William Sanderson

(New Trailer Featuring Bob D ylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothin' ") Film Intuition's Interview With William Sanderson Bookmark this on Delicious Print Page ( photo source ) Although he jokes that he'd "rather be typecast than not cast at all,” versatile actor William Sanderson has portrayed more than his fair share of villains or types he classified in the start of his career as "prairie scum." ( photo source ) And finally he's gotten the chance to play a man on the right side of the law as the vampire hunting Sheriff Bud Dearborne in Alan Ball's Golden Globe award-winner True Blood which garnered ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / News , Supporting Cast , Supporting Characters / William Sanderson: His Time on True Blood April 27, 2009 by AdoreBill   William Sanderson , who plays Sheriff Bud Dearborne on Alan Ball ’s hit HBO TV series True Blood spoke recently with Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith from Creators.com regarding his time on the show. When asked about his role as Sheriff Bud Dearborne and what does he see happening with his character on the show he stated that: “I don’t know how much longer I’ll survive. To be honest, there’s not much on Bud in the books,… I’m ... Read Full Story

William Sanderson of True Blood finds that it is refreshing to be playing a normal character versus his usual off-center characters. Throughout Mr. Sanderson’s career in acting he has played many unusual characters from Larry the goofy handyman on the “Bob Newhart Show,” to the scuzzy E.B. Farnum on HBO ’s “Deadwood,” a genius toymaker in “Blade Runner,” and on the Emmy-winning miniseries “Lonesome Dove.” As Mr. Sanderson would further describe in his earlier works he played many roles as a “prairie scum” as he would call it. So now for William Sanderson to be playing the role as Sheriff Dub Dearborne on Alan ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Interviews , Supporting Cast / William Sanderson Talks about True Blood March 22, 2009 by AdoreBill   William Sanderson who plays Sheriff Bud Dearborne on Alan Ball ’s hit HBO TV series True Blood took time out of his busy schedule to talk with Clint Morris about his work on True Blood and his experiences on other projects. Mr. Sanderson we asked how did he get the role of Sheriff Bud Dearborne on True Blood to which Mr. Sanderson stated : “The same casting director that did Deadwood brought me in to read the part of Sheriff Dearborne for True ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Interviews , News , Supporting Cast / William Sanderson On Movie Addict Headquarters On BlogTalkRadio August 8, 2009 by Ollie Chong aka AdoreBill   The talented William Sanderson who portrays the serious, down-to-earth Sherrif Bud Dearborne on Alan Ball ’s hit HBO TV vampire series True Blood recently spoke on Movie Addict Headquarters on BlogTalkRadio. William not only discusses his role on True Blood but also mentions the many different characters he has portrayed throughout his long career in the entertainment business. A truly wonderful interview with the multi-talented and modest William Sanderson. To listen to his interview please click ... Read Full Story