Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Actor

Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
April 2, 1947

Biography

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.

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Sam Anderson 1

Representative Works

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
8.5
/ English
Dark Angel
Dark Angel
6.2
/ English
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
7.5
/ English
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
6.2
/ English
La Bamba
La Bamba
7.3
/ English
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
6.9
/ English
Critters 2
Critters 2
6.3
/ English
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
5.9
/ English
Devil's Due
Devil's Due
4.7
/ English
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
5.8
/ English
The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars
6.9
/ English
Slackers
Slackers
5.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Forrest Gump
1994Winner

Best Performance

Forrest Gump

Dark Angel
1990Nominee

Best Performance

Dark Angel

Where the Crawdads Sing
2022Winner

Best Performance

Where the Crawdads Sing

Career Highlights

Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016Highlight

Best Performance

Ouija: Origin of Evil

La Bamba
1987Highlight

Best Performance

La Bamba

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