
Henry G. Sanders
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 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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Known For
Acting History
2024
Good Men as Self
2024I Don't Know as Brad
2022Samaritan as Arthur Holloway
2018Family Feud as 2096 Descendant
20189-1-1 as Samuel Carter
2017Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Pastor Jack
2016Blue: The American Dream as China Banks
2014Selma as Cager Lee
2014Whiplash as Red Henderson
2014Crimes of the Mind as Judge Maynard
2011American Horror Story as Willie
2011American Horror Story as Mr. Royale
2011Shameless as Jelly
2010You Again as Chaplain
2008Eleventh Hour as Sam Tewsbury
2008The Mentalist as Willie Shubert
2008Blues as Pop Boudreaux
2007Heartland as Rev. Jacob Grier
2006Rocky Balboa as Martin
2005Berkeley as Gadsen
2005Commander in Chief as Gavin Kester
2005Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Hudson
2003Cold Case as Ronnie Collins
2003Joan of Arcadia as Security Guard God
2003Manhood as Police Officer
2002Boomtown as Police Sergeant Miller
2002Little John as Merle
2001The Division as Frankie
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Bill Gibson
1999Play It to the Bone as Cesar's Trainer
1999Snoops as Michael Williams
1999The West Wing as Ambassador Tiki
1999Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie as Robert E.
1998Carnival of Souls as Officer Soby
1997The Inheritance as Blacksmith
1996Moesha as Clifford Brown
1995Sliders as Harold
1995In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped as Ellis Watley
1994ER as Phillip
1994Ride with the Wind as Dr. Dailey
1993Dying to Love You as Attorney
1993The Switch as Hank
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Robert E.
1992Kuffs as Building Owner
1991Child's Play 3 as Major
1991Session Man as Louie
1990Rainbow Drive as Marvin Burgess
1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder as Harry
1989Father Dowling Mysteries as City Hall Guard
1988Bull Durham as Sandy
1987Made in Heaven as Henry
1987No Man's Land as Heath
1987Beauty and the Beast
1987The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987Married... with Children as Murray
1987Tonight's the Night as Disc Jockey
1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI as Al Melden
1986ALF as George
1986Heart of the City
1986Starman as Coach Carl Newman
1986L.A. Law as Judge Robinson Lowry
1986L.A. Law as Judge Andrew Robertson
1986The Ladies Club as Cop No. 3 (as Henry Sanders)
1986Matlock as Willie Gaines
1986Matlock as Mitchell Sands
1985A Time to Live as Fred
1985Kicks as Garage Attendant
1985Moonlighting as Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders)
1985Moonlighting as Train Passenger in Dream Sequence
1985Deadly Messages as Gym Attendant
1985The Atlanta Child Murders as Judge Clarence Cooper
1984Murder, She Wrote as Skycap
1984Highway to Heaven
1984Hunter as Police P.R. Man
1984Miami Vice as Trick Baby
1984Choose Me as Hospital Administrator
1984Concrete Beat as Lt. Lucas
1984Weekend Pass as Officer Henry
1984Night Court as Leo Bell
1983Hobson's Choice as Tubby Wadlow
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983My Brother's Wedding as Beat-up man
1983Breathless as Man with Pipe
1983Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1982Something So Right as Officer
1982St. Elsewhere as Neil Baldwin - Guard
1982Knight Rider as Hotel Security Guard
1982Endangered Species as Dr. Ross
1982Cagney & Lacey as Det. Cummings / Sgt. Trask
1982The Ambush Murders as Old Con
1982Deadly Sunday as Johnny
1981Callie & Son as Tanner
1981The Greatest American Hero as Policeman
1981Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street Blues as Jerome
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1979Knots Landing as Stan
1979Knots Landing as Casey Hale
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel as Harve
1978Killer of Sheep as Stan
1978The Boss' Son as Charles
1977Kingston: Confidential
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1976Independence Day as Charles
1976Panama Red as John
1975The Jeffersons
1974Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes as Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)
1974No Place to Hide as James Henderson
1974Good Times
1973Five on the Black Hand Side as Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)
1973The Devil's Garden as Cult Member with Cigar
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Merlle








