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).
Mulholland Drive
(Mr. Roque)
Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson
(Himself)
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
(Woodsman (Twin A))
Twin Peaks
(The Man From Another Place)
Minimum Wage
(Zeke Bleak)
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
(Sushi Chef)
An Introduction to David Lynch
(Self)
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
(Self)
Learning to Speak in the Red Room
(Self)
Postcards From The Cast
(Self)
No Such Thing as Gravity
(The Botanist)
Screwed
(himself)
Club Vampire
(Kiddo)
The Great Land of Small
(Fritz / The King)
Mulholland Dr.
(Mr. Rouqe)
Snow White
(Sunday (Violet))
Mannequin Two: On the Move
(Jewel Box Bearer)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(Man From Another Place)
The Phantom Eye
(Carl)
Fool's Fire
(Hopfrog)
Warriors of Virtue
(Mudlap)
Suffering Bastards
(Little Elvis)
Tiptoes
(Bruno)
First You Live Then You Die
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
(Man From Another Place)
In the Soup
(Little Man)
Port Charles
Carnivàle
(Samson)
Twin Peaks
(The Arm)
Charmed
(Leprechaun)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
(Professor Horatio Kharon (voice))
The X-Files
(Mr. Nutt)
Twin Peaks
(Man From Another Place)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(Rumpelstiltskin)
Charmed
(O'Brien)