Life
What They Saw
Wednesday 17 October 2007 on NBC

Things get confusing when a man is found dead in his own home. As Crews and Reese interview the neighbors they get all different ideas about the murder. When a homeless man is taken into custody but swears he's innocent, Crews and Reese continue to investigate.

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  external: William Sanderson's Official Web... Jan 11, 2007 (Score: 29)
  

Sanderson has appeared in Los Angeles in plays such as "Authentic Life of Billy the Kid" (Directed by Tommy Lee Jones), "Tobacco Road," "Scotch Rocks," and "Ground Zero." (edit) Sanderson has appeared in the following productions on the New York stage: "To Kill a Mocking Bird," "Hello Out There," "When You Comin' Back Red Ryder," and "The Taming of the Shrew," as well as other shows. (edit) While a teenager William used his ability to portray different characters to sneak into concerts and sporting events for free. (edit) Sanderson has played the "sleazy" character in so many westerns that he says his specialty is playing "prarie scum." (edit) Sanderson has appeared in many westerns, such as "Last Man Standing," with Bruce Willis, "Lonesome Dove," with Robert Duvall, "Monte Walsh," with Tom Selleck, and most recently in HBO's "Deadwood." (edit)

William Sanderson: (describing E.B. Farnum, his character on Deadwood) [He is] a sneak and a sycophant--a weasel. He's a pathetically funny character. (edit) William Sanderson: (on hanging out with Elvis Presley while growing up in Memphis) I did some pretty dumb things to impress Elvis, like playing too rough in football or hitting his car too hard in the bumper cars at the park, but he never really got mad. (edit) William Sanderson: (on pursuing acting after four years of college and three years of law school) Well, I think subconsciously I wanted to [act] all along. I probably was a coward. I was very shy. But also I had gone to a great school in high school. And my friends are lawyers and doctors, one of whom is one of Al Gore's lawyers. He was one of my closest friends in childhood. I got the G.I. Bill and at one point, I thought I would be a lawyer. But I never practiced. I never took the Bar. I went to New York and did theater. But I always loved movies and had a friend that did theater in high school and I would go see him, but way too scared to get on the stage. (edit) William: (on growing up in Memphis) Well it was very exciting because that's where [Elvis] Presley was. Where he started. And the music was a fabulous inspiration, being able to see Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and it just went on and on. And I also saw the African-American entertainers from Stax Records like Sam & Dave. I don't think I saw Otis Redding, but I heard him all the time. So we had that great music and acting was the closest I could get to it.

(edit) William Sanderson: It's better to be type-cast, then not cast at all. (edit)

Star
Deadwood E.B. Farnum	Santo Bugito Clem

Recurring Role
Maximum Bob Dickie Crowe	Newhart Larry

Guest Star
American Playhouse The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Cowboy	Babylon 5 Thirdspace Deuce
Babylon 5 Grail Deuce	Batman: The Animated Series Heart of Steel (1) Karl Rossum
Batman: The Animated Series Deep Freeze Karl Rossum	Batman: The Animated Series Heart of Steel (2) Karl Rossum