Sam Anderson

Known for: Acting
Born: April 2, 1947, Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Movies: 38

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.5

Forrest Gump

1994

6.2

Ouija: Origin of Evil

2016

6.9

Water for Elephants

2011

7.5

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

6.1

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

7.3

La Bamba

1987

5.9

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

4.7

Devil's Due

2014

6.2

Critters 2

1988

6.2

Dark Angel

1990

Filmography

2024	Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps	Elder Scott
2024	The Lift
2022	Where the Crawdads Sing	Tate (mid-70s)
2018	Song of Back and Neck	Jarred Foxen
2017	Do You Take This Man	Steven
2017	Maybe Someday	Douglas Donnelly
2016	Ouija: Origin of Evil	Mr. Browning
2014	Devil's Due	Father Thomas
2013	Breaking the Girls	Professor Nolan
2012	3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom	Chris
2011	Water for Elephants	Mr. Hyde
2006	Dirty Habit	Bishop
2005	Touched	Dr. Reynolds
2003	Secret Santa	Mr. Gibson
2002	Slackers	Charles Patton
2000	Sonic Impact	Alex Holmes
2000	The Independent	Ed
2000	Perfect Game	Steven
1999	NetForce	Fox
1998	Permanent Midnight	Dr. Olson
1998	What I Did for Love	Richard
1998	The Pentagon Wars	Congressman #2
1997	The Sleepwalker Killing	Roth Lane
1997	The Last Hand	Jimmy Walsh
1996	The Man Next Door	Dwight Cooley
1994	The Puppet Masters	Culbertson
1994	Forrest Gump	Principal Hancock
1993	A Place to Be Loved	Judge Thomas S. Kirk
1992	Memoirs of an Invisible Man	Chairman of the House Committee
1990	Dark Angel	Warren
1988	Critters 2	Mr. Morgan
1987	La Bamba	Mr. Ludwig
1985	Movers & Shakers	Ray Berg
1983	Policewoman Centerfold	Druggist
1983	Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade	Paul Iberville
1982	The Tragedy of King Lear	Duke of Albany
1982	Airplane II: The Sequel	Man in White
1979	The Swap	Paul

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