Henry G. Sanders

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.

Henry G. Sanders
Sanders in 2015
Born	Henry Gale Sanders (1942-08-18) August 18, 1942 (age 83) Houston, Texas, United States
Occupation	Actor

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