Henry G. Sanders
Actor
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.
Filmography
Rocky Balboa
as Martin 2006
Selma
as Cager Lee 2014
Samaritan
as Arthur Holloway 2022
Child's Play 3
as Major 1991
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
as Pastor Jack 2017
You Again
as Chaplain 2010
Bull Durham
as Sandy 1988
Breathless
as Man with Pipe 1983
Kuffs
as Building Owner 1992
Play It to the Bone
as Cesar's Trainer 1999
Killer of Sheep
as Stan 1978
No Man's Land
as Heath 1987
Made in Heaven
as Henry 1987
Carnival of Souls
as Officer Soby 1998
Choose Me
as Hospital Administrator 1984
Endangered Species
as Dr. Ross 1982