Henry G. Sanders
Born
18 August 1942 (83)
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also known as
Henry Gayle Sanders, Henry 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 D...
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.
Filmography (40)
Good Men
2024
I Don't Know
2024
Samaritan
2022
Family Feud
2018
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
Blue: The American Dream
2016
Selma
2014
Whiplash
2014
Crimes of the Mind
2014
You Again
2010
Blues
2008
Rocky Balboa
2006
Berkeley
2005
Manhood
2003
Little John
2002
Play It to the Bone
1999
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999
Carnival of Souls
1998
The Inheritance
1997
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
1995
Ride with the Wind
1994
Dying to Love You
1993
The Switch
1993
Kuffs
1992
Child's Play 3
1991
Session Man
1991
Rainbow Drive
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
Bull Durham
1988
Made in Heaven
1987
No Man's Land
1987
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
Tonight's the Night
1987
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
The Ladies Club
1986
A Time to Live
1985
Kicks
1985
Deadly Messages
1985
Choose Me
1984
Concrete Beat
1984