
Henry G. Sanders
ActingAlso Known As
Henry Gayle Sanders, Henry Sanders, Henry Gale 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 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.
Movies
(60 total)
Whiplash
as Red Henderson

Rocky Balboa
as Martin

Selma
as Cager Lee

Samaritan
as Arthur Holloway

Child's Play 3
as Major

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
as Pastor Jack

You Again
as Chaplain

Bull Durham
as Sandy

Breathless
as Man with Pipe

Kuffs
as Building Owner

Play It to the Bone
as Cesar's Trainer

Killer of Sheep
as Stan

No Man's Land
as Heath

Made in Heaven
as Henry

Carnival of Souls
as Officer Soby

Choose Me
as Hospital Administrator

Endangered Species
as Dr. Ross

No Place to Hide
as James Henderson

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
as Robert E.

My Brother's Wedding
as Beat-up man
TV Shows
(53 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Hudson

American Horror Story
as Willie

American Horror Story
as Mr. Royale

The Mentalist
as Willie Shubert

Shameless
as Jelly

9-1-1
as Samuel Carter

Knight Rider
as Hotel Security Guard

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Bill Gibson

ALF
as George

Married... with Children
as Murray

ER
as Phillip

The West Wing
as Ambassador Tiki

Miami Vice
as Trick Baby

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Robert E.

Sliders
as Harold

Cold Case
as Ronnie Collins

Murder, She Wrote
as Skycap

Moonlighting
as Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders)

Moonlighting
as Train Passenger in Dream Sequence
