Michael J. Anderson
Born: 1953-10-31 in Denver, Colorado, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2014
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Man From Another Place
2010
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
2003
2002
- Tiptoes as Bruno
2001
- Mulholland Drive as Mr. Roque
- Snow White as Sunday
- Learning to Speak in the Red Room as Self
- Postcards From The Cast as Self
- Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- An Introduction to David Lynch as Self
2000
- This Is How the World Ends as Noise Robber
1999
- The Phantom Eye as Carl
- Minimum Wage as Zeke Bleak
1998
- Charmed as Leprechaun
- Club Vampire as Kiddo
- Ava's Magical Adventure as Stretch
1997
- Warriors of Virtue as Mudlap
- Screwed as himself
- Port Charles
1996
- Caged Hearts as John
1993
- The X-Files as Mr. Nutt
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Rumpelstiltskin
1992
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Man From Another Place
- In the Soup as Little Man
- Fool's Fire as Hopfrog
1991
- Mannequin Two: On the Move as Jewel Box Bearer
1990
- Twin Peaks as The Arm
- Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Woodsman (Twin A)
- Whatever Happened to Mason Reese as Sushi Chef
1989
- Suffering Bastards as Little Elvis
- Twin Peaks as The Man From Another Place
- No Such Thing as Gravity as The Botanist
1987
- Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson as Himself
- The Great Land of Small as Fritz / The King