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Michael J. Anderson (
October 31,
1953) is an
American actor known for his role as the
Man from another place in
David Lynch's television series
Twin Peaks, notable for being a 'little person'.
Anderson was born with a genetic bone condition
osteogenesis imperfecta. He grew up in a wheelchair. In his late 20s he was the subject of a 30-minute documentary called "Little Mike" (
1984), directed by
Norris J. Chumley, which began as an NYU student film production. He formed the
New York band, Wayward Gene and the Natural Selection, which played in local clubs. He also worked for
NASA as a computer expert.
Anderson appeared in a few episodes of
Twin Peaks. The Man From Another Place is attired in a red suit and speaks in an unusual manner. He first appears in
Special Agent Dale Cooper's cryptic
dream about the
murder of
Laura Palmer, set in a red room. Anderson's Man also materializes in Lynch's film prequel to
Twin Peaks, . His character expresses more malevolent intent in the film than he did in the series.
Anderson portrayed a full-size man in Lynch's
Mulholland Drive, using a
prosthetic body. From
2003 to
2005, Anderson played
carnival manager Samson Leonhart on the
HBO series
Carnivàle.
Among his other appearances are in the
soap opera Port Charles, guest appearances like: "Peter Dreeb" in the
Picket Fences episode "Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town", a hotel manager in the
The X-Files episode
"Humbug",
Rumpelstiltskin in the "
If Wishes Were Horses" episode of, and as a returning
leprechaun in the eighth season of the supernatural
dramedy series
Charmed.
Anderson used phonetically reversed speaking as a secret language with his junior high school friends and then coincidentally played a character in
Twin Peaks where he used the same method of speaking.
Television appearances
Filmography
Buddies (1983)
The Great Land of Small (1987) as Fritz/The King
Suffering Bastards (1989) as Little Elvis
No such thing as Gravity (1989) as the botanist
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990) as Sushi chef
(1990) as lightman
(1991) as Jewel box bearer
(1992) as The Man From Another Place
Night Trap (1993) as police officer
Caged Hearts (1995) as John
Murder too Sweet (1994) as Harry the Huckster
Street Gun (1996) as Lamar
Maggie (1998) in the episode Ka-boom
Club Vampire (1998) as Kiddo
Minimum Wage (1999) as Zeke Bleak
Warriors of Virtue (1997) as Mudlap, film, and surrounding merchandise)
Mulholland Drive (2001) as Mr Roque
Sticky Fingers (2003) as Irate Man
Tiptoes (2003) as Bruno
Big Time (2004) as Henri BlunderboreFurther Information
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