Sam Anderson
Date of birth: 1947-04-02
Place of birth: Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: سام اندرسون
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.
Movie Credits
The Puppet Masters
1994-10-21
The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their mi
The Independent
2000-11-10
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story o
Dark Angel
1990-01-26
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to sto
Water for Elephants
2011-04-15
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a c
The Pentagon Wars
1998-02-28
From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most
Devil's Due
2014-01-08
An unexpected pregnancy takes a terrifying turn for newlyweds Zach and Samantha McCall.
Breaking the Girls
2013-07-26
A naive college student loses a scholarship at the hands of a classmate and makes a pact with a myst
What I Did for Love
1998-06-17
A man falls in love from afar with a woman who has just broken up acrimoniously with her husband and
Sonic Impact
2000-11-14
A dangerous criminal hijacks a plane with his fellow prisoners and threatens to crash it into a popu
The Swap
1979-10-12
Vito gets out of jail after serving ten years and tries to find out who killed his younger brother.
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022-07-14
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When
Dirty Habit
2006-07-29
A crack-addicted prostitute and a nun get stuck on an elevator. One is going to, one is coming from,
NetForce
1999-02-01
Set in the year 2005, a division of the FBI, called "NetForce" has been initiated to investigate Int
Touched
2005-11-01
A devoted nurse falls in love with a formerly comatose patient who has lost his sense of touch.
Perfect Game
2000-04-18
An eleven-year-old boy finds a way of overcoming life's obstacles with the help of a grumpy coach wh
A Place to Be Loved
1993-04-04
Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natu
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996-01-01
Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.
Forrest Gump
1994-06-23
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant hi
The Lift
2024-03-16
Following the loss of his husband, a grief-stricken retiree finds renewed connection with a mysterio
Song of Back and Neck
2018-04-23
A hapless man seeking treatment for his crippling back pain discovers a very unusual talent and unex
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
1983-06-05
The last of Robert Blake's three "Joe Dancer movies" finds the private investigator framed for mansl
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016-10-20
In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance
Secret Santa
2003-12-14
Newspaper reporter Rebecca Chandler, who feels she got no fair chance to prove her worth in her thee
La Bamba
1987-07-24
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a
Permanent Midnight
1998-09-16
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts t
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012-10-12
Frank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce — usually on film
Do You Take This Man
2017-07-07
When a gay couple's impending wedding hits a snag, the grooms must rely on their friends and family
Slackers
2002-02-01
Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and s
Policewoman Centerfold
1983-10-17
A policewoman loses her job after she poses naked for an erotic magazine. Based on a true story.
The Man Next Door
1996-01-18
Residents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.
Movers & Shakers
1985-05-03
Studio head Joe Mulholland promises his dying producer and mentor, Saul Gritz, to adapt a popular se
Maybe Someday
2017-04-01
Hal Donnelly, a hopeless 20-something slacker, gets his life back on track with the help of a teenag
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992-02-28
After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while
The Tragedy of King Lear
1982-12-31
King Lear, old and weary, divides his kingdom among his daughters, placing great weight on their dec
Critters 2
1988-04-29
Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents
The Last Hand
1997-01-07
Aging gambler Benny Walsh dies in a suspicious car crash after the biggest poker win of his life. Hi
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997-04-28
Mark Schall kills his mother-in-law and wounds his father-in-law in the middle of the night, then tu