Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 31, 1953
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Credits
41 titles
Michael J. Anderson
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).
Known For
Filmography
Clutch
Co-Executive Producer
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Man From Another Place
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
Carnivàle
Samson
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
Specter's Rock
The Interrogator
Tiptoes
Bruno
Postcards From The Cast
Self
An Introduction to David Lynch
Self
Learning to Speak in the Red Room
Self
Snow White
Sunday
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Self
Mulholland Drive
Mr. Roque
This Is How the World Ends
Noise Robber
The Phantom Eye
Carl
Minimum Wage
Zeke Bleak
Club Vampire
Kiddo
Charmed
Leprechaun
Ava's Magical Adventure
Stretch
Port Charles
Warriors of Virtue
Mudlap
Screwed
himself
Caged Hearts
John
First You Live Then You Die
The X-Files
Mr. Nutt
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Rumpelstiltskin
In the Soup
Little Man
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Man From Another Place
Fool's Fire
Hopfrog
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Jewel Box Bearer
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Woodsman (Twin A)
Twin Peaks
The Arm
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
Sushi Chef
Suffering Bastards
Little Elvis
Twin Peaks
The Man From Another Place
No Such Thing as Gravity
The Botanist
Monsters
Holly
Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson
Himself
The Great Land of Small
Fritz / The King
American Playhouse
Hopfrog
Saturday Night Live
New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited)