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Sam Anderson

Acting

April 2, 1947 (79)

Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

36 movies

5.5 avg

2

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

as Principal Hancock

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

as Tate (mid-70s)

La Bamba

La Bamba

as Mr. Ludwig

Filmography

2020s

2 films

The Lift

The Lift

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

as Tate (mid-70s)

2010s

8 films

Song of Back and Neck

Song of Back and Neck

as Jarred Foxen

Do You Take This Man

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Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

as Mr. Hyde

The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

as Congressman #2

Do You Take This Man

as Steven

2017

4.6

Maybe Someday

Maybe Someday

as Douglas Donnelly

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Ouija: Origin of Evil

as Mr. Browning

Devil's Due

Devil's Due

as Father Thomas

Breaking the Girls

Breaking the Girls

as Professor Nolan

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

as Chris

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

as Mr. Hyde

2000s

7 films

Dirty Habit

Dirty Habit

as Bishop

Touched

Touched

as Dr. Reynolds

Secret Santa

Secret Santa

as Mr. Gibson

Slackers

Slackers

as Charles Patton

Sonic Impact

Sonic Impact

as Alex Holmes

The Independent

The Independent

as Ed

Perfect Game

Perfect Game

as Steven

1990s

12 films

NetForce

NetForce

as Fox

Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

as Dr. Olson

What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love

as Richard

The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

as Congressman #2

The Sleepwalker Killing

The Sleepwalker Killing

as Roth Lane

The Last Hand

The Last Hand

as Jimmy Walsh

The Man Next Door

The Man Next Door

as Dwight Cooley

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

as Culbertson

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

as Principal Hancock

A Place to Be Loved

A Place to Be Loved

as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Chairman of the House Committee

Dark Angel

Dark Angel

as Warren

1980s

6 films

Critters 2

Critters 2

as Mr. Morgan

La Bamba

La Bamba

as Mr. Ludwig

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

as Ray Berg

Policewoman Centerfold

Policewoman Centerfold

as Druggist

Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade

Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade

as Paul Iberville

The Tragedy of King Lear

The Tragedy of King Lear

as Duke of Albany

1970s

1 film

The Swap

The Swap

as Paul