Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson is known for Forrest Gump (1994), Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Water for Elephants (2011).
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.
Questions about Sam Anderson
How many Sam Anderson films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 35 films with Sam Anderson, from 1979 to 2024.
What is the best rated Sam Anderson film?
The best rated Sam Anderson film in the catalogue is Forrest Gump (1994), rated 8.5.
What was the first Sam Anderson film?
The first Sam Anderson film in the catalogue is La Bamba, from 1987.
Who has Sam Anderson worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Sam Anderson shares the most credits with Jim Norton (2 films), Lin Shaye (2 films) and Mateo Messina (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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8.5 Forrest Gump
1994
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7.5 Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
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6.2 Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
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6.9 Water for Elephants
2011
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7.3 La Bamba
1987
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5.9 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
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6.2 Dark Angel
1990
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4.7 Devil's Due
2014
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6.2 Critters 2
1988
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5.8 The Puppet Masters
1994
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5.2 Slackers
2002
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5.9 Permanent Midnight
1998
Full filmography
36 films — 35 in the catalogue
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6.0 The Lift
2024
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7.5
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 · Tate (mid-70s)
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6.2 Song of Back and Neck
2018 · Jarred Foxen
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4.6 Do You Take This Man
2017 · Steven
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Maybe Someday
2017 · Douglas Donnelly
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6.2
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 · Mr. Browning
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4.7
Devil's Due
2014 · Father Thomas
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5.4 Breaking the Girls
2013 · Professor Nolan
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5.7 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012 · Chris
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6.9
Water for Elephants
2011 · Mr. Hyde
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1.0 Dirty Habit
2006 · Bishop
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6.2 Touched
2005 · Dr. Reynolds
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5.1 Secret Santa
2003 · Mr. Gibson
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5.2
Slackers
2002 · Charles Patton
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5.8 Sonic Impact
2000 · Alex Holmes
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5.6 The Independent
2000 · Ed
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7.0 Perfect Game
2000 · Steven
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4.9 NetForce
1999 · Fox
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5.9
Permanent Midnight
1998 · Dr. Olson
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5.0 What I Did for Love
1998 · Richard
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6.9 The Pentagon Wars
1998 · Congressman #2
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5.9 The Sleepwalker Killing
1997 · Roth Lane
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3.3 The Last Hand
1997 · Jimmy Walsh
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5.6 The Man Next Door
1996 · Dwight Cooley
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5.8
The Puppet Masters
1994 · Culbertson
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8.5
Forrest Gump
1994 · Principal Hancock
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5.6 A Place to Be Loved
1993 · Judge Thomas S. Kirk
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5.9
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 · Chairman of the House Committee
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6.2
Dark Angel
1990 · Warren
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6.2
Critters 2
1988 · Mr. Morgan
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7.3
La Bamba
1987 · Mr. Ludwig
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3.9 Movers & Shakers
1985 · Ray Berg
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4.6 Policewoman Centerfold
1983 · Druggist
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7.2 Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
1983 · Paul Iberville
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8.0 The Tragedy of King Lear
1982 · Duke of Albany
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3.5 The Swap
1979 · Paul
Series and TV shows
66 titles
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7.0
Matlock
2024 · Edwin Kingston · 34 ep.
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7.2
Painkiller
2023 · Raymond Sackler · 6 ep.
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7.2
A Million Little Things
2018 · Mr. Dennings · 2 ep.
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8.2
Station 19
2018 · Elliott
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8.2
This Is Us
2016 · Judge Walter Crowder
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7.3
Chasing Life
2014 · Gerald Rayburn · 2 ep.
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7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Thomas Fitzgerald
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6.7
Men at Work
2012 · James Wilson
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7.2
Scandal
2012 · Melvin Feen
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8.3
Grimm
2011 · Old Man
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7.5
Harry's Law
2011 · Judge William Rothman
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8.0
Justified
2010 · Lee Paxton · 9 ep.
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7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Owen Sutherland
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8.0
Castle
2009 · Principal Duncan
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7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Senator Dick Osborne
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6.1
The Forgotten
2009 · Train Driver
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7.6
Leverage
2008 · Henry Retzing
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8.2
Bones
2005 · Hugo Sanderson · 2 ep.
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8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Michael Whitman
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7.5
Medium
2005 · Eliot Peterson
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8.0
Lost
2004 · Bernard Nadler · 25 ep.
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7.9
Boston Legal
2004 · Walter Fife
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7.3
CSI: NY
2004 · Dr. Richards
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7.6
NCIS
2003 · Walter Carmichael
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7.7
CSI: Miami
2002 · Scott Sommer
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7.2
Without a Trace
2002 · Congressman Whitehurst
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7.7
Wolf Lake
2001 · Arthur Van Halen
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7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Dr. Mercer
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8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · Police Commissioner
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7.9
Angel
1999 · Holland Manners · 8 ep.
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8.3
The West Wing
1999 · John LaSalle
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8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · Thomas Paine · 2 ep.
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7.2
Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · Dr. Harvey
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6.5
Ally McBeal
1997 · Mark Harrison
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6.8
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996 · Special Agent Thomas Garfield
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7.7
Millennium
1996 · Agent Jack Pierson
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7.0
Profiler
1996 · Ken Harker
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7.8
Nowhere Man
1995 · Man
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7.8
ER
1994 · Jack Kayson · 18 ep.
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6.8
The Stand
1994 · Whitney Horgan · 3 ep.
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7.2
Chicago Hope
1994 · Howard Sherwood
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8.4
Friends
1994 · Dr. Harad
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7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Ernie Pitt
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7.1
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · Simon Wolfe
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8.4
The X-Files
1993 · Leamus
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7.5
Picket Fences
1992 · FBI Agent Donald Morrell · 7 ep.
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5.9
Melrose Place
1992 · Agent Hill · 2 ep.
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7.6
Rugrats
1991 · Salesman / Announcer (voice)
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7.0
Alien Nation
1989 · Thomas Edison
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7.6
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · Drew Ward
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7.3
21 Jump Street
1987 · Dan Finger
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8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Assistant Manager
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6.7
Perfect Strangers
1986 · Sam Gorpley · 122 ep.
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7.0
L.A. Law
1986 · D.A. Bill Graphia · 3 ep.
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6.5
Growing Pains
1985 · Principal Willis Dewitt
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7.6
The Golden Girls
1985 · Meyer
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6.9
Blue Thunder
1984 · Benjamin Kelty
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7.1
Hunter
1984 · Vinny Cochran
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7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Stuart Himes
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7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Dr. Synapsis
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6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · Teddy Peters
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7.2
Newhart
1982 · Cast
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5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Mr. McGrath
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6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Leo Santee
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7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Ray Jones / John Doe
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7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · Rex Erhardt
People data: TMDb.
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