16 Facts About William Sanderson

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William Sanderson was born on January 10,1944 and is a retired American actor.

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William Sanderson played J F Sebastian in the feature film Blade Runner, and had regular roles on several television series such as Larry on Newhart, E B Farnum on Deadwood, and Sheriff Bud Dearborne on True Blood.

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William Sanderson is a 1962 graduate of Memphis Central High School.

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William Sanderson volunteered for the US Army when he was 18 years old.

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William Sanderson appeared as one of the mechanics and regulars of the diner in The Rocketeer, who defies Nazi agents looking for the top secret rocket pack.

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William Sanderson portrayed a character named Deuce in an episode of Babylon 5 and later reprised the role in Babylon 5: Thirdspace.

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William Sanderson voiced Dr Karl Rossum in Batman: The Animated Series.

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William Sanderson starred in Fight for Your Life, which has a strict ban in the United Kingdom.

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William Sanderson played a supporting role as J F Sebastian in Ridley Scott's 1982 cyberpunk-noir film Blade Runner.

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William Sanderson plays a key role in an audio dramatization of Ursula K Le Guin's Vaster than Empires and More Slow in NPR's 2000X series.

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In 2001, William Sanderson played the courageous bartender Dewey in the TNT film Crossfire Trail.

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William Sanderson returned to television playing E B Farnum in the HBO television series Deadwood from 2004 to 2006, later reprising the role in its film continuation.

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In 2008, William Sanderson joined the cast of True Blood, playing Sheriff Bud Dearborne.

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William Sanderson played Oldham, the resident interrogation expert of the DHARMA Initiative in an episode of the fifth season of the ABC series Lost.

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In May 2019, William Sanderson released an autobiography about his career, Yes, I'm That Guy: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Character Actor.

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William Sanderson announced his retirement from acting on his Facebook page on May 13,2020.