Sam Anderson

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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Forrest Gump

As Principal Hancock

Painkiller

As Raymond Sackler

Water for Elephants

As Mr. Hyde

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

As Chairman of the House Committee

Devil's Due

As Father Thomas

The Pentagon Wars

As Congressman #2

The Puppet Masters

As Culbertson

The Man Next Door

As Dwight Cooley

Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

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  Tom Hanks

  Shared a credit

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  Robert Pattinson

  Shared a credit

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  Jim Norton

  Shared 2 credits

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  Christoph Waltz

  Shared a credit

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  Hanna Hall

  Shared a credit

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  Chevy Chase

  Shared a credit

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  Sam Neill

  Shared a credit

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  Reese Witherspoon

  Shared a credit

Acted

Painkiller

2023 · Raymond Sackler

Devil's Due

2014 · Father Thomas

Water for Elephants

2011 · Mr. Hyde

The Pentagon Wars

1998 · Congressman #2

The Man Next Door

1996 · Dwight Cooley

The Puppet Masters

1994 · Culbertson

Forrest Gump

1994 · Principal Hancock

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992 · Chairman of the House Committee