May 13, 1945 (1945-05-13) (age 63)
Wahpeton, North Dakota
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Actor
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Sam Anderson (born May 13, 1945 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States ) is an American actor from Wahpeton, North Dakota. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. During the 1970s, Sam taught drama at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California. He married in 1985 and is the father of twins. Sam holds advanced degrees in Theatre, American Literature and Creative Writing. He is also a member of the Mystery Writers of America.
Anderson is perhaps best known for his roles as the newspaper editor Mr. Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, the lawyer Holland Manners on the first two seasons of Angel, the cardiologist Dr. Jack Kayson on the television series ER and as Bernard on Lost, also as the assistant manager of the Hotel Royale in Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Royale", and as Mike Seaver's adversarial Principal DeWitt in Growing Pains.
