{{short description|American actor (born 1942)}} {{Infobox person |name=Henry G. Sanders |image=Henry G. Sanders on RealTVfilms.jpg |caption=Sanders in 2015 |birth_name=Henry Gale Sanders |birth_date={{birth date and age|1942|8|18}} |birth_place=Houston, Texas, United States |occupation=Actor }}
'''Henry Gale Sanders''' (born August 18, 1942)<ref>{{cite news |title= Today in history |date= 2014-08-18 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/08/18/us/ap-history.html?smid=pl-share |newspaper= The New York Times |agency= Associated Press |access-date= 2014-08-18}}</ref> is an American actor best known for his role in Charles Burnett's 1977 neo-realist film ''Killer of Sheep''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tv.com/people/henry-g-sanders/|title= Henry G. Sanders|author= |year= 2012|work= TV.com|publisher= CBS Interactive Inc.|accessdate= February 29, 2012|archive-date= March 27, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327103455/http://www.tv.com/people/henry-g-sanders/|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/Henry-Gayle-Sanders-went-from-Houston-to-Hollywood-1807990.php|title= Henry Gayle Sanders went from Houston to Hollywood|author= Harrison, Eric|date= June 10, 2007 |work= Houston Chronicle|publisher= |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref> He has also appeared extensively on television, on such programs as ''The Rockford Files'', ''Tenspeed and Brown Shoe'', ''Knight Rider'', ''Knots Landing'', ''Miami Vice'', ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''Married... with Children'', ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', ''NYPD Blue'', and ''The Mentalist''.
==Filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''No Place to Hide'' (1970) - James Henderson * ''The Devil's Garden'' (1973) - Cult Member with Cigar * ''The Black Godfather'' (1974) * ''Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes'' (1974) - Sam Kingston * ''Independence Day'' (1976) - Charles * ''Panama Red'' (1976) - John * ''The Boss' Son'' (1978) - Charles * ''Killer of Sheep'' (1978) - Stan * ''Circle of Power'' (1981) - Harold * ''Hard Country'' (1981) - Man Customer * ''Endangered Species'' (1982) - Dr. Ross * ''Deadly Sunday'' (1982) - Johnny * ''Breathless'' (1983) - Man with Pipe * ''My Brother's Wedding'' (1983) - Beat-up man * ''Weekend Pass'' (1984) - Officer Henry * ''Night Court'' (1984) - Leo Bell * ''Choose Me'' (1984) - Hospital Administrator * ''Heartbreakers'' (1984) - Reuben * ''Badge of the Assassin'' (1985) - Foreman #2 * ''The Ladies Club'' (1986) - Cop No. 3 * ''Matlock: The Professor'' (1986)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0644073/characters/nm0761572 | title="Matlock" the Professor (TV Episode 1986) - IMDb | website=IMDb }}</ref> - Willie Gaines * ''Made in Heaven'' (1987) - Henry * ''No Man's Land'' (1987) - Heath * ''Bull Durham'' (1988) - Sandy * ''Rainbow Drive'' (1990) * ''The Man Inside'' (1990) - Evans * ''Child's Play 3'' (1991) - Major * ''Kuffs'' (1992) - Building Owner * ''Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman''(1993-1998) - Robert E. * ''Carnival of Souls'' (1998) - Officer Soby * ''Play It to the Bone'' (1999) - Cesar's Trainer * ''Manhood'' (2003) - Police Officer * ''The West Wing'' (2003) - Ambassador Tiki * ''Berkeley'' (2005) - Gadsen * ''Rocky Balboa'' (2006) - Martin * ''Blues'' (2008) - Pop Boudreaux * ''You Again'' (2010) - Chaplain * ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2010, TV Series) - Bill Gibson * ''The Mentalist'' (2011) - Willie Shubert * ''American Horror Story: Asylum'' (2012) - Willie * ''42'' (2013) - Max (uncredited) * ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2013) - Dr. Hudson * ''Whiplash'' (2014) - Red Henderson * ''Crimes of the Mind'' (2014) - Judge Maynard * ''Selma'' (2014) - Cager Lee * ''American Horror Story: Hotel'' (2015) * ''Blue: The American Dream'' (2016) - China Banks * ''Hap and Leonard'' (2016–2017, TV Series) - Uncle Chester * ''Queen Sugar'' (2016–2022, TV Series) - Prosper Denton * ''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' (2017) - Pastor Jack * ''9-1-1'' (2019) - Samuel Carter * ''Charming the Hearts of Men'' (2021) - Abel * ''Samaritan'' (2022) - Arthur Holloway {{div col end}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0761572|name=Henry G. Sanders}} *{{facebook|henry.g.sanders.7}}
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