Henry G. Sanders
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.
108 acting credits
Acting · 108
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Mentalist
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Shameless
2011
9-1-1
2018
American Horror Story
2011
ER
1994
The West Wing
1999
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Married... with Children
1987
Miami Vice
1984
Cold Case
2003
Knots Landing
1979
Hill Street Blues
1981
Knight Rider
1982
Night Court
1984
L.A. Law
1986
St. Elsewhere
1982
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Hunter
1984
Matlock
1986
Sliders
1995
ALF
1986
The Division
2001
Highway to Heaven
1984
Moonlighting
1985
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Whiplash
2014
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Moesha
1996
The Jeffersons
1975
Joan of Arcadia
2003
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Commander in Chief
2005
Good Times
1974
Boomtown
2002
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Eleventh Hour
2008
Made in Heaven
1987
Samaritan
2022
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Rocky Balboa
2006
Child's Play 3
1991
Starman
1986
Snoops
1999
Heart of the City
1986
Heartland
2007
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Kingston: Confidential
1977
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
You Again
2010
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
Selma
2014
Breathless
1983
Bull Durham
1988
No Man's Land
1987
Kuffs
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
Carnival of Souls
1998
Good Men
2024
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Berkeley
2005
Family Feud
2018
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979
Choose Me
1984
Play It to the Bone
1999
Session Man
1991
The Inheritance
1997
The Ambush Murders
1982
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
1995
Endangered Species
1982
Something So Right
1982
Little John
2002
The Switch
1993
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999
Manhood
2003
Deadly Messages
1985
Callie & Son
1981
Rainbow Drive
1990
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
The Ladies Club
1986
Weekend Pass
1984
Kicks
1985
No Place to Hide
1974
Crimes of the Mind
2014
Dying to Love You
1993
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
Killer of Sheep
1978
A Time to Live
1985
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1983
Tonight's the Night
1987
Blue: The American Dream
2016
Concrete Beat
1984
Ride with the Wind
1994
Blues
2008
The Boss' Son
1978
Hobson's Choice
1983
Panama Red
1976
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
I Don't Know
2024
Deadly Sunday
1982
Dead Solid Perfect
1988
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974
My Brother's Wedding
1983
The Devil's Garden
1973
Independence Day
1976
Leon's Case
1982