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We'd love to hear from you!

We know your time at UND was special, and we hope you stay in touch! Drop us a line at UND.TheatreArts@UND.edu and share your latest good news with us. We'd love to profile you here as well. We'd also like to invite you to join us during the opening weekend of our first show each semester. This is a terrific opportunity to catch up with friends and faculty as well as seeing the latest show. As a department, we strive to reach out and build connecttions between past and future graduates of UND Theatre Arts.

Your Support Matters

Gifts made to UND Theatre Arts help us continue to provide both an outstanding education for our students and a vital community service, showcasing theatre right on campus. We are grateful for all the alumni and friends who understand that the show must go on! 

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Alumni Profile: Sam Anderson 

UND alum Sam Anderson

UND alum Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson (born May 13, 1945) is an American actor from Wahpeton, N.D. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota.

During the 1970s, Sam taught drama at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California. He married in 1985 and is the father of twins.

Sam holds advanced degrees in Theatre, American Literature and Creative Writing. He is also a member of the Mystery Writers of America.

Sam is perhaps best known for his roles as Tate in Where the Crawdads Sing, mailroom supervisor Mr. Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, the lawyer Holland Manners on Angel, the cardiologist Dr. Jack Kayson on the television series ER and as Bernard on Lost.

Sam has 174 IMDB credits in his career, including 147 TV shows, 28 movies. He is also active in stage theatre, including productions of Taking Sides, by Ronald Hardwood, and Napoli Milionara, for which he won the 2002 Ovation Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

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