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.
Acting
Movie
Whiplash
as Red Henderson
2014
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Hudson
2005
TV
American Horror Story
as Willie
2011
TV
American Horror Story
as Mr. Royale
2011
TV
The Mentalist
as Willie Shubert
2008
Movie
Rocky Balboa
as Martin
2006
TV
Shameless
as Jelly
2011
TV
9-1-1
as Samuel Carter
2018
Movie
Selma
as Cager Lee
2014
Movie
Samaritan
as Arthur Holloway
2022
Movie
Child's Play 3
as Major
1991
TV
Knight Rider
as Hotel Security Guard
1982
Movie
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
as Pastor Jack
2017
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Bill Gibson
2000
Movie
You Again
as Chaplain
2010
TV
ALF
as George
1986
TV
Married... with Children
as Murray
1987
TV
ER
as Phillip
1994
Movie
Bull Durham
as Sandy
1988
TV
The West Wing
as Ambassador Tiki
1999
TV
Miami Vice
as Trick Baby
1984
TV
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Robert E.
1993
TV
Sliders
as Harold
1995
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Skycap
1984