William Sanderson
William Sanderson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States on January 10th, 1948 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 76, William Sanderson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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William Sanderson (born January 10, 1944) is an American character actor best known for his appearances in Blade Runner (1982–1990), Newhart (1982–1990), and True Blood (2008–2012).
Early life
Sanderson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 10, 1944, to an elementary school teacher mother and a landscape designer father. He is a 1962 graduate of Memphis Central High School.
Sanderson joined the United States Army when he was 18 years old. Since being discharged, he went to college with the G.I. Bill worked at Southern Methodist University for a year and then at the University of Memphis. He earned degrees in business (BBA, 1968) and law (J.D., 1971) at Memphis State University, but not take the bar exam.
Personal life
William and his wife, Betty, live in Harrisburg. He has one son and two grandchildren.
Career
Sanderson appeared as one of the mechanics and regulars of the diner in The Rocketeer, who defies Nazi agents looking for the top secret rocket pack. He also portrayed a character named Deuce in an episode of Babylon 5 and later reprised the role in Babylon 5: Thirdspace. Sanderson voiced Dr. Karl Rossum in Batman: The Animated Series. Sanderson starred in Fight for Your Life, which has a strict ban in the United Kingdom. He also played a supporting role as JF Sebastian in Ridley Scott's 1982 cyberpunk-noir film Blade Runner.
As a guest, he made appearances in television shows, and his credits include The Pretender, The X-Files, Knight Rider, Married... with Children, Babylon 5, ER, Coach, and Walker, Texas Ranger. He plays a key role in an audio dramatization of Ursula K. Le Guin's Vaster than Empires and More Slow in NPR's 2000X series. In 2001, Sanderson played the courageous bartender Dewey in the TNT film Crossfire Trail.
Sanderson played Larry in Newhart from 1982 to 1990, famous for the catchphrase, "Hi. I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl. This is my other brother Darryl."
Sanderson had a minor role as the abusive and cruel junkyard dealer Ray in Man's Best Friend.
He returned to television playing E. B. Farnum in the HBO television series Deadwood from 2004 to 2006, later reprising the role in its film continuation. In 2008, Sanderson joined the cast of True Blood, playing Sheriff Bud Dearborne. He played Oldham, the resident interrogation expert of the DHARMA Initiative in an episode of the fifth season of the ABC series Lost.
In May 2019, Sanderson released an autobiography about his career, Yes, I'm That Guy: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Character Actor. Following the release of his book, Sanderson and Nick "Saucey" Katsouros released a six-episode limited-run podcast, Sanderson Says, to discuss and expound on the autobiography.
Sanderson announced his retirement from acting on his Facebook page on May 13, 2020.