Classic Film Club

WILLIAM SANDERSON

William Sanderson

William Sanderson (1982)
  • © The Blade Runner Partnership
  • (William Sanderson in Blade Runner, 1982)

Biography

BIO

William Sanderson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948.   His father was a landscape designer and his mother an elementary school teacher.   Sanderson graduated from the University of Memphis with a law degree.

He made his feature film debut in 1977, at the age of 29.   He has appeared in more than 50 feature films.

Sanderson was also a cast member of the long-running television comedy series Newhart (1982-1990).

He married Aprile Lyon in 1984 and they subsequently divorced. Sanderson married Sharon Wix in 1993 and has one child from an earlier relationship.


Films

NOTED FILMS

Blade Runner

Blade Runner
  • Blade Runner
  • 1982
  • Director Ridley Scott's apocalyptic vision of a futuristic Los Angeles where a detective seeks to destroy a group of escaped cyborgs.
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TV Series

TV SERIES

Newhart

Newhart
  • Newhart
  • 1982-1990
  • as Larry
  • CBS

Deadwood

Deadwood
  • Deadwood
  • 2004-2006
  • as E.B. Farnum
  • HBO