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.
Movies
Critters 2 Mr. Morgan
The Puppet Masters Culbertson
The Independent Ed
Dark Angel Warren
Water for Elephants Mr. Hyde
The Pentagon Wars Congressman #2
Devil's Due Father Thomas
Breaking the Girls Professor Nolan
What I Did for Love Richard
Sonic Impact Alex Holmes
The Swap Paul
Where the Crawdads Sing Tate (mid-70s)
Dirty Habit Bishop
NetForce Fox
Touched Dr. Reynolds
Perfect Game Steven
A Place To Be Loved Judge Thomas S. Kirk
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen Quote Reader
Forrest Gump Principal Hancock
The Lift
Song of Back and Neck Jarred Foxen
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade Paul Iberville
Ouija: Origin of Evil Mr. Browning
Secret Santa Mr. Gibson
La Bamba Mr. Ludwig
Permanent Midnight Dr. Olson
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom Chris
Do You Take This Man Steven
Slackers Charles Patton
Policewoman Centerfold Druggist
The Man Next Door Dwight Cooley
Movers & Shakers Ray Berg
Maybe Someday Douglas Donnelly
Memoirs of an Invisible Man Chairman of the House Committee
The Tragedy of King Lear Duke of Albany
The Stand Whitney Horgan
Shows
Growing Pains Principal Willis Dewitt
WKRP in Cincinnati Agent Berwick
Perfect Strangers Sam Gorpley
CSI: Miami Scott Sommer
Miracles
Everybody Loves Raymond Special Agent Thomas Garfield
Angel Holland Manners
CSI: NY Dr. Richards
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Mercer
The X-Files Leamus
Millennium Agent Jack Pierson
Lost Bernard Nadler
Chicago Hope
Diagnosis: Murder Ernie Pitt
Married to the Kellys Bill Kelly
The Charmings
Medium Eliot Peterson
Family Law Carlisle Tucker
E/R
Live Shot Marvin Seaborne
The Visitor Army General
Mama Malone Stanley
Tales from the Darkside Dr. Synapsis
Hawaii Five-0
The Stockard Channing Show
Justified Lee Paxton
Men At Work James Wilson
Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Hjortsberg
Castle Principal Duncan
Hunter Vinny Cochran
Chasing Life Gerald Rayburn
From the Earth to the Moon Thomas Paine
WKRP in Cincinnati Mr. Anderson
WKRP in Cincinnati Rex Erhardt
WKRP in Cincinnati Mason Nobel
Grey's Anatomy Michael Whitman
The Stand Whitney Horgan
Wolf Lake Arthur Van Halen
Painkiller Raymond Sackler
Friends Dr. Harad
Damien Professor Igor Reneus
Nowhere Man The Man
Newhart
Star Trek: The Next Generation Assistant Manager
The West Wing John LaSalle
This Is Us Judge Walter Crowder
Scandal Melvin Feen
The Cape Kevin Davis, CAPCOM
Grimm Old Man
Grimm Rolek Porter
21 Jump Street Dan Finger
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Simon Wolfe
NCIS Walter Carmichael
Station 19 Elliott
T. J. Hooker Leo Santee
Melrose Place Agent Hill
L.A. Law D.D.A. Bill Graphia
A Million Little Things Mr. Dennings
Bones Hugo Sanderson
Leverage Henry Retzing
Fantasy Island Mr. Gable
Without a Trace Congressman Whitehurst
In the Heat of the Night Drew Ward
The Golden Girls Meyer
ER Jack Kayson
Murder, She Wrote Neil Fraser
Murder, She Wrote Ethan Stevens
Murder, She Wrote Stuart Himes
Murder, She Wrote Dan the Electrician
Boston Common Wesley Butterfield
Malcolm in the Middle Police Commissioner
Ally McBeal Mark Harrison
The Forgotten Train Driver
Matlock Edwin Kingston
How to Get Away with Murder Thomas Fitzgerald
