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Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Birthday: 1942-08-18 | Place of Birth: Houston, 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. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Samaritan

as    Arthur Holloway

2016
Blue: The American Dream

as    China Banks

2006
Rocky Balboa

as    Martin

2002
Little John

as    Merle

1999
1998
Carnival of Souls

as    Officer Soby

1997
The Inheritance

as    Blacksmith

1995
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped

as    Ellis Watley

1994
Ride with the Wind

as    Dr. Dailey

1993
The Switch

as    Hank

1991
My Brother's Wedding

as    Beat-up man

1991
Session Man

as    Louie

1990
Rainbow Drive

as    Marvin Burgess

1982
Deadly Sunday

as    Johnny