
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
August 18, 1942 (83 years old)
Houston, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Henry Gayle Sanders
- Henry Sanders
- Henry Gale Sanders
Henry G. Sanders
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.
Known For
Acting

Samaritan
2022

9-1-1
2018

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017

Selma
2014

Whiplash
2014

American Horror Story
2011

American Horror Story
2011

Shameless
2011

You Again
2010

Eleventh Hour
2008

The Mentalist
2008

Rocky Balboa
2006

Commander in Chief
2005

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Cold Case
2003

Joan of Arcadia
2003

Boomtown
2002

Little John
2002

The Division
2001

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Play It to the Bone
1999

The West Wing
1999

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999

Carnival of Souls
1998







