Henry G. Sanders profile
Actor profile

Henry G. Sanders

18th August 1942 Houston, Texas, USA Acting

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.

61 Movies 53 TV Shows 114 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Selma poster
Selma 25th December 2014 as Cager Lee
Whiplash poster
Whiplash 10th October 2014 as Red Henderson
Blues poster
Blues 1st January 2008 as Pop Boudreaux
Manhood poster
Manhood 23rd January 2003 as Police Officer
Kuffs poster
Kuffs 10th January 1992 as Building Owner
Kicks poster
Kicks 11th March 1985 as Garage Attendant
Choose Me poster
Choose Me 29th August 1984 as Hospital Administrator
9-1-1 poster
9-1-1 3rd January 2018 as Samuel Carter
Boomtown poster
Boomtown 29th September 2002 as Police Sergeant Miller
Snoops poster
Snoops 26th September 1999 as Michael Williams
Moesha poster
Moesha 23rd January 1996 as Clifford Brown
ER poster
ER 19th September 1994 as Phillip
ALF poster
ALF 22nd September 1986 as George
Starman poster
Starman 19th September 1986 as Coach Carl Newman
L.A. Law poster
L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Robinson Lowry
L.A. Law poster
L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Judge Andrew Robertson
Matlock poster
Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Willie Gaines
Matlock poster
Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Mitchell Sands
Moonlighting poster
Moonlighting 3rd March 1985 as Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders)
Moonlighting poster
Moonlighting 3rd March 1985 as Train Passenger in Dream Sequence
Hunter poster
Hunter 18th September 1984 as Police P.R. Man