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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 18, 1942
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Henry Gayle Sanders
- Henry Sanders
- Henry Gale Sanders
Henry G. Sanders
0.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
Good Men
as Self
2024
0.0
I Don't Know
as Brad
2024
0.0
Samaritan
as Arthur Holloway
2022
6.7
Family Feud
as 2096 Descendant
2018
2.5
9-1-1
as Samuel Carter
2018
8.2
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
as Pastor Jack
2017
6.3
Blue: The American Dream
as China Banks
2016
0.0
Selma
as Cager Lee
2014
7.4
Whiplash
as Red Henderson
2014
8.4
Crimes of the Mind
as Judge Maynard
2014
4.8
American Horror Story
as Willie
2011
8.1
American Horror Story
as Mr. Royale
2011
8.1
Shameless
as Jelly
2011
8.2
You Again
as Chaplain
2010
6.3
Eleventh Hour
as Sam Tewsbury
2008
6.6
The Mentalist
as Willie Shubert
2008
8.4
Blues
as Pop Boudreaux
2008
0.0
Heartland
as Rev. Jacob Grier
2007
6.5
Rocky Balboa
as Martin
2006
6.9
Berkeley
as Gadsen
2005
5.0
Commander in Chief
as Gavin Kester
2005
7.7
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Hudson
2005
8.2
Cold Case
as Ronnie Collins
2003
7.8
Joan of Arcadia
as Security Guard God
2003
7.3
Manhood
as Police Officer
2003
3.6
Boomtown
as Police Sergeant Miller
2002
6.2
Little John
as Merle
2002
6.2
The Division
as Frankie
2001
7.1
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Bill Gibson
2000
7.6
Play It to the Bone
as Cesar's Trainer
1999
5.5
Snoops
as Michael Williams
1999
7.0
The West Wing
as Ambassador Tiki
1999
8.2
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
as Robert E.
1999
8.2
Carnival of Souls
as Officer Soby
1998
3.7
The Inheritance
as Blacksmith
1997
5.7
Moesha
as Clifford Brown
1996
7.0
Sliders
as Harold
1995
7.6
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
as Ellis Watley
1995
4.3
ER
as Phillip
1994
7.8
Ride with the Wind
as Dr. Dailey
1994
0.0
Dying to Love You
as Attorney
1993
3.5
The Switch
as Hank
1993
10.0
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Robert E.
1993
7.6
Kuffs
as Building Owner
1992
5.7
Child's Play 3
as Major
1991
5.9
Session Man
as Louie
1991
5.7
Rainbow Drive
as Marvin Burgess
1990
4.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Harry
1989
6.5
Father Dowling Mysteries
as City Hall Guard
1989
7.4
Bull Durham
as Sandy
1988
6.6
Made in Heaven
as Henry
1987
6.5
No Man's Land
as Heath
1987
5.9
Beauty and the Beast
1987
7.4
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
5.3
Married... with Children
as Murray
1987
7.7
Tonight's the Night
as Disc Jockey
1987
1.0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as Al Melden
1986
5.0
ALF
as George
1986
7.7
Heart of the City
1986
5.0
Starman
as Coach Carl Newman
1986
6.8
L.A. Law
as Judge Robinson Lowry
1986
7.0
L.A. Law
as Judge Andrew Robertson
1986
7.0
The Ladies Club
as Cop No. 3 (as Henry Sanders)
1986
5.2
Matlock
as Willie Gaines
1986
7.1
Matlock
as Mitchell Sands
1986
7.1
A Time to Live
as Fred
1985
8.5
Kicks
as Garage Attendant
1985
6.0
Moonlighting
as Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders)
1985
7.5
Moonlighting
as Train Passenger in Dream Sequence
1985
7.5
Deadly Messages
as Gym Attendant
1985
5.4
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Judge Clarence Cooper
1985
5.6
Murder, She Wrote
as Skycap
1984
7.5
Highway to Heaven
1984
7.4
Hunter
as Police P.R. Man
1984
7.1
Miami Vice
as Trick Baby
1984
7.5
Choose Me
as Hospital Administrator
1984
6.0
Concrete Beat
as Lt. Lucas
1984
4.0
Weekend Pass
as Officer Henry
1984
2.6
Night Court
as Leo Bell
1984
7.3
Hobson's Choice
as Tubby Wadlow
1983
0.0
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.4
My Brother's Wedding
as Beat-up man
1983
6.7
Breathless
as Man with Pipe
1983
5.8
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1983
3.7
Something So Right
as Officer
1982
5.5
St. Elsewhere
as Neil Baldwin - Guard
1982
5.6
Knight Rider
as Hotel Security Guard
1982
7.5
Endangered Species
as Dr. Ross
1982
4.8
Cagney & Lacey
as Det. Cummings / Sgt. Trask
1982
7.0
The Ambush Murders
as Old Con
1982
9.0
Deadly Sunday
as Johnny
1982
0.0
Callie & Son
as Tanner
1981
6.7
The Greatest American Hero
as Policeman
1981
7.2
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Jerome
1981
7.6
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
5.5
Knots Landing
as Stan
1979
6.7
Knots Landing
as Casey Hale
1979
6.7
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Harve
1979
6.0
Killer of Sheep
as Stan
1978
6.5
The Boss' Son
as Charles
1978
0.0
Kingston: Confidential
1977
5.0
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
7.1
Independence Day
as Charles
1976
0.0
Panama Red
as John
1976
4.5
The Jeffersons
1975
7.3
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
as Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)
1974
3.7
No Place to Hide
as James Henderson
1974
3.9
Good Times
1974
8.0
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)
1973
6.8
The Devil's Garden
as Cult Member with Cigar
1973
2.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Merlle
1951
8.6