Henry Gale Sanders (August 18, 1942) is an American actor best known for Selma (2014), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), and Rocky Balboa (2006).
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1973: No Place To Hide as James Henderson
- 1973: Five On The Black Hand as Barber Shop Patron (Uncredited Role)
- 1973: The Devils Garden as Cult Member with Cigar
- 1974: Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes as Sam Kingston
- 1976: Independence Day as Charles
- 1976: Panama Red as John
- 1978: The Boss Son as Charles
- 1978: Killer of Sheep as Stan
- 1979: The Incredible Journey Of Doctor Meg Laurel as Harve
- 1981: Circle Of Power as Harold
- 1981: Hard Country as Man Customer
- 1981: Callie And Son as Tanner
- 1982: The Ambush Murders as Old Con
- 1982: Endangered Species as Dr. Ross
- 1982: Something So Right as Officer
- 1982: Deadly Sunday as Johnny
- 1983: Breathless as Man with Pipe
- 1983: My Brothers Wedding as Beat-Up Man
- 1983: Hobsons Choice as Tubby Wadlow
- 1984: Weekend Pass as Officer Henry
- 1984: Choose Me as Hospital Administrator
- 1984: Heartbreakers as Reuben
- 1984: Children In The Crossfire as Mailman
- 1985: Deadly Messages as Gym Attendant
- 1985: A Time To Live as Fred
- 1985: Badge Of The Assassin as Foreman #2
- 1986: The Ladies Club as Cop #3
- 1986: Johnnie Mae Gibson FBI as Al Melden
- 1987: Tonights The Night as Disc Jockey
- 1987: Made In Heaven as Henry
- 1987: No Mans Land as Heath
- 1988: Bull Durham as Sandy
- 1988: Dead Solid Perfect as TV Director
- 1989: Perry Mason The Case Of The Musical Murder as Harry
- 1990: The Man Inside as Evans
- 1990: Rainbow Drive as Marvin Burgess
- 1991: Deadly Desire as Policeman
- 1991: Child's Play 3 as Major
- 1992: Kuffs as Building Owner
- 1993: The Switch as Hank
- 1993: Dying To Love You as Attorney
- 1994: Ride With The Wind as Dr. Dailey
- 1995: Kindapped In The Line Of Duty as Ellis Watley
- 1995: Nothing Lasts Forever as Det. Dan Britton
- 1997: Tell Me No Secrets as Tom Wicks
- 1997: The Inheritance as Blacksmith
- 1997: The Devils Child as Det. Repp
- 1998: Carnival of Souls as Officer Soby
- 1999: Dr Quinn Medicine Woman The Movie as Robert E.
- 1999: Play It To The Bone as Cesar's Trainer
- 2001: Call Me Claus as Minister (uncredited)
- 2002: Little John as Merle
- 2003: Manhood as Police Officer
- 2005: Berkeley as Gadsen
- 2006: Rocky Balboa as Martin
- 2008: Blues as Pop Boudreaux
- 2009: Blue as China Banks
- 2020: Blue The American Dream as China Banks
- 2010: You Again as Chaplain
- 2013: 42 as Max (uncredited)
- 2014: Whiplash as Red Henderson
- 2014: Crimes Of Mind as Judge Maynard
- 2014: Selma as Cager Lee
- 2017: Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Pastor Jack
- 2020: Pearl as Harold Arbett
- 2021: Charming The Hearts Of Men as Abel
- 2022: Samaritan as Arthur Holloway
Television Roles
- 1977: The Rockford Files as Hardhat
- 1977: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Guard
- 1977: Good Times as Curtis Norton
- 1977: The Jeffersons as Lester Phillips
- 1977: Kingston Confidential as Shadow
- 1979: Backstairs At The White House as Moaney
- 1980: Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as Clancy Turner
- 1980-1981: Palmerstown USA as Josh
- 1981: The Greatest American Hero as Policeman
- 1982: Mc Clains Law as Barrett
- 1982-1985: Hill Street Blues as Paul Stover/Store Owner/Jerome (3 episodes)
- 1983: The Family Tree as Terry Wallace
- 1983: St. Elsewhere as Neil Baldwin
- 1983: Diff'rent Strokes as Policeman #1
- 1983-1984: Knots Landing as Casey Hale/Stan (2 episodes)
- 1984: Knight Rider as Hotel Security Guard
- 1984: Night Court as Leo Bell
- 1984: Miami Vice as Trick Baby
- 1984: Murder, She Wrote as Skycap
- 1985: The Atlanta Child Murders as Judge Clarence Cooper
- 1985: Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Hutchinson
- 1985-1988: Moonlighting as Train Passenger in Maddie's Dream Sequence/Investigator #1 (2 episodes)
- 1986: Hunter as Police P.R. Man
- 1986: Starman as Coach Carl Newman
- 1986-1987: Highway to Heaven as William Pierson/Rev. Blake (2 episodes)
- 1986-1988: Cagney & Lacey as Det. Cummings/Sgt. Trask (2 episodes)
- 1986-1989: Matlock as Mitchell Sands/Pat Gaines (3 episodes)
- 1987: 227 as Kenneth F. Higby
- 1987-1990: L.A. Law as Judge Andrew Robertson/Judge Robinson Lowry (2 episodes)
- 1989: Beauty and the Beast as Rescue Captain
- 1989: Married... with Children as Murray
- 1989: Father Dowling Mysteries as City Hall Guard
- 1989: ALF as George
- 1990: The Young and the Restless as Walter Barber
- 1993: Murphy Brown as Bob
- 1993-1998: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Robert E. (107 episodes)
- 1994: ER as Phillip
- 1998: Sliders as Harold
- 1998: Moesha as Clifford Brown
- 1999: Snoops as Michael Williams
- 2002: The Division as Frankie
- 2002: NYPD Blue as Joe Whitaker
- 2002-2003: Boomtown as Police Sgt. Miller
- 2003: The West Wing as Ambassador Tiki
- 2003: Joanof Arcadia as Security Guard God
- 2006: Commander in Chief as Gavin Kester
- 2007: Heartland as Rev. Jacob Grier
- 2008: Eleventh Hour as Sam Tewsbury
- 2008: Cold Case as Ronnie Collins
- 2009: Sollys Wisdom as Mr. Johnston
- 2010: CSI as Bill Gibson
- 2011: The Mentalist as Willie Shubert
- 2012-2015: American Horror Story (2 episodes)
- 2012: American Horror Story: Asylum as Willie
- 2015: American Horror Story: Hotel as Mr. Royale
- 2013: Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Hudson
- 2016-2017: Hap and Leonard as Uncle Chester (6 episodes)
- 2016-2022: Queen Sugar as Prosper Denton (71 episodes)
- 2019-2022: 9-1-1 as Samuel Carter (4 episodes)
- 2021: Shameless (US) as Jelly
- 2022: DMZ as Cedric
Shorts
- 1991: Session Man as Louie
- 2014: Dr Quinn Medicine Woman With Jane Jane Seymour as Robert
Music Videos
- 2017: Jay-Z feat. Beyonce: Family Feud as Henry
Writer
- 2009: Carla (short) (also director)
