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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 Gayle Sanders is an American actor known for his TV roles as Prosper Denton on Queen Sugar, Samuel Carter on 9-1-1, Uncle Chester on Hap & Leonard, Cedric on the miniseries DMZ, and Robert E. On Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as well as the TV movie of the same name. He's known for his film roles as Arthur Holloway in Samaritan, Pastor Jack in Roman J. Israel Esq., Cager Lee in Selma, Red Henderson in Whiplash, Martin in Rocky Balboa, Cesar's Trainer in Play It to the Bone, and Sandy in Bull Durham. He has also had roles in a number of TV movies. He's guest starred on numerous TV shows including Shameless, American Horror Story, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, CSI, Cold Case, Eleventh Hour, Heartland, Commander in Chief, Joan of Arcadia, The West Wing, Boomtown, NYPD Blue, Moesha, Sliders, ER, Murphy Brown, The Young and the Restless, L.A. Law, Alf, Matlock, Married... with Children, Beauty and the Beast, Moonlighting, Cagney & Lacey, Highway to Heaven, What's Happening Now?, 227, Hunter, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Knots Landing, Night Court, Knight Rider, Diff'rent Strokes, St. Elsewhere, The Greatest American Hero, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and The Rockford Files.

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

Cold Case

2003as Ronnie Collins

ER

1994as Phillip

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 Train Passenger in Dream Sequence

Miami Vice

1984as Trick Baby

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Skycap

Knight Rider

1982as Hotel Security Guard

Selma

2014as Cager Lee

Highway to Heaven

1984

Beauty and the Beast

as Rescue Captain

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

L.A. Law

1986as Judge Andrew Robertson

Matlock

1986as Mitchell Sands

Hunter

1984as Police P.R. Man

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

My Brother's Wedding

1983as Beat-up man

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Det. Cummings / Sgt. Trask

Starman

as Coach Carl Newman

Rocky Balboa

2006as Martin

Knots Landing

1979as Casey Hale

Callie & Son

1981as Tanner

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979as Harve

Samaritan

2022as Arthur Holloway

Eleventh Hour

2008as Sam Tewsbury

Bull Durham

1988as Sandy

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Made in Heaven

1987as Henry

Killer of Sheep

1978as Stan

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017as Pastor Jack

Little John

2002as Merle