Born 1942 (age 83) · Houston, Texas, USA
Appears in 108 titles

Henry Gayle Sanders is an American actor known for his TV roles as Prosper Denton on Queen Sugar, Samuel Carter on 9-1-1, Uncle Chester on Hap & Leonard, Cedric on the miniseries DMZ, and Robert E. On Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as well as the TV movie of the same name. He's known for his film roles as Arthur Holloway in Samaritan, Pastor Jack in Roman J. Israel Esq., Cager Lee in Selma, Red Henderson in Whiplash, Martin in Rocky Balboa, Cesar's Trainer in Play It to the Bone, and Sandy in Bull Durham. He has also had roles in a number of TV movies. He's guest starred on numerous TV shows including Shameless, American Horror Story, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, CSI, Cold Case, Eleventh Hour, Heartland, Commander in Chief, Joan of Arcadia, The West Wing, Boomtown, NYPD Blue, Moesha, Sliders, ER, Murphy Brown, The Young and the Restless, L.A. Law, Alf, Matlock, Married... with Children, Beauty and the Beast, Moonlighting, Cagney & Lacey, Highway to Heaven, What's Happening Now?, 227, Hunter, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Knots Landing, Night Court, Knight Rider, Diff'rent Strokes, St. Elsewhere, The Greatest American Hero, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and The Rockford Files.

Filmography

Whiplash
8.4
Whiplash
2014
as Red Henderson
Rocky Balboa
6.9
Rocky Balboa
2006
as Martin
Selma
7.4
Selma
2014
as Cager Lee
Samaritan
6.7
Samaritan
2022
as Arthur Holloway
Child's Play 3
5.9
Child's Play 3
1991
as Major
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
6.3
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
as Pastor Jack
You Again
6.3
You Again
2010
as Chaplain
Bull Durham
6.6
Bull Durham
1988
as Sandy
Breathless
5.9
Breathless
1983
as Man with Pipe
Kuffs
5.8
Kuffs
1992
as Building Owner
Play It to the Bone
5.4
Play It to the Bone
1999
as Cesar's Trainer
Killer of Sheep
6.6
Killer of Sheep
1978
as Stan
No Man's Land
6.0
No Man's Land
1987
as Heath
Made in Heaven
6.6
Made in Heaven
1987
as Henry
Carnival of Souls
3.8
Carnival of Souls
1998
as Officer Soby
Choose Me
6.0
Choose Me
1984
as Hospital Administrator
Endangered Species
4.9
Endangered Species
1982
as Dr. Ross
No Place to Hide
4.2
No Place to Hide
1974
as James Henderson
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
My Brother's Wedding
7.0
My Brother's Wedding
1983
as Beat-up man