Henry G. Sanders

American actor (born 1942)

Henry G. Sanders
Born	Henry Gale Sanders (1942-08-18) August 18, 1942 (age 81) Houston, Texas, United States
Occupation	Actor

Henry Gale Sanders (born August 18, 1942)^[1] is an American actor best known for his role in Charles Burnett's 1977 neo-realist film Killer of Sheep.^[2]^[3] 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.

Filmography

No Place to Hide (1970) - James Henderson
The Devil's Garden (1973) - Cult Member with Cigar
The Black Godfather (1974)
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974) - Sam Kingston
Independence Day (1976) - Charles
Panama Red (1976) - John
The Boss' Son (1978) - Charles
Killer of Sheep (1978) - Stan
Circle of Power (1981) - Harold
Hard Country (1981) - Man Customer
Endangered Species (1982) - Dr. Ross
Deadly Sunday (1982) - Johnny
Breathless (1983) - Man with Pipe
My Brother's Wedding (1983) - Beat-up man
Weekend Pass (1984) - Officer Henry
Night Court (1984) - Leo Bell
Choose Me (1984) - Hospital Administrator
Heartbreakers (1984) - Reuben
Badge of the Assassin (1985) - Foreman #2
The Ladies Club (1986) - Cop No. 3
Matlock: The Professor (1986)^[4] - Willie Gaines
Made in Heaven (1987) - Henry
No Man's Land (1987) - Heath
Bull Durham (1988) - Sandy
Rainbow Drive (1990)
The Man Inside (1990) - Evans
Child's Play 3 (1991) - Major
Kuffs (1992) - Building Owner
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman(1993-1998) - Robert E.
Carnival of Souls (1998) - Officer Soby
Play It to the Bone (1999) - Cesar's Trainer
Manhood (2003) - Police Officer
The West Wing (2003) - Ambassador Tiki
Berkeley (2005) - Gadsen
Rocky Balboa (2006) - Martin
Blues (2008) - Pop Boudreaux
You Again (2010) - Chaplain
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010, TV Series) - Bill Gibson
The Mentalist (2011) - Willie Shubert
American Horror Story: Asylum (2012) - Willie
42 (2013) - Max (uncredited)
Grey's Anatomy (2013) - Dr. Hudson
Whiplash (2014) - Red Henderson
Crimes of the Mind (2014) - Judge Maynard
Selma (2014) - Cager Lee
American Horror Story: Hotel (2015)
Blue: The American Dream (2016) - China Banks
Hap and Leonard (2016–2017, TV Series) - Uncle Chester
Queen Sugar (2016–Present, TV Series) - Prosper Denton
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) - Pastor Jack
9-1-1 (2019) - Samuel Carter
Charming the Hearts of Men (2021) - Abel
Samaritan (2022) - Arthur Holloway

References

^ "Today in history". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
^ "Henry G. Sanders". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc. 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ Harrison, Eric (June 10, 2007). "Henry Gayle Sanders went from Houston to Hollywood". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0644073/characters/nm0761572