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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.

Born

Apr 02, 1947

Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

38 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
1994 • as Principal Hancock
★ 8.5
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 • as Tate (mid-70s)
★ 7.5
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 • as Mr. Browning
★ 6.2
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 • as Man in White
★ 6.1
Devil's Due
Devil's Due
2014 • as Father Thomas
★ 4.7
Dark Angel
Dark Angel
1990 • as Warren
★ 6.2
Critters 2
Critters 2
1988 • as Mr. Morgan
★ 6.3
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
2011 • as Mr. Hyde
★ 6.9
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 • as Chairman of the House Committee
★ 5.9
La Bamba
La Bamba
1987 • as Mr. Ludwig
★ 7.3
Dirty Habit
Dirty Habit
2006 • as Bishop
★ 1.0
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
1994 • as Culbertson
★ 5.8
Slackers
Slackers
2002 • as Charles Patton
★ 5.2
The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars
1998 • as Congressman #2
★ 6.9
Permanent Midnight
Permanent Midnight
1998 • as Dr. Olson
★ 5.9
Breaking the Girls
Breaking the Girls
2013 • as Professor Nolan
★ 5.3
Do You Take This Man
Do You Take This Man
2017 • as Steven
★ 4.6
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
★ 5.7
The Swap
The Swap
1979 • as Paul
★ 3.6
NetForce
NetForce
1999 • as Fox
★ 4.9
Touched
Touched
2005 • as Dr. Reynolds
★ 6.2
The Independent
The Independent
2000 • as Ed
★ 5.5
Policewoman Centerfold
Policewoman Centerfold
1983 • as Druggist
★ 4.6
A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved
1993 • as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
★ 5.6
Song of Back and Neck
Song of Back and Neck
2018 • as Jarred Foxen
★ 6.2
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
1983 • as Paul Iberville
★ 7.2
The Sleepwalker Killing
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997 • as Roth Lane
★ 5.9
Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers
1985 • as Ray Berg
★ 3.9
Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps
Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps
2024 • as Elder Scott
Secret Santa
Secret Santa
2003 • as Mr. Gibson
★ 5.1
The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door
1996 • as Dwight Cooley
★ 5.0
Perfect Game
Perfect Game
2000 • as Steven
★ 7.0
Maybe Someday
Maybe Someday
2017 • as Douglas Donnelly
Sonic Impact
Sonic Impact
2000 • as Alex Holmes
★ 5.6
The Last Hand
The Last Hand
1997 • as Jimmy Walsh
★ 3.3
The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear
1982 • as Duke of Albany
★ 8.0
What I Did for Love
What I Did for Love
1998 • as Richard
★ 5.0
The Lift
★ 6.0