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Henry G. Sanders

Acting

Born August 18, 1942 · Houston, Texas, USA

Also known as Henry Gayle Sanders · Henry Sanders · Henry Gale Sanders

Biography

Henry Gale Sanders is an American actor best known for his role in Charles Burnett's 1977 neo-realist film Killer of Sheep. He has also appeared extensively on television, on such programs as The Rockford Files, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Knight Rider, Knots Landing, Miami Vice, Cagney & Lacey, Married... with Children, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, and The Mentalist.

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Filmography50+ titles

The Switch

1993as Hank

Whiplash

2014as Red Henderson

The Mentalist

2008as Willie Shubert

The West Wing

1999as Ambassador Tiki

9-1-1

2018as Samuel Carter

Shameless

2011as Jelly

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Dr. Hudson

American Horror Story

2011as Mr. Royale

The Ambush Murders

1982as Old Con

Good Times

1974

ER

1994as Phillip

Cold Case

2003as Ronnie Collins

Married... with Children

1987as Murray

Commander in Chief

2005as Gavin Kester

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Bill Gibson

Sliders

1995as Harold

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Robert E.

ALF

1986as George

Hill Street Blues

1981as Jerome

Moonlighting

1985as Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Skycap

Knight Rider

1982as Hotel Security Guard

Selma

2014as Cager Lee

Beauty and the Beast

1987as Rescue Captain

Miami Vice

1984as Trick Baby

Highway to Heaven

1984

Night Court

1984as Leo Bell

The Jeffersons

1975

The Greatest American Hero

1981as Policeman

Five on the Black Hand Side

1973as Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)

Moesha

1996as Clifford Brown

Hunter

1984as Police PR Man

My Brother's Wedding

1983as Beat-Up Man

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Starman

1986as Coach Carl Newman

L.A. Law

1986as Judge Andrew Robertson

Matlock

1986as Willie Gaines

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Det. Cummings

Rocky Balboa

2006as Martin

Knots Landing

1979as Stan

Callie & Son

1981as Tanner

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979as Harve

Samaritan

2022as Arthur Holloway

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Eleventh Hour

2008as Sam Tewsbury

Bull Durham

1988as Sandy

Killer of Sheep

1978as Stan

Made in Heaven

1987as Henry

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017as Pastor Jack

Little John

2002as Merle