Mitchell Anderson

Mitchell Ogren Anderson (born August 21, 1961) is an American character actor and chef.
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. 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. Anderson lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his partner of many years Richie Arpino, and owns a restaurant called MetroFresh.

Filmography

Film

• SpaceCamp (1986, as Banning)
• Jaws: The Revenge (1987, as Sean Brody)
• Deadly Dreams (1988, as Alex Torme)
• All-American Murder (1992, as Doug Sawyer)
• The Midwife's Tale (1995, as Sir Giles)
• Relax...It's Just Sex (1998, as Vincey Sauris)
• The Last Place on Earth (2002, as Ken)

Television

• Days of Our Lives (1985, as Kip)
• Hill Street Blues (1985, 1 episode, as Mitch Carey)
• Riptide (1985, 1 episode, as Chris 'Spud' Miller)
• Crazy Like a Fox (1985, 1 episode)
• Cagney & Lacey (1985, 1 episode, as Teenager)
• Intimate Encounters (1986, TV movie, as Sean)
• Highway to Heaven (1987, 1 episode, as Danny)
• Deadly Nightmares (1987, 1 episode, as Butchie)
• 21 Jump Street (1987, 1 episode, as Scott Crowe)
• Jake and the Fatman (1987, 1 episode, as Peter Brock)
• Student Exchange (1987, TV movie, as Rod)
• Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988, TV movie, as Henderson Kerr)
• The Karen Carpenter Story (1989, TV movie, as Richard Carpenter)
• The Comeback (1989, TV movie, as Bo)
• In the Heat of the Night (1989, 1 episode, as Bobby Skinner)
• Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990, as Huckleberry Finn)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989 - 1993, 51 episodes, as Dr. Jack McGuire)
• Jack's Place (1993, 1 episode, as Peter Halleran)
• Melrose Place (1993, 1 episode, as Rex Weldon)
• Matlock (1993, 1 episode, as Ryland Hayward)
• Is There Life Out There? (1994, TV movie, as Joshua)
• If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000, TV movie, as Arnold - segment "2000")
• Popular (1999 - 2001, 2 episodes, as Mr. Bennett)
• Party of Five (1994 - 2000, 20 episodes, as Ross Werkman)
• Beggars and Choosers (2000, 1 episode, as Jason)

Short films

• One Fine Night (1988, as Michael)
• It's Cool to Care (1988)
• Taking the Plunge (1999)

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