Michael J. Anderson
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1953-10-31 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Little Mike Anderson · Michael John Anderson · Michael Anderson · Mike Anderson
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).
Known For
Saturday Night Live
1975
as New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited) / Ed McMahon's little helper (uncredited)
The X-Files
1993
as Mr. Nutt
Charmed
1998
as Leprechaun / O'Brien
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Rumpelstiltskin
Twin Peaks
1990
as The Arm / Man From Another Place
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
TV Shows (10)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited) / Ed McMahon's little helper (uncredited)
The X-Files
1993
as Mr. Nutt
Charmed
1998
as Leprechaun / O'Brien
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Rumpelstiltskin
Twin Peaks
1990
as The Arm / Man From Another Place
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
Monsters
1988
as Holly / Household God
Carnivàle
2003
as Samson
This Is How the World Ends
2000
as Noise Robber
Port Charles
1997
Movies (29)
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Mr. Roque
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Man From Another Place
Twin Peaks
1989
as The Man From Another Place
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
as Jewel Box Bearer
Snow White
2001
as Sunday
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Man From Another Place
Tiptoes
2002
as Bruno
Warriors of Virtue
1997
as Mudlap
In the Soup
1992
as Little Man
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001
as Self
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990
as Woodsman (Twin A)
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
as Self
Fool's Fire
1992
as Hopfrog
The Great Land of Small
1987
as Fritz / The King
Ava's Magical Adventure
1998
as Stretch
Suffering Bastards
1989
as Little Elvis
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
1990
as Sushi Chef
The Phantom Eye
1999
as Carl
Caged Hearts
1995
as John
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003
Club Vampire
1998
as Kiddo
Learning to Speak in the Red Room
2001
as Self
First You Live Then You Die
1994
No Such Thing as Gravity
1989
as The Botanist
Screwed
1997
as himself
Specter's Rock
2003
as The Interrogator
Minimum Wage
1999
as Zeke Bleak
Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson
1987
as Himself
About 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. Durin… With 39 credits spanning from 1975 to 2014, Michael J. Anderson has appeared in 29 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Mulholland Drive (2001) — as Mr. Roque
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — as Man From Another Place
- Twin Peaks (1989) — as The Man From Another Place
- Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991) — as Jewel Box Bearer
- Snow White (2001) — as Sunday
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