William Sanderson Biography

Fast Facts

• Has a law degree but never took a bar exam
• Was a contestant on To Tell the Truth in 1972 (didn't tell the truth when claiming to be a swamp-buggy racer)
• First starring role was as a murderous and racist prison escapee in Fight for Your Life, a 1977 exploitation film that was banned in Britain
• Breakout movie and TV roles both came in 1982: toymaker J
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• Sebastian in Blade Runner; and Larry, the backwoodsman with two mute brothers named Darryl, on Newhart
• Was one of Cracked magazine's 15 Funniest People of 2006
• Earned SAG Best Ensemble nominations for Deadwood (2007) and True Blood (2010); won a 2009 Satellite Ensemble award for True Blood