Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders

1940-08-23 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA 19 Credits

Biography

Richard Kinard Sanders is a retired American actor and screenwriter. He played quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.

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Men of Honor

Men of Honor

2000

as Donny Moor Bartender

7.5
Acting

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his ...

Lovers Lane

Lovers Lane

2000

as Dr. Jack Grefe

3.7
Acting

A man with a hook for a hand escapes from a mental institution to go after the children of his previous victims.

Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again

Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again

1995

as Dr. Budwig

Acting

En route to delivering an expensive yacht, Rick stops off in Seattle to visit A.J., who works there as an attorney. However, their reunion is disrupte...

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

1994

5.0
Acting

The Beans are poor, proud, hated by all, but alive in the sense that they struggle against their lot and support each other in time of trouble. Earlen...

Neon City

Neon City

1991

as Dickie Devine

4.7
Acting

"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster tha...

The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places

The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places

1989

as Dr. Dark

2.0
Acting

Henry Crawford is tricked into job swapping by an old friend with an evil plan.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

1988

as Chester Lackberry

7.1
Acting

Mason defends a man he had sentenced to prison when he was an appellate-court judge. Now, 18 months after the sentencing, a new witness turns up to pr...

Found Money

Found Money

1983

as Robbins

Acting

Two former bank employees, executive Dick Van Dyke, forced into early retirement by a computer, and guard Sid Caesar, unceremoniously dismissed before...

Found Money

Found Money

1983

Writer

Writing

Two former bank employees, executive Dick Van Dyke, forced into early retirement by a computer, and guard Sid Caesar, unceremoniously dismissed before...

Valley Girl

Valley Girl

1983

as Drivers' Ed Teacher

6.0
Acting

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in ...

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1983

as Orville

5.0
Acting

In a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible...

Trouble in High Timber Country

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980

as Lester

Acting

A proud patriarch battles union organizers and a powerful conglomerate threatening the family-owned lumber and mining operation which he runs with his...

The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

1980

as German Delegate

5.4
Acting

When KAOS develops a bomb that can dissolve all clothing, Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil the evil plot.

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

1979

as Mr. Fogarty

6.0
Acting

A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up...

Bud and Lou

Bud and Lou

1978

as Doctor

2.0
Acting

A fact-riddled behind-the-scenes drama about the stormy partnership of the famed comedy team that came out of burlesque to conquer radio, movies and t...

Keefer

Keefer

1978

as Bemmel

Acting

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.

Ruby and Oswald

Ruby and Oswald

1978

as Agent Kelley

6.0
Acting

A dramatic re-creation of the four-day span preceding and following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963, drawn from authenticated e...

Good Against Evil

Good Against Evil

1977

as The Doctor

4.3
Acting

Dack Rambo and Elyssa Davalos star as sweethearts Andy Stuart and Jessica Gordon. The course of true love is messed up when Satan claims Jessica as hi...

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

1977

as Travis

5.9
Acting

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away f...