Richard Sanders

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1940-08-23

Place of Birth

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Richard Sanders

Biography

Richard Kinard Sanders is a retired American actor and screenwriter. He played quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.

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Acting History

2002
Rose Red as Mr. Stanton
2000
Men of Honor as Donny Moor Bartender
2000
Lovers Lane as Dr. Jack Grefe
1999
Batman Beyond as Mr. Deakins (voice)
1995
Unhappily Ever After as Mr. Peabody
1995
Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again as Dr. Budwig
1994
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
1991
Neon City as Dickie Devine
1991
The New WKRP in Cincinnati as Les Nessman
1990
Gravedale High as Ben Franklin (voice)
1989
Coach as Warren Graustark
1989
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places as Dr. Dark
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace as Chester Lackberry
1987
Nothing In Common as Dooley
1987
Married... with Children as Mr. Conner
1986
Designing Women
1986
Sidekicks
1986
ALF as Hogarth
1986
Inhumanoids
1986
Blacke's Magic
1985
Growing Pains as Luther
1985
Growing Pains as Dr. Rosenfeld
1985
Berrenger's as Frank Chapman
1984
Charles in Charge as Professor Smalley
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Gerald Richards
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Arnold Megrim
1984
Who's the Boss?
1984
Night Court as Clark Edwards
1983
Found Money as Robbins
1983
Valley Girl as Drivers' Ed Teacher
1983
Goodnight, Beantown
1983
The Invisible Woman as Orville
1982
It Takes Two
1982
Newhart as Cecil Breech
1981
Simon & Simon
1980
Solid Gold as Self
1980
Trouble in High Timber Country as Lester
1980
The Nude Bomb as German Delegate
1979
Knots Landing as Harry Nold
1979
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker as Mr. Fogarty
1979
Ike as Correspondent
1978
Bud and Lou as Doctor
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati as Les Nessman
1978
Keefer as Bemmel
1978
Ruby and Oswald as Agent Kelley
1977
Rafferty
1977
Good Against Evil as The Doctor
1977
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn as Travis
1976
Alice
1974
The Rockford Files as Samuel Romney
1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire as Minister Adams
1973
Kojak as Drunk
1970
McCloud
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Prosecuting Attorney
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse