Biography
He is perhaps best recalled as Larry, the speaking member of a trio of brothers on the long-running CBS series "Newhart".
Sanderson is anything but a hick, however. After a rebellious youth and a stretch in the army, he graduated from Memphis State University and then went on to its law school. Sanderson opted to move to NYC to pursue an acting career rather than practice law. He found work off-Broadway where he appeared in over thirty stage …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in more than 30 Off-Broadway plays | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles | ||
| Served as a medic in US Army | ||
1976 | Film debut, "Savage Weekend" | |
1980 | Played Loretta Lynn's young uncle in "Coal Miner's Daughter" | |
1981 | TV series debut as regular, "Bret Maverick" (NBC) | |
1982 | Appeared as Tommy Lee Jones' cellmate in "The Executioner's Song" | |
1982 | Cast as the brilliant, gentle toy maker in Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi film, "Blade Runner" | |
1982 | Played Larry (of Larry, Daryl and Daryl) on "Newhart" (CBS) | |
1989 | Played Lippy Jones in the "Lonesome Dove" miniseries on CBS | |
1991 | Co-Starred in "Stephen King's 'Sometimes They Come Back'" | |
1993 | Reprised role of Lippy Jones in "Return to Lonesome Dove" (CBS) | |
1994 | Co-starred in John Grisham's "The Client" | |
1994 | Portrayed a character named Deuce in an episode of the hit series "Babylon 5" (TNT); later reprised the role in the TV movie "Babylon 5: Thirdspace" (1998) | |
1995 | Provided voice for the "Santo Bugito" (CBS) series | |
1998 | Co-starred opposite Beau Bridges in the satirical television series "Maximum Bob" (ABC) | |
2000 | Co-starred with Faye Dunaway in "Stanley's Gig" | |
2003 | Starred with Robert Duval in "Gods and Generals" | |
2004 | Cast as hotelier E.B. Farnum on the HBO original series, "Deadwood" | |
2005 | Starred in the big-screen version of the popular video game, "BloodRayne"; directed by Uwe Boll | |
2006 | Again worked with director Uwe Boll for "Dungeon Siege" | |
2007 | Re-teamed with director Uwe Boll for "Postal" | |
2008 | Joined the cast of HBO's "True Blood" playing town Sheriff Bud Dearborne | |
Awards
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Deadwood |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in True Blood |