Sam Anderson Sam Anderson played the assistant manager of the hotel in the second season episode in . He is known for his regular and recurring roles on multiple television series from the 1980s through today , including his role as Bernard on the drama series " Lost " . Recurring and regular roles . Between 1986 and 1991 , Anderson recurred as Principal Willis Dewitt on the situation comedy series " Growing Pains " , co - starring with Andrew Koenig . In 1987 , he joined the cast of the sitcom as Mr . Gorpley , remaining on this series until 1992 . During his first year on " Perfect Strangers " , Anderson worked alongside future guest star Eugene Roche . Other actors Anderson worked with on this series include William Denis , Paul Eiding , Leslie Jordan , and Terrence McNally . Following " Perfect Strangers " , Anderson recurred as FBI Agent Donald Morell on the CBS drama series , " Picket Fences " , from 1992 through 1995 . Roger Aaron Brown played Anderson ' s partner in his first episode ( the second episode of the series ) . Other performers Anderson worked with on this show include Lisa Chess , Kelly Connell , Robert DoQui , William Frankfather , David Graf , Bruce Gray , Michael Keenan , Richard McGonagle , William Newman , Chris Sarandon , Kurtwood Smith , Leigh Taylor - Young , Lorinne Vozoff , and Ray Walston . One of Anderson ' s episodes was directed by TOS guest actor Lou Antonio . In addition , Anderson has recurred as Dr . Jack Kayson since on NBC ' s since the show debuted in 1994 . During his time on this series , Anderson has worked with fellow " Star Trek " alumni Mädchen Amick , Barbara Anderson , Michelle Bonilla , Brian Cousins , Steven Culp , Keene Curtis , John Doman , Michael Durrell , Stephanie Erb , Louise Fletcher , Mike Genovese , Jenette Goldstein , Scott Grimes , Anne Haney , Tommy Hinkley , Scott Jaeck , Penny Johnson , Marc Lawrence , Lily Mariye , Deborah May , Jeanne Mori , Leland Orser , Cristine Rose , Franc Ross , Chris Sarandon , Freda Foh Shen , Liz Vassey , Cress Williams , and Wade Williams . From 1995 to 1996 , Anderson starred in the short - lived UPN series , " Live Shot " . David Birney , David Coburn , Bruce McGill , and Jeff Yagher were regulars on this series , as well . Those " Star Trek " performers who guest - starred on this series include Dion Anderson , Lee Arenberg , Karen Austin , Casey Biggs , Ron Canada , Cully Fredricksen , Chase Masterson , John Schuck , Hal Landon , Jr . , and Kenneth Tigar . In 1996 , Anderson recurred as President Butterfield on the short - lived NBC comedy " Boston Common " , including an episode with John Fleck and another episode with Kenneth Mars . Anderson is perhaps most famous to genre fans for his run as Wolfram and Hart lawyer Holland Manners on the series , during which time he worked alongside Thomas Kopache , Mark Metcalf , Lin Oeding , Mark Rolston , Todd Stashwick , and directors James A . Contner and James Whitmore , Jr . During the 2003 - 04 television season , Anderson was a regular on the ABC comedy series , " Married to the Kellys " . Richard Riehle was a frequent guest on this show . Anderson went on to play the supporting role of tail - end survivor Bernard Nadler on Lost , alongside fellow " Star Trek " alumni Terry O ' Quinn and Daniel Dae Kim . Anderson began his work on this series as a recurring character . This series was co - created by J . J . Abrams and Damon Lindelof , the producers of . Other TV work . Throughout the 1980s , Anderson has guest - starred on such television series as " St . Elsewhere " ( starring Ed Begley , Jr . , Ellen Bry , Norman Lloyd , and Jennifer Savidge , in an episode with Alan Oppenheimer ) , " T . J . Hooker " ( starring William Shatner and James Darren , in an episode with Thalmus Rasulala ) , " Hill Street Blues " ( starring Barbara Bosson and James B . Sikking ) , " Hardcastle and McCormick " ( starring Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly ) , and " Alien Nation " ( starring Gary Graham , Eric Pierpoint , Michele Scarabelli , in an episode directed by David Carson and co - starring Andreas Katsulas and Joel Swetow ) . He later appeared in multiple episodes of " L . A . Law " , working with Corbin Bernsen , Earl Boen , Larry Drake , Gina Hecht , Marva Hicks , Salome Jens , Philip LeStrange , Branscombe Richmond , Richard Riehle , Michael Rothhaar , Jack Shearer , and " Voyager " regular Robert Duncan McNeill . In 1994 , Anderson appeared in the Stephen King miniseries " The Stand " , along with Miguel Ferrer , Matt Frewer , Sherman Howard , Ken Jenkins , Richard Lineback , Jordan Lund , William Newman , Patrick Kilpatrick , and Ray Walston . In 1998 , Anderson was one of the many " Star Trek " performers to star in the acclaimed HBO mini - series , " From the Earth to the Moon " . His co - stars on this series included David Andrews , David Clennon , Ronny Cox , Brett Cullen , Robert Curtis Brown , Ann Cusack , Jerry Hardin , Clint Howard , Daniel Hugh Kelly , John Carroll Lynch , Dakin Matthews , Deborah May , Andy Milder , Holmes Osborne , Ethan Phillips , Harve Presnell , Mark Rolston , Stephen Root , and Alan Ruck ; David Carson and Michael Grossman were among the directors . Anderson also appeared on such genre shows as " Millennium " ( starring Megan Gallagher and Terry O ' Quinn ) and " " ( directed by Rob Bowman ) , in addition to more mainstream programs such as " Friends " , " The West Wing " , and " Everybody Loves Raymond " . In 2005 , he guest - starred on " Boston Legal " , again working with William Shatner and Leslie Jordan , as well as Rene Auberjonois . Anderson has landed guest roles on all of ' s television shows , including all three " CSI " series . He worked with Michael Canavan and Michael McGrady on " CSI : Miami " , and on " CSI : NY " , he worked with series regular Robert Joy . In addition , he appeared in the 100th episode of the first series , " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " , along with series regular Wallace Langham and fellow guest stars Don McManus and Raphael Sbarge . Former " Star Trek : Voyager " regular Roxann Dawson directed Anderson in the 2006 episode of Bruckheimer ' s " Cold Case " entitled " Joseph " . Anderson has also appeared on Bruckheimer ' s " Without A Trace " , along with Michelle Krusiec and series regular Enrique Murciano . Film work . In addition to his many television credits , Anderson has appeared in a number of feature films , as well . His first was the 1982 comedy " Airplane II : The Sequel " , which starred the aforementioned William Shatner . His subsequent film credits include " La Bamba " ( 1987 , starring Rosanna DeSoto ) , " Critters 2 : The Main Course " ( 1988 , with Scott Grimes , Tom Hodges , Douglas Rowe , and Herta Ware ) , " Memoirs of an Invisible Man " ( 1992 , co - starring Rosalind Chao , Ellen Albertini Dow , Shay Duffin , Chip Heller , Barry Kivel , Aaron Lustig , Michael McKean , and Jim Norton ) , " The Puppet Masters " ( 1994 , co - starring Todd Bryant , Nicholas Cascone , J . Patrick McCormack , Andrew Robinson , Julie Warner , William Wellman , Jr . , and Michael Shamus Wiles ) , and the Academy Award - winning " Forrest Gump " ( 1994 ) . More recently , Anderson and DS9 guest star Leigh Taylor - Young played a married couple in the 2002 comedy film " Slackers " , which also features appearances by Alissa and Heidi Krämer . Other recent film credits include " Permanent Midnight " ( 1998 , starring Spencer Garrett ) , " The Independent " ( 2000 , with Michael Berryman , Billy Burke , Andy Dick , Larry Hankin , and Fred Williamson ) , and 2003 ' s " The Commission " ( with Terrence Beasor , Jim Beaver , Corbin Bernsen , Stephen Collins , Henry Gibson , Glenn Morshower ) .