Born 1947 (age 79) · Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Appears in 114 titles

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.

Filmography

Forrest Gump
8.5
Forrest Gump
1994
as Principal Hancock
Ouija: Origin of Evil
6.2
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
as Mr. Browning
Water for Elephants
6.9
Water for Elephants
2011
as Mr. Hyde
Where the Crawdads Sing
7.5
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
as Tate (mid-70s)
La Bamba
7.3
La Bamba
1987
as Mr. Ludwig
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
5.9
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
as Chairman of the House Committee
Devil's Due
4.7
Devil's Due
2014
as Father Thomas
Critters 2
6.2
Critters 2
1988
as Mr. Morgan
Dark Angel
6.0
Dark Angel
1990
as Warren
Slackers
5.2
Slackers
2002
as Charles Patton
The Puppet Masters
5.8
The Puppet Masters
1994
as Culbertson
Permanent Midnight
5.9
Permanent Midnight
1998
as Dr. Olson
Breaking the Girls
5.4
Breaking the Girls
2013
as Professor Nolan
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
5.8
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012
as Chris
The Pentagon Wars
6.9
The Pentagon Wars
1998
as Congressman #2
NetForce
5.0
NetForce
1999
as Fox
Secret Santa
5.1
Secret Santa
2003
as Mr. Gibson
The Independent
5.5
The Independent
2000
as Ed
Do You Take This Man
4.6
Do You Take This Man
2017
as Steven
Movers & Shakers
3.9
Movers & Shakers
1985
as Ray Berg