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