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
| Birth Location | Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947-04-02 |
Movies
2024
Where the Crawdads Sing
as Tate (mid-70s)
2022
Song of Back and Neck
as Jarred Foxen
2018
Do You Take This Man
as Steven
2017
Maybe Someday
as Douglas Donnelly
2017
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Mr. Browning
2016
Devil's Due
as Father Thomas
2014
Breaking the Girls
as Professor Nolan
2013
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
as Chris
2012
Water for Elephants
as Mr. Hyde
2011
Dirty Habit
as Bishop
2006
Touched
as Dr. Reynolds
2005
Secret Santa
as Mr. Gibson
2003
Slackers
as Charles Patton
2002
Sonic Impact
as Alex Holmes
2000
The Independent
as Ed
2000
Perfect Game
as Steven
2000
NetForce
as Fox
1999
Permanent Midnight
as Dr. Olson
1998
What I Did for Love
as Richard
1998
The Pentagon Wars
as Congressman #2
1998
The Man Next Door
as Dwight Cooley
1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
1996
The Puppet Masters
as Culbertson
1994
Forrest Gump
as Principal Hancock
1994
A Place To Be Loved
as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
1993
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Chairman of the House Committee
1992
Dark Angel
as Warren
1990
Critters 2
as Mr. Morgan
1988
La Bamba
as Mr. Ludwig
1987
Movers & Shakers
as Ray Berg
1985
Policewoman Centerfold
as Druggist
1983
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
as Paul Iberville
1983
The Swap
as Paul
1979
Sam Anderson hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows