Sam Anderson

Acting · Born 1947-04-02 · Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

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.

Known for

• The Lift (2024)
• Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
• Song of Back and Neck (2018)
• Do You Take This Man (2017)
• Maybe Someday (2017)
• Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
• Devil's Due (2014)
• Breaking the Girls (2013)
• 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom (2012)
• Water for Elephants (2011)
• Dirty Habit (2006)
• Touched (2005)
• Secret Santa (2003)
• Slackers (2002)
• The Independent (2000)
• Sonic Impact (2000)
• Perfect Game (2000)
• NetForce (1999)
• The Pentagon Wars (1998)
• What I Did for Love (1998)
• Permanent Midnight (1998)
• The Last Hand (1997)
• The Sleepwalker Killing (1997)
• The Man Next Door (1996)