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