
Henry G. Sanders
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.
60
Films
53
TV Shows
Known For
113 Credits
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Hudson
2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Bill Gibson
2000

Shameless
as Jelly
2011

The Mentalist
as Willie Shubert
2008

9-1-1
as Samuel Carter
2018

Murder, She Wrote
as Skycap
1984

American Horror Story
as Willie
2011

American Horror Story
as Mr. Royale
2011

ER
as Phillip
1994

The West Wing
as Ambassador Tiki
1999

Married... with Children
as Murray
1987

Miami Vice
as Trick Baby
1984