Erich Anderson (born Edward Eric Anderson; 1957) is an

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, sometimes credited as E. Erich Anderson, and is married to actress Saxon Trainor. He has starred in film and on television, and is best known for his first film role in the 1984 horror film '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' as Rob Dier. He also starred in the 1988 film ''

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'' and in the 2002 drama film '' Unfaithful''. Anderson's television appearances have included the series ''

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'' as Bruce Christianson, ''

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'' as Billy Sidel, and '' Felicity'' as Felicity's father. He also guest starred on ''

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'' as

Courtney Thorne-Smith Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on ''Melrose Place'', Georgia Thomas on '' Ally McBeal'', Cheryl Mabel in ''According to Jim'' and her recurring role on ...

's psychiatrist. He has made guest appearances on such television series as ''

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'', '' CSI'', ''

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'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in the Season 5 episode " Conundrum" as Commander Kieran MacDuff, and ''

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'' as D.A. Ben Fisher. He also appeared in '' Season 3 Episode 19'' of US drama ''

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''. He also had a memorable turn as Evan, the lead character in '' The Outer Limits'' Season 2 Episode 16 "

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" which co-starred

Brent Spiner Brent Jay Spiner (; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the android Data on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', as well as four subsequent films. In 2019, he reprised the role for ...

Filmography

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