Michael J. Anderson
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2014 · Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Man From Another Place
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Samson
- 2003 · Tiptoes as Bruno
- 2002 · Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 2001 · An Introduction to David Lynch as Self
- 2001 · Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 2001 · Learning to Speak in the Red Room as Self
- 2001 · Snow White as Sunday (Violet)
- 2001 · Mulholland Drive as Mr. Roque
- 1999 · The Phantom Eye as Carl
- 1999 · Mulholland Dr. as Mr. Rouqe
- 1999 · Minimum Wage as Zeke Bleak
- 1998 · Club Vampire as Kiddo
- 1998 · Charmed as Leprechaun
- 1998 · Charmed as O'Brien
- 1997 · Port Charles as
- 1997 · Warriors of Virtue as Mudlap
- 1997 · Screwed as himself
- 1994 · First You Live Then You Die as
- 1993 · The X-Files as Mr. Nutt
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Rumpelstiltskin
- 1992 · In the Soup as Little Man
- 1992 · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Man From Another Place
- 1992 · Fool's Fire as Hopfrog
- 1991 · Mannequin Two: On the Move as Jewel Box Bearer
- 1990 · Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Woodsman (Twin A)
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as The Arm
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Man From Another Place
- 1990 · Whatever Happened to Mason Reese as Sushi Chef
- 1989 · Suffering Bastards as Little Elvis
- 1989 · Twin Peaks as The Man From Another Place
- 1989 · No Such Thing as Gravity as The Botanist
- 1987 · Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson as Himself
- 1987 · The Great Land of Small as Fritz / The King