Alan Sader

Alan Sader
Born	(1940-02-12) February 12, 1940 (age 85) Bruington, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations	Actor, television spokesperson
Years active	1981–present

Alan Sader (born February 12, 1940) is an American TV, film, and stage actor. ^[1] He is perhaps best known for being the television spokesperson for ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children's Fund), ^[2] an international child sponsorship charity, a post he has held since 1992.

Life and career

From 1972 to 1982, he was an owner/producer of Tidewater Dinner Theater in Norfolk, Virginia. ^[3]

Major films include The Prince of Tides (1991) and Evan Almighty (2007).

Sader has appeared in numerous television shows such as Dawson's Creek , Legacy and Matlock . Locally in Virginia, Sader has also appeared in TV commercials for companies such as Farm Fresh Supermarkets ^[3] and Haynes Furniture.

As of 2018, he lives in Richmond, Virginia, where he remains active in acting. ^[4]

Filmography

• Finnegan Begin Again (1985) – Convention Drunk
• Marie: A True Story (1985) – Professor
• King Kong Lives (1986) – 1st Faculty Doctor
• CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV), episode "Never Say Goodbye" (1988) – Dr. Hildebrand
• Lincoln (aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln, 1988 TV miniseries) – Sickles
• The Ryan White Story (TV, 1989) – Reverend Williams
• Unspeakable Acts (1990) – Judge Newman
• Nightmare in Columbia County (alternate title: Victim of Beauty: The Dawn Smith Story — TV, 1991) – Prosecutor
• The Prince Of Tides (1991) – Spencer Richardson
• Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (1993) – Dr. Howard Gilroy
• CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV), episode "If I Die Before I Wake" (1993) – Minister
• Taking Liberty (1993)
• Bionic Ever After? (1994) – John MacNamara
• Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) – Colonel Lugenbeel
• Murderous Intent (1995) – Dr. Halprin
• Tad (TV film about Tad Lincoln, 1995) – Cameron
• Twisted Desire (1996) – Judge
• Spirit Lost (1997) - Randolph Smythe
• Stonebrook (1999) – Mathis
• Something the Lord Made (2004) – Hecker's Crony
• Evan Almighty (2007) – Congressperson
• Lincoln (2012 film directed by Steven Spielberg) – Sergeant-at-Arms

Awards

• Best Actor, Richmond Theatre Critics' Circle Awards, King Lear, Quill Theatre – Richmond Shakespeare Festival, 2011. ^[4]

References

1. "Theatre Review: American Buffalo by John Porter 10/22/2015". Ideastations.org / WCVE. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
2. TV spots for ChildFund International at ispot.tv featuring Alan Sader
3. "Actor Finds Way to Stay in Limelight", Daily Press (Virginia), Oct. 16, 1991
4. "Richmond theatre: Two tie for best-musical award". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-04-26.

External links

• Alan Sader at IMDb
• ‹See Tfd› Alan Sader at the TCM Movie Database