Michael J. Anderson
Acting • Born 1953-10-31
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
41 credits
Mulholland Drive
Movie • 2001
Mr. Roque
Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson
Movie • 1987
Himself
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Movie • 1990
Woodsman (Twin A)
Twin Peaks
Movie • 1989
The Man From Another Place
Minimum Wage
Movie • 1999
Zeke Bleak
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
Movie • 1990
Sushi Chef
An Introduction to David Lynch
Movie • 2001
Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Movie • 2001
Self
Learning to Speak in the Red Room
Movie • 2001
Self
Postcards From The Cast
Movie • 2001
Self
No Such Thing as Gravity
Movie • 1989
The Botanist
Screwed
Movie • 1997
himself
Club Vampire
Movie • 1998
Kiddo
The Great Land of Small
Movie • 1987
Fritz / The King
Snow White
Movie • 2001
Sunday
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Movie • 1991
Jewel Box Bearer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Movie • 1992
Man From Another Place
The Phantom Eye
Movie • 1999
Carl
Fool's Fire
Movie • 1992
Hopfrog
Warriors of Virtue
Movie • 1997
Mudlap
Suffering Bastards
Movie • 1989
Little Elvis
Tiptoes
Movie • 2002
Bruno
First You Live Then You Die
Movie • 1994
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Movie • 2014
Man From Another Place
In the Soup
Movie • 1992
Little Man
Ava's Magical Adventure
Movie • 1998
Stretch
Caged Hearts
Movie • 1996
John
Specter's Rock
Movie • 2003
The Interrogator
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
Movie • 2003
Port Charles
TV • 1997
Carnivàle
TV • 2003
Samson
Twin Peaks
TV • 1990
The Arm
Charmed
TV • 1998
Leprechaun
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV • 2010
Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Mr. Nutt
Twin Peaks
TV • 1990
Man From Another Place
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Rumpelstiltskin
Charmed
TV • 1998
O'Brien
This Is How the World Ends
TV • 2000
Noise Robber
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Ed McMahon's little helper (uncredited)