William Sanderson: movies and TV shows
William Sanderson has 117 credits in the archive: 71 films and 46 TV series, from 1975 to 2023. Highest rated: Batman: The Animated Series (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1975 – 2023 · busiest year: 1983 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pastacolypse | Al Dente Bob (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 79 |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | E. B. Farnum | Film | 6.7 | 75 |
| 2018 | The Griddle House | Gus | Film | 4.3 | 74 |
| 2017 | American Gods | The Bookkeeper | TV | 7.1 | 73 |
| 2014 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas | Father Juge | Film | 5.4 | 70 |
| 2011 | Bar Karma | TV | 3.8 | 67 | |
| 2010 | Mike & Molly | Dennis | TV | 6.7 | 66 |
| 2009 | Trauma | TV | 7.3 | 65 | |
| 2009 | The Face is Familiar | Film | 2.0 | 65 | |
| 2008 | True Blood | Bud Dearborne | TV | 7.6 | 64 |
| 2008 | Pretty Ugly People | Sam | Film | 4.3 | 64 |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Jim | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 2007 | Life | Holt Easley | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 2007 | Disappearances | Rat Kinneson | Film | 5.1 | 63 |
| 2006 | I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | Self | TV | — | 62 |
| 2006 | Beyond the Wall of Sleep | Joe Slaader | Film | 2.4 | 62 |
| 2006 | The Treasure of Painted Forest | Paul | Film | 4.5 | 62 |
| 2005 | Bones | Norbert Mobley | TV | 8.2 | 61 |
| 2004 | Lost | Oldham | TV | 8.0 | 60 |
| 2004 | Deadwood | E. B. Farnum | TV | 8.1 | 60 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 60 |
| 2004 | Cyber Wars | Riley | Film | 5.1 | 60 |
| 2004 | Promised Land | Clark | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | Skimpy Eagens | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 2003 | The Low Budget Time Machine | The Prospector | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 2002 | Monk | Joshua Skinner | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Wally Sykes | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 2002 | Monkey Love | Bradley Chalmers | Film | 4.0 | 58 |
| 2001 | Smallville | Brent | TV | 8.2 | 57 |
| 2001 | Crossfire Trail | Dewey | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2001 | Dying on the Edge | Tommy | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 2000 | On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' | Self | Film | 7.7 | 56 |
| 2000 | Psyko Ferret | Stan Veinous (voice) | Film | — | 56 |
| 2000 | Stanley's Gig | Stanley Myer | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 2000 | Stageghost | Jack Butler | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1999 | L.A. Heat | TV | 7.1 | 55 | |
| 1999 | Nice Guys Sleep Alone | Rufus | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1998 | Maximum Bob | Dicky Crowe | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: Thirdspace | Deuce | Film | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Mr. Simmons | TV | 7.7 | 53 |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Mike | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1997 | George & Leo | TV | 10.0 | 53 | |
| 1997 | George Wallace | T.Y. Odum | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1997 | George Wallace | T.Y. Odum | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Roy Abbot | TV | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1996 | Jumanji | Professor J.S. Ibsen (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 52 |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Joe Monday | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1996 | Forest Warrior | Paul Carpio | Film | 4.7 | 52 |
| 1996 | Andersonville | Munn | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1996 | Andersonville | Munn | TV | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1995 | Santo Bugito | Clem (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1995 | Hologram Man | Manny / Giggles | Film | 4.2 | 51 |
| 1995 | Phoenix | Miro | Film | 4.7 | 51 |
| 1995 | Siringo | Tully | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Percy | TV | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Deuce | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1994 | The Client | Wally Boxx | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1994 | Wagons East! | Zeke | Film | 4.9 | 50 |
| 1994 | Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance | Roger | Film | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Edward Funsch | TV | 8.4 | 49 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Will Stanton | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Mayor | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Lippy Jones | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1993 | Man's Best Friend | Ray | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1993 | Skeeter | Gordon Perry | Film | 4.8 | 49 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Karl Rossum (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 48 |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Skeets | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1991 | Sometimes They Come Back | Mueller | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1991 | The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special | Larry | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1990 | Mirror Mirror | Mr. Veze | Film | 5.2 | 46 |
| 1990 | The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Percey Crow | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1989 | Coach | Jesse | TV | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1989 | Coach | Larry | TV | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Lippy Jones | TV | 7.9 | 45 |
| 1989 | Deadly Weapon | Reverend Smith | Film | 4.3 | 45 |
| 1989 | Thunderground | Ratman | Film | 4.3 | 45 |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Cousin Eb | TV | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1987 | Last Man Standing | Casper | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Trump | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1987 | Dead Aim | Brennan | Film | 3.8 | 43 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Mickey Sanders | TV | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Tyke Thayden | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1986 | The Defiant Ones | Mason | Film | 5.1 | 42 |
| 1986 | Dalton: Code of Vengeance II | Bobby Fuller | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | TV | 7.7 | 41 | |
| 1985 | Fletch | Jim Swarthout | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1985 | Streets of Justice | Weasel | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1984 | City Heat | Lonnie Ash | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Snow | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1983 | Nightmares | Gas station attendant (segment "Terror in Topanga") (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1983 | China Lake | Little Germ | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Cowboy | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin | Countee | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1983 | Imps* | Carl | Film | 3.9 | 39 |
| 1983 | Who Will Love My Children? | Cleve Shelby | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | The Rev | TV | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Cowboy | TV | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1982 | Blade Runner | Sebastian | Film | 7.9 | 38 |
| 1982 | Newhart | Larry | TV | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1982 | It Takes Two | TV | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1982 | The Luck of Roaring Camp | Grub | Film | — | 38 |
| 1981 | Bret Maverick | TV | 6.2 | 37 | |
| 1981 | Death Hunt | Ned Warren | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1981 | Raggedy Man | Calvin | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Lee Dollarhide | Film | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1980 | Scared Straight! Another Story | Harlan | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1980 | Seed of Innocence | Randy Webb | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Young Con | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1979 | Savage Weekend | Otis | Film | 4.4 | 35 |
| 1979 | The Other Side of Victory | Ben Oakley | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1978 | Blue Nude | Guy In Jail | Film | 4.3 | 34 |
| 1978 | Blue Nude | Film | 4.3 | 34 | |
| 1977 | Fight for Your Life | Jessie Lee Kane | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | TV | 7.5 | 32 | |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | TV | 6.4 | 32 | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Weirdo | TV | 7.3 | 31 |