Sam Anderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 2 April 1947 · 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
Acting 43
- 2026The End: LOST as Bernard Nadler
- 2024Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps as Elder Scott
- 2024The Lift
- 2022Where the Crawdads Sing as Tate (mid-70s)
- 2018Song of Back and Neck as Jarred Foxen
- 2017Do You Take This Man as Steven
- 2017Maybe Someday as Douglas Donnelly
- 2016Ouija: Origin of Evil as Mr. Browning
- 2014Devil's Due as Father Thomas
- 2013Breaking the Girls as Professor Nolan
- 20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Chris
- 2011Water for Elephants as Mr. Hyde
- 2006Dirty Habit as Bishop
- 2005Touched as Dr. Reynolds
- 2005Grey's Anatomy as Michael Whitman · 1 episode
- 2003Secret Santa as Mr. Gibson
- 2003NCIS as Walter Carmichael · 1 episode
- 2002Slackers as Charles Patton
- 2000Sonic Impact as Alex Holmes
- 2000The Independent as Ed
- 2000Perfect Game as Steven
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Dr. Mercer · 1 episode
- 1999NetForce as Fox
- 1998Permanent Midnight as Dr. Olson
- 1998What I Did for Love as Richard
- 1998The Pentagon Wars as Congressman #2
- 1997The Sleepwalker Killing as Roth Lane
- 1997The Last Hand as Jimmy Walsh
- 1996The Man Next Door as Dwight Cooley
- 1996Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
- 1994The Puppet Masters as Culbertson
- 1994Forrest Gump as Principal Hancock
- 1993A Place to Be Loved as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
- 1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Chairman of the House Committee
- 1990Dark Angel as Warren
- 1988Critters 2 as Mr. Morgan
- 1987La Bamba as Mr. Ludwig
- 1985Movers & Shakers as Ray Berg
- 1983Policewoman Centerfold as Druggist
- 1983Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade as Paul Iberville
- 1982The Tragedy of King Lear as Duke of Albany
- 1982Airplane II: The Sequel as Man in White
- 1979The Swap as Paul