Sam Anderson is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Mr. Dennings.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Not much is known about Anderson's early life. He was born on May 13, 1945 or April 2, 1947 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA. He received a Master of Arts degree in American literature and creative writing at the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin. During the 1970s, he taught drama at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California
Career[]
Anderson is best known for his roles as mailroom supervisor Mr. Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, the lawyer Holland Manners on the first two seasons of Angel and as Bernard Nadler on Lost. He notably played the school principal in Forrest Gump. He is also known 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 on Growing Pains.
In addition, Anderson was one of the recurring actors on various episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati, playing various roles, including an immigration officer in the episode "The Americanization of Ivan". Anderson has guest-starred in Season 8 of NCIS as Walter Carmichael, a middle school teacher whose classroom becomes a crime scene where one of his students is kidnapped. His other television credits include This Is Us, Justified, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Boston Common, among others.
In 2022, Anderson was cast as Mr. Dennings on A Million Little Things.
Appearances[]
| A Million Little Things: Season 4 | |||||||||
| "Family First": | "Not the Plan": | "Game Night": | "Pinocchio": | "Crystal Clear": | "Six Months Later": | "Stay": | "The Things We Keep Inside": | "Any Way the Wind Blows": | "Surprise": |
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| "Piece of Cake": | "Little White Lies": | "Fresh Start": | "School Ties": | "Fingers Crossed": | "Lesson Learned": | "60 Minutes": | "Slipping": | "Out of Hiding": | "Just in Case": |
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