Acting
Sam Anderson
Apr 2, 1947 (79 years) Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
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
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
Michael Whitman
8.4
Friends
Dr. Harad
8.5
Forrest Gump
Principal Hancock
7.6
NCIS
Walter Carmichael
8.2
Bones
Hugo Sanderson
8.0
Lost
Bernard Nadler
8.4
The X-Files
Leamus
8.3
Grimm
Old Man
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
Police Commissioner
8.0
Castle
Principal Duncan
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Mercer
7.7
CSI: Miami
Scott Sommer
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
Owen Sutherland
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Assistant Manager
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
Senator Dick Osborne
Filmography
7.0
Matlock
2024 · Edwin Kingston
7.2
Painkiller
2023 · Raymond Sackler
7.5
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 · Tate (mid-70s)
8.2
Station 19
2018 · Elliott
7.2
A Million Little Things
2018 · Mr. Dennings
4.6
Do You Take This Man
2017 · Steven
8.2
This Is Us
2016 · Judge Walter Crowder
6.2
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 · Mr. Browning
6.2
Damien
2016 · Professor Igor Reneus
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Thomas Fitzgerald
4.7
Devil's Due
2014 · Father Thomas
7.2
Chasing Life
2014 · Gerald Rayburn
5.3
Breaking the Girls
2013 · Professor Nolan
7.2
Scandal
2012 · Melvin Feen
6.6
Men at Work
2012 · James Wilson
5.7
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012 · Chris
8.3
Grimm
2011 · Old Man
6.9
Water for Elephants
2011 · Mr. Hyde
7.5
Harry's Law
2011 · Judge William Rothman
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Owen Sutherland
8.0
Justified
2010 · Lee Paxton
8.0
Castle
2009 · Principal Duncan
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Senator Dick Osborne
6.1
The Forgotten
2009 · Train Driver
7.6
Leverage
2008 · Henry Retzing
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Michael Whitman
8.2
Bones
2005 · Hugo Sanderson
7.5
Medium
2005 · Eliot Peterson
8.0
Lost
2004 · Bernard Nadler
7.3
CSI: NY
2004 · Dr. Richards