dan the Electrician

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Malcolm in the Middle

as Police Commissioner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2000

Ally McBeal

as Mark Harrison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

The Forgotten

as Train Driver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

How to Get Away with Murder

as Thomas Fitzgerald

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2014

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Senator Dick Osborne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Miracles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 2003

Chicago Hope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

The Charmings

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1987

E/R

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

The Stockard Channing Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1980

Newhart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1982

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 11 17 6
2024 7 14 24 7
2024 8 12 28 5
2024 9 12 22 6
2024 10 12 22 4
2024 11 16 22 10
2024 12 12 23 6
2025 1 18 36 6
2025 2 8 17 1
2025 3 6 12 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 3 0
2025 8 3 10 0

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