Mitchell Ogren Anderson (born August 21, 1961) is an American character actor and chef.[1][2]

Mitchell Anderson
Born
Mitchell Ogren Anderson

(1961-08-21) August 21, 1961 (age 63)
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1985–2003, 2018–present

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.[3] 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.[4] Anderson lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his partner of many years Richie Arpino, and owns a restaurant called MetroFresh.[5][6][7]

Filmography

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Film

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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[8]
1999 Taking the Plunge Short film
2002 The Last Place on Earth Ken

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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)[9][10] 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[11][12] 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

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  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 (subscription required). Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  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.
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