Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

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

Forrest Gump

as Principal Hancock

Ouija: Origin of Evil

as Mr. Browning

Cast Credits

Where the Crawdads Sing

as Tate (mid-70s)

Song of Back and Neck

as Jarred Foxen

Maybe Someday

as Douglas Donnelly

Ouija: Origin of Evil

as Mr. Browning

Devil's Due

as Father Thomas

Breaking the Girls

as Professor Nolan

Dirty Habit

as Bishop

Touched

as Dr. Reynolds

Secret Santa

as Mr. Gibson

Slackers

as Charles Patton

Sonic Impact

as Alex Holmes

Perfect Game

as Steven

NetForce

as Fox

Permanent Midnight

as Dr. Olson

The Pentagon Wars

as Congressman #2

The Last Hand

as Jimmy Walsh

The Man Next Door

as Dwight Cooley

The Puppet Masters

as Culbertson

Forrest Gump

as Principal Hancock

A Place to Be Loved

as Judge Thomas S. Kirk

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Chairman of the House Committee

Dark Angel

as Warren

Critters 2

as Mr. Morgan