Henry G. Sanders

ActorArt Aug 18 (age 83) Houston, Texas, USA 1951–2024 (73 year career)

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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 D…

Known For

Film

Whiplash

Red Henderson

Film

Selma

Cager Lee

Film

Rocky Balboa

Martin

Film

Samaritan

Arthur Holloway

Film

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Pastor Jack

Film

You Again

Chaplain

Film

Child's Play 3

Major

Film

Bull Durham

Sandy

Filmography

Acting (107)

Movies (60)

Good Men

2024

as Self

I Don't Know

2024

as Brad

Samaritan

as Arthur Holloway

Family Feud

as 2096 Descendant

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

as Pastor Jack

6.3

Blue: The American Dream

2016

as China Banks

Whiplash

as Red Henderson

Selma

as Cager Lee

Crimes of the Mind

as Judge Maynard

You Again

as Chaplain

Blues

as Pop Boudreaux

Rocky Balboa

as Martin

Berkeley

as Gadsen

Manhood

as Police Officer

Little John

as Merle

Play It to the Bone

as Cesar's Trainer

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie

as Robert E.

Carnival of Souls

as Officer Soby

The Inheritance

as Blacksmith

In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped

1995

as Ellis Watley

4.3

Ride with the Wind

1994

as Dr. Dailey

The Switch

as Hank

Dying to Love You

as Attorney

Kuffs

as Building Owner

Child's Play 3

as Major

Session Man

as Louie

Rainbow Drive

as Marvin Burgess

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

as Harry

Bull Durham

as Sandy

Made in Heaven

as Henry

No Man's Land

as Heath

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Tonight's the Night

as Disc Jockey

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986

as Al Melden

5.0

The Ladies Club

1986

as Cop No. 3 (as Henry Sanders)

A Time to Live

as Fred

Kicks

as Garage Attendant

Deadly Messages

as Gym Attendant

Choose Me

as Hospital Administrator

Concrete Beat

as Lt. Lucas

Weekend Pass

as Officer Henry

Breathless

as Man with Pipe

Hobson's Choice

as Tubby Wadlow

My Brother's Wedding

1983

as Beat-up man

6.9

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Endangered Species

as Dr. Ross

The Ambush Murders

as Old Con

Deadly Sunday

as Johnny

Something So Right

1982

as Officer

5.5

Leon's Case

1982

as Policeman

Callie & Son

1981

as Tanner

6.7

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

as Harve

Killer of Sheep

as Stan

The Boss' Son

as Charles

Independence Day

1976

as Charles

Panama Red

as John

No Place to Hide

as James Henderson

Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

1974

as Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)

3.7

The Devil's Garden

1973

as Cult Member with Cigar

2.8

Five on the Black Hand Side

1973

as Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)

6.8

Television (47)

9-1-1

as Samuel Carter

Shameless

as Jelly

American Horror Story

as Willie

The Mentalist

as Willie Shubert

Eleventh Hour

as Sam Tewsbury

Heartland

as Rev. Jacob Grier

Grey's Anatomy

as Dr. Hudson

Commander in Chief

as Gavin Kester

Cold Case

as Ronnie Collins

Joan of Arcadia

as Security Guard God

7.3

Boomtown

2002

as Police Sergeant Miller

6.2

The Division

2001

as Frankie

7.1

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Bill Gibson

The West Wing

as Ambassador Tiki

Snoops

as Michael Williams

Moesha

as Clifford Brown

Sliders

as Harold

as Phillip

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993

as Robert E.

7.6

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989

as City Hall Guard

7.4

Married... with Children

as Murray

Beauty and the Beast

L.A. Law

as Robinson Lowry

Matlock

as Willie Gaines

ALF

as George

Starman

as Coach Carl Newman

Heart of the City

Moonlighting

as Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders)

7.5

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985

as Judge Clarence Cooper

Murder, She Wrote

as Skycap

Miami Vice

as Trick Baby

Night Court

as Leo Bell

Highway to Heaven

Hunter

as Police P.R. Man

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.5

Knight Rider

1982

as Hotel Security Guard

7.5

St. Elsewhere

1982

as Neil Baldwin - Guard

5.6

Cagney & Lacey

1982

as Det. Cummings / Sgt. Trask

7.0

Hill Street Blues

1981

as Jerome

7.6

The Greatest American Hero

as Policeman

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Knots Landing

as Stan

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

7.1

Kingston: Confidential

The Jeffersons

Good Times

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Merlle

8.6

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Berkeley

2005

Production Design

5.0