Henry G. Sanders
Known for ActingBorn 1942-08-18Houston, Texas, USA
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.
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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.
Known for
Whiplash
2014 · as Red Henderson
Samaritan
2022 · as Arthur Holloway
Rocky Balboa
2006 · as Martin
Child's Play 3
1991 · as Major
Bull Durham
1988 · as Sandy
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 · as Pastor Jack
Selma
2014 · as Cager Lee
You Again
2010 · as Chaplain
Breathless
1983 · as Man with Pipe
No Man's Land
1987 · as Heath
Good Men
2024 · as Self
Made in Heaven
1987 · as Henry
Family Feud
2018 · as 2096 Descendant
Endangered Species
1982 · as Dr. Ross
Play It to the Bone
1999 · as Cesar's Trainer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989 · as Harry
The Inheritance
1997 · as Blacksmith
Kuffs
1992 · as Building Owner