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