Mitchell Anderson

Mitchell Anderson
Born
Mitchell Ogren Anderson

(1961-08-21) August 21, 1961 (age 65)
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1985–2003, 2018–present

Mitchell Ogren Anderson (born August 21, 1961) is an American character actor and chef.

Anderson was born in Jamestown, New York, to a retail store owner mother and a businessman father. He attended Jamestown High School and Williams College before going on to attend Juilliard School. In 1985, he appeared on the Bert Convy-hosted Super Password, where he won $400. Anderson is openly gay and came out during the 1996 GLAAD Media Awards, after which point he became active with gay causes and the Human Rights Campaign. Anderson lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his partner of many years Richie Arpino, and owns a restaurant called MetroFresh.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 SpaceCamp Banning
1987 Jaws: The Revenge Sean Brody
1988 Deadly Dreams Alex Torme
1988 One Fine Night Michael Short film
1988 It's Cool to Care Short film
1992 All-American Murder Doug Sawyer
1995 The Midwife's Tale Sir Giles
1998 Relax...It's Just Sex Vincey Sauris
1999 Taking the Plunge Short film
2002 The Last Place on Earth Ken
2026 Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story Reunion Himself

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Days of Our Lives Kip 8 episodes
1985 Hill Street Blues Mitch Carey Episode: "Davenport in a Storm"
1985 Riptide Chris 'Spud' Miller Episode: "Wipeout"
1985 Crazy Like a Fox Episode: "Eye in the Storm"
1985 Cagney & Lacey Teenager Episode: "Old Ghosts"
1986 Intimate Encounters Sean TV film
1987 Highway to Heaven Danny Briggs Episode: "A Night to Remember"
1987 The Hitchhiker Butchie Episode: "Why Are You Here?"
1987 21 Jump Street Scott Crowe Episode: "My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
1987 Jake and the Fatman Peter Brock Episode: "Love for Sale"
1987 Student Exchange Rod TV film
1988 Goodbye, Miss 4th of July Henderson kerr TV film
1989 - 1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. Dr. Jack McGuire Regular; 51 episodes
1989 The Karen Carpenter Story Richard Carpenter) TV film
1989 The Comeback Bo TV film
1989 In the Heat of the Night Bobby Skinner Episode: "Country Mouse, City Mouse"
1990 Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn TV film
1993 Jack's Place Peter Halleran Episode: "The Seventh Meal"
1993 Melrose Place Rex Weldon Episode: "Picture Imperfect"
1993 Matlock Ryland Hayward Episode: "The Godfather"
1994 Is There Life Out There? Joshua TV film
1994 - 2000 Party of Five Ross Werkman 20 episodes
1999 - 2001 Popular Mr. Bennett 2 episodes
2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 Arnold TV film
2003 Beggars and Choosers Jason Episode: "Hello, Dalai!"
2018 - present After Forever Jason 19 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Comer, Ruby. "Mitchell Anderson". A&U Magazine (interview). Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Out, Volume 4, Issues 6-10". 1996. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kindberg, Scott. "JHS Alum Finds His Calling In The Kitchen". Post-Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Romesburg, Don (June 19, 2001). "September 17, 1996: Mitchell Anderson comes out". The Advocate. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ↑ Farmer, Jim (November 17, 2015). "Mitchell Anderson's Second Run". The Advocate. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "After Leaving Hollywood, Atlanta Chef Thrives In New Career". WABE. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Parks, Tim (February 11, 2011). "Where Are They Now? Checking in with 12 Actors that Once Represented Us on Television". LOGO News. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ Allen, Jamie (July 29, 1999). "Anderson says 'Sex' is a look at modern love". CNN. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ Haithman, Diane (July 25, 1988). "A TV Movie He Didn't Want : Brother Richard Guides CBS' 'Karen Carpenter Story'". The Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ Clark, Kenneth R. (December 30, 1988). "Golden Memories Of Karen Without The Hard Answers". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ Pryor, Kellie (October 19, 1990). "Mark Twain-inspired Back to Hannibal". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ Loynd, Ray (October 20, 1990). "TV Reviews : Huck and Tom Go 'Back to Hannibal'". The Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 18, 2016.