- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 31, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Denver, Colorado, USA
Michael J. Anderson
Michael John Anderson was born in Denver, Colorado, 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…
Filmography
movieClutch
2025 · Co-Executive Producer
movieTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Man From Another Place
tvScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 · Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
tvCarnivàle
2003 · Samson
movieMaking 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003
movieSpecter's Rock
2003 · The Interrogator
movieTiptoes
2002 · Bruno
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001 · Self
Learning to Speak in the Red Room
2001 · Self
Postcards From The Cast
2001 · Self
movieSnow White
2001 · Sunday
movieReflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001 · Self
movieMulholland Drive
2001 · Mr. Roque
tvThis Is How the World Ends
2000 · Noise Robber
movieThe Phantom Eye
1999 · Carl
movieMinimum Wage
1999 · Zeke Bleak
movieClub Vampire
1998 · Kiddo
tvCharmed
1998 · Leprechaun, O'Brien
movieAva's Magical Adventure
1998 · Stretch
tvPort Charles
1997
movieWarriors of Virtue
1997 · Mudlap
movieScrewed
1997 · himself
movieCaged Hearts
1995 · John
movieFirst You Live Then You Die
1994
tvThe X-Files
1993 · Mr. Nutt
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Rumpelstiltskin
movieIn the Soup
1992 · Little Man
movieTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992 · Man From Another Place
movieFool's Fire
1992 · Hopfrog
movieMannequin Two: On the Move
1991 · Jewel Box Bearer
movieIndustrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990 · Woodsman (Twin A)
tvTwin Peaks
1990 · The Arm, Man From Another Place
movieWhatever Happened to Mason Reese
1990 · Sushi Chef
movieSuffering Bastards
1989 · Little Elvis
movieTwin Peaks
1989 · The Man From Another Place
movieNo Such Thing as Gravity
1989 · The Botanist
tvMonsters
1988 · Holly, Household God
movieLittle Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson
1987 · Himself
movieThe Great Land of Small
1987 · Fritz / The King
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited), Ed McMahon's little helper (uncredited)