Name
Michael J. Anderson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1953-10-31 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Biography
Michael John Anderson was born in Denver, Colorado, at 10:30 P.M., on Halloween night. Subject to a genetic anomaly known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, he grew up in a wheelchair. After graduating high school, he traveled America, singing for tips and living in his car. For six years, he attended the University of Colorado where he majored in numerous subjects ranging from philosophy to microbiology. After college, he began working for Martin Marietta, trouble-shooting the N.A.S.A. computers in the ground-support system of the space shuttle. During this time, he made the documentary "Little Mike," which won a silver medal in the International Film and Television Awards. Soon thereafter, he moved to New York City, where his film and television career began. For many years, Anderson was most well-known among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwards-talking dream figure on the cult favorite T.V. series Twin Peaks (1990). Anderson also worked with Lynch for the experimental performance piece Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) and the T.V.-pilot-turned-feature film Mulholland Drive (2001). Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the H.B.O. series Carnivàle (2003). He retired from acting in 2014. His last role was in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–13).
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- 2001 Mulholland Drive as Mr. Roque
- 1987 Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson as Himself
- 1990 Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Woodsman (Twin A)
- 1989 Twin Peaks as The Man From Another Place
- 1999 Minimum Wage as Zeke Bleak
- 1990 Whatever Happened to Mason Reese as Sushi Chef
- 2001 An Introduction to David Lynch as Self
- 2001 Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 2001 Learning to Speak in the Red Room as Self
- 2001 Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 1989 No Such Thing as Gravity as The Botanist
- 1997 Screwed as himself
- 1998 Club Vampire as Kiddo
- 1987 The Great Land of Small as Fritz / The King
- 2001 Snow White as Sunday
- 1991 Mannequin Two: On the Move as Jewel Box Bearer
- 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Man From Another Place
- 1999 The Phantom Eye as Carl
- 1992 Fool's Fire as Hopfrog
- 1997 Warriors of Virtue as Mudlap
- 1989 Suffering Bastards as Little Elvis
- 2002 Tiptoes as Bruno
- 1994 First You Live Then You Die
- 2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Man From Another Place
- 1992 In the Soup as Little Man
- 1998 Ava's Magical Adventure as Stretch
- 1995 Caged Hearts as John
- 2003 Specter's Rock as The Interrogator
- 2003 Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show as Self
- 1988 Silent But Deadly as Dr. Bunson
- 1997 Port Charles ( 1624 episodes )
- 2003 Carnivàle ( 24 episodes ) as Samson
- 1990 Twin Peaks ( 2 episodes ) as The Arm
- 1998 Charmed ( 1 episode ) as Leprechaun
- 2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated ( 2 episodes ) as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Nutt
- 1990 Twin Peaks ( 1 episode ) as Man From Another Place
- 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 1 episode ) as Rumpelstiltskin
- 1998 Charmed ( 1 episode ) as O'Brien
- 2000 This is how the world ends... ( 1 episode ) as Noise Robber
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon's little helper (uncredited)
- 1988 Monsters ( 1 episode ) as Holly
- 1988 Monsters ( 1 episode ) as Household God
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Hopfrog
