Henry G. Sanders

Henry Gale Sanders (born August 18, 1942) is an American actor best known for his role in Charles Burnett's 1977 neo-realist film Killer of Sheep. 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.

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) - 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