Henry G. Sanders
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.
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Movies (62)
Good Men
2024 · Self
I Don't Know
2024 · Brad
Némesis
2022 · Arthur Holloway
Family Feud
2018 · 2096 Descendant
Roman J. Israel, Esq.: Un hombre con principios
2017 · Pastor Jack
Blue: The American Dream
2016 · China Banks
Selma
2014 · Cager Lee
Whiplash: Música y Obsesión
2014 · Red Henderson
Crimes of the Mind
2014 · Judge Maynard
Otra vez tu
2010 · Chaplain
Blues
2008 · Pop Boudreaux
Rocky Balboa
2006 · Martin
Berkeley
2005 · Gadsen, Production Design
Manhood
2003 · Police Officer
Little John
2002 · Merle
Play It to the Bone
1999 · Cesar's Trainer
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999 · Robert E.
Carnival of Souls
1998 · Officer Soby
The Inheritance
1997 · Blacksmith
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
1995 · Ellis Watley
Ride with the Wind
1994 · Dr. Dailey
Dying to Love You
1993 · Attorney
The Switch
1993 · Hank
Kuffs
1992 · Building Owner
Chucky: el muñeco diabólico 3
1991 · Major
Session Man
1991 · Louie
Rainbow Drive
1990 · Marvin Burgess
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989 · Harry
Dead Solid Perfect
1988 · TV Director
Bull Durham
1988 · Sandy
Made in Heaven
1987 · Henry
No Man's Land
1987 · Heath
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
Tonight's the Night
1987 · Disc Jockey
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986 · Al Melden
The Ladies Club
1986 · Cop No. 3 (as Henry Sanders)
A Time to Live
1985 · Fred
Kicks
1985 · Garage Attendant
My Brother's Wedding
1985 · Beat-Up Man
Deadly Messages
1985 · Gym Attendant
Badge of the Assassin
1985
Choose Me
1984 · Hospital Administrator
Concrete Beat
1984 · Lt. Lucas
Weekend Pass
1984 · Officer Henry
Hobson's Choice
1983 · Tubby Wadlow
Breathless
1983 · Man with Pipe
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1983
Something So Right
1982 · Officer
Endangered Species
1982 · Dr. Ross
The Ambush Murders
1982 · Old Con
Deadly Sunday
1982 · Johnny
Leon's Case
1982 · Policeman
Callie & Son
1981 · Tanner
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979 · Harve
Killer of Sheep
1978 · Stan
The Boss' Son
1978 · Charles
Independence Day
1976 · Charles
Panama Red
1976 · John
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974 · Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)
No Place to Hide
1974 · James Henderson
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973 · Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)
The Devil's Garden
1973 · Cult Member with Cigar
TV shows (47)
9-1-1
2018 · Samuel Carter
American Horror Story
2011 · Willie, Mr. Royale
Shameless
2011 · Jelly
Eleventh Hour
2008 · Sam Tewsbury
El mentalista
2008 · Willie Shubert
Heartland
2007 · Rev. Jacob Grier
Commander in Chief
2005 · Gavin Kester
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Dr. Hudson
Caso Cerrado
2003 · Ronnie Collins
Joan of Arcadia
2003 · Security Guard God
Boomtown
2002 · Police Sergeant Miller
The Division
2001 · Frankie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Bill Gibson
Snoops
1999 · Michael Williams
The West Wing
1999 · Ambassador Tiki
Moesha
1996 · Clifford Brown
Deslizadores
1995 · Harold
Sala de urgencias
1994 · Phillip
Dr(a). Quinn, la mujer que cura
1993 · Robert E.
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 · City Hall Guard
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Rescue Captain
Married... with Children
1987 · Murray
ALF
1986 · George
Heart of the City
1986
Starman
1986 · Coach Carl Newman
L.A. Law
1986 · Robinson Lowry, Judge Andrew Robertson
Matlock
1986 · Willie Gaines, Mitchell Sands
Moonlighting
1985 · Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders), Train Passenger in Dream Sequence
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985 · Judge Clarence Cooper
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Skycap
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984 · Police PR Man
Miami Vice
1984 · Trick Baby
Night Court
1984 · Leo Bell
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Neil Baldwin - Guard
Knight Rider
1982 · Hotel Security Guard
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Det. Cummings / Sgt. Trask, Det. Cummings
The Greatest American Hero
1981 · Policeman
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Jerome
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Knots Landing
1979 · Stan, Casey Hale
Kingston: Confidential
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
The Jeffersons
1975
Good Times
1974
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Merlle