Acting credits
35
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Michael J. Anderson
Acting
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Movies: 27Series: 9Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 123517
IMDb ID: nm0027199
Known for: Acting
Born: October 31, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2014
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q974467
Also known as
Little Mike Anderson • Michael John Anderson • Michael Anderson • Mike Anderson
Other jobs
Co-Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Michael Anderson was born in Huron, South Dakota, 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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael J. Anderson.
7.2
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Man From Another Place
2014 Movie
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003 Movie
Specter's Rock
2003 Movie
3.9
Tiptoes
as Bruno
2002 Movie
5.9
Snow White
as Sunday
2001 Movie
6.0
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
as Self
2001 Movie
7.8
Mulholland Drive
as Mr. Roque
2001 Movie
8.0
The Phantom Eye
as Carl
1999 Movie
Minimum Wage
as Zeke Bleak
1999 Movie
1.9
Club Vampire
as Kiddo
1998 Movie
5.7
Ava's Magical Adventure
as Stretch
1998 Movie
4.7
Warriors of Virtue
as Mudlap
1997 Movie
5.9
Screwed
as himself
1997 Movie
2.5
Caged Hearts
as John
1996 Movie
5.0
First You Live Then You Die
1994 Movie
6.6
In the Soup
as Little Man
1992 Movie
7.4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Man From Another Place
1992 Movie
4.4
Fool's Fire
as Hopfrog
1992 Movie
5.8
Mannequin Two: On the Move
as Jewel Box Bearer
1991 Movie
5.9
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
as Woodsman (Twin A)
1990 Movie
1.8
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
as Sushi Chef
1990 Movie
1.0
Suffering Bastards
as Little Elvis
1989 Movie
8.5
Twin Peaks
as The Man From Another Place
1989 Movie
3.5
No Such Thing as Gravity
as The Botanist
1989 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Michael J. Anderson.
8.2
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice) • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Carnivàle
as Samson • 24 eps
2003 Series
9.0
This Is How the World Ends
as Noise Robber • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Charmed
as Leprechaun • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.0
Port Charles
1624 eps
1997 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Mr. Nutt • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Rumpelstiltskin • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.3
Twin Peaks
as The Arm • 2 eps
1990 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series