Sam Anderson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-04-02 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Sam Anderson
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.
Acting
(2024)
(2022)
Where the Crawdads Sing
as Tate (mid-70s)
(2018)
Song of Back and Neck
as Jarred Foxen
(2017)
Do You Take This Man
as Steven
(2017)
Maybe Someday
as Douglas Donnelly
(2016)
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Mr. Browning
(2014)
Devil's Due
as Father Thomas
(2013)
Breaking the Girls
as Professor Nolan
(2012)
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
as Chris
(2011)
Water for Elephants
as Mr. Hyde
(2006)
Dirty Habit
as Bishop
(2005)
Touched
as Dr. Reynolds
(2003)
Secret Santa
as Mr. Gibson
(2002)
Slackers
as Charles Patton
(2000)
The Independent
as Ed
(2000)
Sonic Impact
as Alex Holmes
(2000)
Perfect Game
as Steven
(1999)
NetForce
as Fox
(1998)
The Pentagon Wars
as Congressman #2
(1998)
Permanent Midnight
as Dr. Olson
(1998)
What I Did for Love
as Richard
(1997)
The Last Hand
as Jimmy Walsh
(1996)
The Man Next Door
as Dwight Cooley
(1996)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
(1994)
Forrest Gump
as Principal Hancock
(1994)
The Puppet Masters
as Culbertson
(1993)
A Place to Be Loved
as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
(1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Chairman of the House Committee
(1990)
Dark Angel
as Warren
(1988)
Critters 2
as Mr. Morgan
(1987)
La Bamba
as Mr. Ludwig
(1985)
Movers & Shakers
as Ray Berg
(1983)
Policewoman Centerfold
as Druggist
(1983)
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
as Paul Iberville
(1982)
The Tragedy of King Lear
as Duke of Albany
(1979)
The Swap
as Paul